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• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  Charles River, and even after so many years here, the beauty of Cambridge in ... too early, but I love the aesthetics: children in knit caps, sunshine on ... written, a lot of the quiz questions felt pointless because they asked us to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / Featured Blogs

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

  

  this one. :)] The other day I was hanging out with one of my best ... of an undergraduate college degree. My friend, who I love very dearly ... of what he is like, he taught my little brother (who was four at the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  On the third day there was abundant sunshine and temperatures were in ... nearby mountainside, a patch of particularly dense foliage has assumed the ... evidence of that. Time to go back down. Hiking is the only time that I don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  adventure to the west coast of America, and I learned about all the cool ... country to visit the great state of California!  Growing up on Long Island, I didn't have much (any) exposure to the West Coast, and it was

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  crossovers in socal MIT Students Visit Caltech and UCLA

  

  places. This past weekend, I’ve traveled hundreds of miles in the LA area ... (a Caltech undergraduate dorm) the past few weeks with a friend of a ... -Caltech exchange. Stepping onto the Blacker courtyard at the California Institute of

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 6, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  -by-case basis, because until I'm in the committee room with the rest of my ... of the entire applicant pool - I honestly don't have any idea what your ... really answer it. At the end of the day, you really just need to trust your

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  offered by the department; some go beyond and add explanations of what the ... through certain sections of the cataloged offerings in 2, 6, 16, and various ... " /] Firehose is one of the most popular schedule planning tools at MIT. You can

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  the class of 2019. If there’s an event in your area, you should ... taste of a few of the events this coming week. Check out your MyMIT portal ... the locations and times of the events listed below. Saturday &bull

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  I know folks love to see the numbers, so we've updated the Freshman Class Profile page for this year's incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012 ... For the MIT class of 2012 Gender Male 54% Female 46% Ethnicity &

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  admission decisions and the last of the regular action candidates clicked ... particularly conscious of the magnitude of this selection process, given the ... essential aspect of the college admissions process, it is somewhat problematic

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Post-Finals, Pre-Graduation almost done...

  

  At MIT, there are two weeks between the last day of finals and commencement. The second of those two weeks is called Senior Week: the class council for the year's graduating class buys a whole bunch of group tickets

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 5, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  I graduate. This is my promise. So similar to the list of parameters ... are the professors? - What type of research opportunities exist? - How serious do students take their work? 2. Location I'm a coast kind of guy

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  check the blog server two or three times a day instead of their usual six ... appreciate the harmonious blend of cityscapes and seascapes in the metropolitan hub of Maine's South Coast region. I was in Maine for three days, so I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2011 arrives… Orientation programs are beginning, and the campus is really starting to come alive.

  

  Today, the Class of 2011 started to arrive! With International ... the Class of 2012 (!), so don't be offended if we're not around when you ... MIT '11s? Here's the Class of 2011 Profile: Incoming Freshman Class

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  ’s family home in New Jersey. It was just the two of us. We’d been dating for ... apocalyptic event either of us had ever experienced. I knew the auction was ... in my life. I put the offer in my family group chat and everybody was

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  've blogged before about how the dangers of reading too much into admissions ... fundamental confusion between our admissions process and the results of that ... %, it does not mean that the chances of a given applicant who scores

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  anyway. MIT offers a really cool unique thing known as joint degrees, a ... computer science degree. I don't like the computer science degree ... I don't like for the sake of getting it? I knew of 21E, but I had my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Well I Know That It’s a Wonderful World from the sky down to the sea, but I can only see it when you're…

  

  because of the combination of directing an ESP program almost single ... all the lost sleep in the last 3 months. After obsessively refreshing the Academic Record page for like the n! time, it was a strange feeling

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year at MIT. I did not, shall we say, come from the most stringent of high ... in the world of sleep statistics.) 2. It really is better to get a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  enjoyable and meaningful way," said Amanda. Over the span of five weeks, that ... weeks of the challenge, Eric had a harder time narrowing down volunteers ... trying out more engaging initiatives brought the best out of their

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011