A Different Voice
we’re a strange bunch. the news articles ascribe to us an almost mythical legitimacy–we’re those kids. the ones that grow up to be new articles ourselves. but in between the late night pranks and the...
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Thanksgiving and a Small Hack
We’re approaching the end of the semester with remarkable velocity. There are just two more weeks of school before finals, and all of my classes have already assigned the final pset of the year....
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Who needs Black Friday anyway?
^"Every patch is a memory, every tear has a tale. These are the stories we wear." - Worn Wear Buying new stuff is fun. It provides that instant rush of novelty that consumerism thrives on. And hey,...
View ArticleThe Tale of a Frosh
Late November, fall hangs over the Charles, obscuring the river’s sparkle with a curtain of grey. The life of the Frosh shifts. Dulled is the thrill of the first impossible PSet. On sleepy breakfast...
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#WeAreMIT
SMASH stands for Students At MIT Allied for Student Health. I am on the SMASH board as a representative from the MedLinks executive board. MedLinks is the student group at MIT that "links" or provides...
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In Case You Were Wondering…
7:48 AM The view from my window If you crane your neck, you can see the distant glint of the Charles. If you don't feel like craning your neck, you can see a silver SUV trundling down Mass Ave. My...
View ArticleOne new blog, three post-college thoughts
Hello from Barcelona! I'm here for an astronomy conference. (You may be wondering: who is this girl and why is she talking about astronomy? Does she even go here? The answer is no, I don't go here,...
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Fifteen Minutes to Clear My Head
Monday morning in the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity House. I woke up and went through my normal morning routine: showering, packing my bag, and having breakfast. As usual, I missed the Boston Daytime...
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This Is How I Read
I really love the "day in the life" posts that have gone up recently (see, e.g., Krystal, Rachel, Ceri, Ana). I've been thinking about doing one, but it's a bit different for me right now, because...
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Vlogging about Course 3 and Applying to MIT
I did the vlog thing! I didn't take a video of a cat, but here is a picture of Rory:
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What’s cool about Nick’s room
A few weeks ago, a friend at Princeton traveled up to Cambridge for some fancy tech-programming-computer science-something-or-other job interview. He suggested that we meet up during his short stay in...
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how i used a selfie stick for good
i just finished 6.811, principles and practices of assistive technology (PPAT)! it's a higher level interdisciplinary course 6 class that tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the...
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MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/13/14, at 15:16 ET
I've put down my burrito long enough to tell you, as the title says, we will be releasing Early Action decisions online next Saturday, 12/13/14, at 15:16 (3:16PM) ET. To check your decision on the...
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Coping With Anxiety
Anxiety. It's a term with a variety of definitions, causes, and effects. It can be both a terrible and potentially wonderful thing. It exists and therefore we study it. I don't formally study it, but...
View ArticleWaiting for Decision Day
I tried to create this video as something I'd want to hear as a nervous prefrosh. I hope you like it! If you're curious, here is the ZeFrank video about dealing with rejection. He has a very soothing...
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Trashion 2014
When people ask me what I do, the easy answer is that I'm an admissions officer. If they ask me what an admissions officer actually does, though, it can be a harder question to answer. Our profession...
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The Importance of Wasting Time
Note: this one is dedicated to the expectant EA applicants. Hope you can make your week fun to rid of all that anxiety! On Thanksgiving Eve, most of my First East floormates disappeared, their tiny...
View Articleself-assessment, re: playwriting
Though I’ve thought of myself as a writer for most of my life, I always struggled with fiction writing and long-form storytelling. Writing a news article for the school paper or a personal blog post...
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Underwater Dreams (from a distance)
A month and a half ago, a 450-seat lecture hall at MIT filled with people, and those peopled filled with eagerness, then silence, then questions, then hope. The event was the showing of Underwater...
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Let’s Go Fly A Kite
Decisions are coming. That means a lot. It means that several thousand of you have applied. You’ve poured hours and hours into your application, stressing and laboring over tiny details. If you’re...
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