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  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  handwritten science-fiction series called “Sagittarius”, and one of the elements ... freewill and a deterministic universe. It was just one of those things people ... have passed since freshman orientation, turning it into this blur of free

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  The May 1 reply deadline has come and gone, and we know many of you ... , we had a record-high percentage of admitted students choosing to enroll at MIT (also known in admissions parlance as the "yield") of greater

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch Ceri on SciShow! teenage mutant YOUTUBE NERDFIGHTERS

  

   as part of a science quiz series. I watched it and found equal parts ... Longtime readers (i.e., those of you who didn't first tune into the ... , writing and editing science content for the show, but a few days ago she

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the ... 18 inches of snow, and ice on the roads to close schools. Being as ... great time to bond with teammates (and improve our rowing of course). It

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical..." Hello readers. I've had an overwhelming number of requests for sample problems ... in 40 cloves of garlic, which incidentally take a surprisingly long

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] MIT THINK Scholars – A High School Research Program! From one side of it to the other

  

  about the MIT THINK Scholars Program, which I had the privilege of taking part of during my junior year of high school. Now as a college freshman ... in the US with a research or innovation idea, we encourage you to apply

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  those sort of passions can be applied and reapplied to future ideas and ... One of the coolest things at MIT is how easily undergrads can join ... Chuck, I helped design underwater robots for students at a university in

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  to many of you. But it's true) Being a nerd, I did nerd things. I read a lot of Star Wars books. I wore a fanny pack in the front with extra ... grade science reports on, say, baking powder volcanos, I did mine on The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  wanted to go to college, and I had a few ideas of where I wanted to apply ... factor." MIT was one of the schools I applied to because it was "that ... 's. Back in the Fall of 2002, I set out on a journey that is still ongoing. I

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  When I got my first guitar at age 3, I immediately began dreaming of ... to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo in auditoriums, as part of a band in various bars & clubs. I sang

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  the pnr mindset vs. the grindset mindset pnr shall be missed

  

  be overcome if you’d “give me a month.” We’d offer consolations of “you ... ="Undergraduate Research Opportunity."]"UROP[/annotation]-ing” instead of “studying,” and going to my [annotation note="it was a bit of a shock going home for

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • January 15, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  , and those of the few remaining students who had applied for summer ... a certain buoyancy into my steps which match my momentary lightness of ... expect them, but when they do occur, they do feel motivated. Of course I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  have the opportunity to explore a diverse number of science, math, and ... the MIT Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is organizing for high school students interested in MIT and all the science and engineering that happens

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Solution: Are we going to win? Guess where I am!

  

  Introduction to Planetary Science Introduction to Planetary Science Day 3 ... Planetary Science Introduction to Planetary Science So, first, you would say ... . Since MIT lives in numbers instead of words, the next step is to gather

  • by Bryan
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  waitlist? We offered 499 applicants -- approximately 4% of applicants -- a ... reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  compeition. What kind of competition, you ask? A robotics competition, of ... event. The challenge is actually a game- two alliances of three robots ... goals on the ground as well as goals high in the air (hence the name of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  film for [annotation note='The film was announced in December of 2012, and I found out about Wicked in November of 2014.']LITERALLY 10 YEARS.[/annotation]    I HAVE BEEN SIMMERING. BUZZING. WAITING ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  great school for math, one of the best." "Ok, I'll go there." *laughter ... of my head for the next 4 years, slowly growing into more than just a ... that you could get D's in most of your classes and it wouldn't affect

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  If you're old like me, you'll remember a classic episode of Saved by ... nerd, Screech, got sick and Zach had to help carry the team. One of his mnemonics for learning the order of the planets was "MVEMJSUNP" pronounced 'me

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  discussion of one of the puzzles. In about a month all of the puzzles will be ... sorts of time consuming stuff). So, without further delay -- Puzzle ... for us to solve. When a new puzzle was uploaded, a group of people

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008