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  Remembering Gisel and honoring twenty years of service and friendship

  

  I am heartbroken to tell you that this morning we learned Gisel, a beloved member of our team, died unexpectedly yesterday.  If you’ve applied to MIT this millennium, you probably…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 28, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  The last post I made was kind of a lot. Even beginning to write this post took way more effort than it normally would have. Anyway, I’ll continue my theme…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  soulsearching / naubos na in which i ramble about purpose

  

  One Naubos na’ng kaluluwa Pinilit kong tumulad sa Kanilang lahat na Tila patay na ang diwa My soul’s run out From trying to be Like everyone else Whose spirit seems…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 22, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  This past weekend was a 3 day weekend because of President’s Day! Being from southern California, I’ve been pretty dissatisfied with Boston’s food opportunities. There are some great places I’ve…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  Oooooooohhhh boy. A new semester has begun! I know this post is kinda late, but I thought I should wait until my schedule was FINALLY set in stone before I…

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  a perfect long weekend in other words: i did no work and now am kind of a mess

  

  i had SUCH a nice President’s Day weekend. a lot of it was consumed by Mocha Show,⁠21 my urban dance team’s annual performance. we had two shows, both at 10…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  For our very last semester at MIT, and our very last course 6 class, we are taking 6.910 Independent Study in EECS!  We really wanted to continue learning and practicing…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  Let me preface this post by saying: I don’t think I’ve figured out MIT quite yet. I think I’ve definitely gotten better at being an MIT student as time has…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  This is a short appreciation post for fun., one of my favorite bands. I like their songs because they’re lyrically strong. Here’s the second chorus from Be Calm, the opening…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  Last semester was pretty rough, and I vowed to make this semester different. I tried to get into a fifth class and didn’t (it was too oversubscribed), so instead I’m…

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  6.009 – Fundamentals of Programming 8.02 – Physics II (E&M) CMS.100 – Intro to Media Studies 6.08 – Intro to EECS via Embedded Studies 6.042 – Mathematics for Computer Science…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  A couple nights ago, Shayna messaged our very miscellaneous group chat this: HELL. FUCKING. YES. For those of you who don’t know me, this is my dream. I watched the…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  We spent our IAPs in two different states, for the second time. We both did one-month long externships through the MIT externship program that the MIT Alumni association coordinates. It…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  Everything’s going just fine! I’m registered for classes, the grad school admission process is almost done, and I’m on track to graduate and enter the adult world. And yet the…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later mystery hunt, mystery hunt! puzzles puzzles puzzles!

  

  This post contains minor spoilers for the structure of MIT Mystery Hunt 2020, which are unmarked. This post will contain major spoilers for some puzzles, which will be marked. This…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 4, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Spring From Student to Grader: My Unified Engineering Story

  

  Classes Is this what it’s like to be an upperclassman and only take classes you enjoy?  I’m taking just four (4) classes this semester, and I’m excited for all of…

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  My freshman winter break and IAP were very nice, nothing to complain about. I got to fly home and spend two weeks with my family; I came back to campus,…

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  It’s been a few weeks since many of you have submitted your applications (and a few months for many others), and I know right now you may be wondering what’s…

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  One of the strange things about being 10,000 years old is that, while I’ve been tooling away judging teens, some of my classmates/labmates from when I was in my master’s…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  We made a website this is a filler post

  

  I’m still working on my post about Mystery Hunt, and I realized it’s been quite some time since I last posted, so here’s a quick blog post. For web.lab, which…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 31, 2020