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I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

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I never liked Superman. I thought he was too idyllic. If you asked someone what superpower they’d want, they’d probably say strength, or speed, or flying, or something like that.…

by Kayode D. '27
July 16, 2024

Blog / Extracurriculars

summertime! and the livin's easy?

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hello there happy mid-summer so, lately, I’ve been in a bit of writing rut but, as I was reading through an email I sent out to my friends,…

by Kanokwan T. '26
July 15, 2024

Blog / Residential Life

All the 2024 i3 videos megapost

As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing assignment process, rising first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3)…

by Chris Peterson SM '13
July 12, 2024

Blog / Announcements

Be a Blogger 2024!

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

Petey had a mighty nine-year run of writing this post, but a king [of the internet]’s time as ruler rises and falls like the Sun, so now it’s my turn…

by Ceri R. '16
July 1, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

A head-and-shoulders illustrated portrait of Emiko. She has light skin, and long wavy brown hair. She is wearing a necklace and a dark tank top.

Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing…

by Emiko P. '25
June 24, 2024

Blog / UROP & Other Research

My ML model finished training right after I finished this post technically i am doing work right now

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Junior year was a milestone for me because it was the first time where I actually got to work with machine learning models. I just got some code to run…

by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
June 20, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

italy research in pompeii

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Anika. They have light skin, medium-length brown hair with bangs, and are wearing a teal shirt with a red bandana, making a peace sign with their left hand.

Hi! this is going to be a sorta long blog so here’s a tldr: I went to Italy to do some light research and travelling, stayed in a castle, analyzed…

by Anika H. '26
June 18, 2024

Blog / MIT Life

the world is blooming! and so am i?

You know those “four seasons” posters that elementary school teachers put up on classroom walls? They always summer, fall, winter, and spring with the colors of a tree: from green,…

by Allison E. '27
June 17, 2024

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

AARRRGHHHHH!!!!🏴‍☠️ (Pirate Post) A Review of 21M.299 - Pirate Songs and Whaling Chanteys

I mentioned it in a previous blog, but this semester I took a class called 21M.299: World Music Studies – Pirate Songs and Whaling Chanteys. I wanted to take a…

by Kayode D. '27
June 2, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

For my last blog as an undergraduate, there would be nothing more suitable than submitting it at 11:59 pm as I do with my assignments. So here is MIT by…

by Waly N. '24
May 31, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

checked off 101 things to do before you graduate...

This blog has been in the works for a… long time. I first started this one on April 2nd. Of last year. I was looking through my blog drafts and…

by Waly N. '24
May 31, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

updates cook or get cooked - summer boston edition

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Hey! Here are some personal/academic updates. I haven’t been blogging enough as you can tell, but I want to be prolific this summer. This semester I spent a larger than…

by Uzay G. '26
May 30, 2024

Blog / Classes

Doesn’t Feel Real getting from one place to another

This semester, I took three classes. Two of them were math with my soon to be Ph.D advisor, and the third was with Marah Gubar– an amazing professor that I’ve…

by Paige B. '24
May 24, 2024

Blog / MIT Life

I Hate the Last but at least, I'm trying not to

It’s 9:05am PST. I told myself I’d wake up past 9:14, but either due to stress or due to a (relatively) healthy sleep schedule my senior year, I’m up 9…

by Paige B. '24
May 22, 2024

Blog / Athletics

[Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

This year, Jeremy, Nikki, and I were in charge of the Admitted Student Welcome and Closing Show—two of the flagship events of CPW. Jeremy wrote a lovely blog post to…

by Ceri R. '16
May 21, 2024

Blog / CPW

Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

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“Other duties as assigned” is a concept well-known to admissions officers; it’s a catch-call term used by employers to encompass all the miscellaneous tasks an employee may be required to…

by Jeremy W.
May 19, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

“Wow, MIT has a class about digital instrument design now?”, my advisor exclaimed as he looked over my registration at the start of the semester, “That’s so cool! I would’ve…

by Andi Q. '25
May 14, 2024

Blog / Personal Travel

chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

This past Friday evening, I wished I didn’t want to see the aurora because the trip seemed logistically inconvenient, I was tired, and I had looked forward to entering ~introvert…

by Kanokwan T. '26
May 13, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

Cubes, Tetrahedrons, and Wind Chimes Silly lil musical instruments for a silly lil guy (me)

“Everyday objects suggest amusing controllers” – Perry Cook This semester, I’m taking 21M.370 – Digital Instrument Design! It’s a new(ish) music technology class about using microcontrollers (Arduinos, ESP32, etc.) and…

by Andi Q. '25
May 5, 2024

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

I painted a mural for Borderline! bird-erline mural

Since coming here, I’ve had two items at the top of my bucket list. #1) Graduate. #2) Paint a mural for The Borderline @ MIT. I got to finish one…

by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
May 5, 2024