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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  of 1929 when senior class president C. Brigham Allen brought together a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  here” but really it’s more like “most people get C’s here” and you know

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  ^ how not to do it.   “Help! I’m from [Los Angeles/Orlando/other perpetually sunny place].  What do I need to survive an East Coast winter?”   I’m glad you asked!…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Candies and Costumes and Pumpkins and CATS Princess Leia and Orphan Annie ran around with laser guns and threw candy at people.…

  

  -sets Past." This was one of my favorites :) And Valentina C. '16 dressed up

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  Networking is a funny thing. It can be formal (and slightly artificial) – think of the scripted conversations you have with recruiters over and over at career fairs. But it…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  entries: A, B, C, D, E (which are in the tower and considered the ‘highrise

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  ? Where are you from? A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  , and I even got to read some of my own work on my friend Valentina C. '16

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  *in the solid phase This is a recipe for The Best Tasting BLT Sandwich In The World™: (1) Slap together week-old bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, bread. (2) Forget to add mayo.…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  comes in contact with water below 45.8 °C, it acts as a seed crystal and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  to Washington, D.C. Very groggy, I sat down and made it through two

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  I like to pack light. Maybe it’s some combination of old hiking habits, suppressed middle school memories of having my roller backpack kicked around, or watching Up in the Air…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  us fund the event, and Vicki C. '13 helped me organize meat catering

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  taking it with fellow blogger Michael C., which is pretty cool. These

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  the outburst They gave me a snazzy button, we got seats in row C

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  I know what youre thinking.  You’re thinking, “hey, you missed an apostrophe!”  You’re also thinking, “what does a second-year know about being a mechanical engineer anyway?”* *you’re probably not thinking…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  all 3C2 combinations, the common denominator for happiness was sleep

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  Let’s face it: none of us are getting younger. In fact, I’m getting older at the astonishing rate of one (1) year per annum, which means that in a few…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  have a flexible plan A, B, and C It's hard to get anywhere without some

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  What do you want to do in life?  For some people, the answer to that question comes easy.  They’re the ones who’ve been coding since they were out of the…

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013