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  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  Saturday, November 11th, 2:33PM I’ve been struggling to blog lately. Not out of writers’ block–I truly always want to write, but mostly because the positive things I want to write…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In case you want to travel over IAP… You have a lot of options!

  

  Barcelona, IAP 2017   College study abroad programs are really great. You get to travel and experience living in another country, and it’s possible to do so on a college…

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  Without a doubt, I think every student here can agree that problem sets take a significant portion of their time throughout the week. Here is my normal setup: I always…

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  For this blog, we are going to try something new with format. Instead of writing in one collective voice, as we have done for our past blogs, we are going…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  A couple of Fridays ago I had the opportunity to sit in on an LSC preview of the upcoming Pixar film Coco, hosted by storyboard artist Dean Kelley. Though I…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  I emerge from three weeks of being fairly hosed WITH MORE COOL DATA STUFF GUYS WOOOO. This time, though, I cannot take any credit for the tear-inducingly beautiful data visualization…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  I’m studying abroad next semester at ETH Zurich in Switzerland! (Or more officially, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich!) It all happened very quickly. I first heard about the program during the…

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Three More Tales of Junior Year the sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year

  

  (sequel to Three Tales of Junior Year) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love MIT A shocking confession: one time, I almost transferred to Harvard. I even had a…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 31, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Here’s to a basically mid-semester check-in to what I spend my time doing. I waited because I naively hoped that life would settle down into a rhythm before I profile…

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  As one of my “Treat. Yo. Self.” presents for my birthday, I got 3 puzzles that centered around the best attractions, museums, food, and outdoorsy areas to visit around New…

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  Hi Everyone! In my previous post, I announced a blogger AMA on Thursday, 10/26, 7-9pm EDT. That’s over now, but you’re welcome to email me with additional questions or ask…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  The Bebras Computing Challenge (American homepage, international homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more than…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i’m doing typing in a comfort style for a change

  

  tired, mostly there aren’t too many psets there aren’t too many extracurricular committments there aren’t too many midterms there aren’t too many other, miscellaneous things to worry about but combine them…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  The first round of application deadlines are upon you, which means ALL THE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS are upon us. So many. If you’ve been trying to contact the Admissions…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  Ageing: for all the all-nighters I can no longer pull off, and all the clubs I have gained access to. Brain and Cognitive Sciences: aka Course 9, my new minor, because…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  As I look outside the long windows of McCormick Hall’s penthouse, soaking in the last few glimpses of blue sky (oh no, winter is coming), it hits me: I’ve almost…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes you just gotta relax (putting this out there as a message for ourselves as much as for anyone else)

  

  The week of Monday, 10/2 – Friday, 10/6 was very, very difficult. We were both sick, had a super long and challenging 6.00 pset (literally stayed in office hours for…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  six minutes in maseeh dining

  

  there are five dining halls at mit but only one (maseeh) is open for lunch on weekdays:  

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the QuestBridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don’t worry! If you are a finalist – congratulations!…

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  love or lust

  

  recently, i have been having a lot of thoughts about the ways in which finding and committing yourself to work you love is like romantic love and commitment. here are…

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 18, 2017