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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  Premiere, as its called, is one of the largest milestones of the MIT ... things...a little differently. First, some history: the MIT class ring is ... skyline is shown at night, in tribute to the fact that MIT students are

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Events

  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  'm talking about the MIT 150 convocation! The subject of several recent entries (see below), MIT is currently celebrating its 150th anniversary; it's an ... my punny ways are a lot stronger when I'm around them; this entry is

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  here, at MIT, with these people." MIT is challenging, there's zero ... admissions bloggers, Dave wrote: "MIT is a singularly wonderful place. As Stu ... the loss of sleep one single bit. To explain: Milan, MIT's annual

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  affirmation that MIT is hard. That, although there are certainly many fun parts ... other institution. I do firmly believe that there is something about MIT ... . Or, in perhaps the cleanest expression of the point: MIT is hard only

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  discussion yesterday: "The only reason we all keep saying that MIT is hard is ... seconds. My luck in airports is notoriously crappy. To celebrate, I went to ... for Freshman," which is notable because of two things: The title is

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  officially closed for the year. Every student that graduates from MIT is ... weekend in the White Mountains. The PE course offering at MIT is incredibly ... operate a Tech Dinghy, which is the most basic type of sailboats at MIT. In

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  think is) the biggest decisions in your life. Perhaps you are choosing between MIT, a state-school that is giving you nearly a free ride, an Ivy ... "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  MIT is absinthe used to demonstrate the real-life relevance of binary ... unacceptably tragic, especially at an institution where “sleep is like currency ... Has a Headache: 1. By Christian teaching, sloth is one of the seven

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  at MIT. Almost every lecture is about some new technique that he and ... Processing) This class is one of the most fun classes I've taken at MIT. Not ... this week). However, what I do have as a senior is the freedom to choose

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  been the same, excitement mixed with terror. MIT is terrific, in both ... ?? This is what 3 years of MIT will do to you...) 2.74: Bio-Inspired Robotics is taught by Professor Sangbae Kim, who led the famous MIT Cheetah

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  what I think is either Indiana or Illinois. By the time you read this, I ... . Winter break as officially started for me, so life is pretty good right now. But in the last month, since coming back to MIT from Thanksgiving break

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  Bringing STARS to Campus: Reflections on our first STARS@MIT Fly-In As we gear up for the second STARS (Small-Town and Rural Students)@MIT Fly ... specifically from rural and small-towns to experience life at MIT and gain

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  .  MIT truly is a place where you are forced to drink from the firehose ... excited. Science fiction is my favorite genre, and I would love to take a ... .012, which is a 15-unit two-part class consisting of a structure of materials

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  the Course 16 space), the Edgerton Center is open to all MIT students ... claim anyone ever really made about MIT students is that they're smart ... and Productivity (LMP). This is another lab run by Course 2 (the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  fitting classes at MIT. Love is hard of course. I won't romanticize MIT ... remind myself that, even when it sucks, MIT is home. It is my community and ... . At least for one person, MIT is significantly cooler.   A Trip

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  ) (flickr: hollyladd - the mit glass lab) Oh, the places you'll go! There is ... Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You ... . (google MIT D-lab and MIT MISTI!) Out there things can happen and frequently

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  If there's one thing MIT students aren't known for having, it's spare time. But if a challenge is laid down for the MIT community, odds are you ... Amanda David, a sophomore at MIT majoring in management, had in mind when

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  one side of my body. Given that this is New England (42o north latitude ... , sunburn I did. Anyway. This entry is a PSA for the Overnight Program, in which you, the prospective, get to experience MIT life minus the hard work

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply ... graduated high school a year early, and had a few friends at MIT who came in ... colleges as at MIT, but each year we do admit, after careful review, a number

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  Troupe. DanceTroupe is a program run by MIT students who choreograph dances of ... best part about MIT extracurricular activities is that a lot of it is ... you get to MIT, you’ll have had about eighteen years (or less for

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012