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my teammate, Alberto H. '17, and Chinese to the waitress.
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CASE: Identity and Intersectionality and some bunnies if you hate everything else about this post
The two thousand sixteenth year anno Domini (or “Common Era” if you’re into that) has been rough. If you are not upset, frustrated, or confused about 2016, then you probably… -
Blog / Academics & Research
A typical first semester more or less
. 21L.004 Reading Poetry This is my CI-H and it's exactly what the title -
Blog / Events
I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany
You know, it’s not every day that a person chooses to move to a completely new place full of strangers and challenges and legends and horror stories. “Not every day”… -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
What is weather? ...and what is rain?
dropped 30 degrees. T--h--i--r--t--y d--e--g--r--e--e--s. Up until this -
Blog / Athletics
Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16
Rowing at MIT The heavyweight men near the Museum of Science. PC: Igor Belakovskiy ’02. Hi! I’m a rising senior studying Mechanical Engineering, and one of the most awesome experiences… -
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!
airport by Lydia K. ‘14 here -- On the Impostor Syndrome by Anna H. ‘14 here -
Blog / Admissions
Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science
I tagged along with the American delegation, including Andrew H. '19 -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything
Like Anna H. ‘14 blogged a while ago, as my time has gotten more precious I’ve stripped away hobbies and for-fun activities and learned what I can and cannot leave behind. I’ve realized over the past year that some -
Blog / IAP
IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation
Andrea H. '18 have been planning a pancake-eating contest for weeks to -
Blog / Academics & Research
how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811
i just finished 6.811, principles and practices of assistive technology (PPAT)! it’s a higher level interdisciplinary course 6 class that tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the needs of… -
Blog / Athletics
Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs
friends Andrea H. '18 and Fejiro O. '18 (filmed by Diana L. '17) wrote a -
Blog / Events
Candies and Costumes and Pumpkins and CATS Princess Leia and Orphan Annie ran around with laser guns and threw candy at people.…
following Pictures were taken by Tristan H. '18: And a frozen pumpkin -
Blog / MIT Life
The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush
’), F, G, H, and J (no I because it’s imaginary, obviously, and considered -
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 arrived, he suggested that I borrow his sister’s mountain bike for the summer. I hopped on the bike with… -
Blog / Admissions
My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This is the result when you look me up on the MIT website: I’m an AFFILIATE now. No longer a student! Maybe that’s just as well, though, because according… -
Blog / Life after MIT
We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.
At 9:50 last night, Lucas ‘14 and I were walking through Building 14 to go bouldering on MIT’s climbing wall. As we rounded the corner, a woman called out: “Please,… -
Blog / IAP
Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.
Ciao! Mi chiamo Elizabeth, e sono una amica di Anna. (Hello! I’m Elizabeth ‘14, one of Anna’s many friends). I’m here to talk about teaching at MIT – and specifically,… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.
While I read Paradise Lost, I think about astronomy. I know what you’re thinking: “what else is new?” You yawn and ask whether I salivate and breathe while reading Paradise Lost. … -
Blog / Academics & Research
The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work
You might wonder what possessed me to go to Chicago for the month of January. The weather forecast for my first day of work. Granted, this factors in the mysterious…