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• 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 / 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 / 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

  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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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
• Blog / Admissions

  First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.

  

  Today is the first day of the Fall Semester at MIT, and thus is the first day of classes ever for the MIT Class of 2014. The past couple of ... Class Profile For the MIT class of 2014 Gender Male 55% Female 45

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  of the time I felt pretty alone. MIT’s been pure sunshine compared to ... you guys is the two months of illness and a phat bundle of electric ... . Quadrant one is like the “Omg my quality of life is so freaking good” section

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  drove up the East Coast on Saturday morning (well ok, my parents drove) and arrived on campus around 5:30. I checked in at the front desk of my ... to be on the Burton half of the building in a double, but my room had

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  classes were just so-so for me. At the end of last spring, I made a major ... ) program. This has been one of the best decisions I've made in the past 3 ... would suggest doing your exploration closer to the beginning of your

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  that graduated in June also went on to med school. One of the reasons my daughter applied to MIT was at the recommendation of our physician, who was ... . About 75% of the MIT kids who apply to medical school are accepted each

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  of the AP classes the school offered by my junior year. With few ... Employer: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology As a consequence of my ... . Here's an abridged version of the whole thing. I grew up in Hampton Bays

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  which an institution offers you glory, but at the cost of sacrificing ... accomplished what I set out to do: earn my graduate degree…at the cost of ... Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011