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• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  “This is the first day of my life I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you But now I don’t care, I could go anywhere with you And I’d…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  I talked with MIT undergrads who make YouTube videos! Read on to learn about their unexpected challenges, college advice, and wild moments. Interview answers have been edited for brevity. Give…

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  I’m writing to announce that the application for first-year undergraduate admission to MIT for the aspiring Class of 2025 is now live. You can access it here.  While the application…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  read to the end to find out what this is ;) Last month, I had the pleasure of competing in dormspam-the-game! Run by anonymous Gamemasters⁠12 I plan to update this…

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  on anger understanding and learning and navigating

  

  In a call with my boyfriend a couple months ago, I asked him the question: What is my best and worst trait? He admittedly didn’t answer with my best trait…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 12, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  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…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  In April of 2018, I left home for a few days to attend CPW,⁠20 Campus Preview Weekend MIT’s admitted student weekend. My parents and my younger sister⁠21 She's now about…

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2020 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  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…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  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…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Dive: a cultural app take a look at my team's microsoft project!

  

  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…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  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…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  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…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  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…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  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…

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  I’ve lived near Boston my whole life, but I had no idea that there are a ton⁠48 34, in fact of beautiful islands located off the harbor. You can kayak…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  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…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  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…

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  For those who know me well, you’ll know that I’m an absolute sucker for personality tests. I’ve done practically every personality test there is out there in the world. I…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  Hi! I disappeared from the blogs for the past few months, oops. I hope you all are safe and well! Here’s what I’ve been up to in quarantine: doomscrolling downloading…

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  Hi world, it’s me!!! I haven’t been writing on the blogs much because I’ve been spending most of my writing ability and brain power working on a bunch of applications…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020