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• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  there is still deciding where to go for college. happy decision day ... everything. MIT is a place full of "unknown unknowns" -- things you don't even ... with those people along the way. 2 - MIT is really good at surprising

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  of color ... so it's not just me, having one bad incident! This is ... also you start going into the realm of disparate impact. Is this ... , "Oh, this is a technical challenge" -- but being in the space of the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  rand.random Random photos of 2016

  

  easily recorded than ever before. So here is a random assortment of photos ... ’re arranged in order. ( by the way, ‘random’ is a Python module that helps with ... , MEng '17, for a picnic. April Researching at the Media Lab is honestly

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  I spent this past IAP at home in Central Pennsylvania. This is where ... weekends when I can. PA is colder than Boston, or it feels that way. In the winter the grass is covered in hoarfrost (иней in Russian, I learned) that

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora

  

  I interviewed my roommate Dora ’18 about her day today and here is a ... was very productive. (Dora points at how clean the room is) Look! I ... ? 14.01 is Microeconomics. 6.005 I think is officially called Elements of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  charge of the subject will be notified when an O is changed to an OX. An OX ... system, but then since faith is the negation of reason, or something, I ... ! Motivation is always a struggle (though hopefully proclaiming this out loud

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  're probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain they'll get in. That's a ... , here is a list of Themed Online Distractors for MIT Decision Day: Pre ... : Where the hell is Matt? 2012 (featuring MIT!) and 2008 (also really

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

  What I’m Teaching This Fall spoiler alert: a social history of the internet

  

  description: There is often a tendency to consider technical systems as 'purely ... the technical shapes them. The internet, in particular, is an artifact ... primary deliverable for the class is a term paper on a topic of the student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  greatly. It is a special MIT gem. Talk to your family. Stay in touch with ... excitement of novel college life subsided. A common suggestion is to make ~1 ... you’ve never sang.” Trust me on that one. The adult world of MIT is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  here, only short on time. Sometimes the energy of inspiration is enough ... *. Arts at MIT is also hosting this spring's Hip-Hop Lecture Series. Young ... -Z presents himself as he is." My notes say "Jay-Z brought existentialism to the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  get disproportionately disappointed when a friend is eating near me and ... food but the Ethiopian side of me is so used to people begging you to eat ... saying it is bad to be influenced by those around you, in fact that’s how

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  IAP--Independent Activities Period--is soon coming to a close! Spring ... --the bottom line is, soon you will be leaving home. At the very least, you will ... . I really did do it. The moment I dreamed of is now, is here.... Then

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  idea that IAP is 'infinite time' can be so dangerous, because I ended up ... decide who truly is the greatest lover of pancakes. Last Wednesday, a group ... , or #ragnasnow. Although that last one is mostly just me. MIT closed

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  to a stage not predetermined by government regulations. College is ... school. And while the status has its perks, little time is left for you to ... , enjoy the writing. That makes it so much easier. Overall, senior life is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  A Typical Friday Afternoon on a Thursday Honoring the decades old (?) tradition of the East Campus Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)

  

  East Campus is unique for a wide variety of reasons. We build roller ... East Campus is our Friday Afternoon Club, or FAC. Every Friday of the ... ? The career fair is tomorrow, so we had to do it on Thursday. Did we all

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  that reminds you of home. Your dorm is your new home for the next eight ... know when they walk in "Yep, this is definitely Erick's room". It could ... fill out your I-9 Form, which is what you need to be able to work for MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  "wow, this is actually a little heavy," got on the bike, and roamed ... of like a teddy- OH GOODNESS. "Raphael, what is that?" Raphael looked ... . It's amazing what your body is capable of when that flee

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  current students about what life at MIT is like nowadays. For example ... iconic red jackets). One of my favorite gifts to give out is a tire gauge (’99), which is apparently referencing the fact that Click and Clack

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  's pretty sexy.) What, you might ask, is DBF? DBF is exactly what its name ... foam. This year, the design theme is "backcountry rough field bush plane ... to taxi for 40 feet on corrugated roofing. The theme is different every

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  . The expected outcome of this approach is that all student accounts in ... important preferential data. However, there is also an (apparently) undocumented side-effect, which is that combining also imports the footer notice

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014