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

  

  [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to ... this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the ... testing requirements FAQ. I hope it is helpful! Q. Do you prefer the SAT or

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

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  of Sufjan Stevens's because Sufjan Stevens is a proper noun as well as ... middle of Boston Harbor. Why? Well, sometime over the summer Conner 2 ... boat; let's spend the dorm's money and take a trip out into the middle of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  non-double major in the class of 2022 and physics (course 8) is by far ... Sciences (EAPS) and it’s one of the smallest majors at MIT, despite the breadth of our department. We study everything from the origins of life to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  MIT Society of Women Engineers: The Exploring Majors Fair. "Through ... , and college in general. This year the date is set for Saturday, October ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Behind The Drones the making of the pi day drone delivery video

  

  ...making a video. Filming Spoiler alert: most of the video is computer ... of scope offered by our humanities courses, which is sort of the best ... , which is as complete a record as anything else of offbeat communications

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  time. But if a challenge is laid down for the MIT community, odds are you ... enjoyable and meaningful way," said Amanda. Over the span of five weeks, that ... weeks of the challenge, Eric had a harder time narrowing down volunteers

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  . I hope the rest of you will similarly find this useful. "MIT is just ... next 4 years? If the answers to all of the above is "yes!" then you ... , do you think you will be able to complete the core sequence of 2

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Start shaping up in January! I like.

  

  “go with the flow, ride the wave of life” mentality is so fulfilling – I ... why. Smack-dab in the middle of IAP – when everyone is trying to relax ... Despite the constant intrusion of multivariable calculus, I think I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  mayor of Boston and [annotation note="I'm sorry but the lore here is so ... 're awaiting finals, admissions decisions, or just the general end of the world ... responsible for the bad quality on half of these pictures. Blame the tech, not

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  -long mattress in the middle of the Charles River, drifting underneath the hulls of ... transparent plastic top, this nautical party ship cost all of $10.99 at the ... blithely dangles the sub-knee portion of her legs as she splashes in crystal

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  ’ve forged plenty of fantastic memories of the Friendly Toast. It was my go ... .[/annotation]:  The Friendly Toast is astir with early-morning chatter and the bubbling of a coffee machine somewhere. Quirky knick-knacks dot the lime

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  left before EA decisions. Given that the average length of a TED talk is ... today is the 'unluckiest day', then maybe tomorrow is the luckiest? If not ... myself. Some of my favorites have been: The game that can give you 10

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually blog about, I had the chance to connect to Vaishnavi at one of the ... in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Q: What is MIT INSPIRE

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  of papers and a lighter into the courtyard alone. I didn’t care who was ... , anything that reminded me of the things I’d decided to leave behind. As I ... ’t the same person I was at the end of September. In September, I wouldn

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  (UEA)-sponsored lunch with Professor Bengt Holmstrom, the head of the MIT Economics ... about research he said, "The one thing all the sciences have in common is ... juicy bit of information: He's on the Board of Directors for Nokia

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  Perhaps the second most exciting time of the year (after selecting the incoming class) is the selection of the new bloggers. And now, with ... YouTube video, and why it is the single most important piece of art ever

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  in the comments), but I've had some experience with the bathrooms of ... this is a little abrupt, let's start from the beginning. In Burton ... our floor. It is comprised of both males and females (in fact, only one

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  show! One of the most amazing parts of 2.009 is the final presentation ... in lab during the last month than I did in my own room... which is a ... 22 other amazing people over the course of the semester, and we pulled

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  character in the picture is a modification of the 'Masked Rider' who was ... while back, I posed a challenge question to you (about two thirds of the ... by two attendees of the Hong Kong Comics Festival & Game Fair in one of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  A huge perk to living at MIT is living right across the river from ... many colleges, actual exciting things happen. The concept of a flash mob ... time Halloween themed! Here's the gist of it: If years of Halloween

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008