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• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  answered me but I just want see your point of view. Here is the original ... good chance of finding success the second time around. It all depends on ... . im not sure i if you got one of my recommendation cause the online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Year of the Dog Happy Lunar New Year!

  

  Happy Lunar New Year from Evie* and the entire Office of Admissions! *Evie is the dog of Associate Director of Admissions Joanne Cummings, and is my favorite pooch in the world =)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  past, all of the bloggers you see here on this site have applied using ... home everywhere I go. I grew up in and just outside the bustling city of ... York to be my home, I do still see it as the place of my hometown, of my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  member from each of the Classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 to design a ring ... bezel of ring. The Committee looked to the original discussion over the mascot, calling upon the now-famous defense of the beaver by Lester Gardner

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• 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 ... the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in freshman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  moped alone. During this period, I decided that the responsible course of ... January 4, when I returned to campus after winter break. *The TA of the ... first of two very profound e-mail moments. Out of the blue, I got a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  I've had my fair share of time with roommates and friends in the past ... townhouse in the suburbs of northern Virginia. There were five of us in total ... luxurious apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, two of those friends the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at ... , for the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  practically done everything my school has to offer and am also the president of ... . The passion that rides my mind when I think of it cannot be explained in ... address an email to Stu Schmill, Director of the Educational Council, at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  list of programs (not including the ones you get from MIT for free) that ... , you also get Spotify Premium at the discounted rate of $4.99. Available ... sleep clock. f.lux changes the color of your computer's display throughout

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  of the day. I woke up around 10:20 and ate some shitty breakfast I ... kind of gross. Really the epitome of self care right now). Aiden showed ... ...). We ended up sitting next to each other in the back of the TEAL room

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  With the influx of the 24s terrorizing (see: joining) various Discord ... there is...a lot about the school that a lot of people don't know about ... -about-MIT-that-actually-aren't-true-ya-dinguses because I am so tired of repeating the fact that yes, MIT has good

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the Class of 2028?

  Check out our First-year class profile page to find out more about the members of the Class of 2028.  
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front ... and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles ... much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learn Coding Before School Starts you've got one month left. go!

  

  ("Why the exponential growth? Learning coding consists of two parts. 1 ... of coding. What coding is, how you literally have to tell the computer ... top of everything else the class assigned. By the end of the semester

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  ceiling of the Simmons auditorium and display my work of many days. There ... past the rows of viewers. I donned my best cardigan and favorite boots. Underneath my shoes, I concealed the mark of laziness, two mismatched socks

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The sky is falling! Either a huge cottonball just exploded or it's snowing.

  

  And so it begins. The first snow of the term has arrived. Kresge in the snow! Later that cold October evening, the snow turned into rain.

  • by Bryan
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Sixth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12/22/05.

  

  'm sure you must be familiar with most of them) how highly do you rank the ... top 10 in the whole of india, i guess...it somehow doesnt show on my ... explain the details in one of the optional essays

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

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

  

  , elegant, and anonymous prank, designed to amuse and catch the attention of ... 'd expect, hacking is one of MIT's most celebrated traditions, and the actual ... particular hack was done to honor the 50th anniversary of NASA, which was

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

  snapshot diary 2.0 an image a day keeps the psets (and workday) away

  

  ;:((((((((   7/6/23Lots of museums in Seattle offer free admission on the first ... to this one, in which I recounted the days of the semester through ... -wise, though I found the organization of the class left a little to be desired

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 14, 2024