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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in freshman ... contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a typical year; one ... to the spring of 1929. C. Brigham Allen, President of the Class of 1929

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  to stress. MIT is a difficult place - but you already knew that.  The ... 's okay.  You don't come to a school like MIT looking to coast through all ...  combination of classes, psets, UROPs, sports, and trying to maintain a healthy

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Events

  December Events

  

  question and answer session. ----------- WALK IN STUDENT FLU SHOT CLINIC ... Fatigue or A Ten Second Sting?? you decide. WHAT? Flu Walk-in Flu Shot ... ideas go to http://web.mit.edu/medlinks/www/contest.pdf When? Last

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Odds & Ends Concerts (on & off campus), doors (on campus), and lectures (also on campus).

  

  Ansari X PRIZE, catapulting society to frontiers in space and other ... -5; this is their second stop in Boston this tour), Dave Matthews Band ... Thomas the week before, and Ludacris is in town tonight) Last entry, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Knitting and Playing Tetris Through the End of the World guest post by Salma Islam

  

  pixelated designs on my laptop to recreate in fabric. I couldn't stop. I started measuring time in units of how long it took me to knit a headband ... in neck trying to see who can outsmart whichever trashing algorithm we

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • April 17, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2021 taking on the legacy

  

  the grip Spotify Wrapped has on society is truly astounding. time to contribute to the buzz with another year of blogger wrapped! minutes spent ... listening to Spotify constantly. this is not true because i am at the lower

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  in Bedford, New Hampshire, home to inventor and FIRST founder Dean ... ...Heliport? Heliport? Did I read that correctly? Yes, Kamen has, in addition to a garage (for his cars), a heliport (for his two helicopters). In addition to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  . In an attempt to alleviate confusion, I sat down with my colleague Mc ... tried to make the distinction. One way to think of it would be this ... message is this: there is no wrong way to fill out this section. Don't worry

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach as part of the MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program

  

  experienced them. I am so thankful to be in Gymnasium Untergriesbach, and this ... to say before I leave...In the words of the Governator Arnold ... -Germany Global Teaching Labs Program As I write this post, I am sitting in the teacher

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Boston Marathon ‘08 I'm back!

  

  was 14 weeks pregnant (and stopped in to use our aid station's restroom ... way the trees look from my dorm room and exactly how long it takes me to tie my shoes in the morning. There is no EXCUSE!" I have no excuse. It

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  In the comic Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau, the character Alex ... cartoons indicate Alex will take a gap year, either to "consult for a nanofabrication start-up" in Bangalore, or "following around an influential Seattle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  time to put together, and I haven't been in front of a computer much ... -service restaurant in the Student Center serving Mexican cuisine. Once I'm back home

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT ... -game undefeated regular season in MIT history. The Engineers captured their first ... garnered a lot of press from coast to coast, with announcers pointing out
• Blog / Admissions

  World Cup Challenge Results The answers and winners of the World CUp Challenge of MIT international admissions.

  

  the name of the country in each group from which MIT received the most freshman applications this past year in bold. Group A: Costa Rica, Ecuador ... , Ukraine Congratulations to Star, errhode, S&Mer, Jared, and Jules, who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Senior Gift Kickoff Make your mark, without (grade?) inflation

  

  campaign Our class's theme is the "5.0 Challenge" -- to achieve at least 50% participation in donating. Sadly, I don't think our theme is as incredibly awesome ... comes into play -- if you don't adjust for inflation, these amounts sum to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The seniors are tired but the frosh are fine

  

  I don't even want to talk about in public, despite the fact that I ... prefrosh are here, so I need to put on a smile, because MIT is supposed to be a happy place, or at least, that's the lie I'm going with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  /Docufide, you are welcome to submit the documents in that way instead of fax if ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   The Early Action season is shaping up to be a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  calm you down/you think should be added to the playlist? Let me know in ... into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  deferred, you are one of the applicants who are going to be reconsidered without prejudice in Regular Action. A lot of MIT students, past and present ... that you don't know what to call; all of those feelings are perfectly

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Videos Over the Years The 90s were, uh, different

  

  fun to see their evolution in one montage of clips:   What video ... silent film that was almost an hour long! An HOUR! What was it even like to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2017