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• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  semesters of calculus, 2 semesters of physics, 1 semester of chemistry, 1 ... liberal-artsy college, although I eventually came to the decision that if ... in college). Given all of this, I turned down offers to Brown

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  't be lame and fake at said interview. 3. Get good scores on the SAT I and ... community college) and get good grades in them. And, of course, you can get ... , and that male college students kill themselves five times more often

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  or unopened textbooks for GIR classes like biology or physics. I ... the way to a ballroom competition at Columbia University. Wish me luck ... grades and acceptance into college. Now, I’m just confused. How much do I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  network with businessmen, entrepreneurs, and investors. Even the physical ... sides. After I gorged on the cheese and crackers (this broke college ... University, working on interesting concepts like Indian groceries delivery

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  University of Marburg. In the morning, I will walk for twenty minutes to my ... ’t forgotten me, but here’s a quick review: I majored in physics and graduated in ... perspectives – many different perspectives! – on college life. They had a big

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  , physical, social spheres. This means to understand yourself, your beliefs ... between spending winter break completing the 14 college applications you ... /11/11 was the most universally auspicious time for me to contact my

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  have them take a look at me. Being sick in college is not fun, no matter ... up to it to get a physical note, but it was all a fairly easy process ... sick. Either my professor does actually read my blog, or the universe

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  when they tackle the prestigious university this fall. No other school in ... physics. His father is an Oxford graduate. "My dad is from England, and MIT ... Merit finalists, and each has taken full advantage of the college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  Calculus, Physics, Chem, Biology etc. I've been working hard to try and get ... answer to the universe is 42, not 6! I put those two questions together ... , and undeniably the ultimate answer to the universe is 42. BUT! MIT is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  for when they're reviewing college applications, how the pandemic has ... -friendly application. What does MIT look for when you're reviewing college applications ... going to have to take physics and cal and bio and chem and intensive

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  far from "fake" -- actually, it is the true MIT, in a supersaturated ... for what's important to you in a college, and do your best to seperate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  think you can learn a lot. That being said, CPW is far from "fake ... keep your eyes peeled for what's important to you in a college, and do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  friends at other universities have to stay in the college they applied to ... school with you. (But not my mom, because she already has a college degree ... , I heard from my Physics C teacher that being recognized in national

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  —one year each of college-level calculus and calculus-based physics. Depending
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  snippets from a semester minus academics, of course

  

  get to perform at OVRDRV, Boston University's dance showcase, and Dance ... -produced garment, and by anything i mean...anything. i wore fake Course 15 nameplates

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 21, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  category of cultural differences like "toilets are heated and have a fake ... grueling school system to university, a 'tenured' job is practically

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  ! Caltech's 'prank' this year was pretty sweet - they make a fake issue of the ... this is such a random picture. But like, I guess the university needed a

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  wrote that was commissioned by a university. I feel that I've posted too ... letters to them. But not real, letters, fake letters. Mine mainly focused on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 04 What I took way back when

  

  , at Columbia University, used fruit flies instead. People shouted out ... fake antique industry in Egypt (where she used to live), and in order to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  I believe in quantum physics now. The past few weeks have changed ... this semester to convince myself that quantum physics is real. 6.2410 is ... easily span an entire semester at other universities without the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025