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• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  decisions for students who were on the wait list for the Class of 2023. If you ... enroll at MIT. As such, we are approaching the last of the many decisions ... , then those people decide whether to accept our offer of admission, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country ... middle of the Charles River, across from MIT. See the graphic I made below ... in front of MIT, approximately in front of the Sailing Pavilion and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  ! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring Premiere blog entries, I'm proud to be blogging the debut of this year's Brass Rat to the rest of the world. (I kind of do feel like this is sort of a blogging rite of passage

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  Just over 400 years ago, a group of Englishmen attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605. Though their plot was ... the history of England, largely thanks to the catchy verses that were

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  Over a week has passed since Pi day, and the reality of the MIT ... admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches at the beginning of May, when an enrollment decision must be made

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Sign of Things to Come If Paul Revere went to MIT, he'd say, "The psets are coming. The psets are…

  

  techniques for observation and measurement of physical variables such as force, strain, temperature, flowrate, and acceleration. Emphasizes principles of ... continua: equations of motion useful for porous, hydrated biological tissues

  • by Bryan
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  debate. Just like every political debate, the "Constitutionality" of ... Books of the Year" (Wall Street Journal) "100 Notable Books of the Year ... over the intricacies of the debate surrounding the ratification of the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Secret Life Of Marilee Jones Sam is the funniest, though... BOTB and CPW Feedback.

  

  (She's a rockstar by night) So Thursday night we got a preview of ... birthdays over Campus Preview Weekend, but the real show was during Battle of ... . Raffle of Guitar Hero An aside, if you will: Guitar Hero is one of the

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  's such an abundance of amazing things to do, both on campus and around the entire Boston area, I sort of feel guilty having fun if I've got a whole bunch of work backed up and waiting for me. (Yes, I highlight some cool

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  digress, you must pardon me - see I came here to talk not of life and dreams But of soap, and its importance to me There's much more to soap than it really seems So there's a store called Target where they sell All kinds of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  As you probably know, the movie 21, based on the true story of the ... MIT Class of 2012 Weekend at the Movies So how's it work? Well, the most ... take a picture of you (and any MIT '12s with you) and send it in to me

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  On Valentine's Day, (boy/girl)friends of MIT students have a unique ... Seth Mnookin, a science writer and co-director of MIT's Science Writing ... this time of year, it could be mistaken for a painting of the snow

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  /index.html The flying luxury hotel of tomorrow: Cruise ship will sail through the ... Sci.comexternal link) -- This is not a Blimp. It's a sort of flying Queen Mary 2 that ... Aeroscraft is not lighter than air. Its 14 million cubic feet of helium hoist

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  everyone from the back of their heads, but the girl at the right is Ruth '08, a resident of 4th East and a Senator from East Campus, and I think the ... Bryan '07 (Chair of the Committee on Housing and Orientation). Here we

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  It was the dead of winter in the smoggy capital city of Chile ... and plagued nightly by the severe lack of central heating, about thirty ... monotonous routine of a 9 to 6 (or sometimes 8 to 7) work schedule, almost

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  a few of the top hits on my playlist right now. Some of these are old ... pretty good for helping me stay up. :) Enjoy! REM: King of Birds Stars

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  days of the week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, I went on ... Braille Press in Boston. We started with a tour of the building. In the basement, there were huge stacks of paper, though apparently there were a lot

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Adventures of Comic Artist Girl (+ Doodles!) In which comics class gets a talk from an award-winning cartoonist

  

  seemed to be a consensus among a bunch of people I talked to that this was a bummer week, and my days were punctuated with a lot of downs. But ... A: the sweet flyer that lured me into taking one of my current classes

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  time flies by, and the impression I had of MIT vs now, I remembered with ... academic way of saying "homework", and the answer to what you'll be doing on ... pset, but you shouldn't think that a lack of questions implies it won

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  Sometimes, when life at MIT gets too tough, this is what I think of ... percent skill, fifteen percent concentrated power of will, five percent ... . October was a month of fun - work, yes, but also fun. iHouse had a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008