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  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  I saw it.     Can you see it?     zoom ... . This is the first rat I've seen in a commercial, though. And it leaves me ... Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  nothing would be cooler than a public lab where I can walk in with an idea ... , I spent the last year of my life in Shanghai studying Chinese at Fudan ... and I really want to give you guys everything I can, as far as the past

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  , etc. I agree that it is easier said than done, but I'm in the same boat ... means as much as I'm afraid to press the submit button, in order to have ... bit of faith and optimism can go a long way. 4. I've tried my hardest

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  flight to boston. this summer went by weirdly fast but in a way that i can't quite describe. i feel like i've been in LA forever, but i also feel like ... and it's like you're caught in a time loop. i don't know if i like that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  thing that have changed not my class year...pls god i want to be a freshman forever

  

  physical classes. now, i'm living in a house with some friends, taking ... things down when i've had enough. this tuesday, every person in my house ... like this, so i'm glad i can be more present now i have more time — i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  job now i think a lot about how games can be good for people write ... enjoy doing as often as you can i am glad that loving games has brought me ... meaning and wonder games can bring to their lives too i think i am happy

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  the person you were, or who you think you were. You can admire things that your past self did, without having to do them again. You can admire ... chances, in the long run, that you’ll write something good. (As a corollary

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  were definitely my stronger subjects in high school, and so I figured I ... I can do that. So I applied to MIT and I got accepted, and then I took ... in mechanical engineering -- actually I got two degrees. I had so much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  this long hiatus, I've been back in Taiwan (for 3 weeks!) catching up on ... , there's no time for puzzlemaking in MIT usually). Then, I returned to ... weeks. I'm working in Oakland, at an Asian health center there, serving as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  In my first month at MIT, I: Caught COVID, then a cold, then strep ... ="aligncenter" width="346"] I was late for class that day 🙁[/caption] After 12 years in the service, I got out of the Navy in August and started at MIT in

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to ... the seasons-- that I'm okay with. I can anticipate it. But sometimes, a ... than 6 months ago, I thought I'd stay in my old room until the day I died

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  I am very curious." Kallie: "Ok, since you seem to be rather in ... ) If you don't have any info, I'm sure I can wait until fall. :) Thanks ... shocking... guess I'll have to wait until I get there to see. Now, I can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  i’ve learned that people here rely on each other. in a greuling ... said and done, i feel better. but i don’t know how to do it in ... , not today” or lean their head towards me so i can ruffle their hair a

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  master’s at UMD and now I’m a Terrapin If anything, I can say that this ... Recruitment. I work in the MIT Office of Admissions and I am a graduate of the ... admissions in a full time capacity. Over the course of my career, I have

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January in Paris and two weeks of speaking French

  

  Shiozawa. Afterward, we went out for drinks with Germain. I can’t believe I got to chat casually with a Paris opera star. I'm in the same picture ... of the seats in the Opera Bastille means that the stage can be flat

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 23, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  time. The best way I can describe it is like speed-walking when you ... somewhat similar to junior year of high school, in that I feel I’ve somewhat established myself somewhat now. In my UROP, which I’ve had for 5 semesters now

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  when I found out I’d been selected. I thought “Wow, I can share my experiences with untold numbers of people. Maybe I can even give them some ... doing well at MIT is figuring out what costs you can bear. I had a lot of

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  said country, which in my case would be Germany. Too bad I don't know any German. Not kidding: I just googled 'how to say good-bye in German ... my head and hoping it'll be enough for when I land in Frankfurt Airport

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  . Back in April, when I was still anxiously waiting to hear back from the ... : what if I took the risky route and just stayed in Boston - writing and ... more than two-thirds of the programming on PBS. In other words, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  ways it felt like my life was paused. (I'm sure lots of y'all can relate ... always going in the wrong direction no matter how hard you try. When I ... beginnings of deep friendships in the East Campus courtyard. I felt like a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022