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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  considering many aspects of the early MIT education, including not only ... , there has been a special focus on the substance and purpose of the General ... ) compose the majority of the academic coursework taken in a student's first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  of Admissions at MIT, wrote a short book called College Admissions and the Public Interest. It's a longstanding handbook of the admissions profession, and one of those texts that reads basically as true today as it did

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  banning the recruitment of transgender people to the military. While the implementation of this order is still under review, its prospect has caused a lot of uncertainty and consternation. I write today, as I have in the past

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of ... incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  MIT and Boston are in the middle of the actual Snowpocalypse, so what better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  pictures of kittens and cats. I hope that you are okay, and that this helps a ... students, and everyone else who is a part of our community and more. And so, I present you with over thirty pictures of KITTENS! (some are cats

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of ... incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MIT is Utopia Because the nice guys were here.

  

  The last 2 weeks have been such a whirlwind of activities. Last ... CSC (Chinese Student's Club) hosted it, and a bunch of students from ... a lot of fun. Then, yesterday night Wong Fu Productions came to MIT

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  I grew up in a house composed almost entirely of girls. Genetic odds to the contrary, I'm the only guy out of four children. That's right: I have three sisters. And while I love all of them dearly (am I allowed to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There Are No Uninteresting Things I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

  

  "...only uninterested people." I kind of hate coming up with titles ... . Chesterton. In any case, the entire point of that little tangent was to get on the topic of knowledge, and from there, school. Classes have started, as

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  So I just got this email: Don Rawitsch, one of the original inventors of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk about the game: When: 5:30 pm this Friday (4/21) Where: Dining room of

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Leadership & Double Dare 11 pictures of the leadership conference, and 16 pictures of the Double Dare sex challenge

  

  Conference I attended last Saturday as part of Women's Week Here are ... hotel's website, NOT to its email address) Dean Jones (Dean of Admissions) smiles with her tablemates Here's Dean Benedict (Dean of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 12, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Concourse?

  Concourse is a unique community of first-year students committed to ... the meaning of human nature, the basis and character of morality, the necessary conditions for liberty, the proper role of science, and the
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the ... academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  The MIT School of Engineering is world renowned. Covering everything from ocean engineering to aeronautics, there's something exciting going on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  a lot of other math majors would be (Random). I figured I would have the rest of my life to meet other math people, and I really wanted to ... of people. I've definitely succeeded in that goal, both at Senior

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  List of Rejected Halloween Costume Ideas, 2008 Edition 1.Washing ... was to create an political statement about the troubled state of Random ... dryers. It's like the CNN of laundry. 2.My physics class: I had physics on

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  So, it's the middle of January and although it was an unseasonably ... take breaks from reading so I used one of them to take a quick walk around campus mid-afternoon today. I went by some of my favorite spots, the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products ... work in large teams of approximately 20 individuals to design and build

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  wonderful exchange student from the University of Cambridge, Rob. An ... always there to clear up our many, many, misconceptions of all things British. In between correcting our pronunciations of Sixth and Herb he

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013