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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Coolest Thing I Bet You Didn’t Know Was Math (guest post by YQ L. ‘16) Clickbait title by me, not by YQ, because I really, really, really want you to…

  

  pictures can you fit in a blog post?” The answer, it turns out, is a lot! I ... origami pleated designs I folded in my freshman year. These pieces only ... “crumpling” techniques taught by Vincent Floderer in his workshop. I feel

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

    I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn ... ’s December, and I’m writing this at a healthy 11pm in my favorite late-night coffee shop. I’ve clearly learned these skills in a lasting and deep

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  ’m excited to be living in Boston this summer where I will have the freedom to ... your secrets? I can pay you in almonds (my parents sent me a bag of ... came to a close, I packed up all of my belongings in under 3 hrs, and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  'll celebrate it with my favorite pig in the world! [I promise you, the below ... where she currently enjoys walks in the backyard and eating acorns. Ian ... , February 18. Have fun! (And, in case you're curious, I have no idea what we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing

  

  when I look back over the stuff I wrote in Oct., I really like a lot of ... year round, but I will try to write a bit more in the future, I think ... tranquility I have ever felt is here, in the eye of the hurricane.   10

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 17, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  crab. Since I’m smiling in the picture, I can only presume that I was ... exist as a digital copy in some stranger’s pocket. I can’t tell if this is ... actually a nightmare to walk on in flip-flops, but in the moments where I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  conference I've attended where the participants are housed in dormitories. I ... we do in admissions, and what we can do to improve our process. One ... -provoking conference. Thursday through Sunday, I was in St. Louis for the annual

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  this soon. In the meantime, here’s a puppy. :)“ This semester, I found ... August. I messed up at times. Looking ahead, I can imagine few famously ... months, and I can cross the catastrophes off my record. Next semester

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  neat historical sites in Boston. I signed up for this FPOP because I ... Orientation are quite similar. In fact, the reasons I admire the Founding ... classes I can take. Then, I sat for some Advanced Standing Exams after

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  document. Essentially, I can see myself from the past writing, deleting, and ... you who are now in college and used Google Docs to write your essays, I ... wondering how I could express something meaningful in so few words. But in the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  : Okay, so I'm not much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right ... dormitories. But where are the best (legal) spots, you might ask? In my opinion ... river in East Cambridge. I think the Back Bay area of Boston is very

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Year 2 at Hogwarts Holy Hell, I'm a sophomore

  

  and can be arrested and legally tried in court as an adult.” Whoopee! I ... since I started blogging. A year since robots in the FPOP and the free ... ’ve taken thus far. I spend four-and-half hours every week in the lab (7

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  , in a house where some stranger lives now, was the most beautiful one I ... newborn.  In the 3,000 days, I moved to Washington, D.C. (for a fellowship ... heat pumps.  In the three weeks, I have mostly just snuggled and fed and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  unheard of here. I can think of several people I know who are currently ... (but I'm sure there are people who'd argue..). You can stay undecided for ... to feel like some "other" major (I'm in such a major!). That said, the

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  with a taxi driver in a convention city. He asked where I came from and why I was in town -- as if following a script -- and then asked me what ... arrived in New Orleans, I was interviewed on camera by a producer for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT files lawsuit on behalf of international students alleges ICE policy “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion”

  

  where they come from. I know firsthand the anxiety of arriving in this ... regulations from going into effect; you can read the complaint here. In the ... living in the United States. Since last March, MIT has offered housing to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  . There is an option where you can indicate this. I am homeschooled. Do I ... an option where you can indicate this. Got it. Ok, how do I fill this ... those already accepted in Early Action. When should I fill it out? As

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  submit the form? Yes. There is an option where you can indicate this. I ... submit the form? Yes. There is an option where you can indicate this ... can ignore the text boxes and simply choose the option, "I attend a

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Live from Reg Day Somewhere between meetings 5 and 6

  

  (where I am now!) for... Meeting #5: An astronomer in Leiden, the ... three classes in some "coherent unit": I've taken a whole bunch of lit ... filled-out completion form. I turned in both to the HASS office, and felt a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Party in the MIT This is some scary stuff.

  

  't represent ALL of Baker, but I can't imagine many dorms other than Baker coming ... Tell the truth, how many current MIT students read the title of this entry and knew exactly what to expect when they clicked it? I know that at

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2009