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  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  . ------------------------------------- John wrote: "IB appeals to me because of its variety and it's coursework ... by MIT?" IB is generally equivalent to AP in terms of academic rigor and challenge, as far as we are concerned

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  learning sequences, which are online modules with videos and questions to ... and hours and hours in terms of the backend of the course,” Peter stated ... Dourmashkin and Lecturer Mohamed Abdelhafez are two physics teachers that have

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  chugging along a week in my life

  

  online -- i'm still wearing the same ones i got in 2020, and they've been ... , and make my way across campus to get free zinneken's at the stud as part ... stare up at the ceiling and think about the dream i just had, still a

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 22, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  on regression the to your shitty high school self, and not linear, kind

  

  i'm currently in the midst of my second week of online school. things ... to read, draw, write, cook/bake, listen to new music, and journal to be ... feel occupied enough to avoid the quarantine tedium. and it feels very

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  , and literally even just give us money if we needed it. Alan: Also, they ... ’s an online game where every character has a little avatar and can act ... ."][/annotation]was the 41st annual MIT Mystery Hunt and my third time participating. The

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  wanted. MIT asks for a lot in terms of high school classes and if you aren ... minutes prior to the official release time (9 AM) so I hopped online and ... , green, has mountains and an ocean, open spaces, and people who obey

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  home to many a transgenic fruit fly and is slightly remniscent of Amy ... have a propensity to spit upon all popped collars and finals clubs, but I ... being Harv '08, and I've gotten to know some of her similarly cool friends

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  solace in the self it's me! cami!

  

  for very cheap. They release online at 9am and you can get them two ... and got brunch. At 9am, online tickets dropped and I was fortunate ... among the ups and downs of my life. But things have been busy. In the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 30, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  , and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised ... separates Boston from Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  to find on-campus student employment, and how your online student ... Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... options over the next few days, there are lots of things to choose from and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  The river freezes over, but it isn't frozen solid. My roommate and I ... until days later, when the sky finally cleared, and the sun shone down, melting just a patch of ice. I could see the water rush and tumble from my

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  gesturing around MIT drawing sights and sites around MIT

  

  stock up on snacks and non-perishables, and I drew this fruit bar I got ... make sense to say what I have been doing and what exactly has been ... ’t know. But, people say that a picture is a thousand words, and talking

  • by Waly N. '24
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  Tricky Questions A follow-up entry to answer all of the 50 million comments I got about the…

  

  -up to the hack entry and answer some questions about it if I can. (Plus I ... . Exit 114. =) Now, on to the hack: After like an hour and a half of editing photos, my brain fried and I forgot to give full credit where it was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  -campus student employment, and how your online student account will work and much ... of our admitted students and those parents who are on campus as well ... over the next few days, there are lots of things to choose from and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  halfway there musings about currently being an MIT student

  

  , my free time is spent unwinding, playing guitar, and, uh, vibing. When ... my life as being 'on-campus and then not,' but passing other students and seeing places where memories from my blissful freshman year linger

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  I did not graduate on time

  

  .com, one of the biggest online health magazines, and a writing internship at ... started senior year with two majors, a minor, and a 4.8 GPA and a habit of ... stayed because whatever options I had for leave felt worse.  And despite

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  mostly it’s about diversity. (And as soon as he gets it back online again ... My oldest son graduated from high school this summer and is now pursuing a career as a filmmaker. It was a proud moment for him, and for me

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  , and I am nothing if not Serious - is Admissions Counselor for Web ... of buzzwords, like a pufferfish wrapped in chain mail and festooned ... digital conversations between MIT and its latent global community. If I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  calling all 522 admitted freshmen and saying things like "HI! OMG OMG OMG YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT MIT AND AND AND AND" while you sit there and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  Hi folks, My name is Ben Jones and I work in the MIT admissions ... keep my finger on the MIT pulse and chase people around campus to get stories and tips. My team is a force. We sleep outside offices and dorm

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004