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  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  getting on a skateboard again for the next six years. It wasn’t until a ... Discord server for recommendations, I headed over to Orchard Skateshop. I ... he could help me get a board for cruising around Cambridge and Boston

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Creating the MIT-verse behind the scenes of this year’s pi day video!

  

  lots of fancy art supples. we brainbarfed at each other for a bit and ... : our boba bureaucrats liked it enough, so "Into the MITverse" it was. For ... for the fungal blob scene. Audrey: of course we also had to have a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • March 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  tradition, we got the full week (to allow for on-campus students to pack and ... . I helped out at the tournament, and then left for my house's weekly 11 ... The Muppet Christmas Carol. I didn't vote for it, but I'm very glad it

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Virtual Fall, Real Performances coming soon to a zoom very near you!

  

  had some really, really awesome repertoire planned for last spring, and ... our rep was laid aside for months and months. Now it's the fall, and we ... MIT for this blog. There is undoubtedly much more happening than I can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  thought this might give us some sense of closure for the end of the school ... for Thanksgiving Break. The one visible in this picture shows the three of us in space! 2) Tickets for the Vessel, Come from Away, and the

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

  my freshman year playlist 2/3 of a year in 25 songs

  

  May. the rules for adding to this playlist were very limited—i mainly ... school year. later, though, i choreographed to it for my dance show, so i ... met in Taiwan is in. i listened to it nonstop for three days in November

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  ) Freshman Arts Program trinkets: a puppet we made for our fiber arts group ... event there was a dinner that spaces opened up for, and we volunteered to ... semester! 11) The program from Measure for Measure! Danny couldn't make it

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  it is *top secret* stuff for now. So, look out for that post around mid ... useful if you're looking for some distractions (specifically if you're a ... . But for some reason, we LOVE it! Our fave songs are Your Day, Lilacs

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018
• Blog / Events

  East Campus REX Events! welcome to the wild wild west

  

  excited for the REX events we’re hosting for y’all this year. This year, our ... by for a burger (vegetarian options available) and some good ... up the courage to do it, the EC courtyard is the place for you! We have

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... . __________________________________  Part 1: Freshman Fall I’ve only been here for a semester, but things have changed in life. For example, I realized how little I know and how uncertain

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  reputation, especially for us nerds. In particular, as a multiracial woman, I ... cannot speak for other schools. It is entirely possible that many ... connections with others. Some people fill this need for a tight-knit community

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  donated clothes that audience members brought to donate for charity and for ... Sustainability Minor for the Class of 2017 and younger. He also suggested ... , and opportunities for entrepreneurs that have art-related start-ups like

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  ? Last semester it was “no” for me, but this semester it’s “yes, I am totally positive.” When I registered for classes in the fall (last) semester, I was actually told that the subjects I was taking were known for

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  explain yourself, either. There isn’t space or time for uncertainty. The college essay is yours. For more, see this writing advice from Chuck ... required. For example, my Common Application essay ended with “weird is the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  old (I’m not): the people running REX events are the people REX was for ... as you can.) It is, however, my very particular plan for this very ... --but never surrender, on paint of death. For our fashion-forward frosh: never

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  Hopper Celebration is the largest conference for women in computing ... . When I applied for the TechX scholarship, I was really excited about ... remarks made by Microsoft's CEO. In the most striking case for me, Yoky

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  that MIT is a place run by people, and people aren't perfect. For health ... , it was about the future I saw for myself crumbling as my knowledge of ... one could be a coder and someone interesting for me to talk to at the

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  cooked up the idea for this adventure. In the following Q ... conversation has been slightly edited for length. How did the idea come about ... sad or painful experience for many of my friends. How terrible! Learning

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  materials are made and how they work and I love blending plastics for hours ... got to go to Washington D.C. for a week and I met the most intelligent ... decision admissions results came out for MIT!! I was deferred back in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  you get to MIT, you’ll have had about eighteen years (or less for ... of you probably have been playing an instrument for years or participating in art, dance, or theatre for just as long. I mean, you

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012