Hello, reader. My name is Kim; I come from the great state of
Wisconsin. I’m currently in my M.Eng year in Electrical Engineering
at MIT. M.Eng is a fifth year following undergraduate graduation in
which you delve deeper into a research problem and write a thesis to
earn a Master’s degree. I’ve had a great time at MIT so far. MIT has
opened up a lot of opportunities for me during my breaks as well.
Thanks to the awesome people and programs of MIT I've been to Germany,
Honduras, China, and some neat areas of the US! (The related programs
are MISTI, DLAB, 6A International, and DEAPS.)
One of my favorite parts of MIT is the people. One group of people I
love hanging out with is the residents of Random Hall. I lived there
for all four years of my B.S. degree, and it was amazing. Random is
the smallest dorm, with 93 students. I hesitate to say ‘dorm’ though;
they’re really more like a very large, quirky, comfortable family.
It’s the place I learned to make chain mail and the place I pulled
all-nighters just to have good discussions. For me, it was the place
at MIT where I felt at home. MIT is such an intense experience that
finding such a home is essential. It doesn’t have to be in a living
group, but it was for me. I know other people who found their ‘home’
in their softball team or their fraternity. No matter where they it,
it helped them through the tough times and positively shaped their MIT
experience.
I wavered back and forth between Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
during my first two years at MIT. Eventually I decided on Electrical
Engineering, and I think that was the right decision for me. Feel
free to ask me about classes in either major though. My favorite
class has been Power Electronics. It’s one of those classes that
encourages students to learn through building and creating (while
simultaneously being incredibly rigorous!)
I have had a great time at MIT, but there is so much here that I
haven’t seen! Feel free to ask me questions about anything I mention
in the blogs, and also *anything* else about MIT that you are
interested in. I love finding out about MIT’s clubs, activities, etc.
and I will find whatever information you’d like.
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