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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  burg, and I could count down the miles to home. I live in State College ... university shields us from the recession and a sea of red shelters our tiny ... Getting Home Instead of flying, my boyfriend Cory and I took a bus

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 2) I better get this up before I forget.

  

  countrywide "Center Exam" (Point 77) and the individualized institutional exams ... Sooo, I'm back in Boston. And, to be really honest, I miss Japan a lot. Boston is cold, gloomy, and (maybe because I'm just lazy) school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 5, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  : I participated in the Summer Science Institute at the University of ... engineering and robotics because I was also interested in those things. At one ... the NSA and the tour guide I had was really uptight and that kind of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  take classes and ultimately earn a Boston University Bachelor of Arts ... , walking past a Dunkin Donuts stand and a row of subway fare machines. I ... , I went against my instincts and proceeded toward the signs. I would

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer a foundation year?

  MIT does not offer a foundation year program. Students currently enrolled in a foundation year program may apply for first-year admission if their foundation year is not considered the first year of university in
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  our society. I have asked John Dozier, our Institute Community and ... , current, and future students of the Institute will be able to work together ... normal day, we'd be gathered in Killian Court, and I'd be kneeling on the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  didn't have a bachelor's degree, she could apply, get in, and come to ... autumnal equinox, but an actual BAM! Leaf in face. It was new, and weird, and ... wake up, buckle down, and work. Which means I need to stop fooling

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  ; Comp Sci) offers this and I'm pretty sure it's a lock if you have a ... because you end up with both bachelor's and master's degrees in a shorter ... you have the chance to explore offerings in any field and see how you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• 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

  

  Environmental Engineering degree), 1-C (Civil Engineering), and 1-E (Environmental ... mechanical engineering and general Institute requirements. Some examples of ... (Course 20) has been developed recently, and it offers some really cool

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  were discussing their master’s degrees in Ireland, and a senior shared ... student had a degree in teaching and devoted summers to writing. There was ... I took two classes at Harvard! I wrote down my first impressions, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  ; Amy Finkelstein, also of MIT, who does health economics; and University ... way, today is 70 degrees and absolutely gorgeous. ... can speak for all of MIT in saying that our thoughts and hearts are with

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  accredited college, university, technical institute, or community college you ... If you are a veteran and are interested in learning in any way, shape, or form at MIT, please know that we appreciate your interest and thank
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  week ago, and I already have four problem sets due and a quiz this week ... Garment District and got $10 rainboots, and dug through piles of discarded ... .  Look at the boots! And here is a picture of my roommate Maggie making

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  A Major Crisis haha get it..cause..yeah,

  

  the city. And now that I've chosen a university that is quite a ways ... .091 (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry), my love for chemistry was reignited and I ... M.Eng that gives you both a bachelor's and master's degree in five

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  familiar universe previously explainable by reason, science, and Stephen ... and curmudgeonry in our observable universe, I've decided to list off ... , ever again and (2) re-offer the chance to win some undecided

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  Fellowship, a FIRST award from the National Institute on Aging, and the Kenneth ... elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2005, and in 2006 he received the ... in 1987, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard in 1992. Since then

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Turbo)Votes making voting easier by/for MIT students

  

  , request an absentee ballot from their home state, and even receive text reminders about local, state, and national elections. We’re excited to have ... other colleges and universities in voter participation with only about 38

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  undergrad and graduate students alike receive their diplomas in Killian Court ... identify their school and degree (red means PhD, or doctorate of philosophy ... waking moment reviewing enzymatic pathways and taking practice exams until

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT International Or how a local Model UN conference broke molds and expectations by going abroad

  

  ever since BosMUN. That joint effort forged between Boston University and ... Time to state the obvious: the world knows MIT pretty dang well for ... chemical engineering, to electrical engineering - and every physical and life

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  between me and an MIT diploma is ICE 2. I remember lounging around my suite ... and Gomorrah when I decided to check my grades, like I do, you know ... later, I had produced this image, a "diploma mock-up -- for illustrative

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006