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• Blog / Life after MIT

  5 years out What some MIT alumni are doing five years after graduation.

  

  . The highlight for many alums is the "Class Notes" section, a regular ... -date on their classmates' developments. This summer, I was elected to a ... can be harder to figure out what you might be doing only a few years out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  – that’s how I function. Using a stool to press down on a drying foam ... all-nighters come only once in a while though – or they’ll cease to be ... For the past month or so, architecture studio has been holding me

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not here! This actually made me LOL

  

  I'm hosed. I don't have time to write a real entry. Suffice it to say, I found this video funny. What happens in this video will not happen in a conversation with any MIT student. Therefore . . . you should

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2009
• 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 / Hacks

  Hack or Treat A time for tricks.

  

  To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow's Eve, MIT hackers left a special treat (or perhaps a trick) near the Great Dome. I saw the hack this morning on my way to class and it absolutely made my day - although

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  't have a whole ton of time for an awesome entry right now, but I do have ... : Anyway, I click on the e-mail and see this: Subject: To Blog About A Dream ... finally I woke up with a start. I wonder what it's supposed to mean

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Tag In which I do a YouTube thing for a (bonus) Halloween vlog

  

  college life sometimes. My dad decided to send me a surprise Halloween-themed care package a week or two ago, which was probably the most festive part ... . We're trading pumpkin dances for turkeys and Christmas carols sung

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  NSBE MUSE Colloquium my first video

  

  . I promise to get a better camera for my future productions. ;-) ... Chapter at the Black Students Union on campus. NSBE is a wonderful ... , information sharing, and networking for aspiring young Black engineers

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  getting a fly-in for Marine Week Boston, I had to go see. The weather was actually gorgeous yesterday, except for the 10 minutes at the proposed ... Chris M. scooped me, but I just couldn't let a visit from the MV-22

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Decisions Released Today

  

  An update for our transfer applicants: Emily Sheldon, who coordinates transfer admissions for our office, will be emailing all applicants with their decisions this afternoon, so you should expect to hear from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  ) next to a friend of mine from Singapore. At the time, he was the only ... as a really cool thing. Being at MIT meant that I was going to school ... , informatics, and biology. In each country there's a selection process to try to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Resolved: MIT Rocks Even the Senate thinks so

  

  Barton Rogers, on April 10, 1861, the doors to a powerful new institution ... I came across a news article on a friend’s Facebook page the other ... Senate Resolution 195. "Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  own bubble wrap to it. This is on a wall in the same part of the house ... freshman doors. I painted a sign for my sister (yes, it looks like a ... +/- 3 beds (too sleepy to think harder about it); two are doubles, and the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  NIGHTMARISH THOUGHTS fear of technology

  

  Hello all, I interrupt the great back-to-school flow of these blogs to deliver a semi-personal, semi-existential rant. I am THIS close to ... CONCLUSION: I wish I had a conclusion to this rant. -- And here I am, going

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The LiveJournal Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part three.

  

  care about people - I'm a good dad THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT ... THINGS THAT SCARE YOU: - Other people dying - My debt-to-income ratio ... - Shirt - Shoes THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS: - Tremulant - Death Cab For

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  'm sorry to say that I don't have any announcements about a decision date yet ... email address) and I'll get the information to you. It should be fun and useful, and I know Paul '12 and Hamsika '13 are excited for it. RA

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey Sam's Mom dubs me Sami-stop-spleening-me!, because I am always spleening her.

  

  Very shortly, Sam's Mom and I will be on the road to Cambridge. So, I ... . I think the trailer's actually a little encouraging... it ... , otherwise it'd be pretty much impossible to adapt to film. Stylistically, it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  time to make a decision. You are not at any disadvantage. If you have ... finished processing all of the application materials submitted for early action. We do not expect to have finished processing these materials until

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our ... required to send your official scores as part of your application. Instead, you will be asked to report exams you have taken or plan to take, and we
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  six-week breaks and a summer vacation lasting from mid June to early ... many classes we wonder when they get a chance to eat (if you don't have such a friend, it's you). Basically, it's not unheard of for MIT students

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010