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...
View ArticleScootah 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...
View Articlereviewing 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...
View Articlesetting 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...
View ArticleAm 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...
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