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• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  ’d already chosen for college. Then MIT destroyed those misconceptions, for ... discovered so much from my friends. College changes things, but the biggest ... to review Newton’s Laws with the freshman physics class, it was as if I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  here’s the (very long winded) beginning of my college experience, through ... my senior year both stressing over and romanticizing college life ... yearning for the shiny, fake, and unattainable, too. So the moment I noticed

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  colleges from one base. Most of the major universities are on subway lines ... It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of ... colleges is quite appealing to many families. There are more than 50 colleges

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How awesome is MIT Physics?

  The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. Fourteen of their alumni and eight of their faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  address what every college and university has articulated in its mission: to ... of Admissions at MIT, wrote a short book called College Admissions and ... of print for decades, but for our new website, the College Board agreed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  , if you see people in camouflage carrying fake rifles, that's us) as ... excitement, two mornings and one afternoon a week we have required physical

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  , and traits had I decided to attend any other university or college, even my local community college. If you've got your heart set on a specific ... course of my life make me who I am. College will just lead me to another

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Other summer programs A further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors…

  

  Program (HSSSRP)Michigan State University High School Honors Science ... AwesomeMathCanada/USA MathcampHampshire College Summer Studies in ... Young Scientists (PROMYS)The Ross Program Stanford University Mathematics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  So many of you are starting off with college applications trying to summarize and capture the important things in your college application, and ... breath, close your eyes, and count to ten. Applying to college is really

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  the father of the inflationary theory of the universe - and figured, in ... Physics degree. Please do stop by and see your advisor on registration day ... assigned, at least in the physics department. I had to send in a form and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  girls, and at first found kinship in the physical similarities of age ... voices, and college admission letters. The difference was that they were

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  graduated, this is the type of post-college wisdom I might share from time to ... that much. By sophomore year of college, I had to declare my major. I ...  is the study of applied physics mechanics — “how to build things that won

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last night, the MIT women's volleyball team defeated Bridgewater State College

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  am a student at MIT majoring in physics. Ugh, I sound like a robot ... physics, but today I’m here representing the American Astronomical Society ... Government Relations Liaison at the American Institute of Physics. With her, we

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  , dangling with flags from all of District 7’s many universities and colleges ... speech. And now that the Congressman is physically in the room, the ... undergraduate at MIT majoring in physics. Rush Holt: Physics! Me: Yes, I gather

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  college dorm. What makes you so proud? Way to be a total killjoy. *eyeroll* Obviously a college dorm room is not ideal to demonstrate interior design skills. What exactly would a future interior decorator's college dorm room

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  Saying that I was excited to go to college would be like saying that ... thoughts about making friends at college. Don't It was sometime in the middle ... , I need familiarity. At that moment, the novelty of college and MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  -MIT Institute that promotes partnership happenings between the two universities ... formal swaps. We had our first CME study break at Downing College. Lots of ... of us visited Girton College, which (I think) is the farthest college

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  and development, like Ashesi University, whose founder quit Microsoft to ... college graduates, one should be an entrepreneur” seems to be the central ... University of Ghana’s Office of Research Innovation and Development (ORID

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  and physical toll of the competition for slots in selective colleges ... recent gathering of college admissions professionals in Boston. She means ... -building, they say, are draining the fun out of life for their students. College

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006