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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Laptop Stickers of MIT and their stories~

  

  , but was made into a red/green image to spite the large number of color ... hall and dorm, so both of these stickers had to be on there. The "distressed" sticker I got from one of my friends and given the stress and work

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 2, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  The annual Mystery Hunt (history here) begins tomorrow at 12:17pm in MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post ... does, however, come with a title: "Cookie Monster." The answer, by the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  here. The article also addressed the different kinds of gap years: Gap ... moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the ... into one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  member from each of the Classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 to design a ring ... bezel of ring. The Committee looked to the original discussion over the mascot, calling upon the now-famous defense of the beaver by Lester Gardner

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  , I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most ... ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0 ... talking to the potential students. Rule #2.5: Caffeine. Courtesy of Snively

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning a hackathon for students and instructors connecting technology with education

  

  sponsored by the Office of Digital Learning to highlight and address these ... award-winning makers of Snipmap, a Google Chrome extension made during the Festival of Learning Hackathon. Snipmap’s slogan can also apply to the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Everything Everywhere All At Once a free early screening from lsc and a q&a with the directors

  

  /directors of the movie, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, were there to do a Q ... watching the movie but the movie was kind of just happening to me. It is ... dug deep into this concept of the multiverse and how multiverses alone

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  filtering of details that the Institute projects onto its potential students ... . Initiative was taken. Somewhere along the way, I got lost in a cyber-attic of ... cobwebs instead of on the interwebs (Pun #1, check). Check out what I wrote

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  Tests (formerly known as SAT IIs). Seniors: spread the word, give good ... the Subject Tests be taken in June, but I think it's a pretty good idea ... preference between any of the tests. You should take whichever math test best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  . Many of MIT's dorms lie along the same stretch of road known as "Amherst Alley," but to make matters confusing all of the dorm addresses are on ... , pickup trucks, parents, boxes, and luggage. All of these are for the people

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Good Luck Jo-Jo!

  

  serving as President of the Undergraduate Association, and she was serving ... tomorrow night, Joanne will be competing with 16 women for the title of "Miss ... -Jo the best of luck this weekend!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  + make it legible (neat handwriting or "normal" font) + address the topic ... a wheelbarrow full of salt, I remind myself of the wise words of My So ... for a good cause.) ----------- 7/29 EDIT I don't think the admissions

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  midway and the athletics midway, where you can visit booths of different ... of the options I'm pondering). I did like being on crew, but there ... , of course. I think most of the other varsity sports require a little

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  that day which began 4 more years of the Bush presidency, and I remember opening up the backs of the machines and counting up the votes at the end of ... a little distracted as of late. Thursday night, I read the news for

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  ; walking from one side of campus to the other took less than 4 minutes. MIT ... a mailing list to know where to get the free food), and of course ... head for the past 2 weeks that I have been on campus, I still can

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  -bar package of Dial Gold My mother said, with the old Asian flair, "Don't buy ... yesterday, I opened the last bar The last bar - The last bar of Dial ... -bars Of soap can last me for five semesters But I say, that's the magic of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  ¡Vámonos! An introduction to GRTs and the support system at MIT

  

  Residential life is a big part of going to college, and the unique ... of the blogs have illustrated, school is often exciting, but when the ... GRTs on my floor - hereon refered to as B1 (Burton 1, first floor of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 2, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  MIT is one of the top Division III athletic programs in the country ... interested in playing varsity sports at MIT, you should contact the coach of ... the admissions process, support that we consider along with the rest of
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  and July). Now, for the meat-n-bread of what I’m doing, check out this ... **: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: What’s the name of the organization you’re working with again/the ... with a committee of community members, acquired a grant from the county

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  want. This explanation may or may not be in the form of baked goods ... sewing a lot. Hey, it's been a while. I'll also spend a good amount of time ... of how the whole thing works. You look through the information

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007