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Blog / Personal Projects
Fixing a trapeze! then hanging upside-down on it
embroidery thread that has sat untouched in my drawer for seven years. (The ... , because I was watching Queen's Gambit while stitching this up. Between an ... enough to meet the standards for a contortion class. No matter how I -
Blog / Blog Projects
mit bingo! as done by the bloggers
/facebook/snapchat stories. For the uninitiated, you will quickly pick up on how it works as ... rest of RingComm, presented our designs for the 2020 brass rat! It was ... for the presentation, so it all worked out! Kidist: After several -
Blog / How to Human
on regression the to your shitty high school self, and not linear, kind
all my work to prepare for my boyfriend staying over, but now that he ... May 4th, which means that i won't see him or any of my friends for a ... and trivial. for example, when i draw, i'm spurred by the prospect of -
Blog / UROP & Other Research
living the dream: UROP edition! in which i run experiments on children (well, kinda)
do my part for the statistic that 90% of students have had a UROP by ... by semester or department and search for keywords. ((Side note: It ... first one that came up absolutely blew my mind, because the second I read -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Music Scene by a non-musician
the noises of the world, even for just a couple of minutes. It’s almost ... can happen if you just feel it in your bones. I for one see shapes that ... . Walking up the steps after getting off at Harvard Square and being greeted -
Blog / Academics & Research
How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.
there and felt my stomach sink. Wait, really? High school was easy for all ... process, like anything else. You get up. You move on with your life. You ... junior college their first two years, for example, and do very well. In -
Blog / Challenges
good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17
week has been really tough and really strange for everyone on campus, and ... searched for the Boston Globe article that i knew would have been written. i found it. i read it. and then i searched for the MIT admissions blog post -
Blog / Admissions
‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.
offer a statistic for those of you obsessing over the "chance me" threads ... - instead, check out Chris S.'s awesome entry. The essays are a chance for ... what I love, I - for better or worse - took it rather literally, and -
Blog / MIT Life
Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.
for any mice expressing an extended circadian period but otherwise ... -and-dirty method of looking for a mutation, the most obvious one being the sheer ... it as both an "epic fall" and an "epic fail." He also laughed at me for -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…
homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... ending some cheap drink promotions and making some retailers help pay for ... Kane '11 Freshers week means just one thing for most first -
Blog / MIT Life
The Person Who Inspired Me to Start this Blog The girls of Sri Lanka have in Alia an incredible beacon of hope and defender…
people who can’t locate Tibet on a map would clamor passionately for ... shirt. Did they know who he was? Did they understand the principles for ... : “My stomach turned as I stepped foot for the first time into Ma -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Watch the Tea with Teachers Video Series! and learn about the wonderful students behind it
fascinating. Watch them below! I wanted to blog about TwT for a while, and ... close connections with professors for graduate school reference letters. I ... us in many ways. What we want most is for people to watch the videos -
Blog / How to Human
on body image me in my head, me in the mirror
person living nearest me whom I've known for the longest—I think we've been friends for four or five years now. The first observation he makes upon ... , especially if they're someone you haven't seen for a while. Tumaba ka ata -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Week 1 ...of Year 2.
Perseids. In the end, I didn’t see a single meteor and ended up crying a ... a Hong Kong university campus for MIT's IROP research exchange program ... 'm already stressed about finding an internship for next summer. Shaking all -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the (New) Bloggers! CONTENT COMING IN HOT
life for over 7 years, ever since I started writing my own fantasy books ... school for me. Then, while visiting I saw how students were meshing their ... world. That’s my goal for the next four years and beyond. In lots -
Blog / Class Projects
neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality
revelations undermine any presumption of Facebook as a neutral pipeline for news ... place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality." John ... . ... Calls for more public accountability...can only proceed once we completely -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Admitted Early
YOU GOT IN! Check your MyMIT account 24 hours from now for next steps for admitted students. But for now, go celebrate! -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Admitted Early
YOU GOT IN! Check your MyMIT account tomorrow morning (around 10AM ET) for next steps for admitted students. But for now, go celebrate! -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Not Admitted A forum
There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year ... incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk.