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  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  distinguishes the Institute from any other university that I know. On one level ... amount of passion, creativity, and pure intelligence that suffuse all of ... also play a tremendous role in creating, encouraging, and preserving the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  to Oxford University to read for a degree in the Philosophy, Politics ... jewelry both in Colombo and in the United States. "We are delighted that ... as "the oldest and best known award for international study," includes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• 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 / 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 / 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 / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  apply to MIT, what attracted them to the Institute, and possibly what ... MIT?" If you are enrolled in a degree-seeking course at a university ... currently a junior in high school and an IB diploma candidate. This means I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• 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

  

  offered at your high school, and there are immense disparities between ... course in econometrics, and a philosophy degree at MIT usually entails ... degree unlike almost any other institution, MIT is a place where every

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

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  interested in engineering, Berea offers a 3-2 dual-degree engineering program ... well known, and it offers opportunities for undergraduate research ... the States for university that you'll cast a wide net -- not just MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  role and institution to institution, some common themes emerged. While ... -forward. Institutional decision making, writ large, and our admission selection process are ... better. Colleges and universities need to do a better job of centering

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  Summer Science Research Program (HSSSRP) Michigan State University High ... Science and Engineering Research Science Institute (RSI) Secondary Student ... Science Program (SSP) Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS) Math

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  , follows a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students and one of ... and technological research and development also offers a wide range of ... Warriors captured their first district title and reached the state tournament

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  institutions visit their state reminded me just how personal and significant my ... spring, we traveled to New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and my home state ... institutions outside of their home state.  Planning the 5 stop college fair was a

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  this institution and the work of admissions has meant to me, is too ... an interesting but impractical field from a state university graduating ... when I began. I have a grad degree and a grad rat. But, most importantly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, and announced she ... bounced from home to home in the United States and Europe, as his father ... , Lozada had to work, and later, she started a family. Today, she will see

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006
• 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 / 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 ... , aimed at interweaving disciplines offered at the Institute with computing ... have power to alter societal ethics, and stated that the College of

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

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

  

  school only offers up to AP Calculus AB, and I took that course Junior year ... 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

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  stadium, Kok-Tobe Mountain, the Sunkar Falcon Station, and the Kazakh State ... than 170 countries that offers accurate, comprehensive, and current ... graduate education and admissions at MIT, as well as American universities

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  Campus Safety and find out how that institution plans to keep your baby out ... what kinds of clubs are offered. If possible, pick one and attend their ... ? For example, The University of Virginia has a very strict honor code and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006