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  MIT’s Once-a-Century Party

  

  rehearsing the lights for MIT's 100-year-anniversary of its move to Cambridge - an event named "Moving Day". Not exactly the most imaginative name, but boy does MIT know how to throw a party - I'm told the weekend was a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT-vangelion (Pi Day 2023) 3/14/23 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, then click “Forgot Your Password?” and follow ... you. In the meantime… well, that’s up to you! You could watch all the ... .mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  why? To get into MIT? The truth is that the algorithm for college ... I'm in the process of writing a post about my own summer, but in the ... the grocery guide posted in May. This time, she writes about college

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.

  

  Folks, it is a sad, sad day in the MIT Admissions Office. Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His face is as smooth as a baby's, as they say. Which leaves yours truly as

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Town Cambridge: university and city.

  

  in Cambridge. Even though it is the middle of winter, you can see the place is actually still pretty green and pretty. Well, the first picture ... too many pictures of the Cambridge as an actual town in this blog. So I

  • by Cambridge
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  is similar to the Associate Advising program, in the sense that it's a ... MedLinks in every dorm. Here, the focus is on student health: mental ... advisees to register for classes! In the meantime, back to unpacking.

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  (who is now actually married to Adam) feels the need to be all "Sooooo, I ... school I've gone to for three and a half years. And the thing is, I'm over ... that person frantically waving her arms in the air, volunteering to take

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  to invite new friends from all over the world onto our campus. But in ... 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

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

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  semester, MIT students tend to hide themselves in their rooms/lounges/libraries/other favorite study spot to ready themselves for the barrage of final projects and ... from Chris P.) for a few minutes to welcome all the new pre-frosh to MIT

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  monstrosity to compete in a game announced in the first weekend of January. Dean Kamen's goal with FRC and all of the FIRST competitions is to popularize ... -game (where a special end game is setup in the last few seconds for extra points

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  " from a lovely antiques store in Boston So here is my workspace (and my ... shabby, huh? Check out our immediate view The sign in the bottom of ... office's view. Evidence is below In case you're not convinced, check

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has ... Stu, Matt, Nance, Daniel and I are all down in NYC for the College ... being in Boston or Cambridge. Sortof surreal to experience that in

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update

  

  don't have to send in the midyear report? A. No, you must send in the ... I guess the folks who staff the phones in MIT Admissions received lots of calls today, with many references to my blog. Below are the FAQs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  ,000 times, and is currently in critical condition in the laboratory ... was locked in a room and forced to calculate pi to the 1083 decimal ... Technology chapter of the Theta Tau fraternity are in campus-police custody

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  memorization, but rather if you truly understand the metrial. MIT is dedicated to collaboration: problem sets (psets) are typically completed in groups, and the first year is graded on a pass/no record system. While your
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  to do except homework. This is especially useful since almost all of my ... I've always said I don't believe in linear time, but this is ridiculous. Remember to set your clocks back! This blog is actually part of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  ¡Vámonos! An introduction to GRTs and the support system at MIT

  

  Residential life is a big part of going to college, and the unique ... aspects of MIT you'd like to learn more about, let me know in the comments ... of the blogs have illustrated, school is often exciting, but when the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  prisoner was taken to the priest. The priest would watch in the night sky for ... lyrics to "What is a Youth?" in Romeo and Juliet were nearly identical to ... night from September 31, 2004 to December 2, 2004. Back in the dark ages

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  : This is what it used to take to get in to MIT-definitely a lot less work ... stuff is as neat as I do, and want more,you are in luck! As part of the ... Years in the Stacks" blog, which is highlighting one book a day from their

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011