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• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  both counts. In my case, I tell the students to dress however they would ... I submit two essays in a doc. file? If I did so, would AOs be kind ... good scores. how can I report my IELTS score, as in Part 2 of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  that simulation can give you a better idea of how plasma behaves in a ... you save the world. That isn’t how it turned out, though. I started the ... , and I would pick one and work on it. With the endless opportunities and

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Rejects, I feel your pain! I've never been stung by a bee, but I imagine it felt sort of like…

  

  Today I got an email from MIT that directed me to a website which ... clingy on one person/place/thing. I'm in a relationship at the moment ... prepared; I would've tried to find a decent internship or job and applied

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 19, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  tEp, a "fraternity" whose website I feel somewhat hesitant about ... . Unfortunately, this was the best picture I took of him: The curly thing in the ... Mary" and "YMCA"--well, CCR are kind of rooted in American folk rock, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  in the stereotypical self-introduction. Hi! I'm Evan. I'm in the Class ... stereotypical MIT Course Sixer. I live in Burton-Conner, along with way too many ... anything on the walls that would come off easily, took a day off of work (I

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  breathing in and out

  

   thinking about how i would go to college in a place like this, and now i’m here ... metro manila, you see, and in high school earth science lessons we would ... felt the effects. i remember the the one thing all the stories had in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 12, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  this. I first played with the website in 2009, when it used Flash. It ... snowflakes on this old website, and here's some that I like: 3660570 ... SnowDays is a snowflake maker, and I think by far the best one. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Purgatory My 2023 IAP

  

  now. During my time at MIT, I've discovered that I love linguistics in ... the way I feel about my major. I love my major in a way that is less ... I want to understand it in private. I can see myself settling down

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Milk, Cookies and Dangerous Secrets Somewhere at the cloying helm of exponential senselessness (weird post incoming)

  

  , “Definitely didn’t buy it. Would be so good on my plate of Cheerios right now ... that I think of it, might not have been the best thing to do in front of ... degree in whatever major his little, fermented heart desired. I bet Milk

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  primary major in science or engineering. I (like today's birthday girl) was one of these students, majoring in Management, and I had many friends in ... -science/engineering department. Michael wrote, "I'm hoping I'll be able to double-major in 6

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  [annotation note='I am writing this down in class-equivalents; MIT has a ... , I bravely forged ahead, conscious of increased workload in other areas ... .']our Area Director.[/annotation] It would be fine, right? I had done the math

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field ... departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own application website and admissions requirements.  
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  wondering, how much would a so-so interview hurt chances of admission in the ... . :-) ------------------------------------- If I would like to play for an athletic team, should I contact the coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  the floor in a heap of mandibular disarray. #obliviouscodemonkey *I can ... was the first time I’ve ever exercised it in an industry setting. MIT ... -weighted average of every location I frequent in Cambridge! This might not actually

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  One of the economics electives I have signed up for is 14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test - Field Experiments in Economics. From what I ... semester it's being offered. I think the website is enrollee-only, so here

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

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

  

  , and so I randomly rank classes that happen to fit in with the rest of my ... how to swim, just not with any style or grace. So I showed up on the ... -important survival stroke. In the past, I’ve taken: -Boot-camp/Conditioning: Taught by

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

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  to Propulsion" this fall, and I want to prepare in advance. I would ... that I did. In an obvious sense, money is good, and I've always felt that ... having a job impaired my ability to do my homework -- in fact, I've found

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  wall in order to get slow internet, all I have to do is turn on my computer in order to get blazing fast internet. As such I was very rapidly ... 't recognize them at all in person. I grabbed my badge, bought a t-shirt and

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Reality is merely an illusion… Ben : The OC :: Sam : ?? . Oh wait, you took the new…

  

  anything. But should it be? Hmmm... You have no idea how excited I was for ... until I can get home and watch the show in its full glory. Yeah, I really ... Carroll, Austin Scarlett, and Kara Saun. Anyway, in the middle of the recap, I came

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

  

  sandwich "barbecue", but I called it Sloppy Joe in front of the Europeans to ... in Boston, and an invaluable source of carbs for marathon training. I ... buy 7 falafels, you get the eighth one free! How bad could that be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 24, 2006