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• Blog / Admissions

  New Portlets? Just throwin' some ideas around.

  

  New portlets are coming soon. Not sure how soon, but as soon as I can manage to sequester a few minutes of Quinton's schedule, you'll see them in ... MIT. His to-do list is a mile long.) Anyway, new portlets. Here are the

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2004
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  coursework programs are "standardized" in theory, in reality they often differ ... outlined online. If you are confident that you have been adequately prepared
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Parks and Relocation a finale and a premiere

  

  Island are the parks. They're stunning, especially in the summer. Plus ... life. Goodbyes are hard for me. They are a deeply uncomfortable reminder ... that they were my life's global minimum) there were some things that are

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  There are many things in life that require you to have the ever ... since you applicants are all over the world!). Waiting on a nice, sunny ... have community classes that are donation-based or $5, museums and other

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events We’re Pumped For! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  undergrads here as it is for pre-frosh, so we are all just as hyped as you are ... Events from clubs/groups that we are part of! Next House Events But first a ... miss out on! Next Big Thing Presents: The aMAZEing Space Are you sick of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  , authors are sneaky and put all the good stuff down here. It’s like their way ... semester of freshman year, students are restricted to 54 units (most classes are 12 units, although there are some that are 6 or 9 or 18 units. 1

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  class notebooks. I've also found that it's a lot more fun when there are ... class. More on him later in this post. // "response cards" are these ... lecture hall classes at MIT are broken up into recitation sections. A few

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  ... unique situation that is mildly difficult to explain. "Hey Connie, what are you doing ... -- in SOMA, to be exact. Doing some design stuff." "Oh, cool! What are ... designs from our in house designers. And although the details are still hush

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  . Anyway, some of those comments are all like, "MIT is hard, yeah, yeah ... thereof are not my friend right now.) And at the start of the first class ... that you are supersmart and probably don't find things difficult when

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  MIT is filled with people who are just plain-old really smart, motivated ... the United States in the international olympiads. There are 5 major ... year.) Once the national teams are selected, they gather at a site for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  guys are excited, and in a little over a week you will all know just how ... to finish. If you haven't read it yet and are still curious just what ... . He's doing it again this year, working with Paul and me. Here are some

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  loves you guys. They constantly are worrying about how not to be unfair to you, how to make sure you are as comfortable as possible while applying ... , you are just a number, or you are an annoyance. I know admissions is

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  It is crunch time at MIT. Classes are over this Wednesday, and exam week starts on Monday, December 17. There are two standard responses to a ... worrying about problem sets. Well, that’s not 100% true, there are some for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  D program at MIT, there are students who studied computer science, physics ... think tank, like the Brookings Institute. There are more varieties of ... seniors I know are in finance -- specifically, investment banking, sales and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meta

  

  ramble on about, but there are things that I can't/won't put into a public ... students' lives are lived "underground". So I search for a middle ground ... last entry - they are interesting, inspiring, and provoke dreams among

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  are a couple considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether to ... 's bone chilling winds are replaced by clear skies and countless ... the summer. Considering there are only about 100 F/ASIP students, your

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  I know well in MIT graduate programs are cheerleaders or former ... really don't like "inbreeding", but others are very enthusiastic about it ... you are omg in love with MIT right now, it's very possible that you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  's actually the second question on everybody's mind. The first one is "what are ... you guys are all thinking. It's like ESP or something. OK I'll shut up ... 's going on. You understood everything from lecture but these questions are

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  'll save mine for then.) There are lots of sessions for PE classes -- 2 ... , followed by dance combinations. All WOMEN regardless of age and figure are ... skates. (Hockey skates are unsuitable for this class.) Rentals are

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  , the way they are employed, the way they attack, the way they are vulnerable or the reasons they are here. A planet that harbors intelligent and ... numbers divisible by four' is wrong and misleading. Numbers of limbs are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005