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• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  . For me, it was a good decision to get a handle on the purely mechanical ... When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a doctor. The summer ... forward to MIT circa 2003. Bryan arrives on campus. I still danced around

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  I visited Japan on exchange for the first time. he lived right next to ... I went to Japan⁠—which was every year of high school. the second and ... grappled with the fact that I wasn't able to even speak to him over video

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Freshman Application: Live on Monday The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT.

  

  The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on My ... MIT account. The account provides a number of benefits, including: Access to the ... , you must list MIT as a school to receive your scores when you take the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: Holly on applications, art, and action team an experiment in the sounds of admissions

  

  Earlier this summer I sent out an email to the office asking if anyone who doesn't blog would like to be interviewed for the blogs. A few ... publications, as well as being the token #millenial on our social media. One

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 4, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  . Since the blogs were mostly focused on decisions, I figured I'd follow up a few days later with some of the other stuff that happened on Monday. Pie Kits from Clover To celebrate all the hard work done by the whole

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  instructions on the self-reported coursework section clearly state, "To be ... that you've asked in the comments... Thanks, in part, to the transition to the new site, and my travels around the country for the office, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  Pi Day celebrations on March 14th to the Simpsons, even. Pi is a number ... ]\tau[/latex] (the Greek letter tau, usually pronounced to rhyme with how but some people rhyme it with law) refers to the superior circle constant, [latex

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Why is it called the Brass Rat?

  It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the brass beaver featured on the ring to
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  haven't seen the pixels on your screen that would indicate that you are ... week ago, one of the admins on the MIT Class of 2017 Facebook page asked ... schools.  If you've got the will, it's comparatively easy to get a research

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  they don't care about all the time just to put it on their college ... (we only have to pay for the cost of our book this year, while EMT ... , listening to lectures, and training in the afternoon. (It's also the reason

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...

  

  was, oh, about 90 seconds. They literally ran to the T stop. Where were ... something about it in the near future, but suffice it to say it was very MIT ... midwest thing), it only seemed right that the boys and I take a trip to

  • by Snively '11
  • October 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  one to be the first one to reflect on in this new forum. So, I thought ... on the MIT home page under Education — click on "video"). This primary ... out The Akamai Story: From Theory to Practice by Tom Leighton. Akamai

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has ... will take us through the years leading up to our 150th anniversary. The video was designed to remind alums of all the reasons they love MIT, but I

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Late Night Thoughts On You Guys & This Whole Process Each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not…

  

  compelled to log it here before hitting the sack... Please, please, don ... . You are all superstars, truly. And each of you is going to make the world a better place, whether or not you go to MIT. It's the truth. -B

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6-3 not a definitive guide

  

  going over proofs and ways to construct them, then takes you on the tour ... really felt like I was starting to put on my thinking cap, and the major ... one midterm then you'd only need to do that section on the final. Didn

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  on the quiz -- for reference, I got a 0 on last quiz. I began to ... Council will be on campus so I'll get to finally meet some of the min person ... events of the past week. But to sum it up I thought I'd put it in short

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  ,' so is leaving that section blank going to harm us?" You hit the nail on ... who decided not to join the class of 2010 are beginning to have second ... AP course. In fact, this is the answer to the first question on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an International Student Association/Community?

  The International Student Association (ISA) was established to bring together the diverse international community at MIT and to support international causes on campus.  
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  upperclassmen and they give you the latest tips and tricks on how to not die at ... are amazing and if you're on the fence about coming to MIT because you ... 's on the varsity volleyball team here. I remember I went to a game and I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student

  

  he’s on track to acing the class. His love of “making stuff” follows ... he says it’s harder to work on them in the city, and lately, his attention has shifted to rockets and robotics. He’s on the MIT Rocket Team, a

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2016