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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  , I'm glad the Ring Committee included a tribute to it on the Brass Rat ... '09) and the T token (on the left of the inscription, included to ... thing: I personally would have preferred to have a woman on the ring. Why

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  their room. Unlike murals on the walls, which generally have to be ... put on it to be special, to reflect the fact that it was the first time ... , dripped on, etc. I did my very best to remove the evidence of all of these

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  solutions to the fundamental, seemingly intractable problems that plague ... here's just one example of a) how hands on the class is, and b) how it focuses on using technology to solve problems in developing nations. We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  the campus itself and the best way to do that is on foot. Even just a ... the iceberg...to get a head start on your plans check out the schedule ... the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  , depending on the time of my earliest class on a given day, I have three to ... have thought waking up before 7 AM could be nice. The morning used to be a stressful rush to get to school on time for first period. Here, each

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  -long phenomenon; to the musicians who make their living playing on the streets; to ... its fiercely loyal residents to their former home, and grasping the ... for many years to come. I was part of the transportation group. Each day

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  setting up for the event. Rebecca gives pointers on how to eat healthy for ... start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the ... called No Flip Flops which was full of pointers on how to survive a winter

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  -like strength we finally managed to push the middle snowball on top of the base ... .) On Sunday when I heard there was going to be yet another snow storm ... morning 6 inches of beautiful packing snow graced the MIT campus - ready to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goldilocks and the n HASS classes too hot, too cold, just right. on picking a hass class.

  

  my other classes. After using the search tool online, I managed to ... a class on material that sounds interesting. Some students like to ... Provides an introduction to policy-making. Explores policy questions from the

  • by Bryan
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Document Deadline Extended to Wednesday

  

  .687.9184 Fax is the most reliable way to get us a document. It is automagically ... email a scanned PDF of the missing document to admissions [at] mit [dot ... you are positive that you sent them to MIT via the appropriate testing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 30, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  'll actually get to be a real, certified EMT. Plus, I got an A on the paper I ... I'm really lucky, even through the 18.03 pset I have to do right after ... Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2011 MIT Class of 2015 waitlist decisions will be released today, via email, at approximately 3pm…

  

  additional students this year for the Class of 2015. Thanks to all of you on ... , but we do plan to admit 26 students from the waitlist. Today, around 3pm ... waitlist offer) or decline it. For all other students on the waitlist, we

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  MIT in general, I knew I had to get cracking on this list. The ... whole reason I got to stay on campus for so long after finals was the ... . As I write this, it is one month to the day since I took my 7

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  2.5 mile jaunt to the North End on foot, however, is far less likely to ever happen. The great thing about living on Boylston Street this ... into the wilderness on your own, but after a few rides, you start to get

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  technology to bear on the challenges that cancer presents. Key discoveries ... research, from the isolation of the first human cancer genes to the ... professor, Robert A. Weinberg, won one of the largest prizes awarded to cancer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s happening at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies?

  useful to the soldier. Army members of Team ISN also give guidance on ... research to create new materials, devices, processes, and systems, and on ... At the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT, the Army, and
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Doonesbury Follow-up on Alex Doonesbury's college choice.

  

  question, which was forwarded on to me by the awesome Nick '09: Alex isn ... from the MIT homepage yesterday, the final day of voting. According to ... who wrote scripts (computer programs) to "stuff" the ballot box. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  mentality of "This is the dorm that, based on what I know now, I want to live ... be in now because it's not easy to get into some dorm in the re ... overstating it. Drew, you should make every effort to get into the optimal place

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  consulting firm, and is working on the eBay account. The eBay complex reminds ... pay homage to the product that made it famous, eBay has a case full of ... . ------------------------------ Thanks to Tiffany for a great lunch and lovely tour of the eBay complex

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  How to MC Hammer AKA embarrassing yourself for charity

  

  The Class of 2015 list of 101 things to do before you graduate has ... --participating in a charity event. I got to display the full range of my talents (or ... nd largest contributor to Alzheimer's Disease research in the US. With

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 20, 2011