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  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 ... life-changing. You started in one place and will end up in another. You

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 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 / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  at the aquarium life in addition to the MIT-related activities that

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  Somehow this semester I ended up taking all project-based classes — with no final exams. To be fair, instead, all my classes had assignments and/or exams the last two weeks…

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 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 / Athletics

  Marathon Monday on learning to balance growth and recovery

  

  turns out, for the rest of your life, too.     I'm not sure

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  If you haven’t been following the results of the most recent LEGO Ideas competition, let me fill you in. MIT’s very own Maia Weinstock recently won (!!) with a set of extraordinary…

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  life, repaying the American promise of freedom with their energy and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  connection with the nation--I’m just traveling, for once in my life. While ... here your whole life! And isn’t the whole reason your parents and your

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  Wow! It’s been a while since my last blag. I couldn’t blag during IAP for some logistical reasons, and then the start of the semester was crazy + some other…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  same student life and learning experience as documented students. The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 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
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  be but life becomes a 6’ 7” professional basketball player towering ... whole life. So reach for new heights and climb those mountains, but “climb

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  jr fall classes &c

  

  quick dispatch from my new room on the first floor of senior haus, just to share how my semester is going. somehow, 1.5 weeks into classes, i’m already inundated with…

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 19, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  All the Feels introduction to me and my thoughts

  

  I am currently a ball of feelings. Some people might call me an emotional wreck, but I think it’s just something that comes with being in a completely new place…

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 14, 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 / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  Are you interested in any of: making governments work better? how to design human interactions with technical systems? the electoral consequences of international trade? universal grammar? Last April, at our…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  back and then to get my life back together. Will have more stuff for you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Short Thoughts Girlhood, editing, iPhone notes.

  

  gaps. your sense of self will change substantially over your life

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 13, 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