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• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  , electricity workshops offered through the 4-H, and a problem solving competition called Odyssey of the Mind (which I did from 1st – 11th grade ... , got 1st place in Engineering at the International Science and

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  Universe” and soon it’s like, “Oh yeah! The rest of the world! I forgot it ... matter is, as much as I love being in the Bubble Universe (where else can ... finish, but don't get too embedded in your bubble universe [of college apps

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  's course catalog and looked closely at MIT's offerings and faculty in ... school at Georgetown, the University of Virginia, the University of California-Los Angeles, Boston University, and Harvard. I also know from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  about the H-word, Harvard University. I’ve found myself going to Harvard ... !) with several Harvard University students this fall semester, learning a ... pretty large number of local and non-local universities.) Say goodbye to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  continued schooling at a high school or university other than MIT). Come up ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone an MIT alumna makes a counter-top sized biolab that enables anyone to grow living cells…

  

  , Julie finished her masters degree at the Media Lab in the Playful Systems ... to terraform mars, and lab-grown meat, synthetic biology offers new ... that offers recent alumni a six-month-runway of funding and advising post

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  We Were Deferred

  

  motions - 1st class, 2nd, break, 3rd class, etc. After getting out at 2:20pm ... Here Comes a Thought from Steven Universe Peace and Love from Steven Universe Sadie's Song from Steven Universe Stronger Than You from Steven

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  degree in that major/sub-major in 2005. (Yes, I made it in Word. Yes, I do ... , "undesignated" sort of means "same degree, fewer classes" -- many people, for ... answered for me: And your teacher is right: unless the MIT class offers an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  remaining requirement for my physics degree (aside from my thesis): 8.07 or 8 ... , intermittency, and quasiperiodicity. Scaling and universality. Analysis of ... permission to go ahead with 8.351 for my physics degree restricted electives (8

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  degrees and got a whole lot of planning experience being the operations ... 'm beginning to build a fundamental understanding of the way the universe works ... E class I need for my degree, and I'm doing a lot better this term. I'm too

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  college. You can find this event, along with all our upcoming offerings, at ... -hosted STARS’ inaugural Northeast Counselor Conference along with Yale University, Brown University, Colby College, and Columbia University in the City of

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  organizers invited me back to judge again this year, along with Professor John ... the chance to confer, here is how the awards shook out: 1st Prize

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  -fall and both universities are trying to learn each other's secrets to ... the end of the year. The university is made up of some 30 colleges which ... other. Students do not apply directly to the university, but rather to

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  Washington Sq Park and an entire street of yummy treats (aka. St Marks) nearby ... an admissions guru (lolz) when I was still in college, I offer the same ... yourself. 2. Be prepared. In my previous blog post, I offered a few pointers

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  Zoom University. Instead, I chose to work. Unfortunately, nobody was ... said. A day later, I received an offer from the company. It was a little ... wanted to get paid, then offer me less than that—I accepted the offer

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  offer fantastic financial aid and everything else. Stephen Joel ... and Private Universities,” by Shadowen and Tulante, 49 Santa Clara L ... Institutional Research (IR), erroneously reported that MIT Admissions offered a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  . Even more fortunately, MIT offers a wide variety of courses ... also offer classes on genre fiction and science fiction, taught by an MIT ... -drawn-from-a-hat prompt had to do with parallel universes. But the best part, at least for

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  have gone in (early action date was November 1st); the last ... officers as real people or even separate from universities until I met Chris

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  's a creative energy that drives and develops the "universe" of a media ... grapple with topics like how advertising is changing in the 21st century

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014