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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  a ring for 1000 people can't be easy, and no one is ever going to be ... , 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

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  smelly for a couple of reasons: A) I didn't know I needed a seminar on ... ) I didn't know there was a seminar on masculinity. To be fair, by the ... to shop around for a new one. At first I was actually pretty worried

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  what I did in my free time there was a ton of things to do. I was on TV ... Hey guys, I first want to start off by apologizing for not being ... actually loved a ton! It was basically just a writing class on how to write

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  personally). Read on for lots of Q & A. Before I do that, though, I'd like to ... makes it harder for both people to be at ease. Thanks, Mikalye! Now, on to ... . As for recommendations, you can feel free to ask any teacher from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  craziness on pause for a while has allowed me to really think about what I ... preparing for all IAP--6.01, Intro to Electrical Engineering and Computer ... everything to shut down for two days, though my roommate and I determinedly

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  Hello 2024s. I'm about to go on another blogging hiatus, but I wanted ... important ways: I had to redefine my self worth to be less focused on ... redefine my values and stand up firmly for what I believe in. I had to learn

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  , Cara L. and I woke up at 6:30 am on a Saturday to get in line for 10 am ... guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... special object due to its symbolism. As for the finances, I heard Ring

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  House, and I was on my way to Baker. (pause for information) Just a few ... for a little while. Just my $.02. Feel free to ask questions as I ... Orientation and lasts for up to two weeks. - Over those two weeks, you get to

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  had fun, and sufficient challenges as well. Now you’re ready to move on ... school. And while the status has its perks, little time is left for you to ... to camp outside the Admissions Office for several weeks if I got into

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week ... out. Maybe you're planning on pulling an all-nighter tonight and to ... 's okay for you to struggle as well. Head to gym after your first final and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my MacBook, but let me tell you that HD video is not kind to CPUs. On the plus side

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to ... boxes of Chinese food during CPW. Is there a place on campus to get this ... allowance charge? Don't parents need to put money in an account for food or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  happened to leave a message on your machines or with your parents, feel free ... super excited to have her photo on the (in)famous MIT blogs. I smile for ... free food (more on that below), but either way, it was a pretty strong

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  't really have time to study for. The website we were taking the quiz on ... mine. I don't really need to say anything for her to know that I have, in ... go back to my room to throw on something warmer. I'm not entirely sure

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  :30am. I begin my drive to Ann Arbor to meet up with a friend for lunch ... /parents/guidance counselors come up afterward to ask more one-on-one questions. 5:00pm. Once ... then fly back to Boston on Tuesday night. I quickly repack my bags, catch

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On the Scattering of Senior House or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Acknowledge the Bomb

  

  to just be themselves without looking down on them for not fitting some ... . They are released at the end of May for the incoming freshmen to decide ... the free-spiritedness of the dorms on the east side of campus

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 12, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out for the Wii on ... into a never-ending search for free wireless access. Today that came in ... uploaded all the photos I needed to upload to Google Photos using my Croque-McFree

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  when I hit 20). To kick off part of the festivities, free hot air ... for it three times. They're always just giving it out for free wherever ... , I just watched Napoleon Dynamite again.) To make up for the lack of

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  My grades for the semester have finally all appeared on WebSIS, and I ... ? Well, it means I not only have a lot of free time for writing blog posts ... comments. Go ahead. Don't be shy. This is a judgment-free zone. To

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  pretty much had free reign in what we got to do before the main event for ... that I continue to interact with and get support from on a daily basis ... -frosh undecided on whether they’ll attend to highlight what the weekend encompasses

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025