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• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  competition that awards up to $20,000 per team for the best ideas to tackle barriers to well-being. ... passion and talent to improve the world with the experience and resources of
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness ... in all of us. It’s the event where the Brass Rat for each class is ... to tradition and propriety very much at MIT - the closest thing we have

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  in length from 1 to 2 hours for lecture. Some labs, however, are up to ... staff are allowed to take 1 course per term. Some professors may audit a course where they sit in and evaluate the class to make sure that it is

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  week, in preparation for a CPW event that my fraternity hosts every year, Battle of the Bands, I went to check out a potential band for the ... the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  information in order to make a decision, but there is no substitute for ... , desires and objectives. Just a little food for thought, as the time to make ... Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  Jojo and Diane, who rocked the reg desk next to us for many hours. After ... , especially for those admits who were not able to attend. Click here to check it ... So I did pretty much everything I said I was going to do at CPW, but

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating Defiance @ the Media Lab a prize for responsible, ethical disobedience

  

  , and the freedom to innovate, for example). Disobedience Award objectives ... done around the world, and to promote role models for younger people ... -violence, creativity, courage, and responsibility for one’s actions. The award will go to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2017
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What happens if I’m not selected as a Match?

  choose to accept the offer, or not accept the offer and apply to other ... send you an email in early December asking you how you would like to proceed: You may use your QuestBridge application to apply through Early
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  from 8 to 10 and am excited to answer your questions. Stop by and say ... . I will, however, be at the computer tonight from 8:00PM EST to 10:00PM EST to answer all of your questions about MIT in gory detail. What

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Holiday Stories Here's mine. What are some of yours?

  

  to have an after-work event at which parents would construct gingerbread houses for their children to decorate in school the following day ... 's class decided this would be a fun event for the dads, and that's how this

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a Quest ... colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application ... Bridge Non-participating Finalist who wishes to apply to MIT Early Action or
• Blog / MIT Life

  classes are over!!!! i feel so free

  

  Today was the last day of classes for the spring semester—and, as a senior, the last day of classes for my undergraduate career. So, after my ... Shire."]my wing's[/annotation]Discord asking if anybody wanted to take

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  ). Not too long after that, I'm off to Southern California for more Central ... packed house. I also got some recommendations for yummy Cuban food on Calle ... Restaurant & Bakery in Miami. After Miami, it was off to Florida's Gulf Coast

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  semester. 2.008 is a Design for Manufacturing class offered to Mechanical ... disks. All of the parts for all our yo-yos. Finally, we were able to ... Junior year pretty much ws a gigantic ride on the struggle bus for me

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  few years ago, for example, we challenged students to hack their tubes ... for the pictures)  I strongly suspect the Class of 2020 is trying to ... As you probably know, we've taken to sending our acceptance letters

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Travels Winter break is here!

  

  goes on. Personally I decided to go back MIT for 2 weeks and then going ... only 8 weeks long and amazingly short compared to MIT's semesters. Many of the CME students are taking advantage of our 6 week winter break to

  • by Cambridge
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  recommended for this class, and since I was very used to Solidworks and ... 4.500, Intro to Design Computing, my favorite class this semester, is ... involved using CAD software to design 2d and 3d objects, and then laser

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018