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[Pinned] MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/3); new blog posts below 👇🏼
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- March 6, 2020
April 3rd, 2020 Prospective students In our last update, I wrote: Of course, we know that the cancellation of these exams also disrupts the educational plans of many of our applicants and aspirants. Please know that, as always, we plan to work with students to… Read More
MIT launches AI Education website I worked on this cool thing for my UROP!
- by Nisha D. '21
- April 6, 2020
I usually don’t make *official* posts, so I’ll try to keep this one only mildly official even though it is straight up an advertisement. As some frequent readers of the blogs might know, I have a UROP at the Media Lab that I adore and pour a lot of my… Read More

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keeping interest a list of things i think are cool
- by Cami M. '23
- April 4, 2020
For the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my life and my time. I’m currently on a track at MIT to pursue EECS (Course 6-2) and Media Studies (CMS). Prior to coming to MIT, I swore I would never be a computer… Read More
since i’ve been home
- by Joonho K. '20
- April 3, 2020
since i got home 19 days ago, i’ve been… playing the new animal crossing, whose tropical island setting and cute characters and mindless activities and already-brimming corpus of memes has kept me sane in this quiet but stressful, oftentimes… Read More

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#animal crossing

#Cooking

#music

#reading
What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math
- by CJ Q. '23
- April 1, 2020
What is a zonotope? Get a sheet of paper and draw some vectors in the plane, no two of which are parallel. I picked four vectors. In this picture, I drew them all originating from a single point, and with different colors:… Read More
Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable
- by Abby H. '20
- March 31, 2020
Classes are happening again and I am not ready. I am looking at the little boxes on Zoom and everyone seems so calm and ready to start back up again. People are giving helpful suggestions and input. The dogs⁠… Read More

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#Coronavirus Hiatus

#Home
Cooking in Quarantine making all the recipes
- by Danny and Allan G. '20
- March 30, 2020
We watch a lot of cooking content. We really like making food, watching it being made, watching animated food being made (particularly in Ghibli movies and Ratatouille), and of course, eating it. During a normal semester, we don’t have time to make any recipes we watch, so when we watch… Read More

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MIT makers design disposable face shields in response to shortage

In the true spirit of collaboration and mind-heart-hand, Martin Culpepper, professor of mechanical engineering, and his team at Project Manus, have spearheaded the development of disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals' needs nationwide.

Ocean engineering opportunities

Mechanical and ocean engineering major Michelle Kornberg '20 has measured ocean acidification in Boston Harbor, tracked coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, and now plans to work on technologies that can harness wave energy.

Hands-on research in MIT.nano

The students in this micro/nano processing technology class were the first to complete coursework in MIT.nano, the Institute's new nanoscale research center, last semester.

I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world
- by Caroline P. '23
- March 29, 2020
HELLO. So the last three weeks of my life have been absolutely FREAKING insane. As a brief overview, I have (in approximate order): Decided I wasn’t going home Packed up my entire dorm room Walked through an airport wearing a facemark, gloves, and only black clothes (major apocalypse… Read More

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What I’m Up To distractions
- by Cami M. '23
- March 28, 2020
Since everyone’s doing these kinds of “what i’m doing ever since my life got turned upside down”, I figured I might join in with the chaos. And hopefully, these things can help you get through these quarantine hours, too. Also, thank you for your lovely responses to my last post. Read More
101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out
- by Kidist A. '22
- March 27, 2020
My high school life was a cycle of home, school, and church. My parents were relatively strict about sleepovers and hanging out, so most of my friendships were limited to class time and extracurriculars. I centered my self-worth around academics and college admittance. So, imagine my shock when I began… Read More
For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey
- by Kellen Manning
- March 26, 2020
I believe the saying goes “everything was all good just two weeks ago.” Okay, it’s actually supposed to say “one week ago” but it definitely wasn’t good a week ago. Come to think of it, it wasn’t necessarily amazing two weeks ago either, but comparatively speaking, that’s how it… Read More

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#Chemical Engineering
Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC
- by Ankita D. '23
- March 25, 2020
I’m a proud resident of Burton-Conner, a lovely dorm with nine floors of varying cultures. The dorm is being renovated starting next year, and although I’ll [hopefully]⁠23 I really don't know… Read More
Procrastination in the Time of Corona i have so much time and so many ways to procrastinate my work
- by Nisha D. '21
- March 24, 2020
It’s been about ten days since I came home from MIT after the great COVID-19 ensued. A lot of people have been saying this, but this week has felt like the longest week ever. I think it’s mostly because we’ve been stripped of our work, activities, friends, and most of… Read More

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#at least i'll get to say i lived through a global pandemic

#i hope
i walk through campus and say stuff i cannot vlog to save my life
- by CJ Q. '23
- March 23, 2020
Behold. I attempted to vlog. I was bored and the weather outside was nice, so I thought I would go around MIT and take a video of myself staying stuff I guess. I’m surprised there aren’t more of these kinds of videos floating around online; I thought there’d be more. Read More

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MIT/College q&a Jason '23 and Nina '23 answer questions.

ASKING MIT FEMALES WHY THEY CHOSE STEM The ladies of MIT talk us through their MIT paths.

KJ’s Day Off Follow KJ as he takes you through his day without classes.

MIT Women’s Club Rugby The club team composed of undergrads, grad students, postdocs, staff, alumni, and other MIT affiliates

It’s a MechE Life Ever been curious about life in MechE. Well...this might help? Maybe...

a rancid carton of milk is fetid and fêted the Boston Globe profiles the Random Hall Milk, which just turned 25 years old last weekend

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.

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Latest from the community

MIT/College q&a Jason '23 and Nina '23 answer questions.

ASKING MIT FEMALES WHY THEY CHOSE STEM The ladies of MIT talk us through their MIT paths.

KJ’s Day Off Follow KJ as he takes you through his day without classes.

MIT Women’s Club Rugby The club team composed of undergrads, grad students, postdocs, staff, alumni, and other MIT affiliates

It’s a MechE Life Ever been curious about life in MechE. Well...this might help? Maybe...

a rancid carton of milk is fetid and fêted the Boston Globe profiles the Random Hall Milk, which just turned 25 years old last weekend

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.