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• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  people had to do all of those things for you you know how in ‘avatar ... hard to improve the world (said grad student was probably one of best ... expressed were at once very resonant and very troubling for me on one hand, i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  ’t find it. (That was a long lonely month when I thought I lost it for good, only for it to ultimately reappear under the couch.) I don’t know how ... moved west to Palo Alto for my master's and decided to stay when I

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  For the last six years now, I have started this post with a jaunty ... inside my house now. i love it, but fear for when it a w a k e n s a colorful new new MIT welcome center will soon be ready for you to see! more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  going for inspirational and life-changing. Here's a gif in case you missed ... special object due to its symbolism. As for the finances, I heard RingComm had funds left over that they were turning into subsidies for students

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  best. 2. Get a good night's sleep. Every night. I've been in lab as late ... for lab stamina though. Sleep is magical. 3. Don't know something? Ask for help. I've asked so many questions at lab that I've probably driven

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  Vermont and New Hampshire. In Vermont, for instance, I lived in the ... furthest south I've ever lived (except for one year I spent as an undergrad ... winter. You have to know how to dress for the cold. A few simple rules

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... MIT officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  Following up on JKim's entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through, for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  best science videos ever. 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II Lecture ... practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on ... include process physics and control, design for manufacturing, and

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  skating rink. Students got to ice skate for free in their creative Halloween costumes. In my freshman year, the “best costume” award was given to a guy ... Halloween event of its own. Thanks for all of the great costume suggestions

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  feed ingredients, what is the best way of making a reactor for ... . Baker to establish a school for engineering in Cambridge. This college is ... fabric of reality, that if it changes its schedule for even one day without

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Paris or Nicky). Headed to Loomis Chaffee for a school visit. Didn't get ... Alison Burr, the GC at Loomis. I did my best to explain our selection ... 're looking for. So this was a great school visit, despite the lack of student

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  all best for getting our big envelope in March. ... "likely admit" letters for RD applicants before the actual deadline? I know some other top colleges do." For those of you not up to speed on what a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  -BMES) and the Society of Women in Engineering. For fun, she love to sew ... birds called zebra finches, which are known for their ability to sing ... , mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Canceled? HOW COULD THEY!?!?!?!

  

  ! They can be fun!]

  • by Snively '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  trusted my intuition and hoped for the best. I made some wrong turns that ... , I realized that it would probably be in my best interest to take the ... from head to toe. Here are some shots: Ready for some exploring

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  the Men's Ice Hockey game for a little Marching Band on Ice action and ... liberated from solid food for the rest of my life by an errant puck. Yes, we ... I think he deserves some credit for the whole affair. And we got

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  and in bed - Newsflash: I have time to read! I rarely read for fun ... Hello from Barcelona! I'm here for an astronomy conference. (You may ... Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany.) Some news from me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  Throughout my 5-ish months as a blogger for the Institvte, I ... for science. However, it also stands apart from my other classes as the ... - and they do listen. For instance, some students mentioned there weren

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  my psets and my tendency to use their Apple Pencil for goofy doodles ... for me. Marla is the phone I got before freshman year of high school, and who I continued to use (and drop) for the next five years. The hall

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024