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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

  

  . 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 ... minute into the video. I generally listen to Jeremy, so I did. That's when

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  also all had their shot, and knowing in my head who I would have voted ... voting for the first time. In 2004, I'd worked as an election official, on ... opt for absentee ballots at home. I'll be voting in Connecticut this

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  old places I used to frequent a lot back when I was in high school. The ... . Bittersweet. I look around in the places I used to call home and they feel like hollow shells with memories echoed in its crevices, both good and bad. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  nothing and no one you will be better for it. I would tell you not to be so scared, if I could. But I'm just a ketchupless freshman in 7D getting her chair kicked by the four-year-old in 7F. What do I know?

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  you about new awards, achievements, etc. However, we would prefer if you would instead include these updates in your Midyear Report. The MIT ... , and I'll post another entry so you can have any missing materials

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  damn, i haven’t blogged in forever and it’s stressing me out (alongside a ... , which i spent dancing with my team and chilling with my floor in Maine. i ... through my Google Drive to confirm my suspicion that i was drowning in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Excitement On The Road Adventures in the Princeton Hospital ER.

  

  So Marilee and I spent much of last night in the ER at Princeton Hospital with a co-worker who ate some shellfish and puffed up nicely. (I won't tell you which co-worker unless he/she tells me I can. :-) But this was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who ... would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? Etc.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  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 ... in this forum? Absolutely not! I welcome all students to the table to

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  I've received this link multiple times today (thanks Kevin and Susan), so I might as well post it before I go see Fanaa... From this week ... Hall) which enabled would-be-ballot-stuffers to spew out over a million

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  In Situations Requiring Social Interaction - I foresee the situation ... , and Flows in Biological Systems. Mainly I am learning that I am not so ... cool class in that I'm just like "equations, equations, modeling (on the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m A Famous Rockstar The title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous…

  

  studies was one of my two majors in college. I probably know more about ... who preach about the environment in an elitist or antagonistic manner. I ... info in future entries as I learn more, but for now I'll just say that

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  actually know anything about. Places I've been are highlighted in blue. (Also ... reporting to every day this coming summer is in MADRID. OhmygodI ... can in the next few months. Any suggestions for weekend travel while I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident

  

  better job eulogizing the Milk than I ever could. If you're a milk ... Milk in the bottom of your cereal bowl, mug, or biohazard bin. The annual return to Random Hall began slowly. First came those who lived in MIT

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  How I lost aura points i confess my sins

  

  . I unfortunately lost a handful of aura points in the past several days ... circadian rhythm out of whack. A few months ago, I was easily putting in ... ] Showing my age I used the slang word "slay" in a conversation the other day

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  how to work in schools across America to change how children learn. I applied to Teach for America in October, and I received the book as a gift ... apartment-hunting is contingent upon my being in the Boston area after June. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  See, I am here! Sorry for the gap in my posting. My CI-M (TLA!! Sam ... CI classes in your major: CI-Ms. I invite you to join me on this ... where I am today.) In this morning's edition of The Tech, the student

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  When I was in kindergarten, I failed dance class. Good thing that ... . Somewhere in between kindergarten and senior year, I realized that dance was ... about this they'd send me packing. Now here I am in college in probably

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... in the “e-mail” field when leaving your comment so I can get a hold of ... After a lot of searching, I’ve discovered a video on YouTube that is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007