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Blog / MIT Life
Melisās UROP Blog Melis enters the blogging community.
Melis '08 has started writing a blog, through which she explores "a different MIT student -
Blog / Challenges
my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group
the best parts about a sitcom is that you can tune in at any moment. So ... year at MIT:Ā ā Gathered around a circle of ... -Halloweekend indulgence.Ā āIs that my 5.111 TA?āĀ āNo way- heās dressed -
Blog / Admissions
To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?
I first set foot on campus about five years ago for my MIT Admissions ... Ā beforehand. If you havenāt visited MIT before, let me warn you (as I wish someone ... into the profession, they have said āunexpectedly.ā My story is no -
Blog / Academics & Research
Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.
Monday, my first semester here is abruptly coming to an end. I have ... discussed, and the math and technicalities left behind, the book is pretty ... physics! Speaking of that book, the writer of it just gave a talk at MIT -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
c/o 2017
-of-knowing. but this class of people is, i suppose, special in that we entered mit ... about fifth west and what it is and what it means. i love these rituals ... influenced these people i admire so deeply. maybe pride is not quite the right -
Blog / Academics & Research
A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.
doesn't really count. Wednesday marked a year since the death of an MIT ... , mirrored last year in a paralyzing way. And maybe this is a sign that I'm too ... career development, which is useful but also kind of awful because everyone -
Blog / MIT Life
Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.
wearing my purple MIT Splash t-shirt. TSA Agent: Why does your shirt say "Splash" on it? What is "Splash"? Me: "Splash" is a teaching program. TSA ... year left, as difficult as that is to believe. It's kind of scary to -
Blog / MIT Life
Some Good Advice On Advisors
curiously charming roundabout way, is freshmen advisors. When you arrive on ... prepared you to dive headlong into the rigors of MIT, but on the other end of ... -or-less agreeing to let you do whatever it is you want, there's a style for every -
Blog / Events
(Paint)Ballinā Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it
IT IS IMPORTANTYes. That's MIT tip number one: when studying for long ... From May 9th to May 13th (a Friday, naturally), MIT students endured ... constituted, at some point, a hell week. But dead week is on a whole new level -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Things That Arenāt Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate
7.013, 8.02, and 5.12. (My brain is still recovering from the trauma ... that "thunk" is actually a word. I hope they meant it was onomatopoetic ... department, has its own fMRI machine, and at MIT, there always needs to be at -
Blog / MIT Life
Some Funnies An Appetizer
some time to share some MIT funnies. These are examples of things that are said/done at MIT in the dorms after midnight. Both are 100% true ... -mails from MIT groups, some personal stuff, but then there was one from -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY
The Ass Kickin' Chicken!) Favorite thing about MIT: The Infinite ... Favorite music: This is tough... I own over 600 CD's and 20 Box Sets ... Gruder gets it. Satire is supposed to leave a mark. Advice about applying to -
Blog / How to Human
Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)
. One of the things about MIT is the stunning awareness that you ... I think my suckiness at Smash is interesting because itās probably not ... it is - Iām not sure that itās necessarily the most disciplined -
Blog / Challenges
senioritis i wish i had no work today
technicals: 6.1120 [6.818] dynamic computer language engineering. this is ... project. 18.704 seminar in algebra. seminars are this mit math department ... pattern is "wow the class material is interesting but i don't want to do -
Blog / MIT Life
You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!
like that. The coolest thing is that everyone else here at MIT feels the ... Hi!! First of all, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE AN MIT BLOGGER!! When I ... reaction on that day. Now, how about a proper introduction?Ā My name is -
Blog / Academics & Research
it’s getting colder and i’m getting older on fall, friendship, and growing up
."]MEng[/annotation] student now. People have told me that ābeing an MEng student is literally ... through MIT Spinning Arts, but there are always new techniques to learn!"]spin[/annotation] fire [annotation note="WildFire and MIT Spinning Arts take safety very -
Blog / MIT Life
SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em
ās this tendency at MIT to start making summer plans all the way back in ... . We only have three real summers as MIT students and the opportunities ... like the world is your oyster. If youāre willing to put yourself out -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
We were worried An insider's look at a February tradition
one of my sisters (and friend I made before MIT through FRC), Erin B ... have to use my body and voice to convey how Iām feeling (which is angry ... how awkward my body is. My stance is haphazard. What do I do with my -
Blog / Advice
17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time
post about writing words and my own applications is somewhat timely ā MITās ... yourself, and Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later for reminders that life is about ... "]forgot[/annotation] how hard this was until I had to go through it again. Writing is hard