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  senior house / pilot 2021 / senior house facts, and a thought

  

  're into yoga or training for a Spartan race, activity is key to managing ... and a new community needed to form; Pilot 2021 was our first attempt. In ... I'm definitely not going to be the only person to talk about this on

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  It's important to recognize that while MIT is known for top-notch engineering and science programs, this school actually has the resources to foster all kinds of creative juice. I wanted to introduce one such example

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  attempting to fall asleep, having heard stories of people doing this at times ... and I rolled out of bed and ran 3 miles and ate breakfast and walked to ... audition because I missed the actual auditions and trudged to the other side

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  , torture, death. To read Pedantique’s Proposal, open the link, read the first ... chapter. If you decide to read only one of the novels I mention, my first ... ’re not going to be able to change. The key recognition is that all of these

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Doesn’t Feel Real getting from one place to another

  

  . Firstly, I decided to write about my physical disability for the Wilds of ... together and watched the world go by. For the first time, I admitted to her ... went to on our first walk. I made my way to the dirt and sat with my back

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  weaved through the horde of students in the Infinite to get to lobby 10 ... , most recently in 11.124 Introduction to Education. I loved hearing about Haley’s experience teaching Splash, a weekend for high school students to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [Guest Post] How to Write a Chess Variant Website in Six Months protochess.com: the chess website that lets you make custom pieces and boards

  

  protochess differs in the approach, though. The first step to writing your own ... , antidiagonal) to and from the relevant 8 bits. We can use the first rank as a ... . . . . . . . bitboard = bitboard >> 2 * 8 //Shifts the bitboard down to the first

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  This week, I worked as an Orientation Leader (OL) to help first year students acclimate to MIT. It was a fun, high-energy job. Every OL was ... , I saw people open up more to each other and really talk. Like petals

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  're going to be fine. My expectations remain high - and that's the key ... admissions counselor fashion - I'm going to use this last pulpit opportunity ... excuse to NOT to maintain our friendship.) Ok - Dear Prefrosh, There are

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  regarding my essay to MIT. Basically I want to tell you how being in a small ... activities that never came to our school and I want to tell how I still managed to get good competitions (all by my own effort) to follow my passions

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...

  

  . For those counting at home, that means I was admitted to MIT nearly 20 ... I was when I was admitted to MIT. Ok, we're going to stop this now ... , I cannot believe I chose to backstitch numbers that are only 1 stitch

  • by Snively '11
  • October 19, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  from World War 2 to COVID-19. It uses 80 years of AI-enhanced archival footage to illustrate MIT's place in the world and its swift rise to the ... portrays MIT in a way that is familiar to students past and present, and yet

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  Hi blogosphere! I've wracked my brain wondering how to introduce myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all weekend. I cannot hope to match their wit and experiences, but I am SO

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  Building 7, home to the famous lobby that marks the start of the Infinite ... accessible and become quite useful when you want to avoid various above ... . Once said novelty is firmly affixed to said vacuum attachment, the lid

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  . Friends wandered in at odd times; sometimes to say hi, sometimes to share a hug, sometimes to tool in the comfort of silent company. I spent many ... , then, to strip these four walls of my existence. Photographs make a poor

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  the first of my grad school app deadlines: an application to the NSF ... first applications. I don't want to go full "edgy teen" on you with this ... : reflective, personal, and trying to get people to accept me for something

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  (Amelie style) on my old blog in August 2004, but it's pretty hard to find ... moved to Northern California in 2000, just in time for warm weather and a ... American Idol's Simon Cowell really entertaining. To be honest, I'm in love

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  , walking down the infinite corridor, going to classes, swimming at the Z ... who applied for EA got a chance to contact your EC and have an interview ... to talk about what goes into an interview report. What we won't see in

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  attention to it like I am right now lol). I think it’s not bad for a first ... but especially Water, Keys to the Kingdom, and Otherside. I haven’t seen ... complete in steps. You first have to complete the modules needed to complete

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  your requirement for an Intro to Python class! Firstly, kudos to you ... events of the past week. But to sum it up I thought I'd put it in short ... , there was no possible way for me to pass 6.009 unless I did extremely well

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020