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• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  None of the readings for 24.900 Intro Linguistics, were especially interesting, and 24.902 Intro Syntax, didn't have readings. So the only class I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  With the influx of the 24s terrorizing (see: joining) various Discord servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT ... having to explain how MIT works to curious 24s has made me realize that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  Course 17 - Political Science & Course 24-1 - Philosophy, with a minor

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  ! 7:24 p.m. I walk to campus for a performance called As Stars, Our

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  SSP aka summer science program aka summer sleep program aka silly science people aka summer solstice…

  

  The Summer Science Program (SSP), which is co-sponsored by MIT, is a 39 day summer program in astrophysics, biochemistry, genomics, or synthetic chemistry. At each campus, 24 to 36 rising high school seniors

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  undergraduate hackathon. a hackathon is where people get 24 hours to build a

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

  

  of my old mentors, Paige B. '24 and Pam S. '23, both of whom have

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 15, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  I thought about writing about walking on Big Rocks in the cold after this up goer five thing ended, since I wish nothing but to use normal words again. But…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  Sometime in high school, I was trying to break the ice at a group meeting. I asked everyone, “what kind of music do you listen to?”  Someone laughed nervously, “woahhh…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  private school with[annotation note="and 24 kids in my graduating class :0

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  we’re halfway through the semester. november always feels like the point where the new-semester excitement wears off. there’s something about novembers that make you remember, something in the sudden, bitter…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  ) times 4 relative rotation angles for 24 total unique orientations. So I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Collections Simple

  

  textbooks. Somewhat for 24.915 (Acoustic Phonetics) and somewhat for my

  • by Ella T. '25
  • October 23, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  UFBoot does not converge, continue at least 100 more iterations My job on IQ-TREE has been running for more than an hour. For my UROP, I’m exploring the role of…

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  idk man it was a strange day. haven’t written horror in a sec. also cw: gore ?  # The void is calling to you. You speak to the machines. You…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  My friends and I met at noon on the Harvard Bridge, shoulders hunched against the cold. Two of the group had work or meetings so it was just three of…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  Until very recently,⁠09 read, they still haven't kicked me out of the group chat yet. I was the president of Next House, the dormitory where I live. The role of…

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  I signed up for a healthy and sane schedule of 48 units and a UROP, but then I realized I could also sneak into a comic book class with the…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  This IAP, I’ve gone to Brazil!  I’m taking WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity. It’s a class focused on Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Brazilian culture, with tons of readings, movies, and museum…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  This entire blog has this playlist. Enjoy. This semester was rough. This sort of sentence has been one I’ve had trouble saying throughout my time at MIT. Some semesters go…

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022