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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  windows, three showers, two toilets, two sinks, 1507.75 wall tiles, and 3907.0625 floor tiles. There are 960.296875 wall tiles, 439.1875 floor tiles, and 70 ... blue sky for walls, and in this space the three floors above us are

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Live from Reg Day Somewhere between meetings 5 and 6

  

  Meeting Of The Year. I woke up at 8:30 to my alarm, turned it off, and ... our new freshmen, Sarah '17, is amazing and cooked a few batches for the ... year (IT'S MY SENIOR YEAR) and I realize that I still don't have a

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

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  the rest of my life to meet other math people, and I really wanted to use college as an opportunity to expand my horizons and meet other kinds ... Haus (where I lived as a freshman) and at Theta Xi (where I live now). As

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Adventures of Comic Artist Girl (+ Doodles!) In which comics class gets a talk from an award-winning cartoonist

  

  a bummer week, and my days were punctuated with a lot of downs. But something really, really rad also happened this week, and I want to tell you ... writing! (And thankfully the flyer does a great job of answering the most

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  soulsearching / naubos na in which i ramble about purpose

  

  , did get callbacks and offers. And while I was happy for them, I couldn ... my summer at home, and that it would be nice to make some money. The ... amount based on employment through the school year and on expected savings

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 22, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  , and it was my first impression of what college life could truly look ... school, and my parents also didn’t go to college, so I couldn’t ask them about their personal experiences. When I entered high school and became

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 365 Days 8,760 hours of work, sleep, and play

  

  wanted to put myself out there and meet as many people and expose myself to ... I saved to travel and pursue my goal of getting myself out there ... plane for a Phi Kappa Sigma conference and spent a week getting to know my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  It totally hit me today when I stumbled upon a copy of the Tech and ... jobs and summer and what I want to do with my life was the last thing on ... summer internship, and have only been concerned about settling down and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place

  

  grocery run. It was wine and cheese night in my suite, so I was preparing an appetizer of brie sprinkled in candied walnuts, wrapped in puff pastry, and ... had no idea about until last week. I picked up my cheese and pastry

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  and surroundings, which have - surprise! - real, non-university people ... than the research I do. Other than protecting travellers and preserving ... . Culture and some other French radio stations that are fun to listen to on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  Academy and MIT alumnus, touched upon many compelling anecdotes and much ... definitely worth a read (and worth watching), but I wanted to highlight ... out of college, who had formerly been a bit of a track star at MIT, and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  stated “I’m just better than her.”  I felt a soft burning in my nose and ... have been reading chess books since grade school and have numerous ... tendency to just sort of... not follow the rules), and as a result I never

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I ... the most stressful ones of my life, and is a saga that unfolded over ... , sophomores, and freshmen will be invited back to campus. This might not happen

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  , and then offered me the job three days later. I’m worried I won’t know ... course, this process is a little smoother—return offers from post ... ="though i have some ideas"]what to do,[/annotation] and how to do it as

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  family. Every year, my mom and dad would invite all the Chinese faculty and graduate students from the local university to our house for a Thanksgiving ... people. We would fill all the rooms in the house, and everybody would eat

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet, uneventful life, let me assure you. IAP came and went and all throughout it, my writing voice remained as silent as the sudden, somber, and “I’m so old

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  ’s early precursor to films like The Matrix and Tron, World of Wires offers ... designer, and I ended up being in the cast myself, so I couldn’t resist ... when I got here. Sara had mentioned the play in class our first week, and

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... complete and contemplate financial aid. Please contact Joanne Cummings in the Admissions Office to request the extension, and be sure to also be in touch

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  wrong with asking a counselor to review your essay(s) and offer feedback ... department at MIT interests you and why?'" First, I should note that it has no ... : "Should I have my November scores rushed to MIT?" And Sarah Bana followed

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  Ethics and Politics of Food. The assignment was to engage with the topics ... change is real, and the result of human activity. The evidence is ... ), and the rise is clearly associated with fossil-fuel burning. Global sea

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017