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  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  One of the greatest parts of college is independence. One of the hardest parts of college is independence. High school is very structured. Same classes, same classmates, everyone is doing…

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  This past summer, Hasan Minhaj FINALLY made his way to my hometown on his homecoming tour. Keep in mind, this is a person I’ve been wanting to see in person…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  A friend of mine (whose honesty, even under cover of anonymity, is something to strive for) wanted to release this into the world, as it has been an interestingly prominent…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the MIT Interview keep b r e a t h i n g

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning interviews has changed (though Elizabeth’s other observations remain accurate). A description of the current interview process is posted here. …

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 6, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One more baby blogger Or blogger baby? I don’t know, is it the same?

  

  The new baby bloggers were introduced about a month ago, but I have one more to bring you. She doesn’t actually have a name, and she definitely doesn’t have a coherent…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  In late August, the Trump Administration issued an executive order banning the recruitment of transgender people to the military. While the implementation of this order is still under review, its…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visualize this! My new UROP We've got some really cool stuff going on this semester

  

  It’s a new school year, and I’ve started UROPing in a new lab! For anyone who doesn’t know, the UROP (Undergraduate Research OPportunities) program gives MIT undergrads a chance to…

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  On Wednesday evening, right before the first 8.01 midterm, I had an inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I would fail my…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  The past few weeks have been quite the welcome-back-to-MIT-and-the-firehose-oh-havent-you-missed-me-dearly kind of back-to-school welcome. Before having much time to recharge from my summer travels — I was home briefly on 3…

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

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  Coming from South Florida, MIT is far away… specifically, 1427.6 miles away. That being said, the life I lived off Kismet Parkway where I’d ride down the block on my…

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part one) random trinkets from freshman year

  

  We are very sentimental people. Not like the keeps-every-birthday-card-in-a-cute-box-sentimental type. More like borderline-hoarders-that-have-to-assess-the-potential-value-of-a-random-reciept-sentimental-types. We’ve always kind of been like this, and it wasn’t a problem in high school, because our…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 29, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  So first there was Peru, where we ate really good food (Exhibit A) and pet llamas (Exhibit B) and may have eaten llamas (shhh don’t tell them) and visited Machu…

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  elephants what I've been up to

  

  I’ve been pretty busy lately doing stuff like this a little of this too honestly too much of this some of this and a sad amount of this. But this…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 27, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  If you’re wanting to apply Early Action (EA) to MIT this year but were affected by recent hurricanes, earthquakes, or other natural disasters, know that our hearts go out to…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  My first hackathon ever was last year at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York. It was a bust. My team left halfway through and I gave up trying to finish our…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  I switch between saying I study “computer science” or “math” but neither one can hide that I usually live my life lost in abstract-land without anything to tether me down…

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch the Tea with Teachers Video Series! and learn about the wonderful students behind it

  

  Last year, an exciting new project started at MIT—Tea with Teachers, a YouTube series meant to bridge the student-faculty divide by showing professors’ interactions with students in an informal setting.…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42: The Answer to Our Changing Educational Needs a school with no teachers, no schedules, and no rankings

  

  Note: xTalks: Digital Discourses is a seminar series from the MIT Office of Digital Learning designed to facilitate awareness, deep understanding, and transference of educational innovations at MIT and elsewhere.…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester in notes wordless words

  

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  boston at night grab your headphones

  

  bike ride down the esplanade, bridges, night fog, ducks on the river, street music, city magic

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 22, 2017