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• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  insights into the college application process—through the unique lens of ... expanding college access to small-towns and rural students through the STARS College Network, 32 institutions across the country, including MIT (a

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  —WELCOME PREFROSH!!! The sections of this post are: 1. Degree Requirements ... . Scheduling and Registration DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (for a formal overview, go to catalog.mit.edu) The degree program currently consists of: 6

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  are a lot of core requirements that must be completed before a degree ... dozens and dozens of cool classes offered in Course 2, but most students ... degree from the MechE department and no official recognition from the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  proficiency has been scored is the PEAU, which is offered by the college board ... Rico has been offering it. I am very worried about this since we ... other version of the TOEFL was being offered, but I was unsuccesful. Many

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  chance to see what different places have to offer can open your mind to new opportunities (and it plants the seed for study abroad)! 3. College Road Trip! - Summertime is a great time to visit colleges. You can go to information

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  never had in college, in part because college is defined by new ... academic offerings at MIT. But the two seniors in our group both said they ... extremely hard towards my degree just like all of you here. And I still

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  ’ve tried in college. The number of MIT students I have met feels incredibly ... friends and hobbies as my “old” life while college is “new.” But it’s hitting me that this is the halfway point now, and some of these new college

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  learn about their unexpected challenges, college advice, and wild moments ... orientation at MIT in my freshman year, who ended up pursuing a degree in STEM ... do you have for high school students? Sarah: College isn't all fun and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Regret… less-than-optimal decisions I've made in college

  

  ’ve made while in college...   1. Trying to go for the computer science ... graduate for my Mech. E degree. I probably would have had a better academic ... me, sounding like a college confidential parent) 5. Not going to class

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  college decisions being sent to their inboxes. Such a beautiful season. If ... in. And if you’re like most every regular action college applicant ... the absolute absurdity of the US college admissions process. But you

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  Hey everybody. I must confess that if I were not a college admissions ... to college and they didn’t know what the MITES opportunity meant ... definitely wouldn’t let me go to college all the way across the country

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  powerhouse Bemidji State U, Boston-area business college Babson, and the City College of New York. Just curious wrote, "This has probably already been ... health are big issues on every college campus. If you are concerned about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Landing  Your Aircraft Has Arrived at Gate '21 

  

  their rings and received their diplomas. You can join our virtual

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 4, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  try again and bring the trophy (aka your happiness) home :) ¹ diploma

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  repeating our new mottos: "D is for diploma." "Mystery Hunt - Fun = Thesis

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  You can get a perfect GPA and lead every extracurricular activity on campus, but if you don’t pass a swim test and complete 8 Physical Education (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  me and dancing at graduation with a diploma in each hand!

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  writing about a myriad of other things. I posted to College Confidential ... things until I got to college. Although you may not yet know what you ... ’m drawn to MIT’s unique writing department, which offers both creative and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  weekend in the White Mountains. The PE course offering at MIT is incredibly ... your Swim Test offered in the beginning of the year, and it basically ... intensely disliked in high school, would follow me to college. However

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  as I imagined for water a few degrees off freezing. We stay in the ... tea party! She offers us Chinese white tea, cucumber finger sandwiches

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025