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to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

Dear Applicant, it’s 3:14 am, and i’m sitting in a smoky kitchen with friends. there’s coffee and crepes with nutella and romantic spanish music and a breeze of spring from…

by Yuliya K. '18
March 13, 2015

Blog / How to Human

FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO. I think that’s the best way to describe my Senior Spring semester. As cliche as it sounds, time really does goes by so quickly. However,…

by Kirsten L. '15
March 12, 2015

Blog / Challenges

good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17

A head-and-shoulders illustrated portrait of Ceri Riley. She is smiling with her mouth closed, has light skin, and long light pink hair.

All words beyond this introduction belong to Piper L. ’17 (who is no stranger to the blogs), and she has kindly allowed me to share them. I think they need to be…

by Ceri R. '16
March 8, 2015

Blog / About Decisions

Keep your eyes to the skies this Pi Day 2019s are happening

MIT Regular Action admissions decisions will be available online on Saturday, March 14, 2015, beginning at 9:26 AM ET. When decisions are released, access decisions.mit.edu and login using the…

by Decision Drone
March 6, 2015

Blog / MIT Life

#tbt: MIT Cribs Digging up some old freshman-year blog posts

In a recent concentrated effort to create a ‘professional Tumblr’ for myself, I found the old blog that I submitted as part of my blogger application way-back-when. Turns out that…

by Ceri R. '16
March 5, 2015

Blog / Academics & Research

On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

Student Profiles from MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning Course 11 is a small major with a lot of breadth. It is cross-disciplinary, flexible, and engaged with the larger…

by Natasha B. '16
March 2, 2015

Blog / Academics & Research

An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

One day, fun things happened. I started blogging about them immediately… only to be interrupted by more excitement (which, naturally, I had to blog about). Post intros began piling up,…

by Yuliya K. '18
March 1, 2015

Blog / How to MIT

Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

Dear Internet, I’m pleased to announce that I’m publishing a paper this year in affiliation with MIT’s Course 8 (Physics) department! Though I am only a freshman, I have decided…

by Selam G. '18
February 28, 2015

Blog / Academics & Research

Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

Reflecting on the lessons of last semester, I knew I was going to have to kick it into high gear for my 6.042 exam on Wednesday. I spent all of…

by Erick P. '17
February 26, 2015

Blog / Academics & Research

The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

The imperative of an Admissions Blogger is to write about life and culture at MIT. So, since my entire life in recent memory (also known as the last four whole…

by Joel G. '18
February 23, 2015

Blog / MIT History & Culture

Blizzard Barbecuing A few feet of snow never hurt anyone

Yesterday Spanish House celebrated Boston’s record breaking snow fall with the WTF(Winter Time Fun) Barbecue! Who says a few feet of snow signals the end of outdoor activites. Photo Credit…

by Natnael G. '15
February 16, 2015

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

Like Anna H. ‘14 blogged a while ago, as my time has gotten more precious I’ve stripped away hobbies and for-fun activities and learned what I can and cannot leave…

by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
February 16, 2015

Blog / Extracurriculars

Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

I am aware that it is no longer IAP, but I figure it’s better late than never, right? 6. Work as an EMT As you may (or may not) know,…

by Krystal L. '17
February 16, 2015

Blog / MIT Life

Jon and me how I came to see the world

Last night, Jon Stewart announced his plans to leave The Daily Show, which he has hosted since 1999. The news shocked his studio audience and his far-flung fans. Maybe that…

by Chris Peterson SM '13
February 11, 2015

Blog / Events

Unknowns in illustrated list form

1. When will the snow piles melt? Bragging rights to whoever gets this right. Specifically the snow piles in front of 77 Mass Ave. Once upon a time a few…

by Ana V. '15
February 10, 2015

Blog / MIT Life

Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

MIT and Boston are in the middle of the actual Snowpocalypse, so what better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit…

by Ceri R. '16
February 10, 2015

Blog / MIT History & Culture

Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

Full disclosure: Regarding the tagline: I have no idea how to write an ode. To be totally honest, I’m not even really sure what an ode is. I googled “how to…

by Krystal L. '17
February 8, 2015

Blog / Academics & Research

Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

Upon opening my closet this morning – brightly lit with glorious sunshine streaming through the frosted window – I was greeted with a beautiful, inspirational maxim: Nearby were posted similar…

by Joel G. '18
February 6, 2015

Blog / Academics & Research

Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

IAP–Independent Activities Period–is soon coming to a close! Spring semester begins Tuesday, and so will begin the class I’ve been diligently preparing for all IAP–6.01, Intro to Electrical Engineering and…

by Selam G. '18
February 3, 2015

Blog / How to Food

A Continuing Experiment in Cooperative Eating or, every food picture I have ever posted from pika

The streets are paved with slush, everything is cold, and my pajamas have penguins on them. It is decidedly winter. But at pika, it’s spring rush. This means feasts and…

by Natasha B. '16
February 3, 2015