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• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  /math wise my high school only offers a couple of course (all of which I have ... other blogs. I do read all of your comments, and even if I don't respond ... personally). Read on for lots of Q & A. Before I do that, though, I'd like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to ... to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up ... , more than I probably realize. So, while I may not think of my self as a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma. Basically, this class was one of the reasons I came to MIT. Most (maybe all ... engineers, and there are a lot of us! Since February, about 150 mechanical

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived ... don’t think “being an alum” will hit me until it’s the first week of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on MIT Admissions, I wrote about what I thought was the "secret" of college ... hundreds of people who had since became my classmates and my friends, and now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  program because it offers a way to cap off a lot of theoretical learning ... Science) at MIT, I am able to stay on to complete a Master's Degree. The M ... courseload. This puts them in position to finish all of the requirements for

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won't have any impact on your chances of admission.
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  regarding course offerings and suggested paths to degree completion. Most at ... offered by the department; some go beyond and add explanations of what the ... through certain sections of the cataloged offerings in 2, 6, 16, and various

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  complete revamping of the district's course offerings. Congratulations, Mr ... I've discussed a number of famous and notable MIT alums here, but I haven't talked about any MIT alumni K-12 teachers. A number of my friends

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  mit domain (mit.edu), but please don't email me with any variations of ... -by-case basis, because until I'm in the committee room with the rest of my ... of the entire applicant pool - I honestly don't have any idea what your

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  set on pursuing a degree in course 16 (aero/astro engineering). After a ... classes were just so-so for me. At the end of last spring, I made a major ... ) program. This has been one of the best decisions I've made in the past 3

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  school. Two of her close friends from MIT and a number of other students that graduated in June also went on to med school. One of the reasons my daughter applied to MIT was at the recommendation of our physician, who was

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Online Learning Ecology in The United Kingdom An xTalk on Amazing Programs and FREE Resources

  

  Surgical Sciences Masters degree? Now you get it online from one of the best ... Learn offers courses based on the idea of learning through conversations. Over 3 ... of MOOCs, UE distance learners can receive a Masters degree. There are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Put a Ring On It 2013 RING PREMIERE!

  

  with which every MIT student hopes to graduate (aside from a diploma, of ... About three hours ago, a large majority of the MIT Class of 2013 filed into Kresge Auditorium for one of the most awesome events of this

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  which an institution offers you glory, but at the cost of sacrificing ... accomplished what I set out to do: earn my graduate degree…at the cost of ... Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  describe the unveiling of 2008 Brass Rat. Brass Rat? That's right, MIT has ... -growing infestation, one rat is chosen out of the many scurrying about campus to be ... played a prank on us this year. Actually, the Brass Rat is one of the most

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  /humanities) or 21E (for engineering/humanities). For either of these degrees, you ... degree that indicates both fields of concentration. If none of these ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? ...about the legend of RB Woodward? RB Woodward, MIT SB '36, PhD '37, basically came up with the idea of using spectroscopy to determine the structure of organic compounds. This is about as

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  (This entry courtesy of the free wireless internet at the Hotel ... of glad I'm interviewing for graduate programs this year while writing the blog, because I get to impart all kinds of advice from an almost

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT files lawsuit on behalf of international students alleges ICE policy “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion”

  

  finalizing its plans for the fall semester, the U.S. agency of Immigration and ... living in the United States. Since last March, MIT has offered housing to ... , Acting Director of ICE Ken Cuccinelli said, in an interview, that this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2020