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MIT is a jock school
As MIT Admissions’ one and only “jockblogger,” I have decided it’s my task—no, my duty—to finally say what needs to be said: MIT is a jock school. Yes, that MIT. The one that has swept the Putnam...
View ArticleShoulder Season Treat
I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time between peak and off-peak travel seasons, and the fleetingly brief periods of time here in the Northeast between heating and cooling...
View ArticleAwesome Robot Competition? LIVE??
Do you LOVE robots? Do you LOVE Wicked? Do you LOOOOOVEE FREE BODY DIAGRAMS?? Well then, you’re going to LOVE the 2.007 Manufacturing and Design Final competition!!! This semester, MIT students have...
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Scootah Hockey
Every few seasons, the hallowed concrete walls of Simmons Hall come alive with the echoes of laughter and plastic pucks and the ritual shouts of “ON YOUR SCOOTAH!” This season, it was our fair and...
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reviewing my classes this semester
This semester, due to a careening series of events01 decided I could finish both my design and cs majors + uncertainty about post-grad plans , I took an ill-advised courseload of 8 classes, totaling...
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setting things on fire
I had a funny realization. I found myself setting something on fire 3 different times in the same week—twice for classes, once for a club—and each ignition taught me something new. For my 2.651 D-Lab...
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Am I rural or small-town?
Well, are you rural? You might have heard about the STARS College Network—which stands for Small-Town and Rural Students—and wondered, “Am I from a rural or small town?”. This is an iteration of one of...
View ArticleWhat is the value of college?
I spent the beginning of this week in the company of a select group of college enrollment leaders and college counselors from across the country and around the world. Spending time in settings like...
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I am lethally bored in the airport
I am coming to you live from the coveted Boston Logan International Airport Terminal C Gate 28 31!! Today was move-out day, and HRS01 Housing and Residential Services, because why wouldn't we have an...
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Answer these 13 questions and we’ll reveal the perfect dorm for you!
The Quiz: HEY GUYS UPDATE THE LINK DOESNT WORK ANYMORE ILL TRY TO FIX IT SOB Indecision begone! Click here to unveil your ideal dorm with just 13 easy questions! Let us know what you got! Behind the...
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What do you see now?
In his most famous book, James Carse categorizes human activity into 2 types of games. Finite games where the goal is to win on a finite time horizon. Infinite games where the goal is to keep...
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How I chose my classes
Earlier this week, I finished my last exam as an MIT undergrad. It was a bittersweet moment; I was elated that I’d made it through not just 6.7800 (Inference and Information, the subject of the exam...
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[Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker
When I found out Hank Green would be our commencement speaker, my heart felt so full. !!! Hank is a man of many passions: science communicating across generations, launching companies that donate all...
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[Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker
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How to build a Tamagotchi
This semester I built a Tamagotchi: a 2000s toy where the user takes care of a virtual pet! My Tamagotchi, fondly named Tamako, was like the fetus version of a full-fledged Tamagotchi—it was capable of...
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[Joint Post] DesignPlus
In freshman year, MIT students are given the choice of several types of faculty advising. There’s traditional advising, a non-credit option in which advisees simply meet with their advisor several...
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the threek post!
I shouldn’t have ranked Maseeh first. That’s the thought that kept creeping around the back of my mind during all of REX01 Residential Exploration, better known as REX, is a multi-day experience for...
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Eating my words at Area Four
Area Four (A4) is a popular pizzeria/cafe near MIT. Known for their wood-fired pizza made from a 10-year-old sourdough starter, A4 is the go-to pizza spot for many MIT students. But not me. I am A4’s...
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king of boston -> king of the world?
i. the sleeping hummingbird Here’s something you should know about me: everyone at MIT calls me the King of Boston. And by “everyone” I of course mean myself and about ten other people I have somehow...
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