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  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  testing requirements. For the most up-to-date information, please view the MIT Admissions home page] All []s represents edits to this entry made on ... the SAT I or ACT and [2] SAT IIs as above, or you may choose the second

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  second-team all-district in Division I as a senior. He played on the 2007 ... the athlete as "one willing to take on a challenge" and who is "not ... .By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek The movie "21," which is based on a true story

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much ... -owning Canadian grandma I've ever met on this side of the Mississippi), a trip to ... about the Black Panthers, did work, went to 8.07, worked on 8.07 in the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  that he could to make sure his children did not end up on the wrong path ... ? Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story ... . The summer is here, but he’s not going on vacation. Instead, he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  he was too little to go on most of the rides. And my mom is afraid of ... Yesterday, I got up early, despite having gone to bed late the night ... Sarah '08, who organized the trip. Also, because I wanted to have time

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  those achieved by F1 cars. To keep the car firmly on the ground, the body ... downforce, it is theoretically possible for the car to stay on the ceiling of ... 4 Gs? Better yet, are you interested in working on a team to design

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  . Unable to speak coherently, she gave me a pat on the head, and still ... . There's generally a prompt, but the professor encourages us to go outside ... then we read it aloud to receive feedback from both the professor and our

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  who knew exactly what they want to do with life. I was terrified of the ... , but three years ago, I wouldn’t think MIT was the “right” college to ... right for me—the one where I am unafraid to experiment, where I can always

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP of Coding time to catch up

  

  inducted into the Best of the Blogs, a great honor and my second post to do ... can do it entirely on my own time, hoping to solidify some of the things ... workshop taught by Microsoft on how to program games using Unity. Then as the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... may choose the second option for non-native English speakers: Test of ... /M). Q. I am an international student, do I have to take the TOEFL? A. No

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I went to a motorcycle festival don’t worry, parents, I didn't see other MIT kids there

  

  was scrambling slightly to finish. On the way, however, I passed people ... [annotation note = "residents of Random Hall, the soon-to-be last bastion of ... ; half the songs I recognized. Many people were familiar with the band on

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  to my dad so I could get a second opinion on what I’d written. The ... time we wound our way down to Wesleyan, I flat out refused to go on the ... of not being totally embarrassing, that past me chose to focus on the

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  consecutive days now and the noise is making it impossible to sleep as I live on ... to lifting up large boulders and dropping them on the ground. So I ... Yesterday, I wrote to facilities complaining about the noise from the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  was mailed, for the tracking system to be accurate. If on November 14th the tracking system still shows missing items, fax the materials to 617 ... not reach us until late November. If by December 1, the tracking system

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  , take it in and experience it for the time that you need to. Then go on ... nine long months to birth with a lot of snarling and kicking around. On the day I finally arrived on Earth, my patience had fast vanished, which

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  stack for another subcommittee to decide on. Then we take the next case ... -- we have everyone on the subcommittee agree what the right action (admit ... discussion without needing to resort to a formal "vote." In the very rare

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  upperclassmen on campus.) S^3 (Student Support Services) is the office to go to ... Resources." This post expands on CLAAASS to discuss MIT Academics in general. It is the first installment of the Guide to MIT (coming next

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  out those fields on the application. This is important so that your ... , depending on the purpose. For example, Student Financial Services will use ... first name. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to us
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  be on the highway, where I got to see some of the amazing fall foliage ... water that I could send to my mom to show her the small journey I went on ... showed that not all my life will be connected to the dome on Mass Ave nor

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Beginnings Roses and Thorns

  

  managed to break away and get on the plane. If there’s anything I learnt ... [/caption] 2. The subway is awesome, boba tea on the other hand… Since I came to ... whole experience and draws your complete focus to the exotic creatures on

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 16, 2018