A Year at MIT, by the Numbers by Ankita D. '23

Time flies.

Today is August 6th, 2020.

It’s been 143 days since I had to leave MIT.

I spent around 190 days at MIT. 185 of those days were as a member of my living community, the Burton Third Bombers.

I had somewhere upwards of 170 hours of dance practice with my team, Mocha Moves.⁠01 we meet 3 times a week for 2 hours during the semester and like 20 hours a week during IAP to prepare for our annual show...those hours stack UP 190 if I include Dance Troupe practices.⁠02 only one hour a week kinda slaps

I put 29 REX⁠03 freshman residential exploratory events in my Google Calendar. I actually went to 4 of these; the rest were unplanned, as the best things often are. If I hadn’t gone to my living community’s first event on a whim, I wouldn’t have joined the floor and met the 12 other sophomores who are now my closest friends at MIT. Wild.

I submitted a pset within five minutes of the deadline twice. Only twice, I swear!

I went to [REDACTED] lectures. (lmaooooo jk i’m a great student)

I had 34 exams/quizzes.

I performed at dance showcases or competitions 16 times.

I choreographed three dances. I attended seven dance workshops, one of which I taught!⁠04 Dance Troupe does finals week workshops, which are super chill opportunities for people to try choreographing. teaching is so much fun so i'm really glad i did it

I got food or coffee with people 23 times. Should’ve been more :'(

I went to Chinatown for dim sum twice.

I speed-walked to five Banana Lounge⁠05 the lounge near 26-100 (a big ol' lecture hall) with an endless supply of bananas events for free Georgetown Cupcakes.

I ordered Beantown⁠06 the only place open past midnight. we are all slaves to beantown after 2 am six times.

I went to Beantown after 2 am eight times. Jeez.

I stuffed myself until I was nauseous at Yamato’s⁠07 all you can eat sushi place that's a 20-ish minute walk away from MIT thrice.

I ordered Cafe 472⁠08 a great place for frozen yogurt or calzones on Commonwealth Ave calzones and ate them all in one sitting and HATED myself five times.

I attended 14 exec team meetings for various clubs/organizations/dorm governments.

I went to four Roadkill Buffet⁠09 MIT's improv comedy troupe shows.

I went to nine family dinners at the Rainbow Lounge.⁠10 LGBT lounge

I dressed fancy and attended three formals: Bombergiving, a Thanksgiving formal my floor throws, Mocha Formal, in which Mocha Moves meets in the McCormick⁠11 the all-girls dorm Penthouse to brainstorm ideas for our show in February, and Bomber Formal, which was held in the last week before we were all kicked out.

I took six technicals and three HASS classes.

I dropped two classes. And also my freshman seminar. Oops!

I took three PE classes—ballroom dancing, yoga, and cardio drumming.

I went to 23(rd) Bomber events. Parties, barbecues, beaches, camping trips, formals, miscellaneous floor traditions, you name it.

I went to 3 Class of 2023 events. One was a tunnel hunt and it was a ton of fun; plus, we got free Roxy’s grilled cheeses at the end.

I had close encounters with mice…uh, many times. Mice are great, though.

I had weird breakdowns at MIT Medical three times. Oh, man. Yeah, not my greatest moments of MIT.

I set off the fire alarms 0 times!!! Truly a miracle, considering how much I cook/how stupid I am sometimes.

I built a snowman on Briggs Field once.

I ate three bowls of liquid nitrogen ice cream.

I had four MISTI interviews. One for Israel, one for CETI, one for MEET, and one for Japan. I applied to the first three programs and got into Israel/MEET, but never got to go to Israel, unfortunately.

I made PNR⁠12 pass no record my excuse to do something countless times :)

I tried, disliked, and dropped two UROPs.

I slept through 10 am Chinese classes during Spring semester 9 times. Only after we started school online, though…I’d never miss a class if it were IRL.

I explored Boston with my friends this summer dozens of times.

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School starts in 21 days.

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Time flies.

me and two friends on killian during quarantine