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  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  in elaborate robes, waved at Prof. Bertschinger, accepted my diploma ... advisor. In Prof. Guth's Early Universe class (8.286, which I took ... or so. Inside Johnson, I was struck by how many people in the Class of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  colleges, the U.S. military, international universities, and other non-traditional pathways. You should choose an institution that will offer rigorous academic coursework, as well as co- and extra-curricular opportunities in your areas of
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , every 20 minutes. Because there might still be someone in the Student Services Office working really hard to get those grades in right now! Anyway ... ." I noticed that it had to be in by February 9 or I would suffer a $40

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  want to enroll in a US school towards a diploma (we not not require a diploma, but it might be a good idea). You cannot enroll in a degree program ... . Recently, he was offered University of Michigan merit scholarship($32

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  (+) years of hard work in the classroom, and months of filling out ... is really like. You’ll get to stay in a college dorm, go to college ... in 4 months as a real, live MIT student. As a high school senior, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  in course 9, can you dance with two diplomas when graduating? If not ... short day which included transfecting some rat hippocampal neurons in ... ate my soup and sandwich outside in Kendall Square while reading a book

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  Text transcript: Many times this semester, I felt disappointed in ... into a slightly parallel universe: one where everything remains the same ... up - this parallel universe is also one where art transports you

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  extended essay in order to get the IB diploma. I remember thinking (as many ... A fire alarm went off in the middle of the first 20.110 exam. It was ... , except in a good way. Half of the class was taking it in one room and the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  established at the Institute in 29 years. MIT is the first university in the ... universities and medical schools offer biomedical engineering (or bioengineering ... student today in my subcommittee, and we had great group dynamics. For lunch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  (100 yards) in droves, and receive a free t-shirt as a reward for not ... badly sprained and a small bone in your foot was broken. Courtesy of a ... with the wheelie chair and the ramp, which landed you in an x

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  Danny B. '15 is an 8-Flex/6-3 major with aspirations in both fields ... of software to help MIT life in some way. Without much else to do, I ... at MIT last fall, I originally told everyone that I wanted to major in

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  measured, but in this room—in the room that was now also the universe ... universe, somewhere, in some plane, some dimension, had unhinged. Long ago ... some fun with it. Writing it was ridiculously fun. Let's dive in now

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  neighbor Lizz came in to offer her daily dose of humor. “What do you call ... have a diploma. I have about 100 pictures. I have a sunburn. It's a ... -nighters for fun than for schoolwork in the past four years. In chronological

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  our community. Over the past 5-10 years, we have seen a surge in ... have been schooled in the home and under the umbrella of larger communities; some have been granted a formal high school diploma, while others

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  essay, if you like. Ajit wrote, "if a person enrolls in a open university ... 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 / Featured Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  [Disclaimer: Not my last post! I've still got one more in me after ... trying to belittle the diploma that I'd received less than a week before ... business endeavors that they were really interested in instead of enduring

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  summer. When they offered me another chance to get involved in the program ... guaranteed admission into a program that grants a Harvard University diploma ... University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) in computational materials

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  American University in Cairo. ---------- Also check out ... Study Abroad programs from England to Australia offer students. Add to ... ever-important ventures into all the diversity the world has to offer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  walk off, diploma in hand, you'll be hearing this. ... in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to MIT and graduated, ergo, genius. By this standard, in two years I need

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  -calculus-by-second-grade math majors, kids who’ve competed in national olympiads, freshmen and ... simple. I signed up for 6.01 in my first semester and went to a few ... prospective 6-3 diploma. My initial attitude was something like, you got this

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015