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• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  reflection on the past year for a while now. A lot has happened in the past ... revisiting things I have very intentionally left on the back-burner. The other ... naive attempt at a very raw and honest reflection on the past year +/- a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  . On Floor Pi, one of our traditions is this event called tea time. It ... problems on sheets of paper, and talk about your unwavering dedication to the ... ?", or "do I have enough energy to work on my resume today?", or "do I have

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  on anonymous MIT Confessions. 1. A summer discovery In my freshman year ... check on the status of machines I was using. Plus, no more lugging my ... anonymously about it on "MIT Confessions" (a public Facebook page) and 3 more on

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  student as time has gone on, but I definitely haven't gamed the system yet ... things and create so many awesome projects. I'll be working on exciting ... self esteem on the concept of having a job, but that's a blog post for

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  has been trying to get back up on my feet. i like to think i’ve been ... . it was all well and good. sure, there was this doubt lingering on the ... were louder and were more present than the guilt. but on sunday, i was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  Six minutes ago I was supposed to be out on my flight from Los ... than last Sunday. I am, unfortunately, not on that flight because it was delayed by 6 hours and am instead sitting on my couch, watching the time

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  , obviously. What do you do to punt, de-stress, or reset, on or off the Internet? What   things on the Internet help you feel more happy and less ... and find people to hang out with, or watch something on Netflix with my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  information on: 1) Packing, 2) Living Arrangements, 3) Strategy, and 4) Event ... carry-on bag and/or backpack. Travel light. A carry-on suitcase with a ... . Food. There will be a lot of free food on campus. You’ll get a small

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Done (this summer) or Why I Haven't Blogged in a Month

  

  Working for Veterans Affairs It’s 7am on a Tuesday, and I need to get ... !); second, smile, because the word “snoozed” looks funny on the phone screen ... ’ve discovered that multiple small tasks are more taxing on the brain than several

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  ’ve ever been asked about the water project that I’ve been working on (you ... to understand rain and its effects on drinking water. I later realized ... that lots of people work on researching, but my point is, it’s not as

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  getting burned in pixels, leaving ghost images on my screen. This happens when you consistently leave your screen on one image for too long. I had a warranty on it that was close to expiring so I took it to Geek Squad

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  #tbt: MIT Cribs Digging up some old freshman-year blog posts

  

  abundance of free time was a given) I’ve been spending less time on the ... awesome phoenix design on it, while the white one has the Aperture ... pillow. Even though I’m on the East Coast and the closest NFL team is the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 5, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Final Blogpost With a heavy heart, I say goodbye to the MIT blogosphere. The journey was all…

  

  -sets and chatting with hosed friends. Well…don’t take my word on that. Nah ... is always a cause for celebration. And, on the surface at least ... harmony of brain-dead chimpanzees banging on drums. My saving grace existed

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  . On the news, in magazines, at the watercooler - it happens all day, and ... statistical concepts.) So here's what I think is going on: 1.) Not ... entire savings on 28!" This is what they want you to think. But because

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  is signal from sources a) here on Earth, that interfere with what ... drive up close, you have to use a car that runs on diesel. There are some ... . One day, to us on Earth, is defined as the time it takes for the Sun to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  Musical Theatre Guild was putting on "Urinetown", which I had never heard of, and wasn't particularly keen on hearing more about, given that title ... Man With A Gun" from Annie Get Your Gun, and left. On March 7, I got

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  , and if you can't be patriotic on Memorial Day, when *can* you be ... used to - such as on the day before I started working at RIKEN, when I ... totally drove me crazy trying to figure out what to wear on my first day (I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  going to a shisha café (see a theme?). My flight was at 8am on New Year ... remaining MIT students on January 6. On the way, I stopped in Bijapur ... , as I met a number of people on the train and joined passengers in

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  . Maddie and I planned on leaving for South Station at about 11:45 PM so at ... , and tie for me while Maddie just packed clothes to put on later. I ... I wore my tennis shoes and a baseball hat for the trip. We hopped on

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.

  

  stay on campus? I know there may not be one answer, but an idea of the ... common for people to go the other way on the Red Line and end up in Harvard ... when it just feels better to put on pajamas and rent a movie and order

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 16, 2006