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  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  Thanks Yuliya for hosting this blog! I’m not out off-campus, so I have to post this anonymously… MIT is hella gay, and lots of cool gay events are happening during CPW!…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  12 Units. “Subject uses K-12 classroom experiences, along with student

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  Life has drastically changed in the past few months. You’re in a moment that feels like it will define the rest of your life. You’ve got one year left and…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  what else has changed. D E S K  S P A C E As a student, I spend an

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  This past summer, Hasan Minhaj FINALLY made his way to my hometown on his homecoming tour. Keep in mind, this is a person I’ve been wanting to see in person…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Introducing the New 2017 Bloggers Let's get ready to ruuummmmble!

  

  characters Afeefah K. of Arlington, TX wrote 345 words on her love of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  It’s been two weeks since I’ve been on campus. Two weeks since I left behind my home in Texas to make a new one here. In these past fourteen days…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  incoming freshman.   Paul K. '17 I quickly found that my favorite

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Calm in Suburban Ohio sunsets, helicopters, and fruit

  

  When I think of suburban Ohio, my family’s current home, I recall the time I danced down the street under the Big Dipper constellation. A dozen fireflies lit up the…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  time for a summer update. i’m in seattle! again! this time i’m sharing a place with three other interns, two of them also from MIT. so it’s a time for…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  . Photo credits to Isaac G. '17 Photo credits to Libby K. '17 Photo

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  last friday a lot of my friends walked at commencement after a speech from tim cook and a ceremonial turning-of-rings. this class especially — “my” class — carries a lot of…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  i posted the following message in the MIT class of 2021 admits facebook group last night, and wanted to copy it here in case anyone out there is still deciding…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  Previously on the blogs, I’ve written about MIT’s commitment to diversity throughout history. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Institute focused on recruiting international students, especially from China…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  Dear Admitted, Current, and Former MIT Students, Now that the full MIT Class of 2021 has been assembled, it’s time to welcome them to the Institute! Over spring break (which…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  Is it already the seventh week of the semester? To be honest, I’ve been chugging work from such a consistent, ever-so-slightly-bulging firehose for so long that this fact surprises me.…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• 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 huge fan…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  the semester just started, but it hardly feels like school’s really in session yet. the snow’s only just turned to rain and we’ve had two snow days in the last…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order

  

  K investment ($5.2 million today) from W.R. Grace. They went through a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 15, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Fears and Hopes how to move forward

  

  The world looked very different today. The presidential election is over, and many emotions are running through many people on campus. Many people are shocked, others are glad, others feel…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • November 9, 2016