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• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  coats in a nod to the visual shorthand of what a scientist is, but are ... ways in the snow to get to the Institute back then. After a stint in ... Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, California. JPL is the place that sends out

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation

  

  opinions about Japan. "In the international age that is the present, why are ... important. I confirmed my belief that the world we live in now is different ... thought] led me to study Japanese, in order to learn about its history and

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 17, 2018
• Blog / Events

  #NoBanNoWall

  

  seven countries to the US through Logan Airport. This order is in effect ... : with this note, we invite the broader MIT community to join in a show of ... from the rally in copley square, credit to my friend alyssa  

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 29, 2017
• 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 ... contribution to MIT's varsity athletics, they may choose to advocate for you in
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back 2 school

  

  an airport and i was in the second-to-last row window seat on a redeye ... that the largest community-operated cell phone network in the world is in ... a big window in our house and i sat on the couch in front of it and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 10, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Beacon St. and Marlborough St. Rooftops and flowers on two streets in Boston.

  

  -containing street parallel to the water and Marlborough St. is the next one over ... with Beacon St. and Marlborough St., which run parallel to the water on the Boston side, across the Charles from MIT. This is where we spent our

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  .311 is the continuous version). In this class, the tests are deliberately ... 'm talking to another course 9 major, the usual response is "What?", so I ... parts are being activated. So the class is about the use of fMRI to study

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  [guest post] crumbly fruit and the importance of keeping at it by Caleb M. '27

  

  simple it is. I make it every week or so for my family in the evenings and ... position it's sitting in so you have to turn off the food processor, open it ... move in there, close it, and turn it back on. But the fruit is still just

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 13, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  hard to get caught up in this experience and miss the whole takeoff. I ... [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] For the second time in my life, I had the chance to ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. My first experience was

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  . The course, which recently has focused on the war in Iraq, is described ... corner of Commonwealth Ave. and Hereford Street in the Back Bay to welcome ... whether war is intrinsic to human nature, what causes war, how particular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  in elementary school. Ah, the glory days.[/caption] The class is a lot ... armies," even though she had decided in herself to leave the cause to be ... , not a sprint. I don't have to run the same pace as the guys in the front

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Things to do before you graduate

  

  . Submit a piece to Voodoo 15. Participate in the annual Voodoo Telethon 16. Participate in a political demonstation at the State Capitol 17. Subscribe to a ... that I've actually done, including getting published in the Tech. In

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  : Literature. The event (which occurs weekly!) is open to everyone, so even if ... the Stata Center. "The Student Mural Project is a competition open to ... themes... in German. She introduced me to her housemate (at Student House

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  A Comprehensive Guide to Course Lounges press F to pay respects to the entirety of course 21 and CMS

  

  tl;dr: the google map of course lounges is here Here at MIT ... their own course lounge - a designated space for majors in each course to ... Course 6, I can firmly attest to the fact that our lounge sucks, and as a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my downtime (besides playing with Legos) is watching the Colbert Report, which ... about MIT. (Thanks Richard. The check from Tim Beaver is in the mail

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom ... Engineering) but this picture made me envious of everyone who is. The bridge is ... current 4 million tons per year to 7 million tons of goods in 2015. Some

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and humanities at MIT. The Department of Architecture is one of five divisions ... was the first signal that MIT would not be narrowly defined in science
• Blog / Admissions

  quiz: what halloween candy are you? based on your college applicant personality

  

  ... Whatever’s in the top ten of the U.S. News & World Report rankings ... I do at a nearby lab, or the volunteer trip I took to Africa. or should I go in the quirky direction? unclear but you would not believe

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 22, 2019
• 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 / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  the low 80's, so I got to hike the Baldface Circle Trail in New ... the senior thesis Mike Short '05 had to write to get his BS in Course 22 ... treacherous stream in rustic fashion. This is the best picture, so it goes first

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005