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  What now suckas!? That's right. I have a brass rat. What.

  

  have had to wait patiently, doing PSETS, taking tests, and generally ... night on May 8th. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that was a VERY long three months. But, last night it was over, and it was time for

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  here: To celebrate the movie release, I am declaring this weekend to be ... take a picture of you (and any MIT '12s with you) and send it in to me ... people pictured (I'll only publish first names), and any reactions to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 4

  

  Today's tie: See for yourself below! An eventful day! Today, my ... Barbecue. At lunch, we had a visitor: Akash, a student admitted to the MIT ... . Ben answered the phone and they chatted for a little while... On our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  internships. I wasn’t looking for a standard internship, but I had nothing to ... view, we were alone. The only people crazy enough to camp on the mountaintop were those who would travel to Brazil to study insects

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  got moved to Friday? So essentially all I had to do was study for my ... With the title of this entry, you might think I’m about to tell you my plans for the three-day weekend. Sorry, Chris Columbus. I’m actually

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  't been audited for accuracy. Here's the catch: with some initial tests to ... been a part of the Center for Civic Media...just having the freedom to ... Center for Civic Media definitely orients me to [say], "This is not just a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Running away with the field Junot Diaz is sort of a big deal.

  

  disappeared for 11 years, long enough for most readers to assume that, like most ... (I've come out of blogger hibernation to post something too awesome not to share, and hope you all don't mind. Welcome to the new bloggers

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14159!

  

  .14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510..................... How many digits do you know? More to come later today about how MIT ... or not" contest There's also free pie for everyone! And, you can pick ... its diameter? A: Pumpkin pi. Don't forget to celebrate Pi Day (3

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Update from selection We're working through the weekend towards admitting the Class of 2011.

  

  . We'll be working throughout the week, making decisions and preparing to ... , there would have been no need for the winter jackets, or any jacket whatsoever. According to the National Weather Service, we had nearly record

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  for the student rush tickets -- thanks, guys! I have weakly ... for the Straight Guy performed in the show... and since I was seated in ... pretty late, but this weekend I hope to see Avenue Q with a certain

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  I've failed you in the photo department. But I'll try to describe the event for you as best I can. The ceremony took place in Killian Court. It ... positioned them on stage. According to the program, they were accompanied by

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Always Moving Forward: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston MIT has the nation's leading running back in Division III football?!? And he's a Computer…

  

  —rushing for 170 yards per game, attracting national attention—I just have to go ... he was a junior. As soon as I saw him, I went to the web for a look at ... ’t a night for his usual spectacular performance. But he was fun to watch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

  week for at least a few hours. There are intermittent milestones to help ... finger as crowds amassed on the sidelines to see what the commotion was about. But instead of a police presence, and maybe a trip to MIT Mental

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT Bloggers Sniped Wrapped in which people take a LOT of photos of me around campus

  

  At MIT, a lot of groups use Slack to stay connected. It's like a big series of group chats for work stuff or class materials. What's really cool is that you can make separate tabs for different topics. It's kind of

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  Hi, everyone! The soccer season has just wrapped up, and I wanted to give y’all a little recap.  For starters, it's important to know that ... shining, and a score to settle, it is the perfect day for soccer. We start

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  for inventions, or science, or anything that’s hard. I just want to ... lightning snaps Boston in two. Most people had already run for their Back Bay brownstones to tea and scented candlelight. Yet some are always late. They

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  places at mit (favorite) places (to work/study)

  

  do this for two reasons: One, I want to show you that, despite our ... happiness that I've been waiting to feel for a very long time." MIT is no ... MIT's campus can be pretty daunting for someone first visiting. All

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 27, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  was explaining why, because the human eye is innately attracted to ... a second thought to the spaces between letters. We don’t think about ... pages of lecture notes to get through, the last thing we want to concern

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  here waiting for you tonight. Kthxbai. There are two things I want to ... with Steve many nights (or rather, him talking to me) about football, and ... offer any advice it's just to emote. Let your psychological immune system

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research to learn about current cancer ... I was extremely stoked to finally visit. Not only was it my first time ... getting settled in my host's dorm at New House 2, I was pumped and ready to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009