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  Apply to WISE! It would be WISE of you to do so

  

  A few days ago, I called two of my dearest friends, Asia and Daymé, to talk about their experiences as a WISE student, host, and admissions ambassador. WISE stands for…

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 13, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  During quarantine, I enrolled in The Science of Well-Being, a free course hosted by Yale on the online learning platform Coursera. A friend from my living community suggested that a…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  short term / long term on growth and learning

  

  As a quick sidenote, I want to say my heart goes out to everyone going through these particularly tough times. I know this blog may seem out of place with…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 10, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  I feel like I have stake both in what is happening here and what is happening back in the Philippines. Here, it’s ever present: news of gruesome, unjust murders of…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  On Tuesday, the MIT Institute Community and Equity Office hosted a virtual vigil. As the announcement for the vigil read: We gather in the wake of the recent tragic killings…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  food diaries pt. 1 ...adulting?

  

  Note: Posting a lighthearted blog in the midst of everything that’s happening right now is…uncomfortable, to say the least. Given the circumstances, I can’t help but feel that the tone…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 2, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  Final Project Demo Roll if only they were more helpful to the world at large

  

  For those of you who have been following my blog posts this semester, you might remember that this was supposed to be the semester where I really came into my…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 1, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  Every day, I realize more and more that I live in a privileged bubble, being physically, mentally and financially protected from the realities of what a lot of black people…

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  I have been absent from the blogs for the better part of eight years.  My absence is easy to explain though, having left the Institute to work more closely with…

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Media That Makes Me Feel Okay School's out! Time to get distracted :D

  

  (A quick note before I start this post: My intro would be kind of confusing if I didn’t tell you that I made the last-minute decision to move back to…

  • by Powers '23
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Parting Remarks Part II: The Blogger Bio That Was I just graduated!

  

  The original premise for this blog post was that I would dissect the bio/about section of my blogger profile, which I wrote in either August or September of 2016. I…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  Today, the Class of 2020 graduates — virtually — from MIT. On a normal day, we’d be gathered in Killian Court, and I’d be kneeling on the grass, taking photos…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] Duolingo Champion How to immerse in education while learning nothing

  

  this is a guest blog post from my dear friend aidan chambers ’23 who is like an older brother to me! he did something that i can’t tell is crazy…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  Parting Remarks Part I: Leaving Marks reciprocal changes

  

  Maybe it’s a little existential, but at the back of my mind, I am always thinking about what I will leave behind once my time on earth comes to an…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  This post is long overdue. These are not the circumstances I had hoped to meet you in, but since I’m already stuck in a staring contest with my computer screen…

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  GET A BIKE very important psa

  

  okay. i’m super behind on this and that’s my bad. but… when you return to/arrive on campus, you should consider getting a bike. it’s so worth it. i lived in…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many people around the world, including our prospective students and their families. As organizations, institutions, and individuals…

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  On Friday, I went to the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for the first time! Established in 1872, it’s the oldest public arboretum in North America, and is home to…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  …[B]ut string dozens of great events together, and none of them would stand out. Nothing would be particularly life-changing, nothing would be particularly memorable. Until eventually, my standards raise to…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  In the past few months, communication with each other has been sparse and limited to being mostly textual: an email to an advisor, letting them know how we’re doing now…

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020