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By doing so, we hope you’ll learn more about MIT, but also about yourself.

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A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!
- by Shuli J. '22
- September 23, 2018
Even while I was excited by the thought of MIT, I spent many years being intimidated: as a child, hearing stories of what MIT undergrads got up to; as an applicant, seeing other applicants brag about their skills; and as a prefrosh, getting a glimpse of the amazing things my… Read More

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Seattle was gorgeous until the smoke came in
- by Anelise N. '19
- September 22, 2018
I’ve never been to Seattle before. One of the things I love about college is how many opportunities you get to live in a new place for a month or a few at a time. I specifically sought out a summer internship in Seattle because I wanted to try something… Read More
comic: métro i spent 2 months in paris, and an eternity on its subway
- by Elissa H. '21
- September 21, 2018
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An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place
- by Anelise N. '19
- September 20, 2018
This is my fourth year in Cambridge. But earlier this week I learned how little I still know about where I live. Last weekend, I went on a grocery run. It was wine and cheese night in my suite, so I was preparing an appetizer of brie sprinkled in candied… Read More

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Another FAPtatsic Start we're juniors?!
- by Danny and Allan G. '20
- September 20, 2018
We started our ju n i o r — wait wait wait … there must be some mistake here … someone pls correct us in the comments … we aren’t juniors? … right?! … RIGHT?! Well, while that’s sorted out, what we can say… Read More

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Fortin’ with Mimi Let’s. Talk. About. Queer stuff.
- by Mimi S. '22
- September 18, 2018
So, in Massachusetts, there is a law called “An Act Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination”. In essence, the bill says that you can’t be discriminated against in public areas based on gender identity. One of the most frequently used examples of this is restrooms. A transgender woman can’t be told she… Read More
500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)
- by Nisha D. '21
- September 17, 2018
[a brief hiatus from the baby bloggers’ intro posts – don’t worry, there are more to come!] The title of this post is obviously a lie. There aren’t 500 days of summer, but I was too lazy to count how many there actually are. Also, summer is sort… Read More

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Only at MIT

In 2.008, Design & Manufacturing II, students use professional injection-molding to make yo-yos—a dream class for senior Alex Hittori, reigning U.S. National Yo-Yo Champion.

Rhythms of the world

small photo of MIT Senegalese drumming ensemble Rambax.

21M.299: Rhythms of the World introduces theories of rhythm and meter by exploring the musical traditions of Bali, Zimbabwe, South India, and beyond. This course satisfies a HASS-A requirement, and no music experience is required! So don't worry if you can't find the beat—you'll learn.

Art and design

Did you know MIT's architecture school (the oldest in the nation) offers a degree in art and design? Course 4B combines fundamental principles of art and design with MIT's exceptional technical education—and they teach classes on furniture making and building tiny homes!

New Beginnings Roses and Thorns
- by Veronica M. '22
- September 16, 2018
It was a hot, humid Friday afternoon when I touched down in Logan after a 20-hour flight, badly jetlagged and starving (plane food is not the best). Things have been looking up since then, and being meticulously organised (both my dorm room and my room back home would probably crumble… Read More
I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times
- by Shuli J. '22
- September 15, 2018
As I write this we are just east of Buffalo. My mom is driving; my dad is in the front seat; I’m in the back, sharing space with enough bags to make our car dip just a little bit. To my left in the… Read More

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East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts
- by Jamie C. '19
- September 14, 2018
Hi friends! I’m Jamie and I’m a new blogger. I’m a senior in 2A-4, (flexible mechanical engineering with a concentration in design/architecture). I live on the first floor of the east parallel of East Campus, which brings me to hall rush! Each hall in East Campus has a… Read More

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Welcome Back! a fresh coat of paint, and a fresh batch of bloggers
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- September 13, 2018
I hope you like what we’ve done with the place. Seven years ago, I welcomed people to the “new” MITAdmissions.org, the one you would have seen had you come here an hour ago, or indeed at any point since July of 2011. It seems odd, reading that post, to… Read More

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Open Thread: The Final Countdown a noble tradition of posting all day on the internet
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- September 10, 2018
As you probably remember, we are launching the new MITAdmissions.org soon! As in: this Thursday, midmorning. Right now, we are finishing up migrating over 5,491 old blog posts. Also, our venerable blogging platform, ExpressionEngine, is, like my mom’s 16 year old minivan with 250,000 miles on the odometer, finally showing… Read More

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8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap! tracing back three months
- by Afeefah K. '21
- September 7, 2018
It’s been four days since the beginning of sophomore year. That means a few different things in my already congested brain. One, things are about to get incredibly busy again (and after three months of relative relaxation and down activity, I’m not entirely sure I’m ready for that). And two,… Read More

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#See Ya Later

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Boston’s LGBTQ History MIT community members learned about historic LGBTQ landmarks around the city while following the trail of the first-ever Boston Pride parade.

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Boston’s LGBTQ History MIT community members learned about historic LGBTQ landmarks around the city while following the trail of the first-ever Boston Pride parade.

MIT Water War: East vs West Campus MIT students battle it out on Killian Court during this REX tradition

What does a pixel sound like? A new project out of MIT CSAIL uses deep learning to isolate the sounds of specific instruments in videos.

A robot with moves MIT’s Cheetah 3 robot can leap and gallop across rough terrain, and even climb a staircase littered with debris

“Smart” pizza MIT students used AI to cook up pizza recipes from around the world

The heartbeat of campus Look inside the Central Utilities Plant that has powered MIT since 1916.

Back to school tips by findx, an MIT student on tumblr

Awww Literally just a video of MIT students playing with cute animals

Rubik’s robot Two MIT students built a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in *record-breaking* 0.38 seconds.

The Borderline Mural Project MIT students painted murals in our underground tunnels...and they come to life with an augmented reality app.

From MIT to the Tibetan plateau: how a basketball coach and his team of nomads became stars of a documentary A memoir.

America just won the world’s hardest math contest. Again. An oped by MIT alum (and math coach) Mahbub Majumdar about how math contests build bridges.

Embrace A concept dance video about gender identity choreographed and filmed by MIT students.

Happy birthday, Tesla!

Rubik’s robot Two MIT students built a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in record-breaking 0.38 seconds.