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  Match Game

  

  'll start with the question that seems to be most prominent: what does it mean to be a "good match" for MIT? What do we look for? Alignment with MIT ... be autonomous. The competition is so popular, they hold it in the 1200

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  motivated me to venture out to North End two Fridays ago and - for the first time, visit Mike's Pastry. (I *actually* wanted to go to the North End ... to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  campus into a biofuel that can be used to run the MIT SafeRide. and more...! ... as Congress prepares to take up the president's budget, which calls for ... obligation, is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  MIT has its own police department on campus to ensure the safety and well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. We focus
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  of you admits (and soon-to-be admits!) might be wondering if MIT is a ... ...* My decision to pick MIT over Rice-Baylor was based largely on the fact ... new major at Rice) and the fact that MIT seemed to provide a ton of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Stress

  

  NPR Morning Edition story: College Admissions: What Not to Do (with MIT's own Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones) Speaking of parents: to the ... Two pieces that stressed out parents and students may want to check

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  of the course is: reading poetry. A lot of it. To be honest, I barely ... of time management. For me to put in the maximum amount of work into all of my classes (which includes going to all the lectures, reading the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  " which they may fill. Prospective athletes to MIT are subject to the same ... MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country ... interested in playing varsity sports at MIT, you should contact the coach of
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The best Metro station ever The Metro does it best.

  

  about it. Until then, I'll consider this one to be the best. ... Metro, to get downtown. While I was waiting around the Medical Center station, which is located next to the NIH and my house, I saw this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Admissions Math Month, Part 1 – Duality There are two wolves inside you

  

  (but make the lines infinitely long). Assuming these lines are not ... . Applications to engineering In addition to being fun to think about, duality is ... voltages in the original circuit correspond to currents in the dual circuit

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  e3 2k19 at long last, i got to go to gamer christmas

  

  an hour because i wanted to be the first in line for the 10-11 demo ... immediately rushed to the website to buy a pass. i then realized that the ... a day. i was too broke at the time to even think of purchasing that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 14, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  thanks to my prefrosh George for being really independent and finding his ... slightly awkward) compliment at Meet The Bloggers, to "Joooliyah" for preventing the theft of my laptop, and to all of the lovely prefrosh I had a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Another year has begun Welcome to my world

  

  , funded by MISTI. I spent the summer pretending to be a grad student ... the life I lead. I am very excited to be back at my 6:30am rowing ... love to be in. The summer provides opportunities to learn how to navigate

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Events

  happy year of the rabbit featuring the wilg bunnies

  

  conveniently, it is the year of the rabbit, so of course we had to incorporate ... ="437"] all the decorations we made, hanging on the wall. thank you to ... ="attachment_84800" align="alignnone" width="368"] we made hats for the bunnies

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 23, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to submit their ... MIT requires letters of recommendation from two teachers. The most competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one
• Blog / Events

  HST Forum 2006… for real The real thing.

  

  recipient of a Presidential Medal in 2001." I will post photographs of the ... fact that they sent a photographer to the event since he asked me to move ... So HST -- the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKMxRBYQs5k Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, remember to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!!! Feel free to drop a note yelling in the comments below, but also, and more importantly, to go celebrate and be happy with your loved ones.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  November Scores

  

  To anyone who's been worrying about scores from November tests geting to us in time for EA selection, here's a bit of good news - we got 'em! They'll be loaded into the system tonight. Now stop worrying! ;-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT consider legacy?

  MIT doesn't consider legacy or alumni relations in our admissions process. If you'd like to read more about this policy, check out the blog Just to Be Clear: We Don't Do Legacy.