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• Blog / How to Human

  3 Things We Don’t Remember Enough About each other

  

  can get in the way of relationship-building, but here are three things I’ve concluded from the past three years of college life: People are not as cool ... .  Sure, there are a lot of cool and a lot of awkward moments at MIT, but

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITwitter That's possible the worst portmanteau I've ever made.

  

  opposed to all things apple, I've shared my dislike and disinterest in the ... that I now have a twitter account), plus there's a lot of corporate and news companies adopting the structure, which is pretty cool as well. And

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 19, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alive and In London Updates from the Road

  

  Currently writing to you from the London Apple Store. Spring Break has been a blast so far. Once I find free wireless, I'll upload the real entries.

  • by Bryan
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ‘Twas the Night before Finals Likely the highlight of my literary career. And some words of advice to EA.

  

  My apologies to Clement Clark Moore. ‘Twas the night before finals, and all through the ‘tute, You would think that the students had all become mute. The freshmen were nestled all snug at their desks, While

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tweet, tweet plus: swarming, oil spill cleanup robots and virus-made, clothing-embedded batteries

  

  coming across all these really cool stories of MIT in the news that I ... . :) As the new school year begins (and '14s are arriving this week and next ... particular role in the Admissions Office, and some college

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  just taken a leave of absence. Taking a break from the Institute is not ... worthwhile questions, they shouldn't overshadow the most important question of ... worth it if you spent the years unhappily toiling through a course of

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  , because I just thought of this and now I'm late for class. Anyway..) THE ... whenever I got out of class today] The snow has melted, and taken with it ... and McDonalds came out with the McFlurry I thought they just invented a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... response and the essay has served its purpose. Lots of bloggers have posted ... . Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  So philosophical entries with advice on the right strategies for conquering MIT are really great, but in my humble opinion, the most helpful ... live the next four years, what you want to do, whether you want to care

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  A lot of the people reading this have probably spent the past two ... [/annotation]. A lot of the people reading this are probably starting on their Common ... you successfully do what the subtitle of this post says, we have curated

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  one concern i hear from a lot of people on-the-fence is of mit ... need, and you're weighing the differences among things. the question you ... choice doesn't exist, and you will have to decide eventually. the things

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking Portlet Now Available You should now see it in your MyMIT account.

  

  the financial aid tracking portlet in your MyMIT account. If you have any questions, please contact the financial aid office directly via ... 'm getting a bunch of comments in response to this post with financial

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: I’ll be at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend and so will other people from MIT

  

  Bay Area, and different from the one Dawn gave back in 2013. In ... slightly outdated) version of Marty's talk on the same topic at last year ... Sunday, or tomorrow, or whenever, to check out any of the MIT things going

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  apparently I was erroneous. Maybe it's like the wedding episode of I Dream of ... among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take pictures of her, so I do not know how I managed to get this one. I thought it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “MIT Abounds With UROP Students” A photo spread about student research.

  

  The most recent issue of MIT's student newspaper The Tech had a nice ... Opportunities Program, and is the oldest and most extensive program involving ... perspective on Melis' blog, and read further about more actual student UROPs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  kind of complexity. My advice would be to send in the FUN form and then ... chance of being admitted to MIT. With that said, in the last few years we ... in EA. That's a small number, but to be honest so is the number of RA

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Saturday Night in Simmons it's so busy here tonight [i really need to study or go to sleep]

  

  the pics I took over like and hour or something, running around Simmons ... week. Eeps! The catch-all carousel of photos idk where to put ... reference][/caption]In the wise words of the once great Bop-It: "I'm goin' to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  The things I do with my Friday afternoon Really, though - how could I resist?

  

  When I got out of my 5.13 lecture at 12:55, I walked from the Green Building to my UROP in building 18 (oh look, it's that map again- the Green Building is 54, and the Dot is McDermott Court) to check on some cell

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ST PATRICKS DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  

  for meYou're too sweet for me OohOohOohOoh I aim lowI aim true, and the ground's where I goI work late, where I'm free from the phoneAnd the job ... ?You treat your mouth as if it's Heaven's gateThe rest of you like you're the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 17, 2025
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Why is it called the Brass Rat?

  It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the brass beaver featured on the ring to