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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

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While I was growing up, my dad had a good job as a radiology tech and then hospital administrator. and there were no adaptive engines to score them, I was the grader. In creating that website , I recognized my passion for education lies in missed opportunities I saw in my own life.

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Teresa Gao named 2024 Mitchell Scholar

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After graduating next spring with a double major in computer science and engineering as well as brain and cognitive sciences, she will study augmented and virtual reality at Trinity College Dublin. MIT senior Teresa Gao has been named one of the 12 winners of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship’s Class of 2024.

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Three from MIT named 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars

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Students interested in applying to Gates Cambridge should contact Kim Benard, associate dean of distinguished fellowships in Career Advising and Professional Development. Abigail Abbie Schipper 24 Originally from Portland, Oregon, Schipper graduated from MIT with a BS in mechanical engineering and a minor in biology.

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Study Business in the Ivy League – Expert Advice

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So, it wasn’t until the 19th century that Europeans and Americans began thinking of teaching university courses that were directly relevant to both agriculture (where most Americans were employed at the time) and to the advances of the Industrial Age (and the rise of engineering as a discipline).

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Three MIT seniors win 2024 Schwarzman Scholarships

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MIT’s Schwarzman Scholar applicants receive guidance and mentorship from the distinguished fellowships team in Career Advising and Professional Development and the Presidential Committee on Distinguished Fellowships. ” Sara V. She also provides strategic support to AI health care portfolio companies at Aegis Ventures.

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Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

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The scholars were supported by Associate Dean Kim Benard and the Distinguished Fellowships team in Career Advising and Professional Development. At Oxford, she will pursue graduate studies in engineering science, working toward her ongoing goal of advancing AI safety and reliability in clinical workflows.

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Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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Soros Fellowship may contact Kim Benard, associate dean of distinguished fellowships in Career Advising and Professional Development. Desmond Edwards ’22 Desmond Edwards graduated from MIT in 2022 with a double major in biological engineering and biology and a minor in French. Students interested in applying to the P.D.