Schedule
The 2024 Math Prize for Girls event will take place on Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6. Below is our tentative schedule.
Parking: Parking at or near MIT is extremely limited. Consider public transportation (such as the Red Line subway to Kendall Square) instead. If you are flying in, the Silver Line departs from Logan Airport (for free), and you can transfer (for free) to the Red Line (outbound toward Alewife) at South Station. If you are driving in, see MIT's list of parking facilities on or near campus. The Hayward parking garage (55 Wadsworth Street) is close to many of our events.
Day before Contest: The following is the schedule of events on Saturday, October 5, 2024, the day before the contest. All the events on Saturday will take place at the Boston Marriott Cambridge (2nd floor, Grand Ballroom), 50 Broadway, except for the MIT campus tours.
| 9:30 am to 10:45 am |
MIT Campus Tour 1, led by MIT students. For interested contestants, parents, and others who signed up. Starts outside the lobby of the MIT Welcome Center (Building E38). |
| 11 am to 9 pm | Registration for the Math Prize. For contestants only. |
| 11 am to 9 pm | Games Room, hosted by Jane Street. For contestants only. We'll provide board games, puzzles, the Figgie card game, and crafts. |
| 11 am to 9 pm | Family lounge. For parents and other guests. Meet and greet others. |
| Noon to 1:15 pm |
MIT Campus Tour 2, led by MIT students. For interested contestants, parents, and others who signed up. Starts outside the lobby of the MIT Welcome Center (Building E38). (This is a repeat offering of the earlier MIT Campus Tour. Choose one or the other.) |
| 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm | Estimathon 1, a fun, team-based contest that combines trivia, game theory, and mathematical thinking. For MP4G contestants only. |
| 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Women in STEM Ask Me Anything (AMA). For contestants. Meet MP4G alumnae and find out what they are doing now. |
| 4 pm to 5 pm | Jane Street activity. For contestants. Come find out what fun activities are planned! |
| 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | Keynote Lecture. For contestants. Lecture given by Dr. Lauren Williams, Professor of Math at Harvard, on the "Combinatorics of Hopping Particles". |
| 6:30 pm to 8 pm | Dinner. For contestants and volunteers only (not for parents or other guests). |
| 7 pm to 8:30 pm | MIT Admissions Office information session. Meant for parents and other guests. (Contestants will be eating dinner or playing in the Games Room.) |
| 8 pm to 8:45 pm | Estimathon 2, a fun, team-based contest that combines trivia, game theory, and mathematical thinking. For MP4G contestants only. (This is a repeat offering of the earlier Estimathon. Choose one or the other.) |
Contest Day: The following is the schedule of events on contest day, Sunday, October 6, 2024.
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7:30 am to 8:30 am |
Registration for the Math Prize. For contestants only. If you already registered on Saturday, then you can skip this step. At the Boston Marriott Cambridge (2nd floor, Grand Ballroom), 50 Broadway. |
| 7:30 am to 8:30 am | Breakfast for contestants only. At the Boston Marriott Cambridge (2nd floor, Grand Ballroom), 50 Broadway. |
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9 am to Noon |
The MP4G exam. For contestants only. Ideally should have registered beforehand on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. The exam will officially start around 9:20 am. Most contestants will take the exam in the Walker Memorial exam room (Building 50, 3rd floor), 142 Memorial Drive. Some will take the exam in the Math building (Building 2), Room 131. Your name badge will say which room. |
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9 am to 10 am |
Breakfast for parents and other guests. At the Boston Marriott Cambridge (2nd floor, Grand Ballroom), 50 Broadway. |
| 10 am to 11 am |
A panel discussion featuring Math Prize alumnae. For parents and other guests. At the Boston Marriott Cambridge (2nd floor, Grand Ballroom), 50 Broadway. |
| 11 am to Noon |
A talk by Dr. Po-Shen Loh, Professor of Math at Carnegie Mellon University. For parents and other guests. At the Boston Marriott Cambridge (2nd floor, Grand Ballroom), 50 Broadway. |
| 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm | Lunch. For contestants and volunteers only (not for parents or other guests). At the MIT Student Center (Building W20, 84 Massachusetts Avenue), La Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd floor, Room 202). |
| 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm Doors open at 1:45 pm |
Awards Ceremony. For everyone to attend. The ceremony will consist of a short video on the Math Prize, a musical performance by the MIT Logarhythms, brief speeches by honored guests, including Dr. Maria Klawe (President of Math for America), and finally the presentation of awards to our top 35 contestants. At MIT's Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Avenue. |