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A Tribute
During a layover in the London Heathrow Airport I yanked Mariam (my friend, travel buddy and a literal queen) around with me in search of a journal. I anticipated that the next ten days in the...
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*Independent* Activities Period
For the the first time ever, we spent a prolonged period of time apart! Not just spending-most-of-the-hours-of-the-day-apart01 we’ve done that already in previous semesters, and are doing that this...
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Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator
Some of my blogger friends and non-blogger friends have asked me to teach them how to use Illustrator so I’ve decided to write a blog about it instead of trying to find time to meet irl. Illustrator is...
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The bloggers have spent the last few weeks telling y’all what we did over IAP and talking about what classes we’re excited/not excited to take next semester. This week, it’s time for a slightly...
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I really like driving. I wanted to go to college in a city with plenty of free parking (oh the naivete). One of the “cons” on my pro/con Should I go to MIT? list was “I can’t take my car with me.”...
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living the dream: UROP edition!
In my New Year’s reflections post, I mentioned that over the winter break, I applied to a UROP (an undergraduate research opportunity, aka a research assistant job). I didn’t say anything more, both...
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In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle
During my trip to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa I spent two days on a Game Reserve. We stayed on the very top of a hill in Hluhluwe , sleeping in actual huts. It was foggy and when it rained it was...
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The Year of the HASS
This semester, in MIT terms, is “chill.” With only one technical class, it’s the first time that the number of hours my classes are supposed to take is less than the actual number of units, although...
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The coolest spring break ever?
While I’m sure some of you have a good sense of what I do as an Admissions Counselor at MIT – providing information sessions to on-campus visitors, reading your applications, and duking it out with my...
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Evaluate your MIT Student Experience
Dear {{FIRST_NAME}},01 this email came on monday, and i had time to kill (which is rare) so i sat down and filled out this incredibly long survey. Every four years, MIT surveys all undergraduate...
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cooling off
Sometimes it’s easy to get frustrated with the world. There’s too much happening to keep up with everything, and it seems like nothing ever seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human...
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First Midterm of The Semester
I have about 30 minutes before the first midterm of the semester. I just finished gulping down a breakfast burrito. Back in high school, I always had eggs before a big exam. It’s become one of my...
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Laptop Stickers of MIT
It doesn’t take long being on MIT’s campus to notice all the laptop stickers around! Not everyone here decks out their portable computers, but many do! And among those who do, so much variety exists,...
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8 / Fresh start
To set the mood: Armstrong Cabin – Justin Hurwitz, from the First Man Soundtrack This IAP, I… My first, second, and third IAPs brought me around the country and world. This IAP, however, I had the...
View ArticleA Comprehensive Guide to Psetting on Campus
Last year during freshman fall, I made a couple of guides to random things on campus. I’d like to bring that back this year, along with a much better mapping system than a poorly edited PDF. The first...
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Where is Andorra? and other FAQs about my IAP
When I tell people that I spent January in Andorra, their first question is usually “…What’s Andorra?” It’s a question I’ve gotten pretty good at answering over the past couple of months. So I’ve...
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Kekka dake da!
Hello. It’s everyone’s favorite angery boi… KING CRIMSON!! I don’t really know why I introduced my post like this, but this dude’s power (spoiler: he skips time) got me thinking about things that have...
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A recipe for releasing decisions
We decided to bake this enormous pie to remind you that MIT Regular Action decisions will be available online next week, on Thursday, March 14 at 6:28 PM Eastern Time. Next week, when decisions are...
View ArticleHere’s a Plan
Pi day is almost here, when all the hard work from both applicants and the admissions office comes to fruition. Breathing is hard right about now, right? How about forcefully regulating your heart rate...
View Article[Guest Post] Down the River
Read another post by Sharon here. That’s right, I’m talking about the H-word, Harvard University. I’ve found myself going to Harvard Square a lot more than usual this past semester. Despite not...
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