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Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare
- by Ankita D. '23
- August 11, 2020
This summer, I lived with some other sophomores from my living community. I went home until the end of the semester and moved in mid-May, so I wasn’t involved in the process of finding an apartment. I’m told that it was a hellish six hours involving four tours, lots of… Read More
Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds
- by Kathleen E. '22
- August 10, 2020
In April of 2018, I left home for a few days to attend CPW,⁠03 Campus Preview Weekend MIT’s admitted student weekend. My parents and my… Read More

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#CPW
All the 2020 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- August 10, 2020
As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing assignment process, rising first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life and culture of their residence… Read More
Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive
- by CJ Q. '23
- August 9, 2020
Math words, but not the math part. Yes, I can nerd on about math, but I’m also interested in math-related things that aren’t directly math. Did you know that the word “matrix” comes from Latin mater, meaning “mother”? It’s from the same root we get alma mater and matriculate. Read More
Dive: a cultural app take a look at my team's microsoft project!
- by Cami M. '23
- August 8, 2020
As many of you know, I’ve been completing a seven week internship under Microsoft called The New Technologists program. I wrote a bit about it here, but since today is my last day here, I wanted to write a little reflection post on everything I’ve learned and taken… Read More
food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT
- by Ankita D. '23
- August 8, 2020
Somehow, I’ve explored more of Boston and Cambridge while living in Central for two months during the pandemic than I did during my ~6 months at MIT. I’ve talked about the MIT Bubble on the blogs before, but damn…my experience living here for the summer only proves that I… Read More
The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out
- by Nisha D. '21
- August 7, 2020
My boyfriend and I made an impromptu trip to Montana over the weekend. It’s a funny story that honestly deserves its own blog post, but even more honestly, probably won’t get one because I don’t have the time. Anyways, we had two motivations for this trip, and one of them… Read More

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#can you tell that i have ANXIETY

#even ones that i don't have to make yet

#why are decisions so hard

Latest from admissions

Student government @MIT

Undergraduate Association President Danielle Geathers ’22 welcomed incoming first-year students with this message and the promise to amplify the voices of the MIT community: “Times are hard, but we’re reminded our foundation reflects strength. We are fighters for justice. We are constantly seeking knowledge. We are the world’s future leaders.”

MIT team collaborates with 3M to develop a rapid COVID-19 test

MIT Associate Professor Hadley Sikes and her lab are working with 3M to jointly develop an affordable COVID-19 test that would provide accurate results within 10 minutes.

MIT’s MOXIE headed to Mars

MOXIE, one of the experiments led by MIT researchers on the latest NASA mission to the Red Planet, aims to collect carbon dioxide from the Martian air and convert it to oxygen.

A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience
- by Ankita D. '23
- August 6, 2020
Time flies. Today is August 6th, 2020. It’s been 143 days since I had to leave MIT. I spent around 190 days at MIT. 185 of those days were as a member of my living community, the Burton Third Bombers. I had somewhere upwards of 170 hours of dance practice… Read More

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#Burton Third

#Burton-Conner House

#Mocha Moves
A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!
- by Kathleen E. '22
- August 6, 2020
Between the fall and spring semesters at MIT there is a period spanning the month of January called the Independent Activities Period, or IAP for short. It’s an excellent chance to do whatever you want! If you want your time to have formal structure, MIT provides opportunities to travel… Read More

Tagged:

#Externship

#IAP
a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands
- by Ankita D. '23
- August 5, 2020
I’ve lived near Boston my whole life, but I had no idea that there are a ton⁠31 34, in fact of beautiful islands located off the harbor. You can kayak between them,… Read More
5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind
- by Kathleen E. '22
- August 4, 2020
Over the last few weeks I have found five historical videos of MIT, ranging from 1994 all the way back to 1934! In this post, I’ve embedded the five videos (in reverse chronological order) and written some notes and thoughts about them. I also pulled some pictures and gifs of… Read More

Tagged:

#history

#MIT: Progressions

#MIT: The Movie

#Technology 1934

#The Social Beaver

#Young Gifted and Black: Black Women at MIT
10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would
- by Ankita D. '23
- August 3, 2020
going absolutely wild at frat parties let’s get things straight: while i was at MIT, i never sought out frat parties. partying on my floor was always much more fun—everyone in my living community is amazing, we have bangers playing at all times, and there’s so much space to dance. Read More

Tagged:

#Burton Third

#Burton-Conner House
Regrade Request Analysis points, please?
- by Kathleen E. '22
- August 3, 2020
Several classes I’ve taken at MIT use a platform called gradescope for assignment submission and grading. I like gradescope more than other online-submission platforms I’ve used. It comes down to the grading system, which features: Clear standards: Instructors can include a rubric breaking down each question, providing graders with… Read More

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#18.06

#6.042

#datavis

#grading