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• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  another living thing isn’t possible, the next best thing is hugging a ... while Blahaj won’t singlehandedly bring change, having a Blahaj provides ... . Whenever I finish a relatively mainstream series (ex. The Owl House, The

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  girlfriend in Washington D.C. It wasn't until a couple days before leaving that ... of January where students can take a long winter break, take unique, accelerated classes, just do research, or participate in a MISTI program, among

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes you just gotta relax (putting this out there as a message for ourselves as much as for anyone else)

  

  were both sick, had a super long and challenging 6.00 pset (literally stayed in office hours for 15 hours), a 6.042 pset (wouldn’t have been able ... a better quality video showing the successful Unity test, but it didn’t

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have such cool friends! A guest post by a good friend of mine from my undergrad days.

  

  myself to learn a programming language or systems architecture if I hadn't ... -founder, Chris '09, and one of my other friends, Scot '08). They founded a start ... asked Justin to write a little guest entry too, so he wrote a really nice

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  feel as though we won’t have a complete picture of them as applicants and ... changes and preview the short answer prompts, a much larger group is likely to wait until the very last minute. While I certainly won’t extol the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  depends on how patient of a person you are, but I don’t think I’ve ever really been patient. When a big event looms, I mark its approach in a big red box. When I was but a tiny fetus, I remember counting down those

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  and visited many places, I thought I would get a little lazy and wouldn’t ... After a stressful week of essays after essays, assignments after assignments, I decided to take a break by traveling to Bath in Somerset, UK. I

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  guitarist and an old man lol 29) A blue bag that we don't remember the ... usually include a picture of the ceramic mushroom itself in these posts. But right now, it's wrapped around in a blanket and shielded by pillows, all

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  I'm back in the U.S. of A and have recovered enough from jet lag for ... , the last time I wrote, I talked about my work at a tribal-rural hospital ... my report, said my good-byes, and took a lottt of pictures with doctors

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  Charles is a very dirty and very old river. As Wikipedia tells us: Despite ... stirs up toxic sediment. And as long as I'm at it, an excerpt from the 6 ... will hold a review (location, time TBA), where we will arm and outfit you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Quarrying Around Ice skating in an underground tunnel

  

  Skating place at a Vermont quarry, I immediately responded that I wanted to ... Grotto has to the Freedlyville Quarry. The quarry entrance was about a mile ... everywhere, and the quarry was filled with what seemed like a foot-thick sheet

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  to say, take a look at admitsphere.org. Admitsphere was devised by a ... a central, open-source, online hub that high school students look to ... shouldn't need to buy an expensive book or pay an independent college

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Tim Is So Beautiful to me

  

  called MIT Imagination. A lot of work went into that video. Elizabeth and ... 's nine months. That's like a human baby. And like a human baby, this big ... Rodrigo is an MIT senior. He worked in the same office as me for a summer or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  female fighter pilots. She flew the F/A-18 Hornet. At MIT, she is the ... . A crucial note for overseas readers and others unfamiliar with The ... (pronounced kohl-bair rə-por – the t is silent in both "Colbert" and "Report

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  Today I had a ton of work to do. To be fair, I did accomplish some of ... ? Instead I listened to the new Muse album (go buy it now) and found a solo in ... with some paper, a pen, and my clarinet. A while later I had transcribed

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  A week ago, Professor Junot Diaz of the MIT Department of Writing ... of you who aren't familiar with The Colbert Report, there are some ... show is a satirical program, poking fun at conservative political pundit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend -- today, Apple and Nike announced a Nike+iPod Sport Kit partnership. This part doesn't make a ton of sense to me. Why does Apple need to partner with a particular shoe

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  On college applications, you’ll probably come across a question like ... , this can be seen like a trick question. In a conversation I had with a ... . For instance, “Hmm, so if I mark an ethnic identity do I get a

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  Than A Job If I didn't post one of your favorite entries, post the link ... Amazingly, I've been an admissions blogger for a bit over twelve ... most individual entries have a relatively short half-life - that is, the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  your interview has been waived, don't worry about it, we understand that we can't be everywhere!] *Even if you are applying elsewhere via an ... MIT. If you qualify for a fee waiver, please request one. Requesting a fee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006