what your favorite study spot says about you by Ankita D. '23

a cursed follow up to this post. note that these are based off general vibes and probably hold no truth to them whatsoever !

Plant Room (Building 46)

you’re an artsy hipster—you’re passionate about this “hidden gem” even though it’s so crowded that you can never get a table. nature inspires you and you love the outdoors, but you’re so busy that you barely leave campus. you’re creative and value aesthetics and comfort, even if you’re lowkey still in your TikTok fake vine phase. you’re a charcuterie board devotee and have at least one weird niche interest that you love telling your friends about, even if they’re so over hearing about it. regardless, everyone admires you for being super introspective, methodical, and observant. plus, you’re a really great friend.

Hayden Library

you’re super reliable. you might procrastinate at times, but you definitely know how to get things done. you seek the familiar, but are also great at going with the flow and rolling with the punches. you’re either a morning person or have the worst sleep schedule known to man…it’s definitely time for you to stop pulling all-nighters. you complain about how much money you spend on food, but buy a $5 coffee or smoothie every day anyways. it’s probably time for you to drop some commitments and take some time to chill and figure your life out.

Rotch Library

you have a lot of drive and commitment—remind me how many activities you have this semester?? you never drop the ball and have endless energy for things you’re passionate about. you’re try to be a morning person but have a raging caffeine addiction (you’re handling it, you swear!). you’ve always preferred HASS classes to technical ones and often wonder if you should switch majors. you’re politically active, have strong ideals, and are likely in the UA.⁠01 undergraduate association you’re great at separating your academics from your personal life, but all the exec roles you hold are consuming your free time. you’ll step down from them eventually…

STEAM

100% chance you’re a sick person to be around. you’re laid back, can handle adversity, and have a bunch of cool interests. you’re social, but mostly like working on your own and getting things out of the way before you go hang out with all your different friend groups. your room is probably aesthetic as fuck—you really know how to curate vibes. you’re addicted to Spotify and have a pretty diverse music taste. you’re also the type of person who likes leaving campus to try new restaurants, go thrifting, or check out new attractions around Cambridge. (how’s that scoliosis treating you, by the way?)

Barker Library

hey buddy, you good? haha, jk…

you’re either extremely diligent or the world’s worst procrastinator. you like having privacy and personal space, and you’re in your head a lot. you make decisions only after considering all the options, which is both a blessing and a curse. you either listen to classical music or Radiohead,⁠02 consistently one of my top 5 artists haha.. no in between. you’re the type of person who tends to isolate yourself whenever you’re dealing with your problems, and you’re so overworked you never fully get to deal with your problems. oops!

Stud 5 (loud side)

you’re probably a Maseeh or Baker freshman. despite endless evidence proving otherwise, you refuse to accept the fact that you can’t get things done when you work in a group. you’re addicted to Dunkin and boba and probably average 12 hours a day of screen time. you’re impulsive, have a poor attention span, and are terminally on TikTok, which is why it baffles everyone how you manage to get all your work done on time. you’re also probably in a sport or DanceTroupe. social butterfly slayyy

Stata

you’re Course 6⁠03 CS and/or a grad student. something about shitty overpriced food just speaks to you✨ amazingly, you have a consistent schedule and are the type of person to never skip your classes. you’re a logical person, but kind of indecisive. you’re really good at focusing your energy on your work, but are always preoccupied, which makes you a bit of a mediocre listener. you like knowing what’s going on at all times and tend to avoid spontaneity. you may be rule-abiding and a bit of a traditionalist, but damn, are you good at getting shit done. you always carry group projects and have the respect of everyone around you.

The Muddy Charles Pub

you don’t like working very much, do you?

you’re either a senior in your spring semester or a third year grad student with not even a glimmer of light left in your eyes. you like telling yourself you’re working even if you haven’t even made it to sentence two of the problem you’ve been staring at for hours. god, you just need to graduate.