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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  figured a simulator is a good place to do it.  Until I saw a shiny, shiny ... noticed was DANG THIS THING IS SENSITIVE. I was used to rather dramatic ... sensitive, which is unsurprising given that they crammed many more horses into

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  even before getting here that emphasize how well-known it is. There are ... how sometimes people don’t have any clue about where MIT is. My simple ... deserves some credit.   Yes, this place is awesome. It’s MIT, oh my

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  Game is a revolutionary breakthrough in admissions technology. Designed ... ! It probably is. The flash file is packed with so much awesomeness that ... , which is a numeric string that allows us to keep track of your scores so

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  to town and parks their train right behind Simmons. This is one of ... Gardens where the circus is actually held. Rose ’14, a Simmons resident ... Drive. Until we got this text around 1:30. “The circus is here

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  work compared to freshman year; sadly, this heavier workload is coupled ... -playing thing too - which is good because it makes me seem a bit more normal ... is by Konrad Lorenz on the behavior of jackdaws. I know that sounds dry

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  which there is no going back. I experienced… Apple Juice Liberation. You ... Apple Juice Acquisition, I can! Apple Juice Liberation is upon us! Okay ... is probably not the most important thing I’ve gained by coming to MIT

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  here, because you'll realize just how true it is. Once you transform into ... didn't want obsessive individuals like this contacting him, which is ... everything all fixed now. Luckily it was an easy fix. This is just one example

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  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