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• Blog / People & Identities

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  academically. Therefore, community is virtually required. There's a phrase I hear ... I finished my first semester at MIT. There's so much to write about ... a 45% on the 3.091 final. I could write about the classes I loved. The

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  again. There's so much that I want to do (especially now that I'm a senior ... , but I miraculously passed and am now a teeny bit closer to graduating ... International Development Network (IDN) Crafts Fair in Lobby 10 Though today is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  about 2.001. 2.001, Mechanics of Materials, is pretty straightforward ... class, and you pretty much just sum forces all day long. The sum of the forces always equals zero, or else you did it wrong and life is unhappy

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  just before you're told how the ref rules, the screen freezes and a voice ... selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is ... policy is a staunch supporter of Affirmative Action.) OK. Are you ready to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  compile a list of restaurants owned/managed by MIT alums, and this is one of ... This entry might make it seem like all I do is eat food, but I ... to celebrate a friend's 21st birthday. I returned to my Texas roots

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  here, because you'll realize just how true it is. Once you transform into ... 've built yo-yos Five(!) robots A pirate ship out of water bottles and, most recently, a working metal lathe But there are certainly

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  doing laundry. (The “Did You Know?” opener is a throwback to the olden ... that you have failed a test is the equivalent of eating a burrito ... each of his blog entries with a snappy yet life-changing piece of trivia

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  the point of a career fair is to collect job prospects, not swag. In the ... ’ve said, is teaching SATPrep. I also work as a math class assistant ... detergent 3 rubber ducks More candy than a mildly aggressive trick

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  always welcoming and intellectually stimulating! The city: Kyoto is a ... Japan again, it is a cross-cultural and intellectual growth experience ... globe to explore new labs, new methods and new research projects. Here is

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  , and realized that there was a spotlight on it. Why is there a spotlight ... As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM ... going to be a good night. At ten, Javi '08, Jordan '11, Dan '11, and

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  Talking about myself is weird, but I’m sure all you out there that ... bloggers (Alliteration! Woo! Sorry if that comes across as vain…). In a few seconds, we’re going to start a brief presentation on the life of Kirsten

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  really getting a feel for what is out there for me in the computer science ... year. Do a handstand - Incomplete. I didn't focus that much on core ... eat enough. Gym 4-6 times a week. - This is doable since I did this

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  many times can get a little repetitive and even confusing (after about 350 you start to forget how you normally write your name). That's why I ... "Special Edition" cards, adding a little something extra to a few of the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  World Cup Finals

  

  had a great career) Which is why I celebrated with a heavy heart ... A story from a few years ago: During the 1994 World Cup, I lived in ... family went to watch them run drills at a nearby soccer field one afternoon

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  sure just how relevant this is to any of you, but I will gladly write ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA   And it seems like I'm going to be leaving the blogs with a ... would likely never become anything on their own. I have a similar thing

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  recieve a reply, is that because I sent it in so quickly?" Harlan '10, I am ... 's definition for a transfer student." Leo, it is not true that rejected MIT ... is that I could not find your email address ANYWHERE? is this a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the President of MIT?

  Sally A. Kornbluth is the 18th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth follows L. Rafael Reif, who led MIT for a decade and stepped down as president at the end of 2022.
• 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 ... a rat.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is MIT’s mascot/school colors?

  Our mascot is a beaver—nature's original engineer. Perfect, right? Tim the Beaver has been a member of the MIT community for 100 years. MIT's school colors are cardinal red and silver gray.
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  Engineering, which I wanted as my major. It was amazing seeing how much the ... held at one of the alum's house and started with a typical question and answer session. A New Jersey MIT freshman had come from her spring break to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014