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  Integration Bee (guest post by Mike W. ‘19) I had a tagline planned out, but I axed it for being too derivative.

  

  This blog post is by Mike W. ‘19, epic speed integrator and Random Hall freshman physicist. If you enjoy integrating you can try out some problems at the end of…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  (See the #1 Boston Adventure at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair here) My 20th birthday was pretty perfect. It started an hour before midnight with one of my friends…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  Dear Prospective 2020s, You've made it this far, and EA decisions are coming out in a couple hours. Yuliya K. '18 made a lovely post compiling a list of distractions for the final stretch. Distractions are great

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  Dear 2020 MIT Protofrosh,  Today or tomorrow, depending on your timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. You’re probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain they’ll…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  See the original version of this post on the Office of Digital Learning website here.  Fourteen years ago, MIT democratized secondary education through OpenCourseWare. Then came edX, a massive online…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  (See #2 Boston Adventure at the Institute of Contemporary Art here) As part of my weekly Boston Enrichment Trip, I ventured today to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. Located…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  (Take a look at “My Monday” by Yuliya K. '18 for her day in the life at MIT post)   8:45: Wakeup. For real this time, after 10+ snoozes. 8:53: First snap! Of a TMAYD MIT (Tell Me About Your Day MIT

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  10:30 → Wake up. Panic. No time for real breakfast. It’s too early to have class. But mandatory attendance… 11:00 → I’m at Harvard. The light percolates through the autumn…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  Read Read Read Read Read Read Write Such is the life of a HASS major. There are readings with short names, like “Racisms,” and readings with incomprehensible names, like “Intersectionality…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  The 3D Lounge Experience For this part, I ask you to settle in a comfortable location, preferably on a couch or bean bag. Turn on “The Last Ship” by Sting…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 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 / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  bit of a late mention, a whole year ago, Kristine K. '14 secretly wrote

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  Craftsmanship: Mikael K. '18 Mikael was born and raised in Los Angeles, and has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  Late November, fall hangs over the Charles, obscuring the river’s sparkle with a curtain of grey. The life of the Frosh shifts. Dulled is the thrill of the first impossible…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  2010 alongside Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Big K.R.I.T., Yelawolf, YG and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toilet @ MIT The Ben Schreck Shits 2015 Calendar.

  

  Friday evening, after getting one of the more interesting emails of this semester, I sat down with Benjamin Schreck, MIT senior and creative mind behind the Ben Schreck Shits wall…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams an MIT event

  

  On Friday, October 24, the Edgerton Center at MIT organized an on-campus premiere of the documentary Underwater Dreams. The film follows the journey of four high school students from the…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  YAY November!!! First off, a huge WELCOME to the EA applicants! You submitted your application and now comes the hardest part, forgetting about it until December. A girnomous WELCOME also…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  Do you know what “hosed” means? Urban Dictionary defines it as, “impossibly busy with less time or resources to complete everything than available (as in trying to drink from a…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  I will admit: I’ve been in a bit of a rut. Don’t get me wrong. Life as an AeroAstro is amazing in a lot of respects. 9AM classes for Unified…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014