<p>I am going to visit MIT in the beginning of August, because that's when I have time even though there won't be students there.</p>
<p>I'll be going on the campus tour and the info sessions.</p>
<p>Is there anything else I really should visit or spend more time at?
Anything i should pay special attentions to?
recommendations for lunch locations?
parking? etc.</p>
<p>any kind of tip or comment would be great!</p>
<p>Get a map and check out the campus layout. When you arrive first thing please walk along the campus on the water side before you do anything else. Look at the dorms with water views before anything else. THEN id check out all the new contemporary architecturally exciting buildings. Go online look completely through the MIT website. Read about the school. The school is about the kids and their projects and read about the UROP. Read the admission BLOGS. THe personality of the school is reflected in the blogs. Read The Tech newspaper online. Some of the Ivy newspapers are so dumb you seriously wonder about the school. First year students participate in world class original research- trust me NO SCHOOL DOES THIS EXCEPT MIT!! The creative arm of MIT is amazing - MIT is no boring engineering geek school. Read about then check out the media lab and read about the newest inventions, projects of interest to you archived on the MIT site. I like the MIT side of Cambridge better than the Harvard side. The Harvard side is so seedy but thats me.</p>
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First year students participate in world class original research- trust me NO SCHOOL DOES THIS EXCEPT MIT!!
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No school except Caltech to name just one. </p>
<p>Enjoy your visit to MIT its an amazing place. Go to MIT's Museum. Walk the Harvard Bridge and learn what a Smoot is. I wouldn't drive in Boston unless I really had to. If you're spending a night in Cambridge/Boston, I'd suggest The <a href="mailto:Hotel@MIT">Hotel@MIT</a>. Leave the car at the hotel & walk to MIT. Public transportation is great in Cambridge/Boston. Have fun and enjoy your visit.</p>
<p>smoot is a measurement on the bridge right?
our robotics coach who is alumni of MIT said something about it at one point.</p>
<p>I read all the blogs already
and a lot of random stuff
after i go through the tours what are some must sees?
is the library open in the summer?</p>
<p>The libraries are open all of the time, but I don't think they'd be too exciting to see. :) Just books in there, mostly.</p>
<p>Parking is probably easiest at the lot on the northeast corner of Vassar Street and Massachusetts Avenue -- it's only about $8 a day. If possible, as oaklandmom says, I'd really recommend not driving, because that lot can fill up quickly, and it's one of the only public lots around campus. MIT is adjacent to the Kendall T stop on the Red Line of the subway, and can also be reached by the #1 bus. If it's at all possible, I would recommend taking public transportation instead of driving.</p>
<p>There are lunch cafes in the Stata Center (here</a>) and the Student Center (here</a>). I prefer the Stata Center cafe, although the Student Center has actual restaurants in addition to the (not terribly great) food court.</p>
<p>thank you soo much Mollie! You've been soo helpful on this forum</p>
<p>and btw, congratz on getting married soon!
there seems to be a lot of MIT couples that gets married
two guys going to MIT our my school this year, one has double legacy(lots of math and programming person >.<)!! and another does airplane stuff</p>
<p>our model airplane instructor (retired from NASA) always remind the guys on how i beat them in 7th grade to motivate then to work harder XP
and now my dad does RC airplanes and our house is like the "Museum of Flight" with airplanes everywhere! even in the bathrooms!!!</p>
<p>Oh lord, don't get talking to my fiance, then. :) He'll talk your ear off about RC airplanes.</p>
<p>airplane was fun ... till i started robotics!</p>
<p>but i flew my dad's airplanes a couple times anyways</p>
<p>the guys in my robotics club seems to be pretty interested too since my dad can show off quite a lot of moves now. but the whole airplanes in the bathroom kind of scares our guests.</p>
<p>Caltech doesnt offer what MIT offers in UROP sorry OaklandMom are you sure that they are the same programs? I disagree with you and agree with Coffee.</p>
<p>If you are interested in CSAIL, <a href="http://www.csail.mit.edu/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.csail.mit.edu/index.php</a>, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, they offer tours every 2 weeks or so by appointment, <a href="http://www.csail.mit.edu/tours/tours.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.csail.mit.edu/tours/tours.html</a> . You definitely have time to arrange a tour if you are coming here in August. </p>
<p>Just a heads up because I work in the MIT Info Center and I have told so many people "well, they DO give tours, but you need to sign up 2 weeks in advance...".</p>
<p>Since you work at the Info Center, can you briefly tell me which places we go to during the tour?
like dorms? classrooms? etc.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>is it possible to arrange a meeting with a professor?</p>
<p>Why not? Email the professor you'd like to meet with on your visit, with plenty of lead time, and inquire if they'd be available to meet with you briefly (and you might want to say something that might convince them it was a good use of their time to meet with you: why you're interested, etc.). If they say no or don't reply, the answer is probably no. But you won't know unless you ask. (If you meant does the Admissons Staff arrange meetings with professors for you, I think the answer is no. As I recall, during the term there are lists of classes available to sit in on, though, so you may be able to talk briefly with a professor after sitting in on their class.)</p>
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<p>Caltech offers SURF. First year students participate in world-class research. It's an amazing opportunity, believe me.</p>
<p>Do a little, uh, research next time.</p>
<p>As an MIT student, I definitely have to say Caltech offers comparable research opportunities in the maths and sciences.</p>
<p>So i get to have the whole day on August 3rd at MIT =D</p>
<p>Morning-tour and the admissions meeting thing</p>
<p>lunch somewhere >.<
and then WHAT SHOULD I DO IN THE AFTERNOON?
i have a friend at RSI but she is leaving the next day, so she is probably busy packing</p>
<p>and where is the gift shop located in MIT?</p>
<p>Suggestions? PLEASE?</p>
<p>You might want to check these:</p>
<p><a href="http://web.mit.edu/visit/do.html%5B/url%5D">http://web.mit.edu/visit/do.html</a>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/vrtour/%5B/url%5D">http://web.mit.edu/vrtour/</a>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/visit/shopping.html%5B/url%5D">http://web.mit.edu/visit/shopping.html</a> </p>
<p>In the afternoon you can prearrange a visit with a professor or to visit a lab.</p>
<p>I only spent a half-day at MIT when I visited, so I have no idea what to tell you... but I can tell you where the gift shop is!! (Though, over30 may have already taken care of that...OH WELL). It's called the Coop, and it's in the student center, right across Mass Ave from the school's main entrance.</p>
<p>maybe i shouldn't get anything until i actually get accepted (if i ever do ..lol) >.<</p>
<p>They actually have some pretty cool tshirts and stuff that don't say MIT... but yeah, I didn't get any college t-shirts last year either; it seemed too much like jinxing yourself.</p>