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'19</a></p> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/woko">Fig. 7: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universit盲t/ETH Z眉rich</a></h3> <p class="tagline">aka ETH Z眉rich dorm tour!</p> <p class="meta mh-hide m-hide">Jul 18 2018 | <script type="text/javascript">var disqus_shortname = 'mitadmissions';(function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s); }()); </script><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/woko#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mitadmissions_7433" class="disqus-comment-link">Discussion</a> </p> <span class="t-hide mh-hide m-hide"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/woko" data-send="false" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-width="450" data-action="like" data-font="lucida grande" data-colorscheme="light"></div></span> </div> </div> <div class="entry clearfix d-all th-all t1-t3 mh-all m-all"> <div class="entry-thumb mh1 m1 t1 d1 th1"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/a-shoebox-pc"> <img class="avatar d-all th-all t-all mh-all m-all" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625im_/http://mitadmissions.org/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_12353.jpeg" alt="Joonho K. 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'21</a></p> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/8726400-sos-back-up-plan">8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really</a></h3> <p class="tagline">guest post by Sheila B.'21</p> <p class="meta mh-hide m-hide">Jul 15 2018 | <script type="text/javascript">var disqus_shortname = 'mitadmissions';(function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s); }()); </script><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/8726400-sos-back-up-plan#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mitadmissions_7431" class="disqus-comment-link">Discussion</a> </p> <span class="t-hide mh-hide m-hide"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/8726400-sos-back-up-plan" data-send="false" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-width="450" data-action="like" data-font="lucida grande" data-colorscheme="light"></div></span> </div> </div> <div class="entry clearfix d-all th-all t4-t6 mh-all m-all"> <div class="entry-thumb mh1 m1 t4 d1 th1"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/what-we-did-in-high-school"> <img class="avatar d-all th-all t-all mh-all m-all" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625im_/http://mitadmissions.org/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_13542.jpg" alt="Danny and Allan G. '20"/> </a> </div> <div class="entry-summary mh2-mh4 m2-m3 t5-t6 d2-d3 th2-th3"> <p class="byline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/author/datwins" title="View all posts by Danny and Allan G. '20">Danny and Allan G. 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It was produced in the hands-on humanities class <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/https://www.hackingvr.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Virtual Reality and Immersive Media Productions</a>. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/https://news.mit.edu/2018/class-hacking-virtual-reality-0601" target="_blank">Learn more about the class</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tout th-all m-all onecol even t4-t6 mh3-mh4"> <h4 class="tout-apply">New Urban Science Major</h4> <div> <p> Starting this fall, a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/https://dusp.mit.edu/news/mit-faculty-approves-new-urban-science-major" target="_blank">new major</a> combining computer science and urban planning will focus on how urban scientists are making sense of cities and urban data in ways never before imagined—and using what they learn to reshape the world in real-time. See a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/discover/majors" target="_blank">full list</a> of majors and minors.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tout th-all m-all onecol odd t1-t3 mh1-mh2"> <h4 class="tout-discover">Setting The Standard for Excellence</h4> <div> <p> A new program called The Standard is working to advance the academic, personal and professional success of men of color at MIT. Students join in their first year and are paired with upperclassmen who serve as peer mentors. In addition, members attend outings, guest lectures and workshops on a variety of topics including professional development, life skills, self-care and financial literacy. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/https://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-program-the-standard-supports-men-of-color-0618" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tout th-all m-all onecol even t4-t6 mh3-mh4"> <h4 class="tout-visit">Free Online Learning Opportunities</h4> <div> <p> Curious about what first-year students are learning at MIT? Check out <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/https://openlearning.mit.edu/beyond-campus/first-year-stem-classes-mit" target="_blank">this list</a> of STEM classes taken by our first-year students. They are all free and you can take them at your own pace.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tout th-all m-all twocol d-all t-all mh-all m-all"> <h4 class="tout-afford">Improving the First-year Experience</h4> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625im_/http://mitadmissions.org/images/mit-pages/0718FYE_web.jpg" alt="" class="d4-d5 th-all t1-t3 mh1-mh2 m-all"/> <div class="twocol-content d6-d8 th-clear t4-t6 mh3-mh4 m-clear"> <p> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/https://ovc.mit.edu/fye_course/" target="_blank">Designing the First Year at MIT</a>, a new class offered this spring, students were tasked with solving the ultimate <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721150625/http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/the-process-of-psetting" target="_blank">problem set</a>: how to make the first year at MIT better. 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