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Blog / MIT Life
Tetazoo is not a Hivemind Haha... just kidding... unless?
Hey folks! Let me tell you, this weekend has been WILD. Not only did I finish performing in my first MTG production (post about that coming soon), but right now… -
Blog / Advice
My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things
Note: all of my MIT essays can be found online so if you’re curious as to what the other ones were, you can easily find them! When applying to MIT,… -
Blog / How to Human
Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)
I kept my composure until I didn’t. Nothing in particular triggered it, I was just taking a shower. It came on quickly; I blinked, and then I found myself with… -
Blog / How to MIT
MIT-ish on being MIT enough
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be a student here at MIT, and whether or not I made the right decision in coming to this school.… -
Blog / MIT Life
what’s on my desk: messy person edition not sponsored
ever see one of those social media #inspo posts featuring an aesthetic workspace with color-coded notes, DIY pencil holders, and marbled laptop cases? this is not that post. this is… -
Blog / How to Food
A week told through food warning: lots of food pictures
Some of you may wonder: how do people eat food without a meal plan? Well, dear mortals, I have perfected the art of photosynthesis and subsist entirely through sunlight. Unfortunately, with… -
Blog / MIT Life
A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR
One of the great things about MIT is PNR, a feature implemented that makes the difficult transition from high school to college easier, something especially appreciated at an institution notorious… -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience
We were recently thinking about our bad middle school experience, and realized we started reading the MIT blogs when we were still in the thick of it. We think it… -
Blog / Hacks
socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))
I wrote a little while ago about a hack on the Dot raising awareness of MIT’s partnership with/acceptance of money from Shell and other companies which are, uh, potentially accelerating… -
Blog / MIT Life
Little things that remind me im not home
I’m from the Philippines. There are big things that are different from home, like the weird practice of tipping, or how there’s functional public transport, or how high school works.… -
Blog / MIT Life
one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)
one hour. one chunk of my day that i’ve set aside for writing because damn, i haven’t blogged in forever and it’s stressing me out (alongside a host of other… -
Blog / Uncategorized
Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again
Last week, I started lifting. Again. During my last semester here, my suitemate and I had gotten into the habit of it. We’d wake up at 7am,31 a near impossible… -
Blog / About Decisions
Waiting always waiting
Applying to things doesn’t end after you come to MIT, and waiting doesn’t either. Right now, you might be waiting to find out if you got into MIT, and that… -
Blog / How to Human
On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care
This past week was probably the worst I’ve encountered at my time at MIT so far. I know the future only has a lot more of these in store, but… -
Blog / Personal Projects
An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't
Longtime readers may recall that I am a big fan of the His Dark Materials books. The themes, concepts, and narratives from the books have shaped how I move through the… -
Blog / Athletics
[Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC
Hi all! My name is Catherine J. ‘22. I’m studying Computer Science (Course 6-3) and I’m a sophomore cadet in Air Force ROTC. ROTC is an amazing program and a… -
Blog / Events
APPLE BAKE channeling midterm stress into baking, sculpting, and completely destroying apples for decades
This Sunday, my dorm, Burton-Conner, held an exciting culinary event: the Apple Bake. This annual event celebrates fall by having the floors of Burton-Conner compete to create the best apple… -
Blog / Challenges
what’s the word for
forgetting what day it is eating because you want to keep your mouth busy, not because you’re hungry but because you want to keep moving the trance that comes after… -
Blog / Extracurriculars
How to be Tim The Beaver anyone can wear the mask.
1. Reply to random email asking for Tim volunteers. As soon as it popped up on my phone, I knew I was born for this moment. So for everyone wondering…