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

  

  WAAAAAAY a long time ago, Chris blogged about Ring Premiere. We ... with some visual cues. Remember now? This was all back in February ... night on May 8th. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that was a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  't have any required classes, but a strong academic foundation in high ... get a lot of requests from students asking what their chances of admission are. We couldn't do that without a thorough review of an entire
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  me in this regard, but mental capacity is not quite at its peak ... after just waking up is equivalent seeing something like this on a final ... ! </Monkey Story> In Talking to a Physics Major Another night

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  note="Definitely did not sit in front of a computer for hours, feeling ... , I was already rather committed to taking Japanese 1 then, which is a full-time job. In the most literal sense, given that it is roughly 30

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Imagination Box [by Danbee Kim '09] We can draw on the walls again!

  

  next age, why put them in a sterile box? Aren't we all supposed to ... take a tour of some of MIT's greatest works of student art, found in ... together in a context different from the usual frantic "I must get work

  • by ARTalk
  • October 19, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  anymore. Sunk cost fallacy is a fallacy, after all. The first week of school ... and don't like it, it only costs a fraction of what I make in an hour ... person for three years. There is a difference between leaving something

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  actually was a hack there! Floating in the center of Lobby 7's dome was a ... water war (in the middle of the snow), and a Nutella eating contest. Only ... Center, where I work most mornings. As usual, I looked up in Lobby 7, more

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  around the campus. The fact that you're a prefrosh is like an open door to ... that I look a lot taller in my picture than I do in real life because that would make it three years in a row. Bring your parents and your

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  Hi blog readers! It's been a few months since I've graduated, a time ... problems (my laptop's motherboard has a burn mark??) and vegetating, so figured I'd say hello to all of you lovely folks in the style of Qiaochu Y

  • by Phi A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  two years, is called January Scholars in France. MIT has all these ... I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of ... of MIT's new president, a big Red Sox winning streak... a pretty

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  turn in a pset or three, but that’s what P/NR is for, and I stopped ... with differential equations when my phone is chilling on a shelf in plant ... an absurd way was still living rent-free in my head. We talked about a

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  My IAP Mugs, polymers, cats, and pineapples.

  

  Ahh my IAP is going to be so cool!!! There are quite a few things. First of all, IAP is MIT's Independent Activities Period, where MIT ... !! Cocktails 101 I'M GOING TO MAKE COCKTAILS! I'm so excited! This is a class

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 3, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  ways of saying goodbye joint post with CJ '23!

  

  this post is just a collection of goodbye-related passages from some of our favorite media. goodbye mit :’) for a fun challenge, try to ... 's laughing in the background So this is how it ends I promise to never go

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  , the Admissions Officers had a "mail opening party." In reality, it wasn ... , it can take a week or more to complete all of these steps. The mail is ... . It is also important to note that we do not need to have your scores in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  me in 2017 and Nisha had given her a MIT tour, they were all very ... my mom in such a inconsolable state was gut-wrenching. I immediately ... situation a few weeks prior. he and several other friends in my living

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  logical stage of development, one of career plans or just a new direction in ... , you probably aren't. For well over a year, from my rural roost, I sort ... wanted to live here and study here. Who wouldn't want to be in the center

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  may be a difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these blogs ... recently, reflecting on his own Early Action rejection from a "dream" school ... want to talk to us in the comments below, we’re here for you. We ask that

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  Toy Story Hack! And Other Hacks from Fall 2015

  

  some photographs of the hack on a sunny autumn day. (also below is a ... ? (Happy Friday! Seen today on a chalkboard in Stata Center) ... Anniversary. So did students at MIT. On November 22, 2015, a Toy Story

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.

  

  , which is all I needed to "make" a few hacks of my own. Enjoy!     What ... , after working on a serious blog post for a few hours, I realized what day ... Admitted Student Gathering with a nonexistent limited edition 1930 brass rat

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Incoming freshmen, come to the Activities Midway tomorrow! Find a group where you can continue your hobbies and try something new.

  

  that will be represented, click here. Below is a map of the table ... the Activities Midway, on Friday August 31st, 4:00pm - 6:30pm in the ... attention, which means that you will get a lot of free goodies and food. There

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 30, 2007