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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  Center) to build an In-N-Out, which in my humble opinion is a VERY SAD ... out, though, that you need a reservation in order to go skydiving, and ... pizza was excellent. We very much needed a little break from all the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... unit" in some area other than physics Now, this is ideal for a double ... Institute Requirements (GIRs). For reference, a "normal" courseload is 48

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  pending patents and is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his ... learn a greater deal in lab than in classes. I think UROP has been an ... studies on the bench top and in vivo animal experiments. M: How did you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  Danny B. '15 is an 8-Flex/6-3 major with aspirations in both fields ... of software to help MIT life in some way. Without much else to do, I ... majors is even more so. And therein lay a major problem: working out when

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  than gratitude” is a refrain commonly attributed to anne frank, but ... unknown origin aside, this observation about regret is ubiquitous. it’s a ... online for over a year i’d have spent more time at in-person club meetings

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  that in a country like Pakistan there isn't much opportunities for ... score highly in critical reading as I had anticipated. Is there a way MIT ... on paper. Um...I have never heard of such a thing. 505 words is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  place in 2005), a parent asked me if/how MIT humanities classes were ... rigorous," but it hints at how even a music class can embrace technology in ... cannot do so, because the context in which his works were formed is gone

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  strong!” Building 14 is shaped like a square and has a square courtyard ... since his freshman year and is now a staff member, which means that he has ... Leatherman in your pocket?) and I supported the window with a knee and both

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  day. Now she is a specialist in ER and Sports Medicine – how classically ... deductibles plans in a special medical savings account. Our medical plan is ... throat is swollen, can’t talk much, they’re gonna give me a CAT scan, my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  both DON'T do something else, and feel guilty. Which is pretty much the ... . There were a few teachers who were very invested in my college ... assign merit levels. Frankly, the admissions process is a big crapshoot

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  , required to take 8 PE points. A PE class, which meets for about a month, is worth 2 points; participating in a varsity sport is worth 4 points. (We ... and got a C in 8.02x (physics E&M). Apathy is bad.) Of course, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  - because of a particular policy ecology in which it lives. That ecology is ... . It is a bad bill, which if enacted would become bad law: bad law with ... latest battle in a war which began when the Internet began an age of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  've missed above all, however, is Chick Fil A. There are no Chick Fil A's in Boston. The closest one is in a town called Dedham, MA. My craving for ... ramen place in Porter Square), but also I've left behind a lot of good

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  must invite you to their lab to engage in research. If there is a ... -degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has ... undergraduate Special Students program is closed except for a very limited number
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much better ... doesn't teach you in a class) A coach (who is not also one of your ... one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is also a good time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  with someone is a commitment, in a similar way. I will be there for your ... first time in a while, was crisp and cool, the temperature at which you ... , having become president of my dorm, picking up a minor role in a musical

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  place at MIT. What good is it to be at the best school in the world if you ... that every MIT degree is made equal, whether that means a 5.0 GPA or a 3 ... I'm not an expert in a field that people care about. I always

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  A waffle house is not a waffle home This is actually an entry about modern Chinese cinema.

  

  of Music The Sound of Music went up against a bye in the first round ... , but I was Captain Von Trapp in high school and after a hundred hours ... . In the end, it came down to A Mighty Wind and Hebrew Hammer, with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  The first time I ever stepped on a skateboard was in 2015, which was ... Future Part II. I was in seventh grade. It was a week before Halloween, and ... like a champ and be the coolest kid in the neighborhood. Two hours later

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... students. Here it is: MIT Class of 2014. Join in a Live Chat!: This Tuesday ... our best to show you MIT. Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010