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• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  spring, I went through my journal and picked out some of the memories and experiences that stand out to me. I present to you a brief highlight of the ... even though it’s packed most of the time. I also found out that vegan

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  merch design competition for the graduating Class of 2025 (that’s me ... grad student from each university. Each of the winners is going to win ... “craft bold, memorable designs that capture the unique spirit of the Class

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  , this time we tried the recommended MailChimp technique of combining lists. The expected outcome of this approach is that all student accounts in ... bottom of the email, after we had already (extensively) drafted, reviewed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  decision you’ve made/ You’ve put a stamp of approval on every part of the ... came out, some of you were happy and would have found the above message ... the day of the final review. I left several hours in the morning to draw

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of ... There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of ... There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of ... There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Vicious Cycle Why MIT may not be for everyone and IHTFP

  

  EDIT: I encourage everyone who connects with this comic even a little bit to read some of the discussion in the comments; it's an outpouring of advice from a wide variety of students and alumni and brings up a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PrimeShooter An addictive factoring game.

  

  game which actually relates to the name of this very blog. It's like ... check out the Math Department here and its plethora of resources. Here are a few other good math opportunities and resources: Art of Problem

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Cross-Cultural Conference

  

  the first year they're holding this event, so I really have no idea what to expect, but here are some of the topics they are planning on covering: History of Diversity@MIT 1861 to present Cross

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  President Susan Hockfield

  

    To: "All Members of the MIT Community" From: "Kathryn A ... for Susan Hockfield   To all members of the MIT community:   ... Hockfield on her first day as president of MIT.   Monday, December 6

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  (Guest Post) how can it be home when it’s not finding a sense of belonging away from home

  

  probably because the excitement of being at a new place never got replaced with the overwhelming realization of being at that new place before that of leaving the new place. after all, i had only been away from home for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  ’s quite the event: Shot of the MIT crowd, courtesy of Maude Gull ‘19 Women ... say is pretty well-summarized around the first minute of this video: To ... with tales of the workload or the sleepless nights, but let’s just say

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  and the arm of my coat ripped three-quarters of the way off. I always ... , and, well, it's a month later. I woke up on the floor of the blood bank ... wear their hats sometimes, and made fun of me when I try to use the word

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  ’s perhaps my favorite aspect of the Institute—the chance to grow in a tight ... some of the responses below in full (with only minor edits). I hope this ... best and worst parts of the dorm.") Also bonus: word cloud compiled from

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures

  

  26 years ago, Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled 26 years into the future, arriving in the same place, at a different time, to save the future ... to the future.         Like many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  -time, so I had to budget my time carefully. I made the plan to do most of my ... that I had already spent the right amount of time working on it. Since I ... . There is already a bunch of great advice on this blog, but with the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Flourish and Blogs how to be a professional harry potter fan

  

  sort of a broad overview of media studies at the graduate level. Anyway ... , because a little over a decade ago, in junior high, we were members of the ... seconds of shocked silence she raised her hands in the air (rushing past her

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  campus. Presumably, she spent a lot of time at the Stata Loading Dock ... rendition of Simmons Hall is to the real one. ArchNewsNow   But do ... minimalist design to collages to chalk. And these are from just ONE of the many

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  't think to take pictures of, to record the little moments that arise ... ate a civilized meal of canned beans on a plate, which was the last time ... serve. I wrote huddled in the back of my car, an orange minivan with a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022