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  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  Ivy League on april 1st." I wouldn't presume that at all. I know folks ... .g. already enrolled at another university (transfer student) or already possessing a bachelor's degree (graduate student). We see everything before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  different departments) contains pages and pages of “degree charts”—lists of subject requirements for any possible MIT diploma. Pouring over the lists of ... indebted), also offered me a summer job to keep working on the site and

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  SCP universe. The SCP Wiki is a collaborative writing website about the ... anomalous and supernatural objects and keep them hidden. In-universe, the ... Indian physicist named Suravaram Vidyasagar on 1st June 1972. It is one

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer a foundation year?

  MIT does not offer a foundation year program. Students currently enrolled in a foundation year program may apply for first-year admission if their foundation year is not considered the first year of university in
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to generating ... ROI on most undergraduate degrees. It is incumbent on all of us to do better. Colleges and universities need to do a better job of centering

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Some comments on topics of interest

  

  Diploma" if you complete the Pre-College Curriculum and take four AP classes ... year, only 9000 have received this special diploma since 1987. The point ... -caliber state university system, it's to encourage students to attempt college

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  year of high school stood between myself and a diploma. I wasn't accepted ... means of the Internet), I accepted my offer of admission. You already know ... people wish they had picked the state school that offered them a full ride

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Judd Logan is my homeboy He's amazing, so amazing

  

  scholarship to Syracuse University, until the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered a similar deal. So in less than a month Logan ... offers of such magnitude would come to someone like Logan. He did after all

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  -house chef for Chapter.   IAP WEEK 3 Off to St. Paul, Minnesota! The ... -30 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill on the first few nights. To reiterate, it was m-i-n-u-s t-h-i-r-t-y d-e-g-r-e-e-s F

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  ) degree, including some who enter a 6 year accelerated combined BSAD ... , students may apply to do a study abroad exchange with the Delft University of ... . Also, Professor John Hernandez served on the Admissions Committee this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  name, and he offered me the job. New blogger(s) for next year will need ... in course 9, can you dance with two diplomas when graduating? If not ... know you don't get two diplomas, although you do get some sort of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  MIT?" If you are enrolled in a degree-seeking course at a university ... ). I have also had candidates ask me "what majors are offered at MIT ... essay, if you like. Ajit wrote, "if a person enrolls in a open university

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  star and cultural icon John Waters. I love his movies and what he's done ... having gone to MIT. These top universities have become punchlines that ... the actual topic of this post: I met John Waters! He said that I was the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  -time favorites. When I accepted my offer to come to MIT, one of the first thoughts ... stalking him visiting his office. But then the universe decided to throw me a ... varying degrees of notice (1 day-5 minutes). Left: Well, these guys kept

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  second major. Also, if you stay a 5th year to get your M.Eng. degree in ... degree in that 5th year. Niraj wrote, "I have a question about choosing ... wrote, "It seems that almost all colleges have chosen May 1st as the last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  On Tour Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand.

  

  , L.A., San Fran, St. John -Award Tour, Midnight Marauders, A Tribe

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike

  

  filing to be done. Doing all that filing reminded me of Being John Malkovich (a great but disturbing film, if you haven't seen it), where John ... think Being John Malkovich was already in my mind. Two days ago, my old

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  ’ve been a fan of Hank (and his brother John) for basically my entire ... . Dear Hank & John and Hank’s TikToks taught me to think more ... internet, but I’m not going to offer that as advice. If you weren’t doing

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  of the city. The city is built overlooking the St. Lawrence River, so one side of downtown opens up to a 180 degree panorama over the ice ... . The beautiful walkway hugging the border of vieux Quebec and St

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  offered at your institution to those offered at MIT with the MIT Bulletin (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive