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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  -year academic experience at MIT. The initiative, which is ongoing, has been considering many aspects of the early MIT education, including not only ... 2018. In conclusion, here is the blessed image of Gritty riding The Cow

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Status Deadline to schedule interview for EA applicants extended.

  

  tech gurus have been working around the clock to fix it, but they're not sure when it will be back online. As MyMIT is the only place to view ... As you've likely noticed by now, the MyMIT site has been down since

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  's not really the case. The personality of the fraternity is defined by the ... , but I maintain the stance that there is really no way to not come off as ... PREMISES 1. This is an OPINION post. Not a suggestion post. I'm not

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  freshman fall is the time to learn how to do that. It is not the time to be ... . Here at MIT, the date is significant for a different reason - it's the day that the November Rule technically "expires". What is the November

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  and not having that piece makes the picture less than it can be. It is ... most important of which is the Great Court. That's the place I head ... ...each piece of information in your application folder, is like the piece of a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Dah noo-loo Hey kah ay-ay u-nye

  

  their "talk to people not from MIT" routines. It's funny, MIT is in a ... actually were given a 15 minute talk in the bus about how to behave while not ... people say is important. All of these skills are crucial when wooing the

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  the bridge in flip-flops. For those of you who were not at MIT last ... -- thanks for the pictures! It is freezing, but we are happy =) The Boston ... As I wrote in a previous entry, I signed up to run the Back Bay 5K

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• 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 / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  people are excited by that, because the cold, bleak winter is a tough time ... probably my favorite season. I'm just not built for the beaches and heat. Sunburns suck, sand doesn't do it for me, and the heat is just tougher for me

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: “Nerd Epistemology” with Woodie Flowers from the co-founder of the FIRST robotics competition

  

  player, once said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it ... The Festival of Learning is an annual event organized by the MIT ... . This post is the first of a series of three posts about the Festival. It

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  cool, and also touches on a lot of the general reasons as to why MIT is ... specific take on the matter.     The reason MIT is so hard is ... up with what is taught in class (at least, it should). 4. Tests. The

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  lots of words and a tungsten cube monologues and dialogues.

  

  the W-cube. there is not much to get out of this story, i just like ... Ratatouille and the tungsten cube Amazon review. because he is part of multiple communities and because it is funnier, the tungsten cube monologue has stuck

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • December 20, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  sneezing is not the only type of dangerous sneezing. One singular sneeze has ... people do not appreciate the sneeze: “Sneezing is annoying because it ... is around the time of winter break. I chose to spend my break at home

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  . This is my favorite bridge that spans the Charles. It may not have Smoots ... . As I write this, it is one month to the day since I took my 7 ... maintain their own gardens Behind me is the bustle of Kenmore Square and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  who receive a "big envelope" in the mail, it's not because we misaddressed it. I am not aware of anyone ever having received the wrong decision ... matter" like stars and galaxies. The other 95 percent of the universe is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  part 1: impact One of my strongest core beliefs is that the answer to the question "what is the meaning of life?" is not "to change the world," at least in the way that phrase is typically meant. I think it is very

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  treadmill" is the straightest path through MIT. It means doing the basic ... the sexiest internships (and not the ones which are interesting or ... internships. Although she enjoyed the fast-pace environment, Ms. Chin did not

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  for every day that I have neglected my blog. The short story is that I ... the final steps in the long journey that is the medical school ... the MechE website: “A significant part of the 2-A curriculum consists

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  with a few friends to the Collegefest in Hynes Convention Center (it's next to the Prudential Center.) Admission is free if you have a Student ... then it's not to be missed! Oooh, you can also get a lot of Starbucks and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  here we are, me crufting on the blogs, you not knowing who I am. I never ... little brother (who is a total ham) not being jazzed about science. I set ... 's on the internet. Here is episode 2: Did you guys ever do science

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013