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Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Upside-down and Reversed: Photography at MIT [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the…
[by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] Behind these gray walls, Prof. Harold “Doc” Edgerton invented high-speed stroboscopic photography, and to this day his work lines the Institvte’s hallways. The Edgerton Center (nicknamed… -
Blog / Admissions
Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!
When I was in Madrid, I often spent my afternoons wandering around in cobblestoned plazas and taking in the sights. However, guess what some of the other more dedicated trippers… -
Blog / Events
Adonde? Excuse me sir, I seem to have misplaced my pants.
About two years ago at school I was sitting in the computer lab during lunch when a friend of mine ran over and said “You have to watch this.” After… -
Blog / MIT Life
Low Balance A epic story of Chinese food, heartbreak, and loss. All because I have no TechCash.
that life's ordinarily small daily burdens are now no longer obligatory -
Blog / Academics & Research
As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine
It has been far too long since my last entry, and I have an excuse for every day that I have neglected my blog. The short story is that I… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!
you into living an accomplished, bilingual and happy life, I'll discuss ... year because that year was so life-changing that it feels like a lifetime -
Blog / Admissions
Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…
that, life here is pretty chill right now. I tried out for and made dance -
Blog / MISTI
A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!
undergraduate life at MIT. But I've heard from some people therein that hacking ... pictures of me with the larger-than-life Freddie, including the one above -
Blog / Academics & Research
Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.
is, no, I've never really watched soccer before in my life, but the -
Blog / MIT Life
Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.
, the current state of my life and psyche, and the existence of God -
Blog / Academics & Research
Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.
Activities Today I am inspired by Christina (my favorite off-the-waitlistee) ’10, who asked, How many hours a week did you/do you dedicate to cheerleading and how has it helped/hurt your… -
Blog / How to Human
Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.
pretty psyched. Original list (which is to say, my perspective on life at 19) in italics, perspective on life at 22 in normal text. 1. There is -
Blog / Academics & Research
Answering your questions
I do here. I love my UROP. I can't imagine how my college life would -
Blog / Academics & Research
Home sweet violet capital of Ohio We didn't see a stuffed whale, but we did see a bunch of primates. Nonhuman…
almost two years, which is probably some sort of life record for me -- I -
Blog / Academics & Research
Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…
in the newspaper and is all "yayyyyy!" and the people with life-threatening illnesses are all "so that cure for my life-threatening illness that you said -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?
In my last entry, Jonathan Foley asked an interesting set of questions: What is up with the whole abstract course nomenclature? Im sure this is great for MITers, but it… -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.
A few nights ago I insinuated that there was a list of questions prospective students ought to be asking about schools they’re considering, headed off with the questions What is… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…
surprisingly, for one time in my life, people actually found my intended jokes -
Blog / Academics & Research
Replying to questions and comments
similar, situations in real life. In some classes, I've seen several of them ... 's all for now...next entry (I hope) will be about my life over