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  Not so FAST heading to MIT on Saturday for some FAST Thinking

  

  vision and neuroscience? And then I”ll take you to dinner to that restaurant we”ve been meaning to try and we”ll finish it all off with a concert ... reception in the MIT Museum celebrating the kick-off to MIT”s 150 Celebration

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  . Swimming pools and ice cream sundaes.  Long road trips to new places ... , are going to be just fine. And even if you do trip and dislocate your ... to others. And man was that a heartbreaking realization. I was

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  sweat and determination. I was lucky to still be alive. Several of my ... of people who will have to hang together, and there is a great sense of ... fellow men and women. It took a competition like that to remind me of it so

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Events

  101 Things to Do Before You Graduate from MIT What every MIT graduate should have experienced.

  

  have to step-up to the plate and complete it! For the skeptics (and photo ... been to a Bruins game, but two of my best friends, Anna '08 and Maria '08 ... Ring Delivery, we went to the Top of the Hub for some cookies and a good

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  If you're considering MIT, you probably like to build things ... dedicated to LEGOs. I have three brothers, so we racked up quite a few LEGO ... !). Birthdays and Christmas were the only days of the year on which we'd actually

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  a world where they were the BEST and always got A's and never had to ... for freshmen to form big groups which study and do problem sets together ... 'm not going to lie -- everybody's good at different stuff, and the kid who

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Attention local high school students interested science and engineering! Have you heard about BeaverDash?

  

  and math levels are encouraged to participate. This year the date is ... competition to compete later in the day for great prizes. Free t-shirts and ... engineering, Beaverdash is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  'm supposed to meet up and get some coffee with my mentee before her first class. I think about what I'm supposed to do today and open up my laptop to ... underclassmen are matched up with upperclassmen and you are given $5 to go out and

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Play hard…and then work hard! There's no excuse not to have an AWESOME time this weekend!

  

  . Volunteers meet outside of McCormick and travel to Lawrence, MA to work on ... It's been a long week, but next week promises to be even longer. Classes end this Wednesday, then we have one day to study (most schools get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  "scholastic" and "non-scholastic" distinctions. The questions read: List any scholastic distinctions you have won since entering high school and indicate ... have won since entering high school and indicate the level of distinction

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DarkMatters, Green and Wild, Chocolate Cake and Raspberries around here lately (with pictures)

  

  people and poets and activists, and to see students caring about social ... making maps. Somehow, between classes, cooking, and solo field trips to ... ," a night of spoken word, collective art, and informative camaraderie. I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 6, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  MIT doesn't have any age requirements and doesn't require high school completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from younger students who have outgrown their high school curriculum and feel
• 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 / Miscellaneous

  MITblogs: The Next Generation Look ma, a hack!

  

  Courtesy of the prospective Class of 2013, I am amused and happy to present eight applicants' humble homage to the MIT admissions website: mymit.info And, of course, where would be without a little help from

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  So about those flip flops… snow part deux

  

  arrived for real. Woke up this morning to these sights in tree-lined Brookline. This week: look forward to entries on designing a wind turbine and avoiding anxiety and stress from schoolwork.

  • by Bryan
  • December 4, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can you mail me materials internationally?

  Due to increasing mail costs and in an effort to be environmentally-conscious, we no longer mail materials internationally, and we do very limited mailing within the U.S. You may however, sign up for our monthly newsletter
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  (delicious) food, exchange ideas, and work together to build exciting tech ... time, from prehistoric jungles and adventures in space to MIT campus ... ’s Back to the Future-themed puzzle involves topics in security, AI, and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / People & Identities

  senior appreciation post in which i rant about my idol

  

  Today I want to talk about mentorship and role models, and ... from everything you have ever known and loved and to settle into a new ... , an imposter syndrome so strong and unavoidable that it’s impossible to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon! Yay for the class of 2010!

  

  the Early Admits to the class of '10 as I possibly could. And it was seriously a lot of fun. First of all, I finally got to meet Alia and Mike ... '10s. You guys are awesome, and I'm so psyched to meet you at CPW. It

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2006