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  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  affected by one of the hurricanes or by the earthquake in south Asia, I wish ... list of activities but an explanation to the activities listed on the ... leaves me with English I, II, and IV at the end of my junior year (For

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  chapter of the python natural language processing textbook. then i hung out ... 's reflection on John Perry Barlow's 1996 Declaration of the Independence of ... impossible. Although this is a failure of the recommender system, non

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  Today was the first day of classes at MIT. Once again, the Infinite Corridor was abuzz with activity, people excited for the new year of classes. For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Events

  A Break from Break I went to the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference at Yale. And I'm blogging about…

  

  myself sick and just laid in bed the first two days of the hunt, feeling ... like being fitted with a new pair of arms. The flash went off constantly ... . A lot of color adjustment makes for crappy close-ups, and the white

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  but haven't had the chance yet--I've heard some of his later piano ... awesome. The music program at MIT is actually quite strong, and one of the ... high school, I had the pleasure of singing under Dr. William Cutter in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  advantage of the free resources that the GECD offers beyond résumés, like mock ... It totally hit me today when I stumbled upon a copy of the Tech and ... schedule, and you never really are able to stay on top of everything. The

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  approach the rest of my goals throughout the year: Should any of my goals ... , during my first semester, I ended up not using any of the them. The Subway ... another Subway. I never used any of the Rite Aid or CVS coupons I had

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  something due every day of the week. Monday: 18.310 test corrections were due. 18.310 is Principles of Applied Mathematics, the discrete version (18 ... wondering. Wednesday: The weekly 18.310 problem set was due. It had a lot of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  supplemental portfolios may feel especially useful. We offer portfolios of the ... ’ve compiled some of my thoughts on the portfolio process and collected some frequently asked portfolio questions. A crumb of context The MIT application is

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  As I write, our terrific Records Office team is processing the largest volume of mail you've ever seen. There is a lot of mail to be opened, sorted, entered into the database, filed, and reviewed. My advice to you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  back in high school had emailed me out of the blue and offered to catch ... kids at the playground, and a trio of middle school boys in neon orange ... words, a quick laugh in the hallway. Having them notice you seems to be of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  awards, one of the sisters announced: "Okay, and the next winner is number ... Mitra. So did Mike Short. Apparently, pretty much every one of the several ... an interviewer say "1024!" and if the applicant says "power of 2!" they

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  LET ME COOOOOOOK 🍳🍳🍳 I am stupidly excited about learning this Basic Life Skill, and not ashamed to admit…

  

  . I’m just starting to realize that, after the halcyon days of childhood ... I didn’t get what I wanted out of the meal plan. Not only was it ... would sit alone, losing myself in the blue glow of my computer screen

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 16, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  the clothes they’re wearing, or the things they buy. Of course, this ... true that most people have a degree of choice in what they purchase or ... of shopping advice blog, with article titles like “Deals of the Week

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  DONE (sans my physics final next week rip lol) The last couple of weeks ... honestly welcomed the onslaught of final projects and exams since it made me feel like I was nearing the end of my coursework and deserving of feeling

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  all the fun things that you sort of forget about when you're taking ... the airport to the heart of the city, and the Heathrow Express sure ... the Natural History Museum of London. Sunday: My liberal arts side

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  to attempt to acquire a copy of the practice exam and answers so that I ... 2="119695" /] Seasons do not change in the blink of an eye; the ... my perception of the world changed that day, because the rain cleared

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mondays and Tuesdays and the Spaces Between A few days in my words and a break in someone else’s.

  

  ’s raining gently, so I am marooned on a bench under the roof of the laundry ... notes that are still on the board from the part of lecture I missed. I try ... thinking of the decent proportion of the 200-something 6.005 students I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 27, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Misadventures of Carl I may have acquired a shopping cart...

  

  errant shopping cart from the grasp of its adopted siblings, and checked ... have yearned for the joys of cart-based transportation. I was never bold ... of carts exist in the world, but none are designed with the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 14, 2026
• 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