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  what i am taking in spring 26 because i'm stuck at the airport right now. NOT ranked in terms of edibility (sorry)

  

  secrets of the universe and profound things about life. Previously, I read ... that i took ~15 flights, most of them crossing the Pacific ocean, with ... [annotation note="~60% of them were either cancelled and rebooked or delayed

  • by Janet G. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  not know me at all because I wrote blogs back in the dark ages of 2008 ... 'm the author of such classics as That time we streamed a dance party from our floor lounge to the homepage of the admissions website and got

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mathisms and other linguistic quirks of the nerd incubator

  

  nerds. You start with a soup of universally strong math backgrounds, then ... There exists a nontrivial subset of the MIT population for whom the intersection of their everyday language and mathematical jargon is non-empty. In

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 15, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  - he had been asked by the observatory (through the University of ... My earliest memory of making a presentation consists of saying ... and present a new kind of medicine. I have no recollection what my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother By: Kevin, '11

  

  I was with the better half of my umbrella that tried to fly away on a quest to Random Hall, where the was word of Truffle-making. When I finally ... more awesome people that spoke less of academia and were willing to

  • by Bryan
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who else is watching infinity train?!?! *a fangirling hub that we will update every day this week*

  

  animals! Also reminded us of Steven Universe lol Atticus and One ... !!! The concept of the show is oozing creativity! Tulip, the main character ... ! And Corginia!!!! Land of Corgis! Equip with their own CORGI KING! How

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  of major in the comments. If you offer to bring me cookies at CPW, I ... (COUGHMITCOUGH), which, I mean, is a kind of a big deal and will in fact influence the rest of your life. No pressure or anything. I will weigh in with how

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Putz and Tetazoo are friends!! field notes from a faraway land

  

  resident of [annotation note="third floor of the east parallel of the dorm East Campus"]Tetazoo[/annotation] and a resident of [annotation note="second floor of the west parallel of East Campus"]Putz[/annotation] swap rooms

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

  while she saw it as an exchange where she offered moments of connection ...  One of my 2020 resolutions was reading 10 books, and I just completed this goal last week! I think by the end of 2020 I’ll have read a

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  It’s been a whirlwind of a week. I initially planned for this post to have some sort of structure, but it's become a bit of a brain dump of ... horizon, but the past few days have been when a lot of project classes begin

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  My second year of college just ended. I’ve been trying to think of a ... to have things sort of figured out in my mind, so I can say something ... pretty tough. I went through a rough breakup. I felt like my circle of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Unwinding how i destress

  

  Recently on @mitadmissions I asked what kind of blogs people wanted to see and one of them suggested that I talk about how I personally ... little bit of high school, I was an avid YouTube and Twitch enthusiast. I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not ... ’ drought look good out here. The lack of writing was complicated… it was not out of not wanting to, but nothing manifested even if I got a few lines

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  . While much of this advice is universal, YMMV with other schools for the ... At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of ... and running away. I recommend giving them all of the recommendation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Crab Cave or: i moved to dc with friends

  

  A brief happy post amidst the chaos and confusion of existence: Hi ... going on with me and my life. For those of you who don't know, I just ... with all of my family members and spend time with them, as this summer

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 20, 2020
• Blog / Events

  DATA FOR BLACK LIVES this weekend at the media lab

  

  in shaping their impact? The arc of the universe may bend towards ...  https://www.facebook.com/data4blacklives * * * i'm sad i won't be able to attend most of the ... talked about the the power of technology and data science to bring change

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 18, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  [annotation note="courtesy of the valiant desk guardian Ekanem O."]the front ... stacks of packages are reaching NBA-player height, so if you've received an email from BC Desk (that isn't this one) notifying you of a package

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  checkboxes this semester in a list

  

  lot more time there, working, or not, and made a lot of fond memories ... reasons"]consonant,[/annotation] [annotation note="P and NP are classes of ... letters of the [annotation note="in case you are wondering, the best letter

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  mid semester check-in all about my classes

  

  I originally registered for 60 units of classes this semester: 18.701: Algebra I 18.404: Theory of Computation 18.905: Algebraic Topology I ... of the four technical classes I had picked out or put one of them on

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  advantage of the free resources that the GECD offers beyond résumés, like mock ... It totally hit me today when I stumbled upon a copy of the Tech and ... schedule, and you never really are able to stay on top of everything. The

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016