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  RA Selection Day 7

  

  (among other options) included Chancellor Phil Clay and MIT Vice President ... caught the attention of many reporters and resulted in stories in a variety of media, from USA Today to CNN and space.com. Full article at http

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lewis Music Library Tra la la

  

  geniuses, green carpeting, green couches, and green chairs, the Lewis Music Library has a phenomenal collection of resources to educate and entertain ... disc players, and DVD players. No, you can’t reserve this floor for your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  precious I’ve stripped away hobbies and for-fun activities and learned what I can and cannot leave behind. I’ve realized over the past year that some ... to reconnect with the good parts of the person I was before MIT and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  On this day celebrating eagles, barbeque, and the adoption of the ... ), the City of Boston is shrouded in fog and a light sprinkle of rain. This ... yesterday and the streets around campus as well as the Harvard Bridge were

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  Name the first thing that comes to mind when you think “MIT” and ... -building. Taking apart and reconstructing various household appliances. Screwing around with computers, and circuits, and microchips (oh my!). Yeah, I

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  ="Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Satisfies the Chemistry GIR."]3.091[/annotation] and [annotation note="Introductory Biology. Satisfies the Biology ... first year at MIT, but I feel less excited and more dissatisfied about the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020

  

  , including essays, letters of recommendation, required tests, interviews, and ... MIT appeals to you and why? At MIT, we seek to develop in each member of our community the ability and passion to work collaboratively for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 18, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  Fashion is, evidently, alive and thriving at MIT (we're not just a bunch of nerds who always wear hoodies and jeans!). Tonight, Kappa Alpha ... both Boston professionals as well as MIT student (and alumni) designers

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  , and left me in a somewhat disheveled state. There's homework, lab ... me. He says 'hi.' lol...) But today, I wanted to make some time and ... grade at MIT. My birthday. And so on. I've cried over some of these

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  . Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Let’s start from the beginning ... , I’m essentially an American because I moved down to the States when I ... ). I, like many (but not all) at MIT, knew I wanted to go into math and

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  above goodies are complementary with the class, I still need to go out and ... purported “blizzard” that otherwise left 49 of the 50 US states covered ... was the first real session of studio, and we… practiced drawing a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  with all that Boston (and the region) has to offer, spontaneous subway ... Saturday night, and the waitress serving my table, who couldn't have parted ... thinking a bit about age and about what it means to be eighteen, anyway, and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Comics and Role Models I interviewed one of my favorite professors because she’s amazing

  

  puppies), and classes that will be offered next term. It becomes second ... semester, and I jumped at the chance of signing up (as did Chel R. ‘15, who ... into reading and writing comic scripts from day one of the class. We

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  Brief note: I am currently in Ohio, shopping for wedding dresses. And ... 2007 Brass Rat, and Matt has written briefly about the Brass Rats for the ... opportunity to dine -- they don't serve hamburgers and fries there, you know

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  39 windows and 2 friends a love letter to simmons's architecture

  

  doomscrolling — but first and foremost among them, its architecture:   many of MIT’s buildings have their own quirks and eccentricities. none of ... thirty-nine windows? well, you get used to it. and then you start taking

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • December 2, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  sunshine - and that was it. Part of me is still wondering when my next problem set is due and why I'm not stressing out about it. The other part of ... 'm heading home to South Bend for a week to recover and recharge before

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  disclaimer, I am still a freshman and I am not claiming to know everything ... own in one day and have no problems, so hopefully these tips and tricks ... SLEEP Alright this is something that you will hear 500 billion times, and

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  At 9:50 last night, Lucas ‘14 and I were walking through Building 14 ... strong!” Building 14 is shaped like a square and has a square courtyard ... windows, and one of the windows was flapping around on its hinge. The woman

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  over a week ago, and the last time I blogged was last year, but I never ... so many awesome entries planned, and I have to write them, because then I graduate and don't get to be a rockstar blogger anymore. Ack!) So

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  class I took last semester. Reading the literature and interviewing people ... people’s lives but about which I knew almost nothing when I started, and maybe even more about myself as a writer and a person. I thought you might

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012