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• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  Michigan Wolverines (Go Blue!), and the Boston Red Sox (but I always root for ... Literature Favorite things about MIT: I love that the people take their studies ... seriously. There is a great sense of humor here. I also love the collaborative

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  , at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through, for the unveiling of the class ring. The ... bids for the very lucrative ring contract: 90% of all students will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  looked around the crowd, and my hand went up first. He made eye contact and ... on the project. When a newspaper calls me up and asks for comments, I ... make a comment that just seals a ribbon on the group's comments. Also, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Look Ahead The fight's begun but not yet won.

  

  what lab I'll be in: I'll be working in the Koch Institute for ... - and I'm sure he'll explain the finer details as we go along. As for ... to keep me occupied. What are your plans for the summer?

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  Last week, I spoke a little about Camp Kesem, one of the many student ... together a free summer camp for kids whose parents have cancer. As I mentioned, the other camp counselors and I have been trying hard to raise

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  Virus by Professor Mnookin, for example, or The Field Guide to Science ... this time of year, it could be mistaken for a painting of the snow ... for Science Writers, when the door opened. It was the Muses, dressed in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Last Look Back 201920192019

  

  -lining for the first time 26) Witnessed my old PI and bioengineering idol ... picking for the first time, had my very first bottle of apple cider and ... of way. I'm back home, surrounded by the interminable expanse of flat

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  I've written in the past about my love for Disneyland. Growing up a ... 'lightning lane' for specific rides as opposed to the normal ride. This ... unlimited fastpasses."]fastpasses[/annotation] for the trip. We decided to go

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  other two are. I'm old. Sorry. Seal shank Look for a bunch of small ... 2007 Brass Rat, and Matt has written briefly about the Brass Rats for the ... what I mean?) Bezel The 2006 beaver is supposed to look a little more

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  king of boston -> king of the world? the only good fight there is

  

  when I was here over the summer for [annotation note="Interphase is a two ... -week summer component meant to ease the transition into MIT for incoming ... for the first time and overwhelmed by the feeling of having an entire

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  feels like to apply to colleges overseas or out of state. The pressures ... passage together, for all the good and bad, funny and sad. We'll see how ... applying to college. Not just applying to MIT, but the entire college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  last of the packages, so check his blog later today for that. Then one of ... the US Postal Service. While you wait for these updates, enjoy a few ... I've just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  dear kuya i promise this post is mostly in english

  

  polo, it's yours Also, look for other hobbies As I've heard that The ... the tagalog word for "older brother". tagalog does not have a lot of ... ] the song "dear kuya" is about overseas filipino workers, or ofws. in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  “four-year planner for the MIT community” from the awesome Danny B.-D. ‘15 ... . Sometimes, a professor will bring muffins for the whole class if you do. Course Picker: here, you can log in to save and edit your schedule for the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  High Class Brass [✔] Order a Brass Rat [✔] Feel swanky [ ] Become Iron Man

  

  , the version of the MIT ring that's available for graduate students, is a ... was willing to shell out for it. After all, when you look at that Brass ... 's seal, the world forms the background of the traditional Institute seal

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  For the integrity of alumposting, I'm pasting Daniel's bio from 2009 (when he last blogged for MIT Admissions) as a brief intro: Daniel is the ... industry, including stints on "all three sides of the fence" -- working for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Ready for some tennis? Three days left until the official start of the US Open tennis tournament! What's your…

  

  Three days until the US Open officially begins! As an engineer, I ... - 1,100,000 = prize money for the Men's/Women's tournament winner - 4 ... end, Andy won 7-6, 6-2 (and he later beat James Blake for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  struggled with writing blogposts in the past few months. It’s not for a lack ... contents. There was a space on the envelope for me to write an address. I ... just felt important for me to address it to YOU. . . . The thing I love

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  semester to create an object and then turn the object into a vessel. For a ... for context) For the first half of this class, we had to take a ... this tutorial for making stress balls using slime and fishnets. The

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  the May 1 deadline for financial aid-related reasons. If you would like ... /academics... but... I like being taught for $45,000 a year. Is the situation the same ... , for the record, I don't believe that 80% of Caltech's professors can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006