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• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  participants, including ~15k in the United States last year. Bebras USA is led ... homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the ... email calling for cover letters to apply for the job. This is how MISTI ... , giving you the chance to specifically put your resume in to apply for that

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  'll live in the dorms, and commute to Rhode Island (about an hour) every ... Toy Design in several months but that's not to say I haven't been heavily involved. In fact, I'd like to officially propose that MIT move this

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  admissions operation, the author is keenly aware of the pitfalls that lie in ... children, may wish to look more broadly at the educational enterprise in the ... In 1966, B. Alden Thresher, an economist and the first ever Director

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... financial need. We are one of only nine schools in the U.S. that is need blind ... limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  mph in the gaspingly brief time required to scream barely the first two ... -crushing death is sitting somewhere with me in the toddler basket of a supermarket ... claims that the design is still in progress, but it's already beautiful in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.

  

  welcome to the class is the Freshman Convocation, where the freshman class is addressed by the faculty and MIT President Susan Hockfield. Would ... Today is the first day of the Fall Semester at MIT, and thus is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in ... traditional decorating of the tree. Just a few miles from my house is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  undergraduate hackathons in the nation, is opening up its internet doors for ... is the weekend to meet other enthusiastic hackers, push your boundaries ... .org to register. There is a randomized lottery to get in, but if you want

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  -generation... If both your parents went to MIT... If you intend to major in the ... , right? And it mostly is. While navigating the crowd at the Kresge Kickoff ... this point with the old adage of our ability to fit in anywhere, but I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  a shocking look inside a macgregor single where my loners at

  

  I have to move out of my room that I've lived in for four semesters ... setup. (You might want to max out the quality if you really need to see the gritty details.) I know way too much about MacGregor so email me

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 23, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer ... ice cream on Sunday, I will celebrate this holiday belatedly. The question is however, do I celebrate at: A) Toscanini's B) JP Lick's C

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  're really in a state of shock at the loss of our leader. To make a long story ... the coming days. In the meantime, there are a few things we wanted to ... recover in the days ahead, we will continue to celebrate and uphold all of

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  dashed gallantly back to the student services center with signed form in ... giants--like, people over 6'6"--hit them over the head, and put them in his ... first time. Last night I woke up at 5:30 to put the finishing touches on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  . Summer in Boston is miserable in some ways but it is beautiful. The air is ... spent a lot of my time in MacGregor, which is where Cory was living for the summer. Specifically, he lived in B entry, which consists of the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Happy Things Yay!

  

  , this weekend is the one I've been looking forward to all year. Besides ... though. I always miss all the good stuff in the Midwest - last year while I ... now, though, it's byooootiful. The kind of weather I'd like to ride my

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bad Grades and Big Screw-Ups Pulling back the A's, B's, C's, and P's to see what's inside

  

  , dropping my A to a C. The sad part is that I still cared, even though it was ... much sooner. To be fair, both me and the assistant professor dropped the ... take to replace your grade in one of the three units, but I was so

  • by Powers '23
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  choice is yours -- which school is the best fit for you? We knew coming in ... free to keep in touch and talk about all the amazing things that happen ... . We've spent the last year thinking about you, getting to know you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  , wholesome sticky notes given to us by freshman in the program at the final FAP ... art in and which the cover art is made by  Danny! 33) Wrapping from ... This is the 3rd part of our 4 part Sentimental Objects series! Here

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

  , they are not the only—or even the most important—factor when we review an ... the most recent admissions year, visit our Admissions statistics ... highest score achieved in each section. We do this in order to consider all