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Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!
favorite song?" I love Coldplay! I'm going to have to go with Shiver or Fix -
Blog / Admissions
Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…
away from college, and I'm no expert on the parent side of this process -
Blog / Admissions
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…
supported by the Boston Globe, a group of stellar journalists, I'm sure, but -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…
cooling hot metal. Sorry to bother you with such a question, but I'm -
Blog / Admissions
How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.
University, because I'm from the Columbus, Ohio, area and knew I could probably -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave
of people who play IM sports. East Campus seems to have a greater -
Blog / Academics & Research
Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.
biased because I'm an econ major...) 14.21J Health Economics (Same subject -
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Blog / Academics & Research
Do You Have A Core Curriculum?
Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three college fairs in New York City this past week. It was a fun week! First was the College Night at the Bronx High School of Science. Fellow alum -
Blog / Life after MIT
what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami
the progress I'm making, I increased my annual mileage above 1000 in ... no interest in ultras. With kids, I'm always finding ways of being ... [caption id="attachment_109180" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Yes, I'm -
Blog / How to Human
2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024
researcher thinking about the questions that I’m interested in. Although it may ... there are a lot of ideas I’m excited about here. I will also post ... hopping along this research journey. I’m converging a bit on the type of -
Blog / Academics & Research
Lessons from Loomis and Whitney a math month post
part) Part 2a: okay fine I'm not done talking about math yet-- but give ... felt this pressure in every class I took: I'm struggling now so that one ... and think to myself: this is beautiful. As an educator, I'm conflicted -
Blog / How to Food
[Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4
were rather [annotation note="cj: im not convinced jacky knows what ... is making sushi from giant Bathynomus isopods, and I’m tempted to fly ... great aging potential, and I’m sure that five, ten, or twenty years later -
Blog / MISTI
Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!
could speed learn Solidworks while I’m teaching it. That was a stupid idea ... classes to make sure I’m doing okay. The British greet each other by asking ... a day had been a particularly long one and reassured me that I’m doing -
Blog / Miscellaneous
in honor of tau the superior circle constant
encountered tau somewhere around 2013, just when I was starting high school. I’m ... with myself and tau: but I'm limited by the fact that 1) I entered high ... profile picture, parts of my names on many platforms, etc. I'm currently -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
[Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️
I’m officially 2A, planning to minor in Energy Studies and Theatre ... -special-and-secret-members-only-comejoinMTGtofindoutfor yourself stories and awards. I’m not gonna say anything else about them, but ... would ever be. Your care for other people is amazing, and I’m always -
Blog / Challenges
Alien in America A display of feelings; a post that might not make any sense.
countries, haha!” and when I got upset, “you know it’s just a joke, I’m not ... , perhaps. Or maybe you will feel them, too. Or maybe you won’t. I’m glad ... tired. I called my father today. "I'm sorry," he said at the end, with a -
Blog / Admissions
California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road
speaking to as many students as I could. I'm writing notes for my colleagues ... on a joke. I know I'm really in the zone when I can simultaneously talk ... musing about how I can improve the session I'm giving on the fly. Adittedly -
Blog / Miscellaneous
On Flying ranting and venting
be (of course, I’m not generalizing across airlines – some carriers are ... representative for assistance.” To be honest, I’m never sure what the point of ... counters is abysmally-crazy. I’m young, understand English, capable of