Search

Search Results

• Blog / Challenges

  someone’s gotta do it, but not me is it cool not to care?

  

  existence, to make sure they kept going another year, and for more years after ... . i wanted to give middle school and high school students a chance to go to programs and take silly hour-long classes about fandoms or quantum

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Value added You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your…

  

  undergrad, and your undergrad school will change you, whether for better or ... -year-old undergrad applicant and me as a 21-year-old grad school ... education at MIT. I'm smart, okay, but I'm not, and never have been, one of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  I said then, ...FIRST (which stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded by inventor Dean Kamen and ... inspire students towards a lifelong devotion to science, technology, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  I got kind of used to walking places and taking the T. Eventually I got lazy and started using Lyft more, for the convenience and also ... (only $15 for a 1-year subscription, and cars typically hire for $12/hour

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  me unable to do much more than mumble incoherently, sleep, and chug ... and feeling woozy, and fell asleep for about 14 hours. Upon waking, I began to sacrificially prepare myself for a massive MATLAB lab and a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  ), 15% Hispanic, 10% African-American, 1% Native American, and 9% International, and our minority community provides all of the cultural resources ... rate that is much, much higher than many select private schools, and even

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  .) The reception was held in the Boston State Room, and it was pretty ... last Thursday, and while I'm not big on getting dressed up, semiformal attire was "encouraged," so I sucked it up and put on a dress. I left

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  (and if you have decided to come, please do send it in!), we will reply ... , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be ... event at the American Regions Math League (ARML) at the Penn State site

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  , where I was due to do a meeting in Tampa. Like in Orlando and Miami, I had the opportunity to meet and dine with the Tampa Bay-area Educational Counselors (ECs) before the Central Meeting. The Tampa ECs and I dining at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  the middle of Killian Court. Alerted to the hack by email and word of ... of higher learning and crawled out of their rooms to stand in awe of ... running out of battery!), I prevailed against all odds and secured a photo

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  in, from my lab-mates, from my friends...and so on. Maybe it's not as ... , it's convenient - and at MIT, everyone checks it. They don't call this the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for nothing, after all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  Institute millenium problems and won the Fields Medal for it, and now may ... . The question was "1024?" and if you immediately responded "Hey, that's a ... , I don't know if I should even bother applying to MIT, it's so hard and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  complete. And finally, there's the scrambling to apply for scholarships ... recognizing you for your accomplishments. Look for scholarships, and try hard ... points are Sallie Mae's College Answer and FastWeb. Unfortunately, many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  in this year's regional and state tournaments, which are in February ... 's student drag show. With over 30 student and professional performers, and an ... significant name recognition for the event at MIT, both in the LBGT and allies

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  any point in time, someone in our room was rustling and some degree of ... roundabout way, and the third I approached awkwardly when everyone had already ... ?" "Yeah, sure." Liz and I filled out our rooming forms together -- single

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  public policy class (in my major), an accounting class (in Sloan), and a language class (French III). I’m also getting an Institute requirement out of ... ) has a couple of excellent professors, Judy Layzer and Gary Mc

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tidbits of IAP a scrapbook of a sort

  

                             

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 1, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  dance that happens between students and colleges where the power dynamic shifts back and forth several times; one courts the other, then the other courts the first, and so on. We spend time and money trying to identify

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fall Adventures a day in rhode island, maine, and boston

  

  State House, and went to some local art museums. The highlight of the ... and looking at the pretty leaves, love MIT's fall-themed events, love baking cozy desserts, love comfy sweaters, and generally love all of the

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 6, 2023