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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring a little life update

  

  policy concentration, and it’s much HASS-ier than 14.03 (meaning it has ... think it’s interesting and useful to learn about policies that have been ... : what are they, how do they work, and why might we use them? It’s taught

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 23, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  of religious fasting, so it’s really nice to find a nice vegan place even though it’s packed most of the time. I also found out that vegan ... so many wonderful people in this city. By God’s grace, my sister and I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a Dream” speech. Fittingly, I gave the ... of my voice that I was once again reminded of. It feels like it’s been ... earliest to its latest stages, and across the board, it’s really something

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  introduced myself--that’s a way to create an opportunity. I then would often ... be on alert, and it’s easy (especially when psets are happening) to ... whenever we do hang out, it’s often off campus, and we tend do stuff together

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  goes when it’s not tied up doing psets. A lot of people participate in ... , their energy takes an entrepreneurial bent. That’s why MIT began Start ... entrepreneurs. It’s a 2 ½ week long, full-time workshop that touches on everything

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  the requirements of your specific major(s) and minor(s). You can create ... -registration, finding internships, and so much more. ACADEX, MIT’s Center for Academic ... , remember that MIT’s Drop deadline is rather late into the semester. This year

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  , and it’s especially prevalent over IAP. I teach Hebrew for fun and as a ... sponsors the class, but it’s open to anyone in the MIT community and is ... a vocabulary quiz. (I’m not a mean teacher, though!) And that’s my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  prospective MIT students what MIT is really about. Perfect! That’s just what I wanted to hear, so let’s start at the beginning. Where are you from? I ... the greater Los Angeles area. My neighborhood is mostly Latino. It’s the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008: So I think I’ll go to Boston (Guest Entry) More pictures than your body has room for!

  

  station, and to our surprise and delight, there were 4 other MIT ‘12s there, taking the same train. Here’s a picture of the six of us: The train took ... had to be the world’s biggest crossword puzzle: The tour ended around

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  short of a pyromaniac’s. https://youtu.be/ytdqcV3HV4o Is it real fire ... it’s hot and will burn you if you screw up. The fire isn’t any less ... spinning is just another sport with it’s own set of precautions people need

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  further ado, and in no particular order, here’s some advice and resources ... to write about. It’s okay to completely scrap that idea and go back to ... people talk about what’s important to them. One of the best places to

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  world for four whole years.  It’s still on point, and you should go read ... magic formula to engineer most of life’s important outcomes.  Sure, you ... know it – maybe suddenly in your 20s or 30s, like me – they’ll be gone

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  . It’s cold and dark and quiet outside; the river has frozen over; some ... means the sunlight feels so bright (when it’s there) and hotpot with ... 8.08: Statistical Physics II. It’s a 12-unit class (the same as a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  , that’s only 0.3 miles… BUT STILL"]from New Vassar to the physics building.[/annotation]  That was my first taste of trekking around campus. MIT’s campus is a ... scheduled time. While MIT time helps, it’s not quite enough, so all of us have

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  Modernity. It’s a class focused on Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Brazilian ... intensity, bouncing from adventure to deep discussion and back again. Here’s a ... ,[/annotation] and I still filled it with books. This was somewhat easier because it’s

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm

  

  guess it all worked out well in the end. 3. Kaito The heads of house’s dog ... floor via stairs. It’s like having a personal highway from my room to the ... -WA0010.mp4"][/video] 13. The Simmons DB It’s old and written in PHP and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 4, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  ones involved in pulling, it’s easier to maintain good posture, and ... the right. you can try to adjust the cart so that it’s pointing forwards ... force the cart’s handle (or whatever other part of the cart you’re holding

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Too Good To Go fighting food waste with good bargains

  

  ID"]Saloniki’s,[/annotation] [annotation note="all of the cafe staff ... To Go!![/annotation] What’s that, you may ask?  From the Too Good To ... perfectly good, surplus food from your local stores. It’s always a surprise

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Super Sketchy Background Activity the experiment, part 3

  

  note="and having a few 2026s ask me what this team does"]past two years ... talking so much about something that’s so secret"]the Secret Team mythos ... commit an [annotation note="'it’s not crime if it involves bunnies wearing

  • by kellen manning
  • June 5, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making my Ring Delivery Dress and some reflections

  

  Institute. It’s also an incredibly fancy event that expects people to peel off ... from Van’s Discount Fabrics in Chinatown for a sturdier lining. Always ... standard units, I appreciated Micarah’s instructions to cut pieces in “the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 21, 2022