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[Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

You can now read this blog on the Morningside Academy of Design (MAD ... ="115567" image2="115568" image3="115569" image4="115570" /] I can’t overstate just ... whim. However, I can say that was one of the best decisions I made as an

by Ellie F. '28
May 26, 2025

Blog / MIT History & Culture

[Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

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SciShow taught me about how powerful education is and how it can be used ... , daring, and curious. I can’t think of a better speaker. You never truly ... . What are you excited for for the future (can be personally, for society

by Kanokwan T. '25
May 24, 2025

Blog / Rural and Small-Town

Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Nikki Cooper. She has light skin, curly red hair, and a lime green blazer.

. Answering that question without more information can be reductive to your lived experience. However, I can help you think about place and how it ... long it takes most of your neighbors to drive to work. While they can be

by Nicole Cooper
May 19, 2025

Blog / Classes

Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

perpetual 10pm. Even daylight hours seemed restrained and half-hearted. I can ... just minutes of exposure. If I'm honest, though, I can barely remember ... felt like a part of me was soaring. I am glad memory can work like this

by Sara N. '28
April 2, 2025

Blog / MIT Life

shifting seasons something reflective

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can do it. this is something much easier said than done, and i ended ... can be a little intimidating 😅 Overall you seem like a really warm ... campus to pick up my monthly t-pass (since you can get a discounted pass as

by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
January 15, 2025

Blog / How to Human

2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

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dependent on someone or something in an existential, unhealthy way, you can more clearly see things as you are. You can recognize both the pain and ... I can pursue that satisfies me intellectually/aesthetically and

by Uzay G. '26
January 13, 2025

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

care about the enjoyment/impact axis if you’re reading this, like you can ... —based on what I can only describe as the rhythm of the writing, and finished ... for a real, substantive reason (which—yes—can be human weakness: fear

by Kai V. '25
January 13, 2025

Blog / Athletics

Unveiling the New Varsity Weight Room let's get buff !!!

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is our mascot lol"]Engineers.[/annotation] I can’t wait for all the PRs

by Emiko P. '25
November 23, 2024

Blog / Personal Travel

I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

A head-and-shoulders illustrated portrait of Kayode. He is smiling with his mouth closed, has medium dark skin, and short curly hair. He's wearing a light blue collared shirt.

. If I start to feel tired I speed up so I can get to "that tree up there ... was not an enthused as I had hoped. "Kayode, you can't run to the ... north end, I can make it." "Just come home, we're already proud of you

by Kayode D. '27
November 12, 2024

Blog / Challenges

必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

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life compared to other students. For as long as I can remember, one of ... adaptable. Yes, sometimes I feel like I’m drowning and can’t catch my breath ... When I think about my earlier angry tears, I can’t tell where my anger is

by Jessica Z. '27
September 23, 2024

Blog / Classes

Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

those desires in a new way. I can confidently say it's one of the most ... major. I can't say I'm 100% confident in declaring Course 20 now, but I can for sure say that I feel the most confident I've been, which is a

by Jessica Z. '27
September 1, 2024

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

Something to chalk about “These murals are f*cking rad” – Petey

MIT is a 168-acre playground for the world’s brightest undergrads, and nowhere is that more apparent than at Simmons Hall – my beautiful, spongey dorm. We have cats! A ball pit! And we can even draw on the walls

by Andi Q. '25
March 24, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

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by Andi Q. '25
February 14, 2024

Blog / Uncategorized

Uncanny Valley im gonna make you shit your pants

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scary, a smile in a different context from what we are used to can really

by Anika H. '26
January 14, 2024

Blog / Athletics

walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

as you can, but instead making it as far as you can. It's about ... happiness that can weather difficult storms, what Aristotle causes "eudamonia ... anyway. The answer, as it often is, is that two things can be true at once

by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
September 8, 2023

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

. Linoleum blocks, which are typically used for printmaking, can get pricey and

by Audrey C. '24
July 20, 2023

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

acrylic, but water soluble like watercolor so you can reactivate dried layers of paint. As a result you can sort of layer gouache, but light colors tend to dry darker and dark colors tend to dry lighter. You can see

by Audrey C. '24
June 28, 2023

Blog / Classes

Ranking Every Class I Took at MIT it's that time

'm leaving! So I can say whatever I want! Raaaraaaaa nothing matters r ... took it. I've also blogged about this class already so you can read all ... top of the A tier. You can read more about my experience in Madrid here

by Cami M. '23
May 24, 2023

Blog / Majors & Minors

New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

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something like this, which you can go read over on the News site. Given the

by Chris Peterson SM '13
April 21, 2023

Blog / People & Identities

[guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

take about a hundred pictures of the most random things you can imagine ... me by stating that "pets are not allowed in dorms," but a girl can only ... of exploration and much walking, he says, "I can see why you like it

by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
March 1, 2023