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  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  humanities. I’ve taken classes from the history of the French Revolution, to ... Harvard. This semester, I took advantage of that for the first time, and ... ,’ so I know what major people are and what classes they’re taking. It

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  I haven’t been doing a great job of blogging this semester for a ... highest priority in life right now, I haven’t been doing near as much reflecting as I usually do), and so many things have happened in life that I

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  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 / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  creativity. Therefore, I was always diligently reading textbooks, writing down ... , counting down seconds until the next class, and over and over again. I ... , and erase it all immediately after. Then I got here. I’ve quickly

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• 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 / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  One day, fun things happened. I started blogging about them immediately… only to be interrupted by more excitement (which, naturally, I had ... interest. As a result, I have not blogged for eternity. One day, I may

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 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 / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  I have a theory: free food is positively correlated to quality of ... . Right now, life is pretty good. It’s Sunday, September 14th, 2014. I ... Wallet receipts in my inbox, I’ve spent an average of only $4 per day on

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 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 / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  In less than a week I'll be hopping on my flight back to Boston, and I'm so excited that I'm just about ready to kiss the Logan Airport ... !"][/annotation]. Anyways, without meaning to I've gotten attached to this organizational

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 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 / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  This morning, I was Googling Chris to find a photo of him, and was ... —we’ve known each other forever, and he is my best friend, and when we talk, I ... and chemical engineering); when we were teenagers, I obviously hadn

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 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