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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  . Legend has it that it is the third most recognized ring in the world, after ... forward in leaps and bounds. Then we considered the elephant. He is wise, patient, strong, hardworking, and, like all who graduate from Tech, has a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  as a Latino. And a huge part of it is thanks to the ardent strides the ... organizations like: LUChA (La Unión Chicana por Aztlán) MAES (Latinos in ... a Parent Connector and volunteering in campus events as well as

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  in Boston, it's pretty exciting to have an awesome concert a minute ... One of the biggest events of the spring at MIT is always "Spring Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  voice there. In that spirit, here's a thread for MIT folks who are ... in auditoriums, as part of a band in various bars & clubs. I sang in an a cappella group for most of college as well as college choir

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  As Winter Melts things are gonna change so fast

  

  to avoid doing this in the future. For a while, I've been trying to ... rarely find in "real" life, except maybe in start-ups. And in a sense, I ... definition, in a constant state of flux, subtly altered by every new

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  in at MIT if..." you love being miserable! Now wait just a second ... and wake up in a bath tub full of ice, your kidneys removed, and a pile of bacon of comparable value to your kidneys in the living room with a

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... students are still in bed, broken, and there is this sense of dread ... MIT is about, which is very very cool. I hope you had a good time, I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  occurs when the organic matter is heated in a low-oxygen environment, which ... . This piece of wood is a place-holder in the center of the barrel ... . Cassava root (manoika) is a locally-available material (meaning locally in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Red Balloons Gotta catch 'em all!

  

  ASSEMBLE! Prefrosh, undergrads, alums, this is a call to action! It is time for us, all of us, to band together under a common dome and accomplish what needs to be done! Tomorrow, at 10:00 AM (ET), DARPA is

  • by Snively '11
  • December 4, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  bike lane etiquette and DON'T WALK IN THE BIKE LANE.

  

  a separated bike lane is the only good reason to bike in the road if ... before a left or in the mirror to see if someone is crossing the street ... Boston is a wonderful city with many beautiful, interesting features

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • July 21, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  . Work is included in that, but you need to be able to sometimes take a ... 2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life ... is the worst grade to get. It means you were "this close" to an A- but

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/13/14, at 15:16 ET

  

  , visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a decision on the 13th ... . There is a similar link for forgotten usernames. If you're having

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 5, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  guides, and, in my case, the students who took my classes. We have had the ... MIT needs. because the rest of the world is in desperate need of people ... undergraduates, whom we admitted, in the main, four years ago. In the intervening

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks i practically pulled another all-nighter, and again, for a non-academic reason.

  

  in time for half-price burgers. After that, I went over to visit with a ... pretty much the weekend in a nutshell. Tomorrow, it's back to work and I ... getting ready for casual Friday at work where I get to wear flip-flops and a

  • by Bryan
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

  

  tonight, and if my tracker is accurate, we should have a chance of seeing ... on the HIGHWAY in Maine this is INSANE" "Oh my god" the adventure At 9 ... lucky to live in a city that had 24/7-accessible rental cars. We were

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 13, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: EA Deferred

  

  will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action. We'll have some additional advice and instructions for Deferred students shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat.

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  . This is a bad attitude to have in all regards, because while it's great ... out of Next if you move here in your first year - but that's a story for ... you like it's from a crack in the ceiling. Not only that, but the Next

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  Mr. Antunez, a new teacher who had grown up in Spain and Argentina and ... .) In response to all of these comments, I'd like to deliver a poorly ... I am every day. This is all a really long way of saying two things

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  , check it out! Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great place to meet ... . Here it is: MIT Class of 2013. (...and international students can join ... ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  underappreciated thing a good college applicant can do is make sure everything is ... , our primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the ... decide what to write about, pretend a friend you hadn't spoken to in awhile

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018