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Lost hobbies and how to find them

Lost hobbies and how to find them

Finding time for hobbies during graduate school

January 17, 2021 | Rachel B.

“Someday I’ll have more time for _______(insert your lost hobby here).” For years, this statement has been my approach to hobbies. I’ll have more time when this project is completed, or when the semester is over, or when I graduate from college. By constantly pushing these activities into the future, I’ve accumulated a jumbled collection […]

A (rest)room of one’s own

A (rest)room of one’s own

Experiencing MIT through all-gender bathrooms

January 17, 2021 | Cal G.

In the COVID-19 research ramp-up, one return-to-work guideline was hotly contested. Community members should remain seated while flushing to limit viral transmission. For a moment, my department was as obsessed with toilets as I was, although for different reasons. As a non-binary trans person, I’m familiar with non-ideal bathroom situations. The year I started at […]

An unconventional path to MIT

An unconventional path to MIT

From Industry, to MicroMaster’s, to Master’s

January 17, 2021 | Maria R.

For many of us, MIT has been our dream school since childhood. My personal journey leading to MIT took four years. It was a long time, but worth the wait. Let’s start at the beginning, in the summer of 2013. I had recently obtained my bachelor’s degree, and had decided to take some time off […]

Between three worlds

Between three worlds

There are more things in science and engineering, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your departmental curricula

December 29, 2020 | Elizabeth Q.

“So are you an aerospace engineer or a mathematician?” asked my interviewer. I grinned. I was applying for a job in an applied math department, and with two degrees (bachelor’s and master’s) in aerospace engineering, I was expecting some form of this question. “I’m a computational engineer,” I replied. What’s a computational engineer? You might […]

Art of comfort

Art of comfort

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls

December 29, 2020 | Yuqin (Sophia) D.

What’s your deepest impression of Boston? Lobster, or the Charles River maybe? For me, it’s the rich art atmosphere. It’s not just about how good museums are, but more about how convenient it is for us students to visit them. The Harvard art museum is by far my preferred destination. It’s right next to the […]