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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  committee decided to adorn the bezel of the ring with the beaver and have a ... officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the freshman ... to the spring of 1929. C. Brigham Allen, President of the Class of 1929

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  to Spain']before this current blog you’re on.[/annotation] That first ... sweetness that only an old woman could have but also had some maniacal air to ... an end time. We would bike until an hour before sunset, then head to

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  observing a job postings bulletin board. Having nothing better to do except ... accessible and become quite useful when you want to avoid various above ... , when you're hard at work putting off a problem set, you realize that you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  graduate, have been accepted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology this ... well. They both seem to have a genuine hunger for math and science that ... himself to school. At that time, he didn't crack the top 20 percent of his

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  class of 2019. So I thought, what better way to end my time at MIT than ... password to this account sometime during my time abroad.....)   https ... classes I decided to make this last video just sort of going through how MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  Are you looking for true love at MIT?  Are you not willing to leave your dorm room or talk to anyone in real life?  Then this latest MIT ... have a conversation in real life.  All you have to do is follow these few

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  pushing to do well on the four finals I will have next week. However, The ... of their life, but at the same time…. I don’t want to say bye just yet. I have never regretted my decision to take a year off and study in

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

  steam with your team and have a few laughs: <iframe width="560" height ... ? Well, I'll just have to let you see after our technical review ;) This ... finger as crowds amassed on the sidelines to see what the commotion was

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  pride: just like solving a puzzle is a way to show off your cleverness ... interviewer) in action to get the most out of this one, but having a interview ... As you may have picked up from my post about SOPA, I'm an unashamed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcome our new bloggers! Huzzah!

  

  so much for taking the time and effort to apply. Writing for an ... hope that you continue sharing your story to the world, and we are ... summer, we are happy to announce our new bloggers! Please give a warm

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  say hi to your local cruft! ... History. It’s a special class, offered for the first time this year, with ... fall, and I want to encourage people to take it! [caption id

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT campus lost power! Updates from a blacked-out physics colloquium.

  

  that you wouldn't necessarily have time to take an entire class on. And ... , explaining that he "wasn't expecting to have to get up and teach." This earned ... beginning to study for the linear algebra exam I have on Monday. Isn't it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  wearing traditional clothing, and seemed to have been eagerly waiting the ... was chatting with teachers during break times or being taken to the ... his cabinets were full of just papers. I told him he didn’t have to give

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Adonde? Excuse me sir, I seem to have misplaced my pants.

  

  during lunch when a friend of mine ran over and said "You have to watch ... subway. The ruse is to pretend as if nothing is afoot, as if you're simply ... train again, confusing even more passengers, it was time to switch to the

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choose My Senior Spring Classes for Me pre-registration is open and i will let you decide

  

  a college student having to choose your classes. I'll talk more about ... HAVE TO BLOCK THAT TIME OUT ANYMORE Vote For My Classes Here Form will ... there are so many cool ones and I'm having difficulty choosing what to do

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  spring! semester! so apparently i'm doing a lot of random shit

  

  /watch documentaries and to write two questions about the content that show your critical ... . There’s homework every day, and we also have to memorize 6-7 line ... can attempt to say things at any time, which means that there are a lot

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  have not read the series, but I am aware that this movie is supposed to ... time of the year.  Flags for classes are being handed out for those of us ... it's not just me) are staying up way too late to finish projects and do

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  , classes where I will never talk to anyone new and classes where I could have ... science classrooms don't have to be quite as cold. There would be many ... graduate school decision positively. The more time I had to learn math, I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  The blogs are back in town

  

  have any other blogs they like to read? I'm always looking for more ways ... managed to blog. Use his feedback page to send him get well wishes! Daniel ... answering many of your financial aid questions. You (or whoever is filling out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  important part of your application, since you have the chance to open up about ... that would add to your application file but wouldn't fit or would be ... . Yes, the essay is important, but it's hard to make your writing more

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005