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

  

  economic implications. The program offers a master's degree and undergraduate ... September 13, 2006 The works of William Shakespeare have a timeless quality ... their adamantine purity despite the passage of time. As Diana Henderson

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

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  've been on for the past two months.*) A couple weekends ago the city of ... like you were there with us, here's a little bit of the evening: And in ... completely overdue and I'm writing this from the other coast. I'll be back soon

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  in the courtyard, which temporarily becomes a sprawling playground of 2 ... bit less glorious, because the city of Cambridge decreed, for the first ... . Which probably would have been trivial, given the sheer quantity of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  Today was the first snowfall of the year! How exciting, I didn't even ... snowflake of winter, how exciting)! Gradually, it began snowing harder; the ... in January is 36 degrees, the average low is 22 (it's also the coldest

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some news & notes for the Class of 2011.

  

  A few updates for the Class of 2011... Tonight MIT students will be ... Meetings. Across the country (and across the world) there will be meetings of students admitted to the Class of 2011, as soon as tomorrow night (I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  settled in the dorms of Jeju National University. Then we went outside ... two teachers explore the coast... And sunset... Not to sound corny ... First time in a foreign country - the pace at which new things are

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... ] There are leaves all over the courtyard, various shades of green to yellow ... from the beds of fallen foliage. Funny, I don't remember this scene

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  been a mini-celebration of the good things in life. Good food brings a little breath of sunshine to your day between cramming your 18.02 homework and running to your 8.01 lecture. The smell of something cooking in the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  to get your hands on the prized diploma, but it’s way more fun to ... ’re smaller quests you can complete alongside the main quest (which is, of ... ridiculous amount of sidequests, so I’m going to list the ten that I definitely

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  -deserved diploma. https://youtu.be/AdwPeNsMmGM I helped select the Class of 2018 ... Today, the Class of 2018 graduates from MIT.       ... exceptional. The admitted Class of 2018 includes mathematicians and marksmen and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  a steep rock face at the back of the temple. The rock face was full of ... , and full of vigor, began to climb. However, soon he was defeated by the ... , about a quarter of the way up the slope, a rock fragment that he had been

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  thrive." As the report says, MIT has offered generations of people the ... as ‘friend-of-the-court’ —  is filed by entities not themselves parties ... of many factors in admissions. The joint academic/industry brief

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  't enjoy the grade schools I was in to varying degrees, but I never felt entrenched in them - maybe high school a little bit, but only to the degree ... 've lived (my stepdad and stepbrother have, but not the rest of us), like some

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  -A degree program instead of taking the traditional full Course 2 route ... Courses 1-24 (with the exception of Course 19 (which was called Metallurgy ... Languages, then Foreign Literature & Linguistics.)) A history of the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  Autumn is arguably one of the best seasons there is, especially here ... colors of fall leaves mixed in with the unique and historic buildings ... but don't really take the time to recognize, so below are some of the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... basically a Twitter feed. I hope you appreciate the enormity of this sacrifice ... prototype of the Braille Label Maker, her 2.009-turned-thesis project which

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  the Class of 2015 Facebook Group and liked very much is called Learning ... , the removal of distractions, and knowing when and how to ask for help ... . Current members of the Class of 2015, future members of the Class of 2015

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  drowned out by the blinding rays of a familiar sunset. I adore the sight ... ’t going to jump out of the screen and stop me from carving some pumpkins ... shaved in the pattern of “MIT” in the back: This would all look much

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  , featuring the dome![/caption] III. East Coast - Alex G One of the first things ... letter in December. I held tight onto the breath of fresh air I took in that day for months, and the effort of it made me blue in the face by

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I take a summer session?

  During the regular Summer Session, MIT offers a limited selection of the subjects available in the academic year, as well as a few subjects designed for special interests and needs of MIT students. All classes are for