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  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  to Reddit but to no avail. Motivation was nowhere to be found (a.k.a. I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  Hi, Whew, it’s been a long week! But I was thinking today about this time during my senior year of high school and that was really… (in)tense. I haven’t experienced…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  It’s 3am and I should probably be studying for my first 8.01 exam which is later today, but instead I’m blogging. [insert pass/no record joke here] Term is in full…

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  One of my UROPs this summer was exploring the history of immigrants and international students at MIT. The Institute has a long history of committment to diversity. In fact, as…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Book Festival #3 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  Boston Adventure #1 at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair here. Boston Adventure #2 at the Institute of Contemporary Art here. **** Last fall, my friend and I went to the…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  I spent this past IAP at home in Central Pennsylvania. This is where I grew up, from 13 to 18, and where I spend most of my IAPs and long…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  I wrote this email two nights ago, a little after midnight:   woke up ~ 5 am today. it was early and the sun had not risen. i contemplated going…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  with a great 7K display to generate support. Joseff took a time lapse of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  Last Friday night I came home from lab, took off my jewelry, wondered what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of Friday…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduled time my classes this semester, and how engineering and sociology go hand in hand

  

  Is this what it’s like to be an upperclassman and only take classes you enjoy? My schedule this semester is half Aero/Astro and half Comparative Media Studies (CMS): 16.35 is…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 14, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Cambridge, Boston, and MIT in the Snow Santa and Poseidon in a winter wonderland.

  

  Here’s what I woke up to on Friday morning: massive snowflakes, falling sideways and sticking to everything. I wasn’t brave enough to take photos during the actual storm (I also…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Integration Bee (guest post by Mike W. ‘19) I had a tagline planned out, but I axed it for being too derivative.

  

  This blog post is by Mike W. ‘19, epic speed integrator and Random Hall freshman physicist. If you enjoy integrating you can try out some problems at the end of…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  (See the #1 Boston Adventure at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair here) My 20th birthday was pretty perfect. It started an hour before midnight with one of my friends…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  Dear Prospective 2020s, You've made it this far, and EA decisions are coming out in a couple hours. Yuliya K. '18 made a lovely post compiling a list of distractions for the final stretch. Distractions are great

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  Dear 2020 MIT Protofrosh,  Today or tomorrow, depending on your timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. You’re probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain they’ll…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blended Learning at MIT benefits of technology in MIT classrooms

  

  See the original version of this post on the Office of Digital Learning website here.  Fourteen years ago, MIT democratized secondary education through OpenCourseWare. Then came edX, a massive online…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  (See #2 Boston Adventure at the Institute of Contemporary Art here) As part of my weekly Boston Enrichment Trip, I ventured today to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. Located…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  (Take a look at “My Monday” by Yuliya K. '18 for her day in the life at MIT post)   8:45: Wakeup. For real this time, after 10+ snoozes. 8:53: First snap! Of a TMAYD MIT (Tell Me About Your Day MIT

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  10:30 → Wake up. Panic. No time for real breakfast. It’s too early to have class. But mandatory attendance… 11:00 → I’m at Harvard. The light percolates through the autumn…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  Read Read Read Read Read Read Write Such is the life of a HASS major. There are readings with short names, like “Racisms,” and readings with incomprehensible names, like “Intersectionality…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015