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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  CRACKED [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Part art-support group, part studio, part community, and part activist.

  

  dressed all in pink, and a brass band from New York City called Lesser Panda ... which we served drinks. Photos by CAVS Lesser Panda and New York ... Panda got a fitness tour of campus, starting at CAVS and ending at Lobby 7

  • by ARTalk
  • May 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  practice the new material. And, at the end of the semester, we get to write ... class best taken at MIT, as the Institute is on the forefront of ... so (the downside of new methods: much of the older social science

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  1914, Lester Gardner of the MIT Club of New York proposed a mascot to ... the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at MIT ... two years at MIT, and drawing upon suggestions and ideas of the entire

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

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  method of scientific teaching and that of premed-prominent universities in America. At MIT, Dr. Lee said, the focus of science is to teach you to ... be applying to MIT this year. At the end of June I had the opportunity

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  This is the third rush to happen since I graduated MIT. And most of the time, MIT is not at the forefront of my mind. I've got code to write ... the construction at East Campus, when I start seeing more people on the

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  , MIT has announced that we will match federal Pell Grants (FAQs, New York ... admissions decisions via the web. We will release decisions at decisions.mit.edu on Saturday, March 18 at 12 noon, Eastern Standard Time. There's not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  's response and the new reality of being an MIT student during COVID-19. At ... , it seems like universities keep announcing plans at the last minute ... at home – sometimes the dead of night was the only time I could truly

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  hospital and at home in New York. I had to miss my final classes for recovery ... at MIT, and I love it. Here are some of the classes I am taking or have ... the class by listening to, looking at, or talking about an example of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  entrance to the new Central Square Theater. (Photo by CST) I had the chance to take a hardhat tour of the new Central Square Theater less than two ... confused to exuberant to contemplative to humorous at the drop of a hat. A

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  that is possible. Most students take the most rigorous version offered of ... new high school does not accept weighted credits from out-of ... will have spent at least one full year in another university before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  . "New York City" by Punch Brothers - This is the kind of song you listen ... still have four glorious days of summer break left, so I will continue to ... Company of Thieves - This is the kind of song that you enthusiastically sing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  parent event offerings based on feedback, requests, and questions. Some of ... Services Session for Parents: Friday afternoon at 1pm, Director of Student ... , whys and whens of financial aid at MIT -- how we determined your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  middle of packing my life up, ready to ship myself back to New York, but I ... interactions with strangers are at an all time low of impersonal. Gone are the days of awkward small talk over the counter at Target, or small smiles

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant ... students plan gap years. Adds Lee Stetson, dean of admissions at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  to hold it at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Funny ... The MIT Class of 2017 Brass Rat was revealed on February 13th during the 2017 Ring Premiere. I had the pleasure of serving on the 2017 Ring

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  drove up from New York with (way too many) of my remaining bags and boxes ... Hi, I’m Kathleen. I’m a first-year student and a new blogger here at ... much longer. Time doesn’t flow at its normal rate when everything around

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant ... students plan gap years. Adds Lee Stetson, dean of admissions at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Welcome back into my life, crutches The universe's way of telling me to sit my butt down and study

  

  (except that Sam was wearing a suit jacket at the time) which drew a lot of ... finals. I guess this is the universe's way of helping me keep my discipline. ... princess, and at 7 this morning I was being stretchered to MIT medical's x

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  of the links at the bottom of this entry, and rest assured that almost ... E. Chemical Engineering, or Course 10, is sort of at the intersection, and you ... have been traveling around for MD-PhD program interviews, which is one of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  Swift’s new album, and start digging myself out of my inbox. 11:11 am: I ... my new 6.005 groups for phase III of the project (a pretty user ... , Student Center behind us):   And here are pictures of my new fuzzy socks and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 27, 2014