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  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  this that MIT is awesome, but that I am awesome." When I got to MIT, I ... MIT, but that's because there is so much diversity in the people, the ... to afford. A major challenge for many people is finding fuel, usually

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  MIT. But it’s worth it. 6.033: Designing Software Systems This is a ... of it is technical, it’s a really sharp break from the math ... something I never thought I’d do at MIT—giving you an intro to my classes

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  among them, then all I can say is that MIT is just another place. If it is ... + years ago (12/13/14, actually, which is a cool date) about my MIT decision ... In May 2016, I wrote Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later, where I shared the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  It's the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I'm punting on a few projects, so figured I'd make myself useful and answer some ... , according to Google Analytics, but no one is commenting, so here's a place to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  there is out there in the world. I read into my zodiac and stuff, not ... 's the honest truth! This is actually kind of funny to write down because I ... . Although, I guess this is kind of irrelevant since Harry Potter is heavily

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Law & Order: MIT Alum Unit Going to law school after MIT, and a profile of the first sitting federal judge…

  

  I'm often asked about MIT students going off to law school. For some reason, people don't seem to realize that you can come to MIT, major in ... show that 5-6% of MIT alums earn a J.D. Of my MIT friends who are lawyers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

      MIT students are always pumping out crazy new inventions left and right. The builder community at MIT is one of the strongest ... worked closely with the MIT Venture Mentoring Service and is even a 2014

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT EECS students travel the world

  

  MISTI's eleven country programs offer internships in every MIT ... fields among our students, however, is Computer Science. In the summer of ... Computer Science than from any other major. Here is brief look at some of

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles ... much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT ... , and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you want to know? Tell me something.

  

  I could say a million things about MIT and what it's like to be here, but I think it's probably best if I share information that is of interest to you. So if you don't mind, post some topics you'd like to hear

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  There is this class I'm taking called 18.100B (Real Analysis) which I ... thinking like, "man, this is amazing, I can feel myself getting smarter by ... workload is super intense, and my brain can only take so much abuse before

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  If you are an international student who is coming to MIT this fall ... right now, you have a lot to be worried about too. Here is a non ... will make your time easier as you arrive at MIT. 1. Documents I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  about MIT. (Thanks Richard. The check from Tim Beaver is in the mail ... besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my downtime (besides playing with Legos) is watching the Colbert Report, which

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Hosed Exams=Cars, I'll show you how!

  

  , "Getting an education from MIT is like drinking from a firehose" which is ... weeks or so. But then there is this one week that just happens to fulfill ... .(except this is where the analogy breaks down. Blinkers at the same time

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  Well, Mystery Hunt is in full swing, and let me tell you, it is quite ... week. The thrill of solving a puzzle is just awesome. Obviously, I can ... all of sudden is crystal clear. We solved the puzzle and the next thing

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  study. Faculty advisor is Dr. Cynthia Breazeal (http://web.media.mit.edu/~cynthiab) and graduate student you'll be working with is Cory Kidd (http://web.media.mit ... -- Hardware The Robotic Life group in the Media Lab is looking for a UROP to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  the MIT Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is organizing for high school students interested in MIT and all the science and engineering that happens ... Cambridge to participate. This time around, however, SWE is holding an

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  MIT.” “We are?! Why is that?” “Because MIT is having a party and I ... “unlike any other” place that is MIT, we still had to get back home to the ... celebration for all of MIT (and all of Cambridge practically) on Killian Court

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  have to post this anonymously... MIT is hella gay, and lots of cool gay ... organized on campus. There are four main clubs: G@MIT (Gays at MT) This is ... , resources, queer groups at MIT, and more. This is an awesome to way to get

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  . The MIT Engineers Drinking Song   Video is here.     ... culture, I will thrive there as well. If you’re deciding on whether MIT is ... distant lands (Lexington, Massachusetts) to attend what is hailed as one of

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008