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• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  , literally on day two, I had to report to the pool for the swim test. At least ... yoga for the majority of their credits."]quarter[/annotation], and at the ... 1940s after a high volume of drowning-related deaths at war. It’s been

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rekindling and how mit is actually going to save my art career

  

  For most of my life before coming to MIT, I had been really into ... elementary school, and for a long while I would draw things by hand on paper ... ="as in, drawing a line produces a line at the tip of my pencil, and not a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 7, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Welcome Back! a fresh coat of paint, and a fresh batch of bloggers

  

  it was hard/scary, at least for me, to countenance that. But I'm so ... had you come here an hour ago, or indeed at any point since July of 2011. It seems odd, reading that post, to do it again, and for much the same

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 13, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT Bloggers Sniped Wrapped in which people take a LOT of photos of me around campus

  

  At MIT, a lot of groups use Slack to stay connected. It's like a big series of group chats for work stuff or class materials. What's really cool is that you can make separate tabs for different topics. It's kind of

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  revealed that he, too, is willing to betray his fiancée for a night ... that analyzed books for having a specific thesis. Back then, I composed ... sun as a metaphor for Meursault’s super-ego to criticize the societal

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  [joint post] A Map of MIT Makerspaces ft MechE grad student and mapmaker Rima Das

  

  machine shops for meche classes, little makerspaces with laser cutters or ... makerspaces, if you know where to look. The issue is, it’s difficult for any one ... crowdsourced online map where members of the community can add pins for different

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  On UROPs Research at a private research institute? Naaaaahhhhh, couldn't be!

  

  Look at this if you don't what a UROP is ... . A UROP! That I was under-qualified for? Let's see the relevant skills: Unity: ❌ C#: 👍 Developing for VR headsets: ❌ Developing for

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 21, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Replay… Who says you can't go home again? Or at least go back to school...

  

  for the long haul. I joined the Chorallaries, I helped design my class ... for a few hours or days. I also became an Educational Counselor and interviewed students every fall for over a dozen years. I still felt connected

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  your applications, I know how much energy and care you put into them. For ... staff, I want to say thank you for your interest in MIT, and for sharing ... your applications brought back some memories for me. When I was in high

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  confused about the name of 14.41. I have heard it at different times called ... is a possibly-staged photograph of me while I'm studying for my finals ... something fun for the night. Because my fun included three friends who are

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  ? Preparing for the influx of summer visitors. Beginning in a few weeks, crowds for our twice-daily information sessions and tours should start getting quite large (I, for one, really like the larger crowds!). As a result, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  hours, but I let many of them cook for 5 hours at a constant 250˚F. Once ... At CPW 2011, I had, hands down, the best ribs I've ever had in my life. Saturday. I'm helping Mikey prepare for the closing show. We

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  advisors and advisees meet at other times too. (My Biology advisor, for ... So in case anybody's unaware, I finished my project at the lab at the ... weenie. So since some of the categories don't have many entries at the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  school. CS can be hard for beginners, more so at MIT, so I'm at an area ... after I stare at the lab for eight hours at a time without making any ... engineering and robotics because I was also interested in those things. At one

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Twenty-One Days Abroad in Twenty-One Photographs a curated photo dump of an IAP in Spain

  

  taught in English, but for those looking for a more Spanish ... held four days a week (Monday-Thursday) for three weeks (January 4th ... homestay, and additional expenses for food and travel in Madrid. The rest of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  biggest aftermath of the book launch for me. Johnpaul had been at the book ... For several reasons, it’s been quite a while since my last blog ... looked at you with furrowed brows and a surprised look. Why? Why I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  started at MIT, I’ve had a bunch of folks ask me for application advice ... ’s a grace period for that. But at some point, if a lot of your ... edit my application endlessly (at least until March), the edits I was

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Fixing a trapeze! then hanging upside-down on it

  

  . I like to think I'm good at it for someone who doesn't know any ... slipped could be dangerous, because I couldn't grab the bar at the corner. I ... embroidery thread that has sat untouched in my drawer for seven years. (The

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 29, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  ? Anyone looking for their college radio fix at midnight on a Sunday would be ... straightforward, actually - play some good music for people to enjoy while they work ... like little girls for about a week beforehand. What if we screwed up

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection-time Questions Omnibus

  

  of students at the schools you are interested in. As for Admissions ... watched last night, a cheerleading coach told her cheerleaders at a big ... nghi wrote, "can you write about the new management minor offered at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005