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work // life trying to figure out the balance
- by Joonho K. '20
- June 17, 2019
my first day goes roughly how i imagined it would go: all the new interns wait for someone to pick us up and take us to a welcome and orientation meeting in a conference room somewhere. we watch a prerecorded video clip of godaddy’s CEO sincerely welcoming us. then a… Read More

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#seattle
e3 2k19 at long last, i got to go to gamer christmas
- by Nisha D. '21
- June 14, 2019
if you like video games at all, then you’re probably familiar with e3 (THE gaming convention of the year). you might also know that e3 is in los angeles, and i too am in los angeles, and i am working for a game studio…connecting the dots yet? i actually had… Read More

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##i finally did it

##i went to e3

##i'm really living my best life
Spirited Away Guest Post By Freshly Alum'ed Wasay A. '19
- by Afeefah K. '21
- June 13, 2019
*to set the mood* One Summer's Day The floor of my room is a bit of a scattered mess at this point. Some of the boxes are full, but hell if I know what’s actually in any of them. While I finish packing the last… Read More
routine.py
- by Joonho K. '20
- June 10, 2019
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#python
Dining, Dig-Ins and Dives Lady Afeefah travels across campus in search of the best eateries
- by Afeefah K. '21
- June 7, 2019
Disclaimer: This post was supposed to be written a whole 6 months ago. Pictures were taken, trips were made, food was scrutinized. But as happens a bit too often, writing this actual post got pushed further and further down my to-do list. But here it finally is! Hey everybody! I’m… Read More
The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- June 7, 2019
(webcast embedded from commencement website. I’ll return to this blog post throughout the day to add pictures and videos). Today, Friday, June 7th, the Class of 2019 graduates from MIT. They were admitted, auspiciously, on Super Pi Day (3/14/15 at 9:26AM) to begin their MIT education; now,… Read More
The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!
- by Jessica Ch'ng
- June 6, 2019
Before I started working at MIT, I had never driven on the highway.⁠17 Or freeway or expressway or interstate or autobahn or whatever regional term you use for a major road that you… Read More

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Sense of discovery

“Schwerpunkt” is a sculpture of 100 oversized gold neurons that float, seemingly at random, high above the lobby in MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. But viewed from the right focal point, the neurons align to form the shape of a brain hemisphere.

From science to finance

Stephon Henry-Rerrie '19 is "all about finding connections" and bridging concepts that don't seem related. In four years, he's helped create particle simulations, conducted research in the chemical engineering industry, and worked on the trading floor of the stock exchange.

MIT Brass Rat

Each year since its debut in 1929, the MIT class ring—known as the Brass Rat—gets redesigned by a committee of 12 students from the second-year class.

but her emails how to assert?
- by Abby H. '20
- June 5, 2019
It is summer, and I have zero⁠22 virtually, i.e. I'm still blogging and stuff but there are not currently any urgent MIT-related items that require action on my part responsibilities at MIT… Read More

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#bad advice?

#emails
hello seattle i'm on the west coast!!
- by Joonho K. '20
- June 3, 2019
seattle felt foriegn to me as i walked its avenues, but i wasn’t comparing how foriegn it felt from my hometown in long island, new york, but to boston, and to cambridge, and to MIT. they have successfully replaced the definition of ‘home’ in my subconcious. i’m in a… Read More

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#internship

#seattle

#summer internship
“How was your day?” asked and answered
- by Veronica M. '22
- June 2, 2019
I wake up a minute before my alarm goes off, at 8.59 am. This has been happening for the last two weeks, and I don’t know why. I bitterly get up, say good morning to my roommate, and head for the bathrooms, mourning that minute of sleep that I’ll never… Read More
first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship
- by Nisha D. '21
- May 31, 2019
three days ago, after i finished squeezing all my summer clothes and important possessions into a suitcase weighing a little over 50 pounds, a stuffed backpack, and a very stuffed guitar case, i hopped on a 6 hour flight to los angeles to… Read More

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##NDAs make me feel powerful

##playstation is so cool
Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"
- by DJ Rock
- May 30, 2019
It was 8:00pm on a Thursday night when I received a text message from a buddy who wanted to hang out. Since I was a college admissions officer in the month of April, naturally, I was at still at work. I was helping coordinate the opening show for our Campus… Read More
Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders
- by Afeefah K. '21
- May 28, 2019
The semester is over and I’m back at home, spread out on my much too familiar living room sofa. At this point, I should be familiar with how quickly 13 weeks go by. And just how little time there seems to be to process thing as they happen. But all… Read More

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A 2.009 rendition of do-re-mi What do the Sound of Music and the MIT class 2.009 have in common? Musical talent, obviously.

An MIT shout-out from Chris Evans A hack in honor of Avengers: Endgame made it all the way to Chris Evan's Twitter feed!

MIT grad student develops algorithm to capture black hole image That image of a black hole you saw everywhere yesterday? MIT grad student Katie Bouman made it possible.

The Try Guys try out AGNES MIT AgeLab Director Joe Coughlin helped the Try Guys experience old age with his Age Gain Now Empathy System (AGNES).

From Killian Court to the Touch Rugby World Cup Paul Ayers got his start playing touch rugby (yes, it's a legit thing) at MIT. Now he's repping the U.S. at the World Cup in Malaysia.

A never-ending Pi Day comic This comic from MIT IS&T is irrationally funny. Happy Pi Day folks!

MIT student develops a real-life sorting hat The hat is made of non-invasive electrodes that capture a person's brain activity and uses machine-learning to detect what a user is imagining.

Cute lil’ snowblowing friend MIT engineer Dane Kouttron built a remote-controlled snow blower so people could clear snow without having to go outside.

GOODBYE OPPY This comic about the end of the Mars Opportunity rover's existence gives us ALL THE FEELS. RIP Oppy you were the best robot explorer we could hope for.

Do you think a robot could beat you in Jenga? This robot that uses machine-learning and sensory hardware to play Jenga like a pro.

Rookie the dog vs. RC car Rookie likes to chase squirrels. RC cars look like squirrels, I guess. MIT student Shane Colton made this video, saying "it's a perfect example for the importance of dog-robot interaction for squirrel population in MIT."

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A 2.009 rendition of do-re-mi What do the Sound of Music and the MIT class 2.009 have in common? Musical talent, obviously.

An MIT shout-out from Chris Evans A hack in honor of Avengers: Endgame made it all the way to Chris Evan's Twitter feed!

MIT grad student develops algorithm to capture black hole image That image of a black hole you saw everywhere yesterday? MIT grad student Katie Bouman made it possible.

The Try Guys try out AGNES MIT AgeLab Director Joe Coughlin helped the Try Guys experience old age with his Age Gain Now Empathy System (AGNES).

From Killian Court to the Touch Rugby World Cup Paul Ayers got his start playing touch rugby (yes, it's a legit thing) at MIT. Now he's repping the U.S. at the World Cup in Malaysia.

A never-ending Pi Day comic This comic from MIT IS&T is irrationally funny. Happy Pi Day folks!

MIT student develops a real-life sorting hat The hat is made of non-invasive electrodes that capture a person's brain activity and uses machine-learning to detect what a user is imagining.

Cute lil’ snowblowing friend MIT engineer Dane Kouttron built a remote-controlled snow blower so people could clear snow without having to go outside.

GOODBYE OPPY This comic about the end of the Mars Opportunity rover's existence gives us ALL THE FEELS. RIP Oppy you were the best robot explorer we could hope for.

Do you think a robot could beat you in Jenga? This robot that uses machine-learning and sensory hardware to play Jenga like a pro.

Rookie the dog vs. RC car Rookie likes to chase squirrels. RC cars look like squirrels, I guess. MIT student Shane Colton made this video, saying "it's a perfect example for the importance of dog-robot interaction for squirrel population in MIT."

Sports inspiration Having one arm hasn't stopped Riley Quinn from success on the MIT football field.

Just toying around In 2.00b, students get to design their own prototypes for the toy of their dreams.

Some wholesomeness to start off 2019 This Chinese four generations meme is so pure.

How many digits do you know? Asking MIT students to write as many digits of π from memory as they can.