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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  , Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. History 21H.001 How to Stage a Revolution ... the most exciting/interesting topic in the world to them is at that ... purpose of the list is to provide admitted students with a basic roadmap to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Victoria’s Secret Update UPDATE!

  

  Ok, quick update to my post immediately below this one. Read that one before this one, otherwise this one won't be nearly as exciting. Ok, so, now when you go to vote for MIT you get this lovely screen: YAY!

  • by Snively '11
  • November 2, 2008
• 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 / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  on writing!) to compare a bunch of genetic sequences. For three hours a day, Monday through Friday, I'm taking 6.189 - a crash course in ... game of nims, and a Pig Latin converter (in addition other, less

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Large Format Photography [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Please, please let there be no light-leaks.

  

  -nighter on the last day, finishing just in time to glue the bellows, roll it up ... [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I need a mule. I also need to train for a marathon. Why? I’m now the owner of an 8x10 view camera. In my

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  the year by packing up all my stuff in Boston, hauling most to storage ... as they compete in PyeongChang! Luckily, because I was close (ish) to ... in Barcelona, and then Essen, Germany, and time to rest up physically

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  Saw Franchise to baking cookies to video games—and in my case, to ... commenters and my occasional check-in to bemoan your exponential progress or ... typically often used as a verb. It refers to an action or a series of actions

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle @NatGeo, pls hire me

  

  reserve at sunrise and sunset to experience the animals in their natural ... During my trip to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa I spent two days on a Game Reserve. We stayed on the very top of a hill in Hluhluwe , sleeping

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Introducing the New 2017 Bloggers Let's get ready to ruuummmmble!

  

  shop in Seattle), and I gathered to select the bloggers who will join our ... Reckoning. It wasn’t really like that. We spent FOUR HOURS in our committee ... and permutations of our cohort, duking it out (I mean, as close to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  1 Month, 0 Classes IAP tomorrow and an opportunity to mystery hunt!

  

  different dramatic aesthetics - crucial factors in a composer's approach to ... ...well only if I choose to. Tomorrow marks the beginning of IAP ... . During January, a lot of people do externships, some go to Zambia, some

  • by Bryan
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Another FAPtatsic Start we're juniors?!

  

  about anime, to listening in on a heated debate about the US education system, to learning about the nuanced social hierarchy in high school ... some mistake here ... someone pls correct us in the comments ... we aren

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  .... I wish I could be the perfect [beaver] But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try Every [test] I take, every [pset] I [crack] Every [deadline] I make, [Mass Ave] leads back To the place I know, where

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Food Fights behold the deliciousness that could be yours

  

  was a sophomore in college I once ate for the Internet. I had missed a ... it all in one sitting, while documenting it with pictures / videos and posting it up on the web. I polished off an apple at the end to keep the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an MIT Flying Club?

  The MIT Flying Club, headquartered in AeroAstro, motivates, encourages and facilitates affordable, hands-on experiences in full-scale flying for the MIT community. Open to pilots and non-pilots, the club
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Class of 2014 track jacket When your MIT friends say you're a dork, you know you have a problem

  

  It finally arrived. All you need to know is that something in here matches something in here.

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  seven weeks. This material was chosen due to its variety in color and ... in Cambridge that were going to throw away junk CDs. Each CD was then ... made of aluminium cans (thanks to my friends in fraternities) paint

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students

  

  Gorbunov, co-founder at Aikicrypt, a new way to encrypt cloud data. PhD in ...  Bevspot, an online platform to bring smart data to bartenders. M.S. in Computer ... to the cloud. M.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 8, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted in EA

  

  There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk. We understand that this

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome

  

  We got here safely, and we're having a blast. I'll write a longer entry when I find free wireless, but right now it's costing 3 euros an hour and I have a lot of emails to respond to. (Thanks for all the emails

  • by Bryan
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  day', which since yesterday is declared to be celebrated every year in ... November) it is designed to raise Latino pride in Next House and was designed ... decided it was time to get the show on the road. We started our off

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008