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• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  (and other universities) I will have a problem of some sort? (VISA, or ... ! ------------------------------------- Brendan wrote, "My athletics coach only sends letters of recommendation directly to the admissions office. In this case, the letter of recommendation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  , intermittency, and quasiperiodicity. Scaling and universality. Analysis of ... the forms and structures of argumentation, including organization of ideas, awareness of audience, methods of persuasion, evidence, factual vs

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  -A degree program instead of taking the traditional full Course 2 route ... have been traveling around for MD-PhD program interviews, which is one of ... from Paul ’11 many weeks ago that asked about my choice of major (a sub

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  University of Sannio about the productivity gap between the North and the South ... from two very different ways-of-thinking. My dad is a nerdy engineer with a masters degree, who loves psychology, studies/practices Buddhist

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  pretty large number of local and non-local universities.) Say goodbye to ... about the H-word, Harvard University. I’ve found myself going to Harvard ... !) with several Harvard University students this fall semester, learning a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  (Come to the 3rd floor of the Student Center at 12 noon on Friday of CPW. There will be several of us, including a MIT professor, talking about why this can be a really good idea.) So you got into one of the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What entrepreneurship programs are offered?

  Here are just a few of more than 85 resources dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT: Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation Design
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Does the Khan Academy offer practice SATs?

  , and tailored feedback offered by the popular nonprofit learning website Khan Academy. Students can access hundreds of previously unreleased
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

  

  471462f4073[/embed] I've been contemplating the future as of late. With just a semester of my undergraduate career left, it's hard not to. Every second of my time seemingly is spent thinking of what will be and I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  admissions process. For those of you not familiar with the practice, “legacy admissions” means preferring the children of alumni in the admissions process ... give you money. Advocates of legacy admission, like advocates of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  degrees and got a whole lot of planning experience being the operations ... 'm beginning to build a fundamental understanding of the way the universe works ... swing of things and begin posting regularly again. When we last left each

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  Universe” and soon it’s like, “Oh yeah! The rest of the world! I forgot it ... finish, but don't get too embedded in your bubble universe [of college apps ... Sorry I’ve been a little MIA, folks. I am fully aware of my absence

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  wayfaring a pile of stuff that's happening

  

  necessarily offering clarification or description of any kind. Like a medieval ... of the expanding universe is revealed through cataloging Right: to the ... documentation more than a month ago. There are a bunch of long, thoughtful, well

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  Bachelors degree from your university, we will not be able to consider you (we ... process and selectivity of MIT with University of Cambridge. Is it possible ... , and vice versa. The same goes for any combination of universities: MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  Dear reader: It's time that I confess one of the most soul-wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a profession? Sorry to those of you who have actual careers like car-washing and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  school at Georgetown, the University of Virginia, the University of ... Lots of questions waiting to be answered, but for today I'll just ... the benefit of the doubt. Eric (MIT Class of 2009) helped out first by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  universities are in the area. Take advantage of it. French House Sports I'm the ... moral: there is more to MIT than earning your degree. Without further ado ... of the cultural houses within New House (the others are German House

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... University of Pennsylvania: "Not wanting to break stride is the American way

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer club sports?

  There are more than 30 different club sports at MIT. Each club is either instructional or competition focused by nature. Many of the competition focused clubs have excelled at both regional and national level