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  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  directly to the admissions office. In this case, the letter of recommendation ... ,TOEFL IN DETAIL? IN WHICH OF THESE EXAMS I SHOULD PREFER> WHAT R THE ... and/or abilities in the realm of computer science. There are certain

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  important?[/caption] Hello, hello! I finally have WiFi (most of the time), a ... took 6.S978 to try my hand at the intersection of law and technology ... the day GDPR was implemented, and in one of my classes we discussed the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  . Synopsis: (some spoilers for the first hour of the movie) Ben Campbell (Jim ... outstanding intellect, Ben was offered a chance to join the clandestine MIT ... brilliantly and is ceremonially welcomed into the team by all of the members

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Blake Ross, who is kind of the inventor of Firefox, is ... first term sophomore year. A lot of the other nonlinear dynamics courses ... some score-writing software within the next three days. I took TBP

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  Bridge Supplement will act in place of the MIT first-year application. Please note ... offer made up of grants and scholarships that will meet 100% of your ... complete and submit the QuestBridge Match application. If you’re named a
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Blogs ...for the price of one! (a.k.a. robots)

  

  You've all heard what most of the other bloggers are doing for IAP ... must be dying to hear what I've been up to. I expect the barrage of ... MASlab, and is one of the few MIT courses I've run up against so far that

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  citizenship and they got rejected coz of the opposite reason, that's why I am ... applying to a school that I already sent the scores to? (of course MIT isn ... plenty of students every year who were not admitted to one of the programs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  14 years later what I've been up to in the past one-seventh of a century

  

  , and the rise of LLMs like the one writing this blog post, the years 2011 ... I took the path of least cranial activity and applied to physics ... predicament eerily reminiscent of when I got rejected from The Cheesecake

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  's just one more thing I just thought of yesterday: laundry. Where are the ... doing laundry is never a problem. The price of 75 cents per machine might ... only be refilled by the housemaster between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  of the piece, I offer extra thoughts. I’ve awakened a deep fascination ... We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains. We need to paint with all the colors of the wind. — Pocahontas from Pocahontas I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  Just got back from the inauguration of MIT's sixteenth president, Susan Hockfield. Both of the office cameras were checked out by others, so ... was fairly packed, with much of the MIT community representing, as well

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  . The truth is, like perhaps many of the 1,116 freshmen in the class of ... is one supposed to describe the experience of plunging headfirst into ... learned how to drink from the milk bowl of MIT. I'm guessing this skill

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  degree afternoons. 6. I love the 18 year old drinking age. And the fact ... because of the way it is. My Last Two Weeks in Spain, and Thoughts: Doing ... remainder of your time there, you figure out when the Metro comes, you find

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  warm weather, and finally, the cost of real estate. I declined an offer ... . :-) Okay, as we leave, we enter a hallway... at the end of which lies a special gem...! These bastions of the late-night stroll conveniently lie

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  a symbol of my individuality. They're a celebration the independence I ... . They're also the beginning of when I began applying "ask for forgiveness ... me the average daily temperature was 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit), so we

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Mary Tyler Moore sent a signed copy of the single ... doubleshot from LaVerde's, and get ready for their first exam of the fall term ... the spirit of exam season, I thought I'd give you a term

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the vast opportunities that it offers MIT students, then you're in the wrong ... -shirts (the technical term is "swag"), and there was plenty of that. This story

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  - Intro to Comparative Media Studies. Offers an overview of the social ... , discovered three new species of granola in an unexplored section of the pantry ... -accessible treehouse, crawled onto the cold-tiled roof, and stared at the thick haze of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Contraception and Safe Sex at MIT! sexual!! health!! is!! important!!

  

  this week and she wanted it to be posted in honor of the November Rule ... of contraceptives that you can get depend on the type of student ... 's start with the basics. All MIT students are on one of two insurance plans

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  mission of the blogs is to allow our bloggers to express to the world what ... . The day-to-day experience of your life at MIT is a perspective only you ... very high standard of admission to the academic enterprise and then

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015