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• Blog / Challenges

  Immaterial Girl in a Material World There is an imposter among us

  

  top CS school in the world. And yet, when I took 6.1010 (fundamentals of ... .046 (design and analysis of algorithms) this semester has breathed life back ... petition 3.033 to count toward my degree! Of course, this isn’t to say that

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  year of high school -- but it's even weirder in college. All the juniors ... world (insofar as graduate school is the real world, of course). And it ... introspection, sometimes they creep into my life nonetheless. (I'm the daughter of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  their own modifications and designs (subject to a sort of "salary cap ... 's game, what went into its design (sneak preview: the lead engineer of ... on behalf of MIT Admissions. I'll explain how FIRST and KC are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to ... school does not offer any calculus classes...I also worry about not being able to take AP classes, as they are not offered at my school. I would

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won't have any impact on your chances of admission.
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  point system favors schools with large teams of varying skill levels. From ... a fraction of the size of other schools'. But the hometown advantage ... the rink, in and out of the classroom, offer a social component to an

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  using math and biology to produce the designs of their earrings, bracelets ... program designed to replicate a natural phenomenon, such as the branching of ... meets girl. Girl falls for boy. Boy and girl combine their knowledge of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  Every year the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) publishes a list of introductory subjects offered across its departments. The ... like CMS/STS are rarely offered at high schools. So this list can help

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to (Im)properly Cross Register a step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  local schools – Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), Harvard ... Among all the classes that MIT offers, it’s almost impossible to narrow them down to just 4 at the beginning of each semester (or 5 for the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  introductory marketing course for the MIT Sloan School of Management MBA's and ... . Breathe. Your time at MIT isn't defined by the number of units you're taking. If you're the kind of person who can maintain your sanity or enjoys the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  offer. Of course, with P-Sets and all, it is easy to get caught up in your ... of the city. They have it designated as an official Portland Trail that ... As one of my “Treat. Yo. Self.” presents for my birthday, I got 3

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  regarding course offerings and suggested paths to degree completion. Most at ... offered by the department; some go beyond and add explanations of what the ... through certain sections of the cataloged offerings in 2, 6, 16, and various

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Attention local high school students interested science and engineering! Have you heard about BeaverDash?

  

  of Women Engineers would like to invite local high school students to ... Dash is an event specifically designed for high school students and is held ... will engineer and design their contraption within the constraints of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  sophomore year of high school. Even with me diving head-first into studying for the MCAT (which demands quite a lot of time), I'm still willing ... application process has just started to wind up, but they do offer a ton of very

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  . Chun Integration of design, engineering, and management disciplines and practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on ... manufacturing systems. Group project requires design and fabrication of parts

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  5, 2005 Smith's ''genius" for designing simple and affordable ... . ''Usually a degree in engineering means you'll eventually be working on cars ... here's just one example of a) how hands on the class is, and b) how it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  . SENIOR. I walk down the halls of Simmons and see freshman frantically p ... n00bs" and then immediate proceed thinking, "Wait I'm not one of you ... feeling like P.Diddy, then realize, "Ermegerd, this is my last sixth day of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  School of Government at Harvard) educated my freshman advising seminar a ... with a cute story about his first day of grad school at MIT. He told us ... recently. 1. Steven Levitt (author of Freakonomics and MIT PhD) came to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Burchard Scholars Program (old time stamp: 11-21-09) - this entry is five months late >___

  

  -seminar program initiated by the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at ... ), Burchards is designed to be an "intellectual feast of the greatest minds in ... in many of my old blogs, but I never wrote about it in a single place

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  whether I want to continue in school and get an advanced degree after my ... When I was first applying for the GEL program, I heard a lot of ... program designed specifically for engineers, or is there really a difference

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010