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• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  help later college application and of course, especially for MIT =D ... or *not* see, as far as how many AP courses, community college courses ... universities, you cannot be accepted as an undergraduate if you've taken "too

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  Authorized Repair person. I don't think I've been physically separated from my ... computing system that the computers run) than any other college, and clusters ... university in the US - perhaps even the world. i usually can get MIT signal in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  , you don't sound like a college professor in real life!" I'm sure now ... your college choices and attend other colleges' admit weekends (I know ... time exploring other college campuses (though, you're not allowed to have

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  of the universe dribbled into the drabness of real-world practicality ... from the Society of Physics Students that Kip Thorne had finally agreed ... physicist can be. Currently the Feynman professor of Physics at Caltech, one

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  process in which you are formally admitted into the university and your college. I think all of the colleges has a matriculation ceremony on the first day of the term where all the first year students to the university

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  , from all over the place: BU, University of Kansas, UVA, Macalester College. They're all rising seniors in physics or astronomy; I'm the baby ... supervisors, all from different universities. I actually applied to this program

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  University of Maryland, College Park for a master’s degree, Morehouse College ... in college admissions at Rowan University in my home state of New ... learn more about higher education and the field of college admissions. So

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  great, but still - six hours is a long time for a college student! I mean ... 's true: even though you spend far less time actually in class as a college ... , MIT also has, like most colleges, teaching assistants (TAs). TAs are

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  a thick layer of college-related paperwork on top of that unholy ... communities and was featured in Glamour Magazine's 2006 College Women of the ... , and walk past a large chunk of Boston University. On the plus side

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  captains of our own destinies, but transitioning into college is a test you ... idea of being vulnerable in any way —physically, emotionally, etc.— makes ... two weeks of college? No, but these and many other encounters allowed me

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  first semester of college is done. Its climax reminds me of a promise from ... were harmed in the end. I acquired ~99% of college wisdom from fellow ... Course 8 (Physics) minor now. The inspiration for this decision came from

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  can press hope to get to university in U.S.The list you have supplied ... to college admissions officers. There is no "right" package of ... from a good university to fulfill my quest for knowledge and get a good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  university. This list can be of great use to all international students who ... your plans:   Mount Holyoke College: Mount Holyoke is a women's liberal arts college in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Five

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  Universal Championship Wrestling in Kentucky. Courses in CMS frequently take ... , we also talked about the legitimacy of pro wrestling: is it "fake

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  .01, Physics, which is TEAL, a more high-tech way of learning physics. Haven ... introductory physics. 3:55 PM: Leave class with Keri and Cristen to get meds and ... : "Tell him to stop faking sick so he can get free food and girls waiting on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  .g. already enrolled at another university (transfer student) or already ... , we forfeit our acceptances into all the other colleges. If we sign the admissions contact to another college by May 1st, there doesn't seem to be much

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

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  arts college, a large flagship state university, a couple of community colleges and some Navy schools. At MIT I’m planning on double-majoring in 6 ... (badly enough that I needed physical therapy) Had my cat get sick Had

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Non-Blinding my junior year(s)

  

  classes I want to be on my transcript when I apply to college. Even if it ... college applications or homework or grades, and I just get to exist. Like ... practice. So, after classes, I rode my bike to the local university. It was

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  : My desk and some of the trinkets on it. When I started college most of ... to buy college things with my dad, possibly the trip when I forgot what ... practiced almost every day at Yoga in State College, where my mom is getting

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  ’s realized just how much it helped me (physically! not just emotionally) to ... the universe just gave you that - more time to linger.  one more round ... physically. It’s harder to make that effort, of course, but it’s worth it

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022