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  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  for so long that you have it all figured out. One week in, I was back ... ?"]first midterm[/annotation] in 7.012 this week. I spent over 5 hours in the shop ... max throttle, trying to connect the dots and synthesize as much as I can

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  virtual interactions. I can text one or two people regularly and be content ... compilation of some of my favorite calls/interactions in the last few months. I ... either by the technology used or the reason. In addition, I will only use

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  more. I was fortunate that my family decided to take a vacation in New ... why I loved it so much here. CPW has been designed with the students in ... a handful of the events created with you in mind for CPW and I hope

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  :)). Anyway, as you can tell from my post tittle, I wanna talk a little bit ... find three programs that allowed me to travel for 1-3 months and I can ... opportunities. I lived in Paris for about 10 weeks during the summer of 2009

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  film in was something I'll never forget. And I'll definitely never ... script is still in its early stages; even so, I'm so excited for its ... there in the first place. My bucket sort of exploded last Saturday - and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  normal day, we'd be gathered in Killian Court, and I'd be kneeling on the ... . And I know that, in this time of tension around the pandemic and rising ... . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  . on Friday, I finished a pset, got lunch with a friend in Somerville ... , I was receiving an award for the first time, and in what felt like a blink of an eye, I was in charge of making them? something about that felt

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  Hi, all you folks out there in Blog-Readership Land! I'm at my mom's house in Kentucky as I write this. Thanks to the people who wished me good ... process. I've made some effort to keep up with current events in Admissions

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  episode that I appear in is #297, so there are many, many other great ... I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time ... of time here in the Northeast between heating and cooling seasons (or

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  back and answer the questions that I can (please limit your questions to ... the holidays, I'll try to field some questions here. Please remember ... mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I strongly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  excitement in Boston now is like nothing I've felt before anywhere else. Yet ... : Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. I have to admit, the Pittsburgh ... Last night after work and before the Red Sox game, I went out to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... a trip to good ol’ South Florida, I checked in and printed out my ... Christmas, so it’s excusable, right? Cut to Line #2: Security. So I stood in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  i mentioned joy in a blog post a few weeks ago, when she won the $50000 grand prize in the search for hidden figures contest. i've been a ... empower communities via tech education and highlight bias in algorithms. i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  look who i found in vienna hi joon

  

  [annotation note = "joon looks much more aesthetic than i did in my picture jesus"][/annotation][annotation note = "in case you were wondering this is true outside of pictures as well"][/annotation]

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 27, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  music, so when they came to perform in Charlottesville last Sunday, I was ... up in the entrance. Curious, I stopped a guy from walking in ... down, we were back at the hole-in-the-wall bookstore; I recognized the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.

  called the Leadership Training Institute (LTI). In high school, I was involved in a similar leadership program. What I appreciated the most was the ... giving. Anne >> It's true. Of all the leadership roles I took in

  • by mitblogs
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  , or understanding the progression of disease in humans. I also want to ... . And because I like biology, but don't necessarily want to work in a ... year I was majoring in Course 20, but recently switched to CMS as my

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  now, many of you have probably heard of (or use) this, but I'm in love ... thought I'd share my station with y'all if you're interested. You can also ... (formerly my #1 favorite show) has now dropped in my ranks - I really think

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  longer than we'd planned; my hallmate and I swore we would only stop in for ... telethon last year, his face fell and he plaintively said, "Anyone can go? I ... as this one. Ever. Sorry. Can I do research freshman year? Like, real

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  Background: I love writing. I love building on thoughts I can’t put ... , in the sense that you can build a support network and enjoy things that ... short by a writer I admire to warm up my voice. If you can’t think of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012