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  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  and approaching the new year smarter, not harder, I'm still hosed. I ... up with M I T. Seems like no one can truly escape the firehose, no matter how hard one tries. I am, however, grateful for some breathing room

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  ? Well, maybe. I would say that it depends whether or not you consider cats to be people, in which case I would whole-heartedly agree that one of ... floor where I live. On this day let us take a look at the dynamic

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  between “I’m currently eating” and “I’m currently dining.” Dining is so ... overwhelming number of options that I nearly drowned in at the start of this year, so I’m going to talk about my eventual decision now that my schedule

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  I was five years old the first time someone accused me of witchcraft. I was taking a bath (not really sure why this detail sticks in mind ... accused me of witchcraft, I was a sophomore in High School, tutoring a seven

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] I was once told, "If you come ... and following my instincts, I feel like I haven't even tapped into what the institute has to offer its students.  If there's one thing I learned

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  By Chris Merrill '12 All throughout today, the day after CPW, I kept ... -purchased lanyard. Now, when I should be writing a persuasive essay for my AP English ... many more exactly like it at the Coop, and I bet they’re a common sight

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  Class of '10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you ... -frosh had asked about class schedules (don't worry, Minh, I haven't forgotten ... 'll hopefully have the time and energy to do so. Pre-orientation (I did Freshman

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  some guests) looks on: Happy birthday, Ruth. =D So, where have I been? Well, I finally made it home and then spent a lot of time catching up on lost sleep. It's really kind of pathetic, actually. I haven't even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  /24/06... ------------------------------------- Jon wrote: "Alright, so I have to stay that I have tried to stay silent ... with it being brought up again and again, I think I should mention that ... even looked at? What ever happened to going the extra little bit? I can

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  Yay, you guys asked me questions! And now, I will try to answer them ... you that you feel get you closer to your goal in life? So I guess what I am asking is, specifically, how has MIT helped you come closer to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  I've been thinking about certain things a lot lately. I attribute ... other things going on which I will not bother to ennumerate here. The ... ) but also what you didn't. I knew, of course, that MIT students got to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  How I Made the MIT Orientation Trading Card Game The Insatiable Urge to Collect Continues...

  

  and felt, boxes and tiny army soldiers. I'm sitting at my desk which is covered in cardstock and stacks of cards. I am furiously scribbling on a 2.5”x3.5” pieces of paper. I am putting the finishing touches on my Magnum

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 30, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Fall Sports at MIT Roll Tech!

  

  Hi, everyone! My name is Emiko, and I am one of the new bloggers :) I am a junior, and I play midfield on the Varsity Women’s Soccer team. I thought I’d give you guys a glimpse into the life of a student-athlete here

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 15, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  checkboxes this semester in a list

  

  things I did:  [caption id="attachment_83837" align ... .  compared to last year, I now live closer to our main wing lounge so I spent a ... . we eliminated a [annotation note="Alan Z. ’23, Jonathan H. ’25 and I decided to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  art and work i really struggled with titling this one

  

  lately i’ve been thinking about my relationship with art ... that nowadays i regularly find myself skimming through chapters or ... during college i developed a method for watching shows very efficiently

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  Two years ago (wow time flies), I went to CPW, and I came away ... mystical fog of technological magic and innovation. I still decided to come ... , upperclassmen I knew from high school, and of course the academic excellence and

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  . It was a big, nervous change for me because I am not only change ... . Different dorms give different levels of control over furniture. If you can, I ... , the height of a loft—evaporated within hours. When I moved my head, my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! (2010 Edition!) yay pictures!

  

  Dear Internet, No, I am not dead yet. I had a lot of great food in New York. I went to Europe for a week, where I had more great food. I am now back at MIT. I took a long nap in the library today. I can feel MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  As I started putting together the latest Questions Omnibus, I realized that there are many, many questions. I hope you'll understand if I ... ?" Prashant replied, "I think it means they have it (rather than they read it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  nothing really matters or does everything? a tale of epiphanies and a crisis

  

  A while back I gave a presentation at MIT called Three Epiphanies and ... now as an assistant director and talking about the main things I learned ... audience. I ended it on a high note and told everyone that the crisis was

  • by kellen manning
  • May 6, 2021