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Electrophoresis Boogaloo
In just the past few hours, I've realized a few things, mostly about myself: I'm being really ambitious about all the writing I have to do this semester. 9.12, 24.900, and WGS.271 are all writing...
View ArticleThe Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars
Overheard at MIT (Fall 2012) [MIT Sophomore walks around in a circle.] MIT Sophomore: I am doing no work... :( MIT Freshman: Woah...you actually AREN'T doing work, because the total work in circular...
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June and Flaky Biscuits
My hope is that in the next p-set and class-filled 48 hours, I eat one of these beauties: Usually when I don't blog for more than a month, what makes me feel guilty (and thus what makes me post...
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The Great Gatsby
While browsing through my news feed the other day, I came upon a post from the MIT Alumni Association's page that caught my eye... The Great Gatsby as a video game?? So cool. After doing a little...
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An Alternative Semester
My courseload this semester might look like that of a confused sophomore who is still unsure what course to major in. But the reality is not quite so. I'm a senior who's majoring in Course 4...
View ArticleYour Freshman App Questions
Ahoy! I hope you arrr having a great September. As you know, the MIT Freshman Application is available at MyMIT. The Early Action deadline is November 1, and the Regular Action deadline is January...
View ArticleTransfer App Is Live
Ahoy! I hope you arrr having a great September. The MIT Transfer Application is live and available for download. A few important notes and reminders: The transfer application deadline is November 15....
View ArticleTogether in Service
I love a good theme. I make a big deal over birthdays in my family and celebrations usually last for the entire day and are structured around a central theme, like flight, or pictures, and once even...
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Better Late than Never
I woke up Friday morning and felt like it could have been Monday all over again. I felt fresh and the week looked new. Considering that I'd been awake and p-setting until 4 a.m. that morning, I...
View ArticleOne of these labs is not like the other
The scene: Friday morning, about 9:10am Me: *Sits down at table with a bunch of people I don’t know* Instructor: “Ok, each team should select a leader. Once you have, leaders, raise your hand” Me:...
View ArticleReal, live MIT students * IN HD*
Hey you! Yes, you, the one reading this sentence right now! How would you like to have a glimpse into the life of current, MIT students and learn more about their roles as Admissions Interns? If the...
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A Tale of 8 Instagrams
Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to Instagram everything, including the view of the Prudential building in Boston from lying down on my bed in the dark with window...
View ArticleThe Google RISE Global Summit
From 9th to 12th grade, I was on my High School's FIRST Robotics team. More about that experience here. After I left, my team stepped up their public outreach a gajillion notches - $11,906 worth of...
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What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair?
If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the vast opportunities that it offers MIT students, then you're in the wrong place. You see, I'm a freshman, and therefore my current...
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I’m sitting on my bed right now
It's 1am Sunday morning. I just got back from a two-hour car ride with a friend; we drove through Cambridge and discovered a mutual appreciation for the chocolate chip cookie (which we both think is...
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Some Useful Things
At the start of the semester a close friend of mine gave me her loft. It was a big, nervous change for me because I am not only change-averse but also terrified of heights, but it turned out to be a...
View ArticleIt’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella
I'm a small-time, not very experienced foodie - but I'd like to think I'm enthusiastic about food nonetheless. On a scale from 1-10, where 1 is "someone who just eats to not starve," and 10 is...
View ArticleMaker Faire 2012
Maker Faire 2012 is this weekend. If you read these blogs, you probably already know what Maker Faire is, but if you don't it's basically a huge convention/fair of creative people getting together to...
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1 of the 101
In my last entry, I mentioned that I had a bunch of things I wanted to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list. Last weekend, I made a little more headway on this goal by tackling...
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A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays
Background: I love writing. I love building on thoughts I can’t put words to, reading them back, and rewriting them until they feel true. I love knowing that I’ve said something I couldn’t say before...
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