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Who is the Class of 2028?
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FAQ / Life and culture
What’s the MIT motto?
MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application. -
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Does MIT offer an online degree?
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Diarios de Madrid: Semana 1 Cosas de Mi Primera Semana
't know why in Spain they refer to cards as carné instead of tarjeta for -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Ice Bear it’s ice bear
Due to popular demand, here’s a guest post from Ice Bear. If you haven’t heard of Ice Bear before, here’s a good introductory video: https ... enjoys companionship. Ice Bear goes to sleep. Ice Bear will wake up again. -
Blog / Events
Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.
, online. Click To Play Thanks to MIT TechTV for posting the clip! -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Always A Toys ‘R Us Kid Poll: Who was your favorite superhero?
Flashback to the days of elementary school: Did anyone else read comic books? Batman was by far my favorite superhero. Poll of the day ... fact I just discovered Iron Man also went to MIT. -
Blog / About Decisions
Not admitted
This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many ... open post for you to talk. And, if you haven't already, check out Ben -
Blog / Life after MIT
Jo-Jo Update
At Saturday's Miss Massachusetts finals (see previous post), Joanne Chang '03 advanced to the Semi-Final round but, sadly, did not win. (The ... squad) Joanne did win the preliminary Group A talent competition. Way to -
Blog / Admissions
Missing Documents Deadline please check MyMIT
everything into our system. If you have applied to us Early Action, please ... ’t panic. We have not yet begun to review partial applications. But we will ... , fax the missing documents to 617.687.9184. Please allow for five -
Blog / Admissions
Missing Documents Due Monday important information to make your application complete
prospective member of the Class of 2016, this would be a mighty good time to log ... . This happens. We have not yet begun to review partial applications, and ... information upon which to render that decision. That said, you should move -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!
finally made the decision on matriculation! For all of those that replied in the affirmative, congratulations! You're in for one heck of a ride. ^______^V but don't worry, you'll be in with some of the best company you will -
Blog / Class Projects
Television MIT on TV.
Tonight's episode of MythBusters on the Discovery Channel will show the Archimedes Death Ray episode, done in conjunction with students from ... housemate and some others starred in "Crop Circles: Mystery in the Fields -
Blog / Admissions
The Class of 2011 arrives… Orientation programs are beginning, and the campus is really starting to come alive.
Today, the Class of 2011 started to arrive! With International ... great to see everyone. Note to '11s: Ben, Bryan and I are generally around this week and next, though we're quite busy with meetings to prepare for -
Blog / Admissions
Open Thread: Admitted Early
YOU! GOT! IN! Come hang out with us in the comments, you all star! And—more importantly—celebrate with your community and dear ones. We hope you feel like you’re on top of the world, and we’ll have some -
Blog / Community Projects
Activate Party Mode! Auctomated dorm controls at East Campus.
From the same file as the Disco Dance Floor... it's the Multifunction In-Dorm Automation System (MIDAS)! MIDAS is an elaborate automation ... dorm room in East Campus. The room is now 199 square feet of customized -
Blog / Admissions
Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…
This is a really difficult week for every single student at MIT. I do not want to talk about that yet. Instead, I am going to show you some ... ) And there you go, lots of pictures of cats. I hope this helped to cheer -
Blog / MIT Life
Inventional YoYo what the what
things to blog about most will have to wait. But this couldn't. John Chow, who was admitted to the class of 2015, is a professional yoyo-ist. Yoyo -
Blog / Academics & Research
It Ends Tonight, It Ends Tonight On this evening / I give the final blow...
.111 pset. One all-nighter. Wish me luck. ;) The semester is really coming to ... (after I'm done with the exam and the two psets I have to do after the exam) to update this entry with an account of my academic adventures for this -
Blog / Academics & Research
Finals! Finals are here!
I'm currently studying for what might turn out to be my last ever ... : A toughie, but I managed to answer most of the problems =) If you'd like to see what an MIT final exam is like, let me know, and I can post a