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O hai A reintroduction
low-key fangirling Jess K. ‘10 ever since I was applying to MIT like a
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Blog / Academics & Research
Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College
The Accidental Harvard Class It is possible to miss a class. Not in the “sleep through it” way, but rather in the “harbor a feeling of longing for lessons past”… -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT
To fully appreciate MIT’s location, venture to downtown Boston. The Institute campus combines the chillness of living Cambridge and the proximity to a big city. It only takes 10 minutes… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
My Summer Reading Challenge Read with me!
Series (yes, the whole thing) by J.K. Rowling 13. Things Fall Apart by -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT Festival of Learning a hackathon for students and instructors connecting technology with education
“It’s not just a working tool. It’s a thinking tool!” pronounced the award-winning makers of Snipmap, a Google Chrome extension made during the Festival of Learning Hackathon. Snipmap’s slogan can… -
Blog / Admissions
October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.
I checked my Timehop today and saw a tweet about how I was stressed about college essays. It’s interesting how life changes. A year ago, college applications were at the… -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders
, Martin Trust Center, MIT $100K, Startlabs, Sloan, do.it@MIT, E-Club, Sloan -
Blog / Challenges
Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences
This weekend, I was an invisible woman. Flashback: There’s a festival in Davis Square with an array of arts and crafts vendors. I’ve been to several similar events already. A… -
Blog / Personal Travel
Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft
(for a visual summary of the trip, scroll down for pictures) “Let’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long weekend. I… -
Blog / Academics & Research
a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition
I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA, where I’m living for the summer with my partner. Campus is 40 – 100 minutes away. Getting… -
Blog / Academics & Research
2600 Years of the University college life since 600 BCE, as told by Prof. Shailendra Mehta
Note: xTalks: Digital Discourses is a seminar series from the MIT Office of Digital Learning designed to facilitate awareness, deep understanding, and transference of educational innovations at MIT and elsewhere. Last… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings
Aaand… Semester #3 is done! I’m on the plane back home, music conjuring fantastic worlds, clouds dispersing around the flying machine. Like in the winter of my freshman year. But… -
Blog / IAP
IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?
(the MIT+K12 web series that hopes to make STEM accessible/exciting) and -
Blog / MIT Life
readmission what'd i miss?
I’ve been gone for a while, but I’m coming back! Withdrawing from MIT to work for Amazon for a semester meant that quite suddenly, I had a lot more time on my… -
Blog / Challenges
Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18
Haley C. ‘18 is a sophomore living in East Campus and studying Course 6-2 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). They are also passionate about education. We bonded over several different… -
Blog / About Decisions
This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles
November 20, 2013. Precisely 23 days until my first application decision. 22 days after the first application submission. 40 days until the next application deadline. 2 years ago. Back then,… -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.
Career Fair is a magical time: in addition to the opportunity and the stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of my scattered… -
Blog / Admissions
Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series
Breathe… If you have submitted your application, go to 1. If you are planning to submit your application, go to 2. If you’re writing your college essay, go to 3.… -
Blog / Academics & Research
My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'
everyone should definitely read the series. MIT+K12 Videos i.e. even though I -
Blog / Events
This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!
The young kids are now the age I thought I’d be when I thought I’d be old (I’m not): the people running REX events are the people REX was for…