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  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  I had been reading the admission blogs all through high school purely for recreational purposes, and when I decided to apply I went back, but this time I read them…

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  Hurricane Michael, which struck the United States last week, has deprived thousands of  people of power and property across the American Southeast. Meanwhile, according to ReliefWeb, there is flooding across…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  251 talks – avery a new podcast that comes out every week

  

  hello! i’m creating a podcast. the tentative name for the podcast is “251 Talks”⁠02 honestly, i'm definitely going to change this name. please help me come up with better names.…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  Last week was MIT in Hard mode. Psets, a midterm, papers, interviews, presentations, you name it. Plus basketball practices started Monday. My Google calendar was a solid block of commitments…

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  comic: forecast or: uncertainty ii

  

  • by Jude H. '21
  • October 20, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  While reading Whitney Zhang’s article in the Tech on the history of the first-year experience, I stumbled across the following graf quoting the legendary Debbie Douglas, director of collections at the MIT…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  assassins – a liveblog day 7: five remain

  

  last updated: october 22, 5:15 pm   my hall, 2E of Next House, has an annual fall tradition in which we play a hall-wide game of assassins. the premise is…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT announces new College of Computing coordinating the teaching, research, and ethics of AI across all programs of study

  

  Yesterday, President Reif sent a letter to all members of the MIT community announcing the creation of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. He wrote: This new College is our strategic…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Library War there's nothing about war in here, that's just my fave imaginary band name

  

  I have embarked, dear reader, upon a reading tour of my own. I have embarked upon a journey — a long journey! An arduous journey! — to visit each and…

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculus in Context 18.01 feels like an art history class

  

  Classes at MIT will have you looking at a subject from about three different angles, and my  Single Variable Calculus class is no exception. I think the true definition of…

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 14, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  36 Units of Class To make room for 12 units of Life

  

  The last time that we blogged about our academics was in June. We had just finished sophomore year, confused about What We Want To Do With Our Lives, and eager…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 13, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  I’m halfway to my bachelor’s degree which is exciting but also nerve-wracking. You don’t really get a chance to redo college, but that doesn’t stop you from wondering how things…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  I waited waaaay too long to get a new computer Finally, a development environment I can work with!

  

  My old computer and I had a complicated relationship. We spent three years together, and they were three of the most formative years of my life. I bought my computer…

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 8, 2018
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  There is a class here at MIT called How to Design (Almost) Anything- 4.141, where you apply the iterative design process throughout the semester to create an object and then…

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  comic: you were so young on doubt

  

  • by Jude H. '21
  • October 5, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  Heyo everyone! It’s Mimi again! I recently became a member of MIT’s Educational Studies Program, a student group that runs a variety of educational events such as Splash, Spark, Cascade,…

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  To set the mood: Come Home by Baynk. A most stunning sunset of Dorm Row my first week back. #nofilter. Returning back to the ‘Tute “After a period abroad, also returning back…

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  In my first blog post ever, I wrote about my first three weeks at MIT. It’s been two years since then. I’m halfway done with undergrad. What is time? I…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  Every day at school feels like a delicate balancing act that is sometimes hard to maintain, and I live in perpetual fear of messing it up even in the slightest…

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  Hi, I’m Kathleen. I’m a first-year student and a new blogger here at MIT! I arrived in Cambridge one month ago, but it feels like its been much longer. Time…

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018