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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  how hard is it to land a research position in the first place? All of ... we can assume is a constant, akin to death and taxes. Naturally, almost ... -lovable Elizabeth, '13, by snapping a picture of one of these people in uncomfortably

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Travel

  clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

  

  procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on travel and trying to free ourselves from the predicament. ... In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 1, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  students shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat ... As you know, we had a very competitive Early Action applicant pool ... deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Deferred A forum.

  

  shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat. ... We had a record number of Early Action applicants this year, and ... we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action. We

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  Orphan Annie. Tessie is, like Annie, a little orphan, but unlike Annie, she ... , auditioning for a musical is basically my worst nightmare: not only can people ... , saying "hey Anna, remember how fun Annie was? Remember how much you love to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  . Intro to French Culture is like a history class taught in French. It ... yourself up in your room trying to get a 100% in every one of the 16 AP ... you feel stressed out, just take a step back and think about how hard

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  performance within a group. Now I understand how professors feel. I couldn’t believe how such a diverse group of students had one, clear piece of advice ... section leader position in a weekly Engineering Leadership Lab (ELL

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American Idol? What's going on with American Idol?

  

  completely missed this season and now I can't believe my eyes! How is Taylor, a 29-year-old, in the finals? Back in the day, Simon criticized 21-year ... Tomorrow is my last final! Hurray! In the meantime, I was just

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  Yes, it's been a while since my last entry...much has happened. I am now the ripe age of 20 years old, after a weekend of birthday ... name of the dorm superimposed on a brick wall (every room in Baker has

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  , but there's not much that can be done about that, is there? In the end ... is anything like mine, it's got a pretty simple design. There's a ... things...a little differently. First, some history: the MIT class ring is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  a home. And I loved it just as much, in a different way. Even now, I ... world I came from and how I ended up in this strange little bubble on the other side of the country. I lived in a one story house in the suburbs of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  , there are more to come!] The title of this post is obviously a lie. There ... - it's a scenic drive up in northern New Hampshire and perfect for a day ... my hallmates is an officer for the MIT Radio Society, and a lot of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  hihi i’m back featuring all my favorite excuses

  

  in business. a disconnect of sorts? Anika the blogger is kind of a ... major) and a CI-H(communications intensive class in humanities) that ... blogs and didn’t have too much content left in me. Next semester, I’ll be

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  keeping interest a list of things i think are cool

  

  that majoring in the humanities is a dead end (when it very much is not ... mindset. But as I've been home in quarantine, I've had a lot of time to ... having difficulty choosing a major was "How do you know you want to do all

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  The sixth in a series... With less than a week until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time ... two bioengineering options have never even considered a lottery. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  . MedLinks is the student group at MIT that "links" or provides a midpoint ... I plan on presenting in the form of a Tech Article, a Powerpoint ... into a more in depth article or brochure to hand out to MedLinks as the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  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 ... features a beaver on the front. Why a beaver? Another interesting story. In

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

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  because I wanted to find a way to explore my interest in business with a ... Shayna A. '23 where we basically sat in a Zoom room for an hour and chatted ... . I remember how hard it was to be a freshman, so I'm just grateful that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  , fervor, a fire in the belly, whatever you want to call it - is still really ... first drafts of just such a book. Now that the admissions season is fully ... year from a slightly different angle. However, keep in mind that you are

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  is leaving" hustle. "STOP!" yells the TSA officer. Everyone stops in ... Downtown Berkeley, and here I am. I call Mitra who is also in the Berkeley ... tried to recreate this in my room, it would probably have too much avocado

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007