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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  visual saliency of a graphic design; recently, we have been working on ... , this conference is dedicated to the study of human vision—figuring out ... out what parts of the brain process which visual cues. The conference

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  high schools that offered zero APs. Similarly, I had classmates who attended high schools that offered dozens of these courses, and, yes, some of ... . There are now 37 AP courses. My high school offered just 3: Calculus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  how to make a minecraft bot reflections on my microsoft internship

  

  internship was offering me a snapshot of what my life could look like, a year ... IAP (Independent Activities Period), MIT offers micro-internships, which ... skeptical of my chances at getting into Microsoft, because I had only taken

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  school and early years of college. It’s not a seminar, either, where you do ... Last fall, I took STS.S20, Tales of Two Parallels: East Campus History. It’s a special class, offered for the first time this year, with

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant ... earn money for school. Many programs offer scholarships or compensation ... [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Coolest Thing I Bet You Didn’t Know Was Math (guest post by YQ L. ‘16) Clickbait title by me, not by YQ, because I really, really, really want you to…

  

  school required everyone to do some form of self-directed research project ... supercomplex origami, and Meenakshi Mukerji, prolific designer of modular origami ... intricate ways throughout the design. I first learned about this type of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 7, 2016
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  offer made up of grants and scholarships that will meet 100% of your ... Bridge Supplement will act in place of the MIT first-year application. Please note: Along with the MIT QuestBridge Supplement, we require an official school
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  extremely valuable pieces of information :) 9.52 - Stat for Neuroscience ... interesting in that 90% of our grade is based on problem sets, 5% on ... easy. It's a new class, offered as a substitute for 9.07: the notoriously

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  , and partying, the months of August, September, October, and now, November, passed in rapid succession. One of the things that you learn ... day. You can pray for 36, but it isn't going to happen. One of the best

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  pursuit of math and science and taking the toughest classes her school ... a series of articles about incoming MIT students. These articles ... , and the students are going to be great members of the MIT community. A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  ^3 offers all kinds of help for pretty much any kind of problem an MIT ... ’m laughing, I’m relishing a new, intoxicating sense of freedom that I’ve never ... new MIT frosh go to a bunch of events and check out all the different

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  assume that I am pre-med, or else shudder at high school memories of ... 't either of those things. Biology is an incredibly challenging, multi ... majors: 6-7, 7, and 20. I am fascinated by the workings of complex systems

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  next entry will probably be about MIT's School of Architecture + Planning ... just taken a leave of absence. Taking a break from the Institute is not unheard of here. I can think of several people I know who are currently

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  generic meal plans like most other schools do, but instead have a sort of ... required to buy x meals per week at the school dining halls. One of my ... pretty wide variety of food offered on any given day, so if you don't like

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  , life got harder, and school existed. Recovering one of these lost, sealed ... note="Definitely did not sit in front of a computer for hours, feeling ... would typically just dub, ignore, let sink into the crumbling abyss of my

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.

  

  undergrad and grad school), and she offered to drive me back to the dorm, an ... -female or all-male suites and whatnot. Many of my friends at other schools don ... : 6:45 AM -- Arrive in Boston. I actually sort of slept on the plane

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 46 ‚ô•

  

  , as of January 15, 2010, happens to be my major. Generally, MIT students declare their major at the end of their first year; however, each December, the registrar sends out letters to some freshmen, offering them

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Seamless And A Seamless Transition [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I present to you "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and…

  

  MIT Media Lab, Seamless had a full spectrum of designs on display, from ... designer reclaiming energy. "Solar Vintage" by Elena Corchero consists of a ... Project Runway. While a gaggle of middle school girls sitting in front of me

  • by ARTalk
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  semester at MIT. In retrospect, I realize that - in spite of reading the blogs, in spite of talking to upperclassmen and alumni, in spite of going to CPW - I really had very little idea of what college life is like

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  in the lab. Designing nanoparticles for cancer imaging is the name of ... prove that all of your tooling has made you a better thinker? For most MIT ... must be completed by the end of your senior year and it will be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008