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  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  a similar version of the question, “Do you care about this life ... were during the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that ... have; it’s the system that makes me one of very few college graduates in

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  calendar of note (aka, all of the things on my calendar): Science Bowl ... about the direction of our club and other high-level issues that are hard to address in the middle of the semester and running programs. These

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  the plethora of information that has made its way into the gentle folds ... last but not least: the abundance of information that is shared with all ... flying at an altitude of 141 feet at the ground speed of 3.1 miles per hour

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  of the process in obtaining a UROP[/caption] It's a great opportunity ... can filter through the options to search for the kind of program that ... undergrads at the moment. Whatever the case is, it's not the end of the world

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  the offer details, and sent me the offer letter to sign. I still kind of ... The end of the semester has come and gone, and although I meant to ... . Last year at about this time, I reviewed the status of my progress bars

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  . This year, for REX, one of the things being built was a fort ... being the actor in a movie you don’t know the plot of. I was pretty ... weekend. It’s set in the universe of Isaac Asimov’s robot novels. Some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  class. Mike Conti (the instructor, and author of this) gave us a talk on ... , where the other 2014s were waiting with a bottle of wine. We toasted, and ... (Monteverdi to Mozart) class. We discussed the score of a Bach French suite (No

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  the benefit of the doubt. Eric (MIT Class of 2009) helped out first by writing, "Anon -- MIT is probably one of the most gay-friendly schools I ... occurred at Cambridge City Hall, a mile or so north of MIT. The campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... future you’ve always dreamed of (and, no doubt, the one everyone *expects

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  batch of them here, and I think that the time has come to do so again. A ... chances of getting admission? Is there a way I can still have the interview ... to blink the jetlag out of my eyes and wipe the sweat off my forehead

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  I’m Graduating Early??? [NOT CLICKBAIT] also: the unification of course 7

  

  of the CUP first-year experiment. Here are two that actually affect me ... most of the people who got here in September 2015 will be graduating. The ... to occur around the first week of June. The '18s graduated on June 8

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  in place of the snail mail?" Yes, send it to admissions ... well in two of my classes but well in the rest?" Slipping a bit will not cause us to take back our offer of admission, but slipping too much could

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  . It was one of the most interesting classes I’ve ever had, getting to ... the airport[/caption] The two desginated adults of the trip were Admir and Mike, who each taught the concrete and metals portions of the class

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  't get out of the bathroom within the next five seconds. Through regular ... its use of the word “subtle.” Consider the following: Ethnomusicology ... ponderous effect of reminding the listener that (s)he will eventually die

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  This post includes an in-depth and personal discussion of the ... the audience I am directly talking to is meant to be members of the MIT ... aptly titled: The game of rules and living by them. Song: The Name of the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6 / New Year, New Me Looking back, looking forward & staying in the present

  

  and every moment, and take it all in. Most of the places and people I ... to the US and to carry with me for the rest of my life. I wanted to make the most of my time abroad and appreciate all the opportunities that

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 12, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  backing vocals, the opening chords of Bohemian Rhapsody are sung entirely by ... is just an awesome gift for somebody, but I looked at the price tag of ... know this because one time, as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2017 will be ... year is very low; we had to turn away the vast majority of excellent ... round numbers and not exact ones.) Obviously, a lot of the people

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions ... 're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2012!), that you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  with the list of "deal breaker" variables. Who was I and what was ... , academic programs, extracurricular options, diversity of the student body ... could be assured of some admissions offers, but I didn't count on being

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005