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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  everyday subjects in an entirely new light. The question then is, “Why didn ... far the experience has strained my brain in wonderfully new ways. Or old ... . Professors who interpret it later in class amaze me. My favorite readings are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  Regular readers may recall that I've been teaching a bit in ... the technical shapes them. The internet, in particular, is an artifact ... adopted and reshaped it. In CMS.S62, we take the Internet as our object of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for the forthcoming admissions cycle. As you may know, in the past ... . There is no preference in our process for early applicants. We use the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  I Wrote A Thing media and articles and no punctuation

  

  I wrote a thing It is an article about hospitalizations In particular, the hospitalization of my friend - she is named Emily in the article I also was in a Boston Globe article about stress There is a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  A year back I developed a deep interest in understanding what made me ... their food that it’s become deeply engrained in who I am. The other side ... -flopper. No opinion I held was ever set in stone. All it took was a conflicting

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  I joined GEL because I want to be able to implement my ideas in the ... new ELL (Engineering Leadership Lab) team in a Diverse Connections ... different teams will cooperate in order to achieve that goal. Why is this

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  reestablish some continuity of self—to read, to go for walks, to look people in ... Christmas in my American preschool (in the Soviet Union, Christmas was ... indignant at the lack of a consumerist Christmas in my newly American family

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye, for now

  

  the iPhone Product Design team, and will be working in Cupertino for the ... , however, try to post some tidbits about life in the Bay Area!   So ... graduating seniors - I'll miss you).  Can't wait to meet 2019s in the fall!

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Scrapbook Sometimes Stickers!!!

  

  I wrote lightly about scrapbooking in my coping with anxiety blog ... in pretty patterns and inspirational intentions. Making my scrapbook ... sticker donations :) And, as always, Rory is there to inspire me in my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  background or training in judging people, I have been judging people for some ... able to transfer my experience judging people in admissions to judging people in other contexts, including LMC's Battle of the Bands, the

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

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

  

  feel like: So I just made a vlog to get back in the rhythm of filming ... from the bottom. And because I didn't talk about anything MIT-related in ... this season (in fact, it's the first undefeated season ever), leading to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  everywhere in between.   It’s been used to eat freeze ... participation in the fight to save them, and to help reverse the steep decline in

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... taking my tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the ... you in time? A: If you did not select your scores to be directly sent

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Set Theory and other Shenanigans *Literal* Set theory

  

  Find a Set: Set is a visual card game. "Sets" in Set consist of 3 ... symbols There is exactly one set in that board of 20 cards. Find it before ... ’t a single set in the whole board - though I hope you had a merry chase

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  , but the project has been limping along in the summer haze. It’s looking ... pride that I had a fantastic time devouring four enormous cups of boba in ... apartment that she was to live in for the next three months. It’s nothing like

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

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

  

  I'm currently in Missoula, Montana: hometown of ze boyfriend. When I ... summer. I hopped on the bike with the following points in mind: The last ... comfortable riding a bike, I was nine years old, and In the past decade I have

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  18.02 exams. Sitting in front of my desk at 4:57pm, I realized that ... up in the bottom of my gut, not this strange sensation that was disconcerting in its unfamiliarity. Upon closer introspection, I concluded, with

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  AMA Ask Me Anything.

  

  semester senior at MIT, majoring in computer science and molecular biology (6-7) and math (18) and minoring in writing (21W). This fall I will be starting my MEng in computer science and molecular biology and TAing 6

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 20, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  kicked around, or watching Up in the Air too many times. Anyways, every once in a while I get questions about what you should pack before heading ... working to optimize what I carry, so this is a work-in-progress and (2) that

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Weekend Shenanigans the adventures (and photographs) continue

  

  This weekend, in some order, I: 1. slept for twelve hours straight in one night 2. watched experienced the Rocky Horror Picture Show, live ... weekend. Because that's how it is in my head, let's go through these in a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2013