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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  , and walk past a large chunk of Boston University. On the plus side ... keep my room at a feisty 80 degrees this winter and start a refuge ... “poverty” doesn't always refer to the consequences of astronomical tuition

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  -and-pasting, the entropy of the universe will not increase as much as it would had I ... hundreds of wonderful and intelligent female students but also the best-tasting water on campus. Last Sunday, I filled up two entire bottles of sweet

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  rankings by those sketchy university ranking websites. I guess a lot of ... already be familiar with my experience of choosing a major. In summary, I ... economics (Course 14), realized over the course of the following year that

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  degree increments?” [annotation note="The question was originally proposed ... hand”. You see, I’d spent way too much of my free time last summer holed up in my room playing the new Legend of Zelda game instead of exploring

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  University of Illinois for my participation in Science Olympiad. I put my ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... some anxiety, I'm happy to answer some of your last minute questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of ... (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive description of the Institute's academic programs. Transfer students typically
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  from the University of Minnesota, that humans swim equally fast in syrup ... and three degrees of firmness. Though, in his own words, it took him "a ... in heaven. Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the Ig Nobel

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  weeks since an even more significant phase change of life, involving a ... writing for CityLab, then part of The Atlantic), moved to New Mexico to be ... for five years, reconnected with a friend I met on the first day of CPW

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  have a diploma. I have about 100 pictures. I have a sunburn. It's a ... that by now.) On MIT’s list of 101 things to do before graduation for the class of 2012, there has always been one elusive item that confused

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  really like bio - in a slightly different version of this universe, I would ... semester is comprised of classes I actually really want to take. Here are ... coded key of how I classify the classes.Notice the relatively small

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  student to pursue his or her degree without any obligation on the part of ... , and the possibility of a full-time job; occasionally, it comes up for ... realize that most of this readership has never applied to either grad school

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on MIT Admissions, I wrote about what I thought was the "secret" of college ... hundreds of people who had since became my classmates and my friends, and now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  last two days have been nothing short of gorgeous (it's SEVENTY-SEVEN DEGREES out right now. hear that? SEVENTY-SEVEN). (it's currently predicted to be cold and rainy during the first two days of CPW :( ) Yes, you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  it might be of interest to you! Enjoy, and comment. Derailment Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of ... , “Do you want to see this?” “Yes, I do.” During the fall of my senior

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  of recommendation and proceed to your personal statement, where you ... strangers.”) Have no fear; there is light at the end of the tunnel. Second ... will validate years of hard work and sacrifice, and set you on a new and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  , University of Northern Iowa (http ... and Literature University of Northern Iowa January 2006 The Statement ... Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at the University of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  few Universities that will offer a biological engineering degree. I have ... (Principle Investigator) at some University. A PI is the head of a lab at a ... will find there are two groups of people. There is group A that despises

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma. Basically, this class was one of the reasons I came to MIT. Most (maybe all ... engineers, and there are a lot of us! Since February, about 150 mechanical

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  research or industry experience on top of an advanced degree if you ... This past September, I started my master’s of engineering. At MIT, the computer science MEng is often seen as an extension of undergrad

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  and affiliated companies (collectively, NBC Universal) are the owners of ... similar activities) of the NBC Universal Property or Properties listed below ... that use of the NBC Universal Property or Properties in the manner

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008