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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  different conferences we had: BarMUN (a new BU conference for collegiate ... -chair for a specialized committee in BosMUN. The conference had around 1200 ... at a local college) and received decent marks (5s for AP exams), MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the ... opportunity to explore a diverse number of science, math, and engineering fields ... with current MIT students in a casual environment and discuss how MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  astutely. It was...SNOW. My jaw dropped. For perhaps a full minute, I stood ... choice to attend MIT was a personal one, and for me, it was the right one ... took off, Boston dropped beneath me, a sea of darkness cut through by

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  for that project made me a half hour late to 4.42J/2.66J/1.044J ... break for a week to clear our heads. It was a really smart idea, so I ... for nurturing a serious long-lasting relationship; perhaps one day soon

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  possible. You can imagine how disconcerting this can be for a social ... she finished the course strong, earning an A for the semester. On the ... for college applications for a moment. Every attribute that contributes

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  what i ate in a month* *basically true to my word this time but at what cost

  

  neither a full week nor about food that much, so I’m here for my ... was a sorry excuse for an attempt at chicken. i was already full by the ... and hotdog (and my friend Nicole got a philly cheesesteak) for lunch one

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Non-Stop a completely stacked google calendar? in THIS economy?

  

  tutoring organization I'm a part of to discuss my lessons for a student. I ... campus in fall, so we're in the middle of hunting for a place to live in the Cambridge area. It's really stressful... 2-2:30 I interviewed for a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  share his experiences and thoughts on a variety of topics. He had a great ... declared Course 6-3 on Friday! And there's also a new Minor in Design that is ... fireside chat, I asked him what advice he has for MIT students in my position

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  disdain that many MIT graduates profess for academic tradition, a very large ... character of the MIT experience for that class but always features a three ... , at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  first i said i wanted a system to decide when to do things for myself ... parts of myself for a while i thought the way to go about this was to ... over spring break i met a grad student. we were talking about why

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  . Not a chance. Nope. For example, there was one guy who set-up a webcam ... onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful ... mechanism, but it worked for a few days.) Finally, I got tired of racing home

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  . (By the way, being a TA for junior lab must really really suck. What a ... . For a general physics (8 or 8-focused) major, these are the requirements ... Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  Adrian got the card, and the Boston store had been nonexistent for over a ... miles and spent a full day in the pouring rain for the sake of getting a ... I was going to save this post for whenever my summer job had given me

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do students apply to a specific major?

  apply to MIT for general admission and select a major at the end of the ... doesn't have any impact on admission decisions. In fact, a large ... search for "pirate" above.)
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  purpose. For the next iteration I tried using a different typeface for the E, and I got rid of the etched lines for a more minimalist look ... a design class with a project every week. The first four projects

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... Bridge application? A: Yes. Follow the MyMIT instructions for the supplement ... ’t worry! If you are a finalist – congratulations! We

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What do you want? the story of college fit and how i stole from jeremy

  

  said, a place being objectively great, doesn’t make it the best place for ... with a purpose. This establishes a foundation for your search as well as ... is a great place to go to school, but I also recognize that it’s not a

  • by kellen manning
  • August 19, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  July and Unified O.O and lots of pictures

  

  Program with Kristen Peña '12 (my amazing co-instructor) for a new ... design for a little over a month. Rising 8th graders. Did I even know what ... in Boston for the summer is a very, very good idea. I got to get to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Season Taking things into my own hands.

  

  things! So what exactly am I up to for the summer? Well a little bit of ... for later. The way it typically works is I'll have a random thought or ... it'll have to remain a mystery for now. But I will say there's nothing

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  presentations when we're on the road, or come visit campus, we have a sign-in for ... You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog ... a visit to campus from the President is pretty darn special. Of course

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009