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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in freshman ... contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a typical year; one ... extravagant event, and stages a lavish delivery ceremony. How did this all start

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  going half a mile an hour to get up it. I've never biked up a hill like ... decided it was time to bring my casual bike ride form of training to the ... Harvard and MIT meet up on Thursdays for a nice bike ride to a new ice cream

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the Deshpande Center?

  researchers to make a difference in the world by developing innovative technologies in the lab and bringing them to the marketplace in the form of ... resources to help MIT faculty and students move their ideas from the lab to
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  , or TOEFL, in addition to the required SAT Subject Tests. Q. I am an ... Test ("SAT 1") or the ACT Plus Writing. In addition, we require two SAT Subject Tests ("SAT 2s"): one in math (Level 1 or Level 2) and one in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  subject evaluations. In the spring, Sophie forwarded the following e-mail to ... due, one of my friends slept for one hour last night, I have to submit a paper draft to my research advisor tonight, I e-mailed a paper to my music

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cute! an MIT mood meter – Are you smiling today?

  

  need to get that happiness barometer up. The best part is walking the ... I saw this installation in the Infinite Corridor. (You can see me ... through can look up to a screen and see if there's a hysterical green face

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 16, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to submit their
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... why You mean so much to me. Poor soul, poor soul You’re often scorned ... another day. While we may sometimes stop to question Why we take so many

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  into your 'camera'. To save computation, you cast 'light rays' in reverse ... -level gist of it is pretty simple; on a low level, we had to build in tons of ... So much has happened academically in the last month! A while ago, I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  later entry and instead use this one to give you progress reports over the course of the day. I'll update this entry whenever there's something to ... in the pre-mailing tasks. The letters have been printed (I held the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  investment anyway It's truly glorious to see the floor in the hours ... The Annual Burton-Conner Apple Bake: Sunday, October 23 in the ... Sunday the 23rd at 3:00pm in the Porter Room. Winners will be announced

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  , studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for ... 's complement & bitwise ops are a good way to wake up. Oh, by the way: today

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  . The morning of, Anoushka and I got to work in the kitchen, but waiting for the oven to get ready was a bit boring. I commented on her cool key ... to lunch, and then glassblowing, where I was sniped by Jeremy in all my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  has been closed down. Yes, that's right: the Subway in the Student Center is no more. This past weekend, Subway closed abruptly due to issues ... far, the best eating place in the entire Stud - nay, perhaps the best on

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  introduce yourselves in the comments below to your future friends. And ... This was the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wide-Eyed meet the therapist hanging above my bed.

  

  each problem in the p-set and still have to “collaborate” (ie. mooch) off ... you eat every. single. meal. in the dining halls. I go over to the salad ... cantaloupe. As a California native, I long to see a berry every once in a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  tool to explore colors, textures, and movements found in everyday ... the brush into a local classroom for about five weeks to see how ... leaves me in awe. This time, it is the I/O Brush: [I just realized that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  , start-to-finish, all the way through: melodrama, pieces in space, funeral ... time for a summer update. i'm in seattle! again! this time i ... time, seattle feels like home by now -- i know the way to the churches i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  This week in blog entries posted by people who no longer go to MIT, and sometimes go to trivia together, and eat each other's nachos: my name is Jess, and I graduated in 2010. That doesn't mean I'm not allowed

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  Product Design Lab Wakka wakka wakka

  

  of bits to open. I don't know how many of you work with wood or are ... toy? Our assignment in lab the next day was to build a pull toy. You ... inaccuracies, the ghost doesn't have to be blue in order for the PacMan to chase

  • by Snively '11
  • March 11, 2008