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• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  each year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). No previous ... set for Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. The topic of the competition will remain a mystery until the morning of the competition. When

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

  The [REDACTED] Family Dinner 🥟 family matters. very tasty family matters.

  

  undergraduates with my last name. Through ~careful analysis~ of the cuisine in the ... restaurant. I give them an estimate of a party of 15, based on the number of ... poll the names of people who were available. (Oops) Cue a second Google

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Lilly Chin The Spiciest Memelord

  

  restaurant recently introduced a new kind of delicacy--the memelord burrito ... engineer, this is only the beginning of Lilly’s journey. So, who exactly is the Spiciest Memelord? ** Some Lilly Chin fan art, courtesy of Luis

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  . The truth is, like perhaps many of the 1,116 freshmen in the class of ... is one supposed to describe the experience of plunging headfirst into ... learned how to drink from the milk bowl of MIT. I'm guessing this skill

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  : 2011 and 2008.) On the Class of 2016's list, number 82 tells you to Hack Something, following the proper etiquette (Hacker's Code of Ethics) which is: Be Safe – Your safety, the safety of others, and the safety of anyone

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  's your favorite part of your job?" President Hockfield: "You. The students ... the hardest thing is which of them to explore. [...] We do things in the freshman year to make it easier to make the choice of major. It is diffucult

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is why we can’t have nice things harmless things that irritate me

  

  that one group of people walking down the Infinite who block up the whole ... of the hallway during rush hour.   When the MBTA bus finally ... this happens. "Typically a bus will be out of service going to the start

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Start shaping up in January! I like.

  

  Despite the constant intrusion of multivariable calculus, I think I ... tomorrow! OK – not really true. But the sense of freedom and spontaneity, the “go with the flow, ride the wave of life” mentality is so fulfilling – I

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

  It’s All Going To Be Okay I won The Game!

  

  Have you ever heard of The Game? I've referenced it several times in ... of the game is to forget that it exists. It's one of the most popular ... places. In particular, it was the subject of the newest xkcd comic: As

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted ... submit your transcript to us. Please note: If you send us a copy of your
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  at CPW, I came to understand the meaning and context of those words. My name is Li, and I am an enthusiastic member of the incoming class. I ... from?", and approximately ¼ of the time it was followed up by: "You mean

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7PM ET! the premier product design class at MIT

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my ... engineering experience.   The effort spans the early phases of ... management, consensus building, and the value of communication.  The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship for future engineers Chance to win $2,000

  

  amount of $2000. The deadline is May 30, 2008. For more information: http ... Are any of you high school seniors who are Massachusetts residents? Want to be an engineer? Then consider applying for the 2008 Future

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.

  

  Today, most of the IAP robotics competitions begin to wrap up ... .370: Robocraft Now the one I'm most familiar with is Robocraft since my roommate has been staying up until all hours of the night trying to refine his

  • by Bryan
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 2

  

  and repeat the above, iterated over all of the different subcommittees ... mail all of the letters together in the same batch; we hope to mail by ... With a difficult day and a half of selection behind me, I'm looking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 4, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  At MIT diversity isn’t simply a word, it is an integral part of the ... currently on our campus who felt the same way before their dream became a reality. The mission of the MIT Institute Community & Equity Office
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  During our Independent Activities Period (IAP), essentially most of January -- the intermediate period between winter break and the spring semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... days, followed by several weeks of solidifying the class, selecting the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  the imagined animalistic avatars of some MIT courses, programs, and ... , and that none of them were harmed in the making of this hack.   ... strangest and most exotic creature of them all: the wild, weird humans of MIT.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join the Design/Build/Fly Team?

  The MIT Design/Build/Fly team is composed mostly of undergraduate students, but is also open to graduate students, who compete in the annual ... learn and practice some or all of the following: lightweight composite