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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  recently read words absorbed by my brain

  

   Normal People, and this short story is a predecessor to the novel, featuring ... . That sense of resignation—not even attempting to cross the abyss—Rooney is ... poem, when it works, is an action of the mind captured on a page, and the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  BREAK MY BODY, LIBERATE MY SOUL a student-made installation in the Stata Center R&D pub

  

  hunts, and the like, which is why I was fascinated to hear that one of my ... video organism," is composed of E-waste scavenged from campus [annotation ... equipment that is gathering dust"]storage closets[/annotation] and [annotation

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  is fewer than the 33,796 who applied last year, before we reinstated ... review.  Of those 26,914 applicants, we have [annotation note="This is the ... have the opportunity to climb the mountain that is MIT. They hail from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Putz and Tetazoo are friends!! field notes from a faraway land

  

  The Putz-Tetazoo exchange program is a longstanding tradition where a ... involves many a prank and snark. During their stays, each resident is to ...  one flight of stairs ok maybe that's a lie, i used to live on stickmen (which is

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  like, oh my god, everyone is so young. CJ: Well, even if that were true ... too. Why did you decide to do a master's? Xian: The main reason is that ... engineering, like this job. Because like, what else is there to do? I don't want

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  is another record high: about a 2% increase from last year, with both ... opportunity to climb the mountain that is MIT. They hail from all 50 states, 65 ... -eyed and reminded us that what we do is more than a job: it is a privilege

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  little to make sure that everybody is happy.  I think about the way these ... surprises me about all of these changes is that I never see them happening in the moment—indeed, it often feels like life is stagnant around here, and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  is the same from the top? Don't you know the building won't change you? Don't you know the sky is the same here? Don't you see it? The base of ... . Or intelligent. Or determined. But it is just a crosswalk. And some

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  Day one, again. Campus is different than before. The doors don ... intelligence, we mostly go over the syllabus. AI (6.034) is interesting. AI is ... that is pretty cool, but I can sense that I'd have a much better

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  list of things that refill my will to live things to do when i don't want to do anything

  

  entree celeste, but not actually playing celeste (although that is fun ... talking to a friend with more sense than me, which, as it happens, is most ... experience of waiting and frustration and enlightenment is, thankfully

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  socializing safely ...but also leaving my room maybe once a day

  

  , but is it enough? should I be trying harder, given that the majority of ... don't know what the healthy balance is. my process for meeting up with friends is ensuring that the friend/someone in their group has been tested

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  how happy and in awe I am. Logically, I’ve known that this city is ... . One of the greatest joys, I think, is to have the mundane turn beautiful ... ="225"] my makeshift desk (there's an actual desk, but the view is too

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT files lawsuit on behalf of international students alleges ICE policy “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion”

  

  lawsuit. This is, by my count, the [annotation note='I have blogged about ... research pursuits. ICE is unable to offer the most basic answers about how ... . Unspoken, but unmistakable, is one more question: Am I welcome? At MIT, the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  I have seen much in these past weeks. Here is a small selection ... the dome decoration is here.) It must have taken a lot of work and it ... buildings weren't in the way because I bet the sky is beautiful... and thus

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  -smelling room is either: a room lacking any perceptible scent, or a room having that has just a slight fragrance. Avoiding bad smells is pretty ... someone is cooking an especially aromatic dish, making sure my door is

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  implementation of this order is still under review, its prospect has caused a lot ... order. I excerpt from it below: MIT’s tradition of national service is ... Nanotechnology, is essential in our work to serve the nation and the world. MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  making dumplings jiaozi / guotie / gyoza /

  

  until all the flour is incorporated and the dough is smooth and elastic ... ): obtain mushrooms of various types. shiitake is pretty good. obtain ... . ginger is important. garlic can also be nice chop everything up into

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 19, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  ) Powerlifting is saving my life (RIP The Toast) 2) My officemates are food ... mean to be an admissions blogger? Here is the opening paragraph from the ... blogger training: The mission of the blogs is to allow our bloggers to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  the class I was teaching. Which, by the way, is not a bad final project ... is to bring together global experts in areas ranging from cryptography ... around the world. Heading the initiative is Brian Forde, former senior

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Q: What is MIT INSPIRE? A: INSPIRE is the first and only national high school competition that ... (2015), we awarded over $48,000 in prizes. Q: So if a student is

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015