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  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  In 1870, MIT admitted its first woman: Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards.⁠01 This was a “special case”, one-off situation that did not necessarily set precedent for admitting more women, hence why…

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  I’ve been trying to write a blog about Christianity and Cru at MIT for literal months now. Every time I start writing it I feel like I’m not doing it…

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  Boy oh boy, what a summer it’s been so far. For the first time in my college career, I’m spending my summer working in the United States⁠05 Freshman year was…

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  Claire S. ’25 is a Computation & Cognition (6-9) major from Missouri. She’s one of MIT’s small-town and rural student ambassadors – part of the larger Small Town and Rural Student…

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tell your friends you love them for we are but blips in a timeline

  

  • by Anika H. '26
  • May 9, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  finding place

  

  finding place Note: these are some retrospective thoughts on my experiences finding place at MIT. I reflected back on the patterns and evolutions, but in the moment I mostly don’t…

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • April 7, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  “You are capable of more than you know.” Reflections from six MIT transfer students

  

  Leading our transfer admissions program is one of the greatest joys of my work at MIT. Each year, we welcome a small group of transfer students to the Institute, and…

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 13, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  2.009 presentations were December 11th. Theme: WILD! 2.009 is a MechE capstone class in which six teams each create a new product. It’s known for being intense, silly, and a…

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  why i didn’t post over the summer (oops) late comic about my summer

  

        

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  content warning: discussions of roach uwu Roaches are curious little creatures. They’ve nearly perfectly adapted to an urban environment, with a sturdy carapace, unparalleled scavenging prowess, and ability to fly.…

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The MIT Major Arcana a collaborative art project

  

  Each undergrad in MIT majors in one of 21⁠30 The numbers skip 13, 19, and 23. The registrar lists CMS as XXI-CMS, and STS has no primary majors as of…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Train Coming on navigating

  

  Song: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne train coming. Before MIT, I had never been on a plane before. Hell, I had barely left California, with the exception of one or two…

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?

  

  I’ve changed my bio, which you can view on my author page, once every few months since I started blogging. I thought I’d record how it’s changed for posterity, maybe…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  cw: death (after the horizontal line) I remember the moment that the East Campus renovation announcement email hit our inboxes. I was a freshman. Covid pods⁠33 you got up to…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  … and everything nice! My favorite dish in the whole wide world is called pakaprow.⁠36 spelling variations include Pad Gaprao, Pad Kra Pao, Pad Kraprow, etc. I love it so…

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 9, 2023
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  SHASS Hack feminist hacktivism

  

  Approximately two weeks ago in Building 14 (the one between Building 2 and just before Hayden Library for those familiar), a hack was put up celebrating the brilliant and diverse…

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 4, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  You don’t have to be a founder move slow and fix things

  

  Thanks to Petey, whose ideas I am stealing to write this post. Thanks to Alan and Vincent for reading drafts. This post is dedicated to MIT Facilities, the people who…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 29, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  since it’s my last semester, I’ve been trying to spend more time working on campus. or rather, I feel guilty whenever I work in my bed since I could be…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  Meet Catsby: He was a sweet boy who loved food, sleeping in the dirt, and sunbathing. Sadly, he passed away shortly after I moved to MIT. I was devastated, but…

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  major takeaways: from every semester of mit

  

  content warnings: suicide mentions 98 days. I think oftentimes it’s very easy to get caught up in the daily metronome of life, especially when you’re on a set schedule. Every…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 28, 2023