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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  purpose. For the next iteration I tried using a different typeface for the E, and I got rid of the etched lines for a more minimalist look ... a design class with a project every week. The first four projects

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about the three day week that should have been ten days long is forthcoming. This puzzle is courtesy of my friend Evelyn, '07, Course 6. Prima Donna

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Calm Before the Storm After 6+ months of planning, over 2,000 prefrosh and parents are headed toward Cambridge, Mass...

  

  . (Click here for a full listing of the arts-tagged CPW events.) Anyways ... So...the past few weeks have been CPW central for me - working on ... shameless plug for the event I'm running! You all should definitely come to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  Following up on JKim's entry about excitement for the unveiling of the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at MIT officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the freshman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  come out in a couple of days (I love the word "tenterhooks." It's amazing ... nerdiness on your chest for the viewing pleasure of small children and ... them for the last couple of months, by the way. College application time

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  We're big fans of Spotify here on the blogs and have been for awhile ... wanted to just sample a new song or album before you paid anything for it ... -inducing chance you might get sued for tens of thousands of dollars for the effort

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mnemonic Contest Winner Congratulations, Shawn!

  

  Start spreading the news! The new mnemonic for the planets is: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nothing. Congrats to Shawn for ... bryanblogs [at] mit dot edu. Tomorrow: How I work for a genius.

  • by Bryan
  • September 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a shoebox pc clips of summer

  

  llamas and alpacas. the pc running out of a shoebox built solely for vr ... , this house i'm in already feels like home: i start to think for the first ... been like and smile. of course, the buses for my commute are always late

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  campus is already gearing up for the mad rush for jobs and free goodies ... magazine listing all the companies that are coming. This is my homework for ... . So for most freshmen, career fairs turn into a giant corporate

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  The first month of the year is a beautiful time for students here: no ... Course I want to study the most for the next three years... but that's a ... and pressing paper down for three key reasons: 1.) I liked the Course 18

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  A Fool’s Holiday How MIT celebrates April Fool's Day

  

  that The Walt Disney Company had purchased MIT for $6.9 billion. More ... . Specifically, let's look at 1998. 1998 Disney has bought MIT for $6.9 billion. The School of Engineering will be renamed the School of Imagineering and

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  the "nerd culture" that MIT is known for, but it’s also tradition to ... ) "On the 14th of March, MMXXV, The High Elders foretold a cursed festivity. The Moon shall glow ablaze, like a dragon’s eye, A drop of scalding

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A ... test dates, you will not qualify for the Match. If you have not completed

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  for a ten day immersion into the epidemic. Taught by Dr. Bruce Walker ... During a layover in the London Heathrow Airport I yanked Mariam (my ... there was a part of me that was always in South Africa. And through the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on media and the election, and so for the past week I've been meeting with ... them signed up for a new discovery subject being offered by Course 7

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  except for a few brief instances where the actors have added in ... in the world of the play. For example, there is a palpable mood ... , have gotten into a spat over a foundling. Titania wishes to raise the

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  location for trying to shoot a better photo, so I took the elevator to the 18 ... a hack! For those of you just tuning in, a "hack" at MIT is clever ... , no one really knows for sure who executed the hack, but I figure some

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choose My Senior Spring Classes for Me pre-registration is open and i will let you decide

  

  is my favorite time of the year! I love registering for classes because ... papers from the original literature. Topics include basic technologies for ... gain a deeper understanding of rap, students engage in the full process

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  a draw for me in the depth of intramural sports. I had been a varsity ... frozen for a couple months of the year. So I grabbed the opportunity at MIT ... myself in a Red Sox uniform taken sometime in the late 1980s: While

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004