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  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  say that there isn't room for improvement at MIT and in the greater ... held one question out for further inspection. Melissa had asked, "Do you ... in the United States are women, and that number drops to 17.9% by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  National Gallery (East Wing designed by MIT alum I.M. Pei) and maybe the ... how different our grade system is and how we don't use GPAs etc. My ... , and any supplemental materials helping us to understand those grades are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  and disturbing the peace--the perfect place for a pset and a nap.   ... incredibly nice locations for studying and sleeping. I’ve recently come to ... discovered a new application for Newton’s Law of Conservation of Energy, which

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  things about MIT HASS (by the way, it stands for Humanities, Arts, and ... - HASS-D (stands for HASS Distribution, and are classes that are supposed ... course content and are provided for your entertainment - the course

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  Infinite Reuse, and so now, we had everything we needed for Blood Moon Fest ... earrings, and suddenly, we were in the Simmons Crafts Lounge, searching for ... [/caption] I returned to the Crafts Lounge and started scavenging for better

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  thing that have changed not my class year...pls god i want to be a freshman forever

  

  semesters, but i'm doing great; i work hard for long stretches of time and put ... started partying at 10 pm for some reason, and i stopped working on my pset ... /meeting ends instead of having to find food and then walk across campus for a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Book Festival #3 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  Antiquarian Book Fair, and flyers for future Boston adventures. Then we headed ... . **** Last fall, my friend and I went to the Boston Book Festival (BBF) in ... offered literary treasures under white tents. In the nearby churches and the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  The 3D Lounge Experience For this part, I ask you to settle in a ... really in front of you. Munch on some (free) lukewarm fried plantains. For an added effect, hang Christmas lights around the room and dim the main

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  , space flight, modular apartments and more! (Hover over titles for actual ... few weeks for them to analyze, it's an amazing concept. Elon Musk and ... and assure people that they will not sue for using concepts from their

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  for good. Instead, producers, writers and filmmakers must engage in ... to imagine future directions and applications for our more ... HyperStudio ... provides the infrastructure and support for the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  afternoon, when I hunkered down and started studying for my four finals this ... -n-tears work for my finals, left my dorm at 8:30 AM and returned at 3 AM daily ... not blogged much this semester, and this term also broke the record for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  ” mechanical engineering track), I need to submit a plan for the requirements and ... process? 2) what does the admissions office look for in applications? and 3 ... . The semester is really underway now, so that means tests and psets and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  I'm finally done done done with the MCAT, and my summer has definitely gotten a facelift :) I took the test this past Friday, and I ... , trying out my new bike, spending time with friends, and watching a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Non-Blinding my junior year(s)

  

  -M (a communications intensive class for my major in major), and for ... . There. And I went and learned about math. I felt like myself for a moment ... It's my junior year, and I am busy working on graduation requirements

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  recession, and that we should cut ourselves some slack for that reason. But ... return offer after you graduate, and hopefully sponsor your H1B visa. All my classes are on Zoom (or Whoosh for 6.031). Content-wise, all my

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  , but for a Set of Inexplicable Reasons it did not go up in time and has ... , in spreading the message that Many Things Are Arbitrary. For one thing (and this might make a lot of people mad), whether you are an INTJ or an

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  in for my HASS concentration! I will concentrate in writing and reading ... 'll be working on corrosion resistant piping for oil and gas at TMK IPSCO ... allowed me to stay calm, I started seeking help to manage my stress, and I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  ). CPW is a chance for you to meet people in your grade and go to once ... , and they'll the people you'll have the chance to know for the longest ... and get here, and if you are, you shouldn't waste too much time reading

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  doesn't exist for a semester or seven and take it in your last term at MIT ... for the next three hours. An Act of God, in this case, refers to one hell of a lightning storm in Fort Lauderdale, closing the runway for an

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  for you, and has a zero percent chance of coming with the bitter ... your cold shower. Oh, and sometimes, it'll rain torrentially for about ... Francisco, just about to fly back to Boston to prepare for FAP (Freshman Arts

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008