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• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Utah are MIT ECs (!). I ... , students from a number of states, including Wyoming and Nebraska, attended ... ) leaves off, offering students the opportunity to do some real, high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  return offer after you graduate, and hopefully sponsor your H1B visa. All ... stocks up and hibernates when the weather goes a degree below 60F, so I don ... state, to skirt the emotional fatigue and the crushing helplessness that

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

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  gender imbalance in STEM fields, Women’s and Gender Studies offered up a ... people, just with snazzy degrees and bulky metal rings. Orientation is more ... state to start our respective journeys. At least that's what I, a fellow

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  wayfaring a pile of stuff that's happening

  

  necessarily offering clarification or description of any kind. Like a medieval ... of the expanding universe is revealed through cataloging Right: to the ... can be stated as follows: there is often a tendency to see technical

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2016
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  weekend in the White Mountains. The PE course offering at MIT is incredibly ... your Swim Test offered in the beginning of the year, and it basically ... . The conference is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  in squalor, but Second Degree Squalor. Most times when people laugh I assume they are laughing at me, so I asked them what the heck Second Degree ... squalor. So, for your edification... First degree squalor: You are getting

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  upcoming term. It hurt me to do it; 9.15, only offered in alternate fall ... on this illusion that I am working towards a dual degree at MIT, doing ... the spring. Two of the three freshman chem classes are only offered

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost any reason as ... for school. Many programs offer scholarships or compensation for labor

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• 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 ... (join our army), the course administrators offered the option to complete

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

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  state the flagship state university provides strong programs in areas our ... colleges/universities. Because they carry a different mandate, publics ... . Private colleges/universities on the other hand are freer to admit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  plot arc, as well as universal writing elements, such as development of ... 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

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

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  that every MIT degree is made equal, whether that means a 5.0 GPA or a 3 ... degree, I ultimately decided it was something that made me unhappy and I only wanted to do a partial computer science degree, meshing it alongside

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT, Medicine, and Success from Any School thirteen years in a thousand words

  

  from University of Northeastern [Flyover State]-[Suburb] Campus or ... approached me after class to ask, "Did you see that LSU is taking out-of-state ... -cycle and announced their intent to admit a handful of out-of-state students

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • January 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  offer. Of course, with P-Sets and all, it is easy to get caught up in your ... isn’t always 100% humid, 100 degrees, and left 100 mosquito bites around ... seat as I ventured into states that were, just this morning, places on a

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  's Degree, and become a teacher. I'll go to Penn State. I hope to have an "A ... colleges, so I thought I'd offer you a little advice of my own. More ... this year? If you do, I'd love to drop a penny off the Empire State

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  -epic REX disaster, I’ve decided to offer you people some advice for when your ... ^3 offers all kinds of help for pretty much any kind of problem an MIT ... some degree. There is nothing we can do to completely wrangle the world

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  IM sports totally rock

  

  graduate of my favorite school in the universe, and have a hockey jersey (and a degree, and lifelong friends, and...) to show for it! Sorry for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  education. The state of gifted education is the other half of the article, the ... National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, at the University of ... National Association for Gifted Children, said that state and local efforts

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  officers at many colleges and universities will travel across the country to ... unfair and inequitable education is in the United States. I cried because I ... university and experience imposter syndrome; these are often students who are

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.