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  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  all of these schools look at admissions somewhat differently. Above all ... .g. already enrolled at another university (transfer student) or already ... . Both drew a bit of surprise, but at both schools, the admitted students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  open to students at Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, University of Michigan, University of Texas and University of Toledo. What’s the story ... that work great rather than offering a whole array of less robust

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches at the beginning of May, when an enrollment decision must be made ... Over a week has passed since Pi day, and the reality of the MIT

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  take a quick look at that?" Just know that you can't get rid of me that ... that offers up so much wisdom and perspective to all of us. I can't wait to hang out (and live..?) with you in New York. Have the most fantastic

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  the legendary Debbie Douglas, director of collections at the MIT Museum ... curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of ... role of a private university in an era of well-funded public universities

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? "The Canticle of Freedom," written for the dedication of Kresge Auditorium at MIT, was the only piece Aaron Copland ever ... to stop growing until we deprived them of oxygen, at which point they

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  ordinary supermarkets. I eat most of my meals at my ILG (pika) which also ... charge for each meal is deducted from the card at the time of purchase. The ... " type experience, but at the expense of an extremely solid grounding in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  year. This is usually done in the form of setting New Year's resolutions ... of reasons. I wanted to get better at guitar and paint more, in ... for just the amount of opportunity given to me at MIT. So many of my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  opened my eyes to this exciting new form of history, which I've never ... was looking up history offerings at Harvard for the fall semester. After ... that leap of faith really paid off. =p Oh, and even "Art" classes at the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Freezing My @$$ off at CPW By: Andrea '11

  

  loved how every time I met a new person it went sort of like this: Me ... . Watching hundreds of bouncy balls drop at Senior House. I saved a few ... As promised, I offered the chance to write a guest blog to prefrosh

  • by Bryan
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Spring this time, with on-campus features!

  

  , a professor I've heard a lot of great things about at MIT! I almost ... out of bed at 9:30 to get washed up. Morning stretching; Recently I ... 'll admit I wasn't a fan of this lecture at all. The professor opened us

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  cancelled the New Haven meeting this year, and thus all of those folks would ... in New York. ... first leg of the trip, left Boston. (Note to self: pack the night before

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  visited campus again as part of a symposium on Asian Diasporas and New ... purchased tickets for us in advance and offered them at half the cost. Many ... -seen adaptation of The Namesake. The film was based on the fantastic novel by

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  , but we all never had time to see it. thanks, MIT—at least all of us were ... bright and early hour of 1 PM, so representation at the event was at a ... cool. features the address of the apartment the floor hung out at for two

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  of about 2 seconds: 1) New York City is close by! 2) This would be ... winter (mid February) in New York City's Toy District (Broadway and 5th ... , 9:00 am – 4:00 pm This Weekend!? New York!? Toys!?!?!? Brains have

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  colleges, so I thought I'd offer you a little advice of my own. More ... it when we went to Niagara Falls. Are you going to take me to New York ... ." But what can you do? For those interested, Sam's Mom took me to New York

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  student and that there is no "one" type of student here at MIT. SBC Week 1 ... often dominated by men. I felt really comfortable and at ease in all of ... program for new members, where you learn the fundamentals of business, and I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  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 ... , many of us are receiving job and graduate school offers. It’s with a bit

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

  On schools & context

  

  /character oriented, which I agree with, but why do so many of the kids at certain ... difficult. At MIT, we can only admit one out of every six applicants. And, as ... -age students, while the number of spaces in incoming classes at these highly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  we looked at were Baylor University in Waco, TX and the University of ... at least), there was a magical dorm where hundreds of grad students lived. The grad students had inhabited this dorm at the corner of

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010