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Does MIT offer exchange programs?
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FAQ / Academics and research
Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?
-year subjects of biology, chemistry, math, and physics through small, discussion ... floor of one of the central buildings on campus. Eleven staff members and ... supplemented by a variety of community activities, including weekly luncheons -
FAQ / First-year application
Will there be a wait list this year?
Each year we aim for a class of approximately 1,100 students. Based on our estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend ... with the uncertainties, we also keep a wait list of students. We won -
FAQ / Academics and research
When was MIT founded?
Ok, this is probably more info than anyone wants regarding the founding of MIT, but you asked! -
Blog / Events
Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium
became obsessed with the word consilience. I loved all of my classes ... - and was enamored by the possibility of doing research that bridged ... it's been collecting dust. On Monday, at the beginning of my Chaucer -
Blog / Admissions
Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.
change gonna' come." For the greater part of my blog's existence, many of ... ). Well thanks to one of my favorite prefrosh, the dream is now reality! Check out an incredible piece of graphic art from Ms. Star Simpson of the -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.
week of grueling exams. However, during this time I decided to take a break from the endless hours of studying and just go through some old ... those of you that haven’t gotten there yet, Chris always has some of the -
Blog / Academics & Research
The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.
of my time immersed in the intricacies of addition reactions to alkenes ... chemistry), not to mention the peculiarities of second-order ordinary ... ; halohydration, osmylation, reduction, alkylation, and (of course) ozonoloysis. I -
Blog / Academics & Research
A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
This will be the first in a series of entries focused on my ... heard that many of MIT's engineering departments have something called the MEng, or Master of Engineering, which is typically a one-year degree -
Blog / Academics & Research
Classes – Fall 06 The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester
Description: Uses the tools of macroeconomics to study various macroeconomic ... . Requires a 20-page paper on the economics of long-run economic growth ... recitation fun fact: The entire first chapter of our textbook is devoted to the -
Blog / About Decisions
What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.
*Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... covered that. So let's get to the meat of the matter (or for you vegans out there, the shiitake mushroom of the matter). Here are some of the things -
Blog / Admissions
Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.
, got coffee in the lobby, and checked out of the Hyatt (still no sign of ... to see any students (apparently a bunch of them had come to my Hartford ... why certain kids get in when others do not. This is a big goal of ours -
Blog / Miscellaneous
5n, n=1
couldn't help but think of Fenway Park and the Red Sox. Fenway, I think, is ... . A Red Sox game will be one of the highlights of my MIT 5 Year Reunion, coming up in just a few weeks (can you believe it?). The weekend of MIT -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Windy city
with the last parts of our process before decisions are made final and ... cancelled and I'd have to stay overnight in Virginia. Of course, all of the hotels in the area were booked, but luckily some friends of mine were able -
Blog / Blog Projects
MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4
This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions page with a series of six consecutive posts. I am calling the takeover ... author is Chuck Palahniuk, the author of Fight Club. When I read for fun, I -
Blog / Admissions
Admitted Student Gatherings
Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT. Now that I’ve finally emerged from my first season of reading applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Oh The Things I’ve Seen Warning: Hold on to your socks
a ton of movies, tv shows, and plays to fill my visual cortex! As such, here is a complete listing of all the moving picture shows I’ve viewed in ... House Lie to Me Bones Men of a Certain Age The Game Meet the Browns Numb3 -
Blog / Events
Halloween, Part 2 Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.
Last week, I promised you guys an update with photos of my Halloween ... plumes make everything cooler. This particular photo was taken by some of my friends in Senior Haus. Note the mural of Death (from Neil Gaiman -
Blog / About Decisions
Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.
admitted to the Class of 2011. If there's one in your area, you should check ... happen later. See your MyMIT portal for a list of locations and times for all of the Admitted Students Parties. Today, I'd like to highlight a few -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!
collection of almost 400 videos in its online collection (you can also find it ... source of unmediated content reflects a wide range of ideas that are ... , leaders of many companies who have changed our world, who tell their first