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Visit & Travel

My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.
- by Amber V. '24
- October 4, 2020
Apply to WISE! It would be WISE of you to do so
- by Kidist A. '22
- June 13, 2020
Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road
- by DJ Rock
- October 10, 2019
The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!
- by Jessica Ch'ng
- June 6, 2019
Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious
- by Kathleen E. '23
- April 10, 2019
The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!
- by DJ Rock
- February 26, 2019
8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20
- by Afeefah K. '21
- August 23, 2018
six minutes in maseeh dining
- by Allan K. '17
- October 20, 2017
boston at night grab your headphones
- by Allan K. '17
- September 22, 2017
Admissions Videos Over the Years The 90s were, uh, different
- by Elizabeth C. '13
- September 14, 2017
West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- May 30, 2017
ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- May 13, 2017
morning room sounds get your headphones
- by Allan K. '17
- April 14, 2017
Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger
- by Erick P. '17
- March 29, 2017
Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- June 22, 2016
PSA: I’ll be at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend and so will other people from MIT
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- May 19, 2016