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  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  something silly, something weightless, i want my laugh to echo and not hit me back. i am not a very avid reader but i have lately collected lots of short poems. i don't think i have many words of wisdom or

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  to describe me- "athletically inclined" is not one of them. I can ... bouldering with them (think rock climbing but without a rope), I thought it ... as anticipated. I got some climbing shoes, chalked up my hands

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  Hi I’m Audrey, a new face in this bloggerverse! As the illustration above suggests, I’m starting my second year here at MIT. And that feels ... peace, an outlet to make myself feel whole and sane. I’m excited to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  I’ve kept an extensive weekly journal since early February as part of my new year's resolutions. Since I didn’t blog that much during the spring, I went through my journal and picked out some of the memories and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  On UROPs Research at a private research institute? Naaaaahhhhh, couldn't be!

  

  know that I love video games and making video games, so naturally I wanted to eventually work with MIT's Game Lab. I thought that I would have ... . A UROP! That I was under-qualified for? Let's see the relevant skills

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  How smart am I? I feel like I’ve asked myself this question a thousand times since I’ve arrived at MIT, but it’s never phrased exactly like that. “How can I be so stupid?” is common. “Why can’t I get this

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  you all! I’m Selam, the newest new blogger, and I’ve just joined the team this IAP. This is pretty exciting, because I have always read the admissions blogs myself, and so now I feel like I’m obligated to post something

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pilot The first video in a vlogging experiment

  

  To start out the new school year, I'm going to try including more fun multimedia stuff in these blogs. Not that I don't like writing or will stop writing text posts, but I just want to experiment more beyond comics and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 31, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Liebe Deutschland! A video entry - because I was too lazy to type

  

  (Sorry for the abrupt ending! I accidentally pushed the button to stop recording a few seconds before I was actually done speaking, haha)

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  Ahh!!! This blog is finally happening! I think my bio page gives a good idea of who I am – random, likes artsy stuff, etc, etc. But to round out the intro: I’m a freshman @ MIT, trudging through endless piles of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  Sometimes, I forget how much I love MIT, and then I realize that the ... few weeks ago, I was heading over to my sorority house to study one Friday night when I ran into a couple of my sisters. Them: Where are you

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The End. ftw.

  

  Just in case you were wondering... As of 11:27 PM, I have completed every requirement for graduation from MIT. Excuse me while I go celebrate. =)

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  be able to do whatever you want. Awesome, eh? Well, I thought I'd take ... . I only have a half hour left of battery so this can't really be the liveblog I intended it to be, but I'll throw up the first location on my

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Sneak Peek A teeny tiny sneak preview of BC REX. I mean really. It's basically useless.

  

  , I bring you: a totally useless sneak peak of Orientation. This is what my desk looked like as I planned out BC's REX schedule. It's going to ROCK. I hope you are prepared. =) Also, I found this article today

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  Ok, I'm breaking my "Only blog every other day" rule, but only because I don't really count the liveblog yesterday as an entry so much as a fun activity. CPW is right around the corner guys, excited? I am

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quantum Mechanics ...

  

  Quantum pset is slow-going tonight. I was having a lot of trouble until I saw this: What luck! My many questions were all answered. THANKS, CONAN! -luvlulu

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  -night delirious whims of posting. Oh well. So, it's late (3:00 AM) and I just finished most of a Diff Eq. PSET (I started at 10:45 PM, it's been a long day ... Mathematica could do it." Jon: "I know, the same thing happened to me. I think I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alive and In London Updates from the Road

  

  Currently writing to you from the London Apple Store. Spring Break has been a blast so far. Once I find free wireless, I'll upload the real entries.

  • by Bryan
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Excitement On The Road Adventures in the Princeton Hospital ER.

  

  So Marilee and I spent much of last night in the ER at Princeton Hospital with a co-worker who ate some shellfish and puffed up nicely. (I won't tell you which co-worker unless he/she tells me I can. :-) But this was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Maybe later

  

  I was going to spend a couple of hours today formatting the many ... is GORGEOUS outside, and I am a sucker for warm weather. Winter is nice and all, but I was so done with it. I actually officially declared

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 11, 2006