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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  created in 1929, the ring's official name is the "Standard Technology Ring," but its colloquial name is far more well known���the "Brass Rat." The ... . Yes, the ring is known as the Brass Rat. Why? Because it is made of gold

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  about life as not-a-cis-man. All pieces were written by members of the MIT ... , being not-a-cis-man. The production's still going, and I recommend ... 't cooking. The only difference I feel is that, well, I'm heavier now. Fatter

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  , PA, which makes up the bulk of Happy Valley, part of which is called Pleasant Gap. The town revolves around Penn State, is surrounded by farms ... and the rain bubbling on the sidewalk. My family is like my battery

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  two separate beds, but I don't know what the norm is, or if there is a norm. Over in Matt's blog, there was a question about why MIT is on the ... campus is mostly the opposite of pretty. But it is an ugliness that I like

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  day one, six out of eight am i doing too much?

  

  . 09:55. one of the nice things about living in east campus is that all the cs classes are so close. not by any stretch the best thing, but it ... is the lecture for 6.UAT oral communication. this is an unusual class

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  are all alone sometimes, you are not alone. MIT is here for you, the ... This is a really difficult week for every single student at MIT. I do not want to talk about that yet. Instead, I am going to show you some

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  A Brief History of Hacks Unfortunately I couldn't get Stephen Hawking to narrate.

  

  easier? Not to mention your most special friend, or "friend^0" is "the one ... think the problem stems from not having a good word for "friend of a ... 't previously know last night, and the topic of school came up. (SIDE NOTE: that

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  character Gogol and also, to some extent (and not without shame), the ... that it favors the latter sort of lifestyle because it is a coming ... former, because it is a story about the immigrant experience and using

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  spring notes resilience, change, warm weather, Santa Fe

  

  our calendars strain under the weight of obligation. Spring is short ... the semester is stressful for everyone. For me, it's a plodding ... intellectual energy, and the endless spring of opportunity. There is also

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 18, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  do it for free. I'm not just saying that. Really. This is one of the ... the message. 4. As a last resort, go for the EBE's eyes - you will not ... place for academic masochists? 2) What's your major, and how is the work

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  the incoming class) is the selection of the new bloggers. And now, with ... the single most important part of your application.While you do not need ... YouTube video, and why it is the single most important piece of art ever

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow-bama Snow? Obama? At MIT? AHH.

  

  not to leave the confines of McCormick, Swetha '13, Carin '13, Divya B ... Hailing from the notoriously hot and humid city of Houston, in which ... years, it was understandably a big deal for me when last Sunday, in the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  , the audience delves deeper and deeper into Hugo's mind (which is not a ... he doesn't like the arts - but the truth of the matter is that MIT ... really, one of the best parts about college theater is watching your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  .001 lecture from hell. I’m not even joking. So you know how the least fun part ... . Where is theta, and is the component mgsin(theta) or mgcos(theta)? That ... the most absurd algebraic manipulation I have ever seen. (I’m not even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  mid-March); the final term is projects (not lecture, as far as I ... is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the bottom is a snapshot of the same week in February 2010, when I was at the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  prophecies reversing causality

  

  example is learned helplessness: in the original experiment, dogs in the ... the control group, at which point they did not attempt to jump over the ... . (to be clear, i’m not trying to fault the students here; i think math

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 2, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  that?? is that even REAL??). All of our student EMTs are certified in the state of Massachusetts, many via the class which is offered every IAP ... , but it's over the span of three months). IAP is optional, but I'm trying

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  . Because the truth is that your SAT score, no matter how high it is, is not ... 20 points on the SAT, I will guarantee you that there is something ... counselors know that the SAT is just one test. Your GPA, your course load, the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is ... material unless the application did not sufficiently show who you are. I hope ... would not need to be on an MIT recommendation form from the application; a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Stop You're hurting the wrong people.

  

  obviously disenchanted. But messing with other applicants is simply not fair ... To the person who keeps posting hurtful things to my blog and to Matt's, pretending to be "YJ" and others, please stop. It's one thing to mess with me

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005