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  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  77 Mass. Ave. See the red circle? That’s where my studio is ... Rogers Founder”? behind it is where we hold architecture lectures. Now that you have a general spatial understanding of where studio is, here

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  KeyboardFace™. It you're not sure what KeyboardFace™ is, it's exactly what it sounds like. Clearly MIT is refusing to let me graduate without a few last ... 's talk about the SAA for a bit. The Student Art Association is one of my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  the earthquake hit in January, and is structured around weekly guest ... make sense of all of this in just one short week. This is what I ... . I wish there was more that we could do. But there is also the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  solidified, whichever is sooner. Also, when you fill out your CPW registration ... distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... more. RSVP information is included. Class of 2014 Guestbook: Hundreds of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  a visit to campus from the President is pretty darn special. Of course ... natural follow-up question to that is often, "so does visiting campus or coming to an MIT presentation help my admissions chances at all?" This is

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work and Energy Can't do the former if you don't have the latter.

  

  homework is so, so time-consuming. Chem and Calc have problem sets due each ... mind staring at multiple pages of scientific jargon. My HASS is ... coffee runs, and watch "Whose line is it anyway?" during study breaks

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  was born as a tradition at MIT. Yes, the ring is known as the Brass Rat. Why? Because it is made of gold and features a beaver on the front. Why ... leaps and bounds. Then we considered the elephant. He is wise, patient

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  's pretty cool, actually. What the reports also don't say is if you should or ... chances are. Getting admitted is not like handicapping a horse race or buying a ticket for the lottery. The only similarity to a game of chance is

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  "Memorial Dr." Adding to it is that everybody just calls it dorm row. View ... people. FRESHMAN YEAR IS OVER! 1/4 of my time here at MIT is officially ... street but nobody I'm close with is actually living on the floor with me

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  name is Gordon and I’m from sunny Santa Monica, California. Most would ... 5K with Brad, who is a marathon runner like myself. Sadly, he became a ... the mascot is the beaver, “nature’s engineer.” I know the social Baker

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  fun activity. CPW is right around the corner guys, excited? I am ... classes are being toned down so that we can enjoy CPW. This is all very good ... first day of CPW so they could study. Luckily our test is this coming

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  This video is very appropriate this morning. Since about five o ... 't help but feel, is one of the purposes of MIT. If college didn't push the boundaries of what you know - well, what's the point? There is a reason an MIT

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  ring is known as the Brass Rat. Why? Because it is made of gold and ... . He is wise, patient, strong, hard working, and like all those who ... the Tech [student], but his habits are peculiarly our own. The beaver is

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

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  , this is a physics problem. And when there's an important physics problem ... of the blue." Nevermind that his principle work is on dark matter, not ... . Fisher: This is an important problem! The great physicist Richard Feynman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  juniors. MITES and RSI are free; WTP is subsidized and offers financial aid ... and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six-week residential, academic ... Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous academic program which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)

  

  There is a whiteboard in Ben's office which was apparently once used ... . It is now covered in graffiti such as witty poetry and linear algebra ... are imagining what life might be like here, here is some important

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Law & Order: MIT Alum Unit Going to law school after MIT, and a profile of the first sitting federal judge…

  

  , one is a Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society, another handles a significant caseload in New York City's Family Court, and a third is ... when answering questions). I think Judge Moore's story is pretty

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  , as Melis is currently the only '08 blogger, we may consider hiring ... is awesome!). To be considered for a blogger position, you should email ... , and as soon as REX is over and you have your permanent housing

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  leaves me in awe. This time, it is the I/O Brush: [I just realized that ... /O Brush is a project by Kimiko Ryokai in the Tangible Media Group at the Media Lab. Her site describes the invention: I/O Brush is a new drawing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The best way to kill zombies… is by shooting them in the head....they can't eat you if you make them dead.…

  

  hosed I could barely remember what day of the week it is. No, really ... Below is the greatest store ever.) I kept forgetting to bring it to his ... is a simple image of the aftermath of 2.007 on my room. (2.007 is a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007