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  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  MIT a week early and learn about a specific aspect of MIT while getting ... also asked the VC if he was available for a luncheon for incoming MIT ... ". So there is an FPOP for entrepreneurship! I looked up their website to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  externship is hosted by an MIT alum. More information is on this page, but you ... on. Career fair day is typically a student holiday, but MIT's start ... beyond what is listed on the site—I found my first UROP by emailing around

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  it is. For example: MIT 18.01 (independent study for credit) Also ... think it is appropriate to include. Would MIT rather not know about ... undergraduate admission to MIT, without being at a disadvantage?? or is there an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  . And for those really committed to coming here, I hope MIT is a wonderful ... - One of the most incredible things about MIT is the wealth of talents ... surprised (I still am, almost on a day-to-day basis). Unity MIT is United. We

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  and international students at MIT. The Institute has a long history of ... students was international. MIT has since worked to increase this number ... undergraduates at MIT were international. My summer research, however, did not

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  /other students. I was wondering what the average class size at MIT is. Also, are ... pace of an MIT class. It is certainly true that if you don't enjoy the ... , Anyway, because it is very competitive to get into schools such as MIT, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  Trivia: What is the name of MIT's literary magazine, and which MIT ... more. Also worth checking out is the MIT Literary Society, an active, fun ... literature. Really. Trivia answer: Rune is MIT's literary magazine. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  Time flies. Today is August 6th, 2020. It's been 143 days since I had to leave MIT. I spent around 190 days at MIT. 185 of those days ... the 12 other sophomores who are now my closest friends at MIT. Wild. I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s happening on campus tl;dr packing up & freaking out

  

  otherwise do not have a home that is safe to go to). And MIT has offered ... difficult for students to make plans). But even so, MIT is home to us, and I ... . (For context: "cathartic screaming" is a popular tradition at MIT, often

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 11, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  admitted. Also, it appears the contact link for all sites on blogs.mit.edu is ... many is MIT intending to admit?" I believe we received about 2200 ... people, not numbers, that MIT is self-selecting and that you'd be hard

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

  On Moving A goodbye that took me a semester, and some distance, to write.

  

  from MIT and the East Coast to start a new chapter. Well, it's July now ... to MIT. Not in a trapped way. I just thought I'd want to get as far ... about places. About MIT and my complicated relationship with it. I don

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  it isn't representative of a typical weekend at MIT. It is true that ... far from "fake" -- actually, it is the true MIT, in a supersaturated ... time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  would be coming to campus to give a lecture: Yo, Lil B is coming to MIT ... Lil B lecture and it would mean a lot to me personally if MIT is ... /editing/etc. If you're curious, here is the Buzzfeed article I mentioned (I'm still

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  't representative of a typical weekend at MIT. It is true that CPW isn't a typical ... " -- actually, it is the true MIT, in a supersaturated form. Think about it this ... time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  are not. For the curious: "DUSP EXPLORER is an online, interactive ... Student Profiles from MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning Course 11 is a small major with a lot of breadth. It is cross

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Events

  “Where art thou, O Higgs?” *insert shimmering transition into the past here*

  

  was only beginning to take off as common slang, and MITx, which is now the foundation of MIT's online education efforts, was still a couple ... blogging momentum is really hard to start up again after a certain point. I

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  WHY MIT IS AMAZING (as if you really needed another reason)ME: This ... I did, online. But today I decided that was a bad move, so I switched ... sleep. (Note that this is possible only with recitations, which are

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I can, I think I can The word "student" sounds like "study." I wonder if there's a correlation.

  

  -nighters six out of seven nights a week. Here's what I say to that; yes, MIT is ... that adjective that was used to describe MIT. Is MIT hard? Yes, MIT is ... encourage you to seek out additional opinions. I think MIT is challenging, but

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  in Boston is MIT. The roads here are so much more chaotic, and there ... South Africa?” “Andi, this is Boston traffic we’re talking about. Aren’t you the least bit terrified?” “Is it even legal for you to drive here

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  -PhD program. The premed advising is an MIT program all the way, and it rocks as ... thought that was a lack of interest. Anyways, is MIT planning on sending a ... than 700 [CDS]. In the end, it is being a good fit & match with MIT that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005