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  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  I hope you’re all getting excited for Campus Preview Weekend coming ... opportunities for Admitted Students coming up in cities around the globe within ... around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  2018 applicants, for sharing your experiences with us. I have shared your ... lessons from you, I have cried for you. I had a really horrible physics teacher in high school, and your passion for physics has nudged and

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  have a lot of work to do (as has been the case for, quite honestly, the ... 'd park myself and do some hardcore, pomodoro-style studying for 7.05. I ... easily be mistaken for it. And the rest... Well, the rest is the work

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  just under a month, there will also be an opportunity for high school ... Dash is an event specifically designed for high school students and is held ... set for Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. The topic of the

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

  Happiness ...can now be found on a website

  

  another these past few weeks (and for that matter, during my entire life ... to share this site with you for a few reasons: (1) Christina said I ... - then plunge back into your work. It's worked well so far for me :) and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  proud of this video! We practiced sooo much for this performance. It ... bags underneath their eyes for quite some time now. Saturday (the day of ... for all the teams. MIT Natya is one of several dance teams on campus; I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  The deadline for Early Action (EA) application, November 1st, is just ... . Just like the teachers you’ve asked for letters of recommendation (you ... sooner is better than later. The deadline for setting up the interview

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  due (halfway there!) Powerpoint for Toy Design (haven't started ... 've got a physics test I haven't studied for, a 2 PSETS I haven't started, a ... now). But wait, there's more! I'll save the full story for later

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  . I want to be a fighter pilot - that is why I joined AFROTC, for the ... and exciting life. When I first signed up for ROTC, I thought of it simply as an avenue to become a pilot and to pay for school. I wasn

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  already know, a little over a month ago, I decided to run for a seat in the ... Association (or the UA for short, because MIT students love acronyms) aims to ... governing bodies at MIT) in another entry, but for now, what matters most is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  For the second consecutive year, we have been able to admit students ... for a day before leaving for Albuquerque and I can tell you that it was ... will keep some students on the waitlist for another few weeks until we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some news & notes for the Class of 2011.

  

  A few updates for the Class of 2011... Tonight MIT students will be ... (EST). Start thinking of questions you might have for actual MIT students! And, don't worry, if for whatever reason you don't get to talk to an MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  that stayed with me for many years was called Car Hiker, a profile of Al, a man who for thirty years, parked cars in a garage. HIs nickname was ... Professor Tom Malone's book The Future of Work. The title alone is enough for

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Design Squad: Pretty much the opposite of The O.C. A show where 8 teenagers use their engineering skills to build some really cool stuff.

  

  maker — for real-life clients. Over 13 weeks and under intense pressure ... converting kiddie toys into a dragster to creating moving art for a museum and designing a low-cost peanut butter machine for a women's collective in Haiti

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  was delayed for three hours. Sam's Mom has a broken refrigerator. My ... ago Justin Kim wrote: I did this program for a class I'm taking called ... for fall 2007! pfffft!), we offer at least math 10 classes in nonlinear

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  No scissors allowed: OrigaMIT You never know what cool stuff is going on around the Institute.

  

  I am notorious for showing up at the right place at the wrong time. For instance, two weeks ago, I opened the door to room 3-343 expecting ... Mechanical Engineering who also went to MIT for undergrad. Every week, they

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  make for good song lyrics) Agawam is best known as being the ... did not travel to Agawam for this reason. Instead, I went to an old man ... " YES! So as college students, we're constantly looking for deals, and we

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  is in Atlanta, Georgia? Hey, if you came here from Google looking for ... ." And what am I doing for Spring Break? Well, I'm not heading east like ... -Conner for South Station by the T. Once there, I'll stop at Au Bon Pain kiosk

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  In my previous entry, Joan Tran from Louisiana asked for some general ... them independently, that's fine too. (For example, if you love baking ... extra-curriculars or achievements it looks for on your application; rather

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Love Potion No. 9 roses are #FF0000violets are #0000FF

  

  imagination, but for those of you interested, here's my take on the lay of the ... conversation I had with my grandpa before I left for MIT: Gramps: "Now don't be a ... . MIT is full of relationships, people who've been dating for days, weeks

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2006