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• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  University and Virginia Tech. The Ron Brown Scholar Program is the nation ... commerce. Brown, a graduate of Middlebury College and St. John’s University ... institutions. More than one quarter have enrolled at Harvard University. In the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  (former head of the New School), and Pat Harker (president of the University ... , prestigious universities, and have the resources to pay Minerva's tuition ... , Minerva has significantly changed their educational and business model, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  course in econometrics, and a philosophy degree at MIT usually entails ... degree unlike almost any other institution, MIT is a place where every ... some public institutions that deserve ample credit and recognition for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PSA: there’s a new mit.edu!

  

  degree of creativity and their deep understanding of current and ... energy and encouragement — and in user testing, the Institute ... universities homepages and instead went for something that tries to be useful to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 04 What I took way back when

  

  fake antique industry in Egypt (where she used to live), and in order to ... Architecture and Islamic Cultures Statistical Methods in Economics Can you match up the class with the number? (Hint: there are two 14s and two econ

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  stated context.” The solution is given in the form of an instruction, and ... diploma and smiling while my mother took a photo, opening the diploma book when my sister said “show the diploma!” and looking on in horror five

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

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  supernovae, and discovered that the Universe is expanding at an ever ... unveil a Universe that to a large extent is unknown to science. And ... Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for "the discovery of the accelerating expansion

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  topics; and exploring best practices at other institutions. I plan to ... head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, which is also a totally cool job – head of the biggest (and best but don

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  offered at your institution to those offered at MIT with the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive description of the Institute's academic programs. Transfer students typically
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  technology competition at Washington State University based on their work ... , and the students are going to be great members of the MIT community. A ... state in the class), are very underrepresented. For a full look at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  high school. Anyway, the biography was great and from what I understand ... that flipped Watson's lightbulb switch regarding the structure of DNA and ... subjects I recognized from 3.091 and developed her own preparation technique

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  bachelors degrees elsewhere, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Oxford on a ... admission decisions and the last of the regular action candidates clicked "submit" as the January 1 deadline came and went. For some the wait is over

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  with a Bachelor's and Master's degree from MIT in Urban Studies & ... selling out). At #6, Lee Jung's "Look at Me" borrows from Bollywood (and ... colleagues who have their blogs up and running now. Ben Jones is my rock star

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  family friends and then we bought a duplicate for us. A non-institute ... My sophomore fall I took an STS (science, technology, and society) writing class with Sherry Turkle, STS.043 (Technology and Self: Science

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Online Learning Ecology in The United Kingdom An xTalk on Amazing Programs and FREE Resources

  

  , Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea from the University of Edinburgh and ... Digital Learning. Features and Resources of The Open University The Open University, located in the United Kingdom and presented by Professor Eileen

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

   way that didn’t feel superficial and fake was at LeaderShape, whose name sounds like it is a superficial and fake leadership retreat. But when I ... about throughout college and high school, but things which that have

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  Computer Science.' Also one of my brother's received a bachelors degree and ... currently have a backlog of materials in our processing center, and expect to ... , and sending your abstract along when it is complete. We will be able to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  institutes and universities with regards to diversity, equity, and inclusion ... have power to alter societal ethics, and stated that the College of ... and investments): Quite simply, I think that the Institute needs to do a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” is a name with 37 characters, 12 syllables, and a state name that I am still completely incapable of ... , 3 syllables, and a literally self-explanatory spelling, even official

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Washington University in St. Louis, and down the hall was a colleague from ... I did was for the Gateway Institute, a program for minority and low ... ; Memory and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Tomorrow, I will fly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005