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• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, Sir, just at present—at least I know who…

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  it turns out many people at mit walk really slowly. not in the sense that mit is slower than the rest of the world, but in the sense that you…

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  joshua angrist shares the nobel prize! and the research is *so* cool

  

  Some of you may have heard the news already, but if you haven’t: on Monday, Joshua Angrist, the Ford International Professor of Economics at MIT, won the Nobel Prize in…

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 14, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  Crocheting With the Firehose Gauge your stitches, gauge your life

  

  Over the past few months, I have become obsessed with crochet. Before I came to Boston, I dedicated quite some time to ironing out the logistics of crocheting at MIT.…

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 13, 2021
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  Almost 11 years ago, I wrote a blog post called Applying Sideways that was my attempt⁠17 Audacious, in retrospect, given that I had been an admissions officer for a single…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with AISES + NASA

  

  The second Monday in October has long been an MIT holiday, but today is the second year that MIT has observed it as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and the first that…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating the PM Interview the crash course i wish someone gave to me

  

  Directory Introduction Is product management right for me? The Interview The Format Question Types Behavioral Framework: STAR method Example Question Best Practices Product Design Framework Best Practices Product Strategy Framework:…

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 10, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  this is the real life I love in-person MIT eom

  

  Whenever I try to think about the last year, it doesn’t feel real. In fact, I usually actively stop myself when I get on that train of thought, because it’s…

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  When I tried practicing for the swim test, I realized how long it had actually been since I swam. This pool wasn’t like the neighborhood pool where I could slowly…

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  you just can’t. you actually can’t. you can try but you can’t. last friday night was the beginning of teammate hunt, a puzzlehunt written with some excellent puzzles. it’s written…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  A couple of months ago, I started playing a video game for the first time in my life. I never had gaming consoles when I was younger, so this was…

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  In recent weeks, we have been fielding many questions over phone and email about letters of recommendation. A composite of these questions might read something like:⁠36 Variables listed in brackets,…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  i’m in the class of 2023. this means that i spent only six full months on campus before getting kicked off due to the pandemic. now i’m back on campus,…

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 4, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” see kidist's post :)

  

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT”

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  Shuli: The new MIT Welcome Center opened in Kendall Square in September. You may have already seen Petey’s post Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center. The new center…

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  Hi I’m Audrey, a new face in this bloggerverse! As the illustration above suggests, I’m starting my second year here at MIT. And that feels weird.  Drawing has been a…

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  (I’ll introduce myself properly later, but I think this post gives a good crash course into what kinds of topics I usually think about anyway) one of my favorite quotes…

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  A few years back, I began keeping a tab of life’s certainties. Admittedly, it feels as though there are few. Worse, certainties become uncertain when you hold them too close.…

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center a new home for admissions, and all the institute's visitors

  

  For many years I have written these blog posts from a cubicle in room 3-108, which was part of the complex of rooms along the Infinite Corridor⁠49 Now that we're…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 28, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  It’s cool to care but maybe care a little less

  

  One. In October 2017, I left home and lived on my own for several months. It was my first time living alone, actually alone, without anyone else. I rented out…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2021