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Let’s All Work Together
I joined GEL because I want to be able to implement my ideas in the world. And people are half that equation. La, I led my wonderful new ELL (Engineering Leadership Lab) team in a Diverse Connections...
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Admitted Students Welcome Events
I hope you’re all getting excited for Campus Preview Weekend coming up in April (sign up now if you haven’t already)! We know you’re excited to meet other new MIT admits so we want to let you know...
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Every year we publish a FAQ about the waitlist. Students on the waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours here. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of...
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Is MIT too hard?
For most people, sprinting a mile in under 5 minutes is physically impossible. And yet world-class marathon runners are able to run twenty-six back to back 4:45 miles. How do they do it? The answer...
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There are two books in my backpack right now. The first is a little spring break light reading about a French serial killer and the birth of forensic science. I bought it at a hardcover sale at the...
View ArticleSome More Pi Day Facts and Advice
Hello, everyone! Most especially, hello 2019s everywhere! I ran around my dormitory on pi day and filmed the residents of Simmons Hall spouting some bits of wisdom and occasional pi facts. I put...
View ArticleJigsaw Puzzle of Opinions
A year back I developed a deep interest in understanding what made me who I am. This all started when moving to Cambridge for a year caused a bit of a culture shock that made me want to better...
View ArticleSo the rest of your decisions are coming in
Ahhh, yes. I know this time of year. Left and right you have tiny pansies sprouting up from the earth and cherry blossoms sprinkling their petals. Baby bunnies hopping around gleefully at your feet....
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señoritis
i participated in my last admissions telethon early last week! it was great to send out warm fuzzy greetings, but i received one question multiple times and i promised i would write up a longer...
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Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...yeah right! Happy April Fool's Day :) No seriously it was like 2am when, after working on a serious blog post for a few hours, I realized what day it...
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Behind The Drones
A few weeks ago we posted this video to announce our decision date, 3/14/15 at 9:26AM: So now, a few weeks and a lot of press coverage later, I figured I'd blog about how and why we did it. The Idea...
View ArticleSounding Stupid
How To Avoid Sounding Stupid* *All advice should be taken with a grain of salt/pepper/Adobo and a pinch of parsley. Don’t ask questions in class; everyone around you will think you’re stupid for not...
View ArticleVEDA
VEDA (Vlog Every Day in April) is a thing in some parts of the YouTube community, and it's basically a month when a bunch of (usually smaller/less well-known) vloggers all try to post a new video...
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I Wrote A Thing
I wrote a thing It is an article about hospitalizations In particular, the hospitalization of my friend - she is named Emily in the article I also was in a Boston Globe article about stress There is a...
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“So what are you majoring in?”
A lot of different people have been asking me about my prospective major. And for these gracious inquirers, I have a lot of different answers. For instance: “I’m thinking 18C.” “Leaning towards 8.”...
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an Easter vigil
A cold and biting wind claws its way across campus, and a motley congregation gathered in the East Campus courtyard huddles together slightly closer. A man stands on the stage, a banner fluttering...
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Jupiter’s Moons, Doge, and a Tub of Icing
Last April, as part of a high school assignment, I was required to journal about daily experiences. Much angst about my workplace and college decisions (of which I will write soon) ensued, but one...
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“Where art thou, O Higgs?”
Hey, there, it's been a while. Sorry about that; it turns out that blogging momentum is really hard to start up again after a certain point. I'll be trying to atone throughout April. In the meanwhile,...
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Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings
Last December I blogged about judging Trashion 2014, an event where MIT students design and model unconventional outfits to raise awareness about environmental sustainability. In that post, I wrote:...
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TBT: The Science of Chocolate
(Sorry if you were expecting to read more about MIT, but exploring outside the MIT bubble is an important part of being a student here!) One of the best things about going to school at MIT is that you...
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