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Blog / MIT History & Culture
History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today
. Hornady's book on the animals of North America and instantly chose the ... year and wear the beaver "sitting" on them until graduation. At ... member from each of the Classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 to design a ring -
Blog / Challenges
How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes
in mind, as opposed to emailing all three at once. And on top of that ... , but if any of his grad students would be willing to help supervise, he will sign off on the papers Leave the meeting thankful and hopeful -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey
for its signal of the year coming to an end and the promise of the new ... , cleaning out closets of last year’s coats and donating them, filing paperwork, going through old emails and cleaning up all of my computer desktops. And -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!
it. I finished half of my 2.671 homework, half of 2.008, and half of 2 ... , and poetry. These are things I could have worked on tonight. Instead ... in a nice piece of sheet music. I looked around on YouTube to see if -
Blog / Admissions
Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers
on the harsh overhead lights of an interrogation room, illuminating a ... , licks pie off of Emad's horrified face, still in slow motion. On Sunday ... down on the steps of Lobby 10, I set up my normal non-slow-motion camera -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff
the witches of Oz) before it closed. On a whim of impulsiveness and a ... combination of 4 classes, a UROP, and fencing already on my plate, I figured I ... Wednesday the Eleventh: Instead of growing up with boy bands and -
Blog / Academics & Research
Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.
consist of warm-ups, exercises focusing on isolation and coordina- tion ... exercise, strength training, stretching, and an assorment of mini-lectures on ... 's Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) is in -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!
music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a yearlong effort, culminating in one joyful night of celebrating art and ... fabric and string lights. The rest of the team is putting down tablecloths -
Blog / Miscellaneous
updates i'm still here.
!’ is always a good one- an honest and unquestionable summation of what it ... ’- another frank excuse. I was taking discrete math and fundamentals of ... tests and score decently in them, make my bed, do laundry, check up on my -
Blog / Admissions
In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family
killed in the line of duty by the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18th, 2013 ... , and part of the MIT family. It is not the first memorial dedicated to Sean on campus. Last April, under cover of night, students installed -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Not Admitted
history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of ... incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who ... , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Not Admitted
history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of ... incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you who ... , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to -
FAQ / First-year application
How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?
On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.
Jimmy and Howard Brown. The part of the article that most touched me was ... brothers' souls and minds, members of the Massachusetts Institute of ... enriched DKE brothers' souls and minds, members of the Massachusetts -
Blog / IAP
The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.
, returned and helped us stick the head on top of the now 9 feet tall monster ... skates, and a team of friendly tourists. My friend Julia '08 shares her IAP ... courtyard, and most importantly lots of snow! By the time I woke up the next -
Blog / About Decisions
Happy Holidays, and some advice
of you who applied Early Action have received your decision, and those ... made, right? And it's a perfectly understandable attitude. Many of you ... tells you that their entire MIT career's worth of learning and challenge -
Blog / About Decisions
One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.
This past week has been a mixed bag on many levels. On the one hand, I've gotten a lot of work done (three problem sets, one group project, and one revised essay) while still finding a decent amount of time for -
Blog / MIT Life
Three MIT students win Rhodes Scholarships In case you're wondering, yes, that's a lot of Rhodes Scholarships.
psychology and political science. At MIT, she founded the MIT branch of Camp Kesem, a student-run and free camp for the children of cancer patients ... done research on post-traumatic stress disorder, and atherosclerotic -
Blog / Academics & Research
14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…
new class on the topic of field (that is, "in situ") and laboratory ... , persuasion, corruption and voting. (See the syllabus on this site for a ... human subjects. There will be a number of structured assignments and
