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  168 Hours and how to spend them

  

  curls and incline sit ups. A few weekends ago, at 1PM on a Saturday (most ... reasons for this. For one, at this point in the semester, I had a growing ... extracurriculars in the last semester, and I was slightly annoyed at myself for

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 21, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  do anything at all, panic, and calm apathy, terror at the prospect of ... to practice to even have a chance at passing, and that I was nowhere ... invited to go eat at Maseeh dining, I wanted to tap myself in so I could

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  New Things I’ve Tried mostly experimenting with some looks:)

  

  . Or at least I think I got it right. I ordered them online, so it was ... , it turned out fine. After that day, I got way better at applying them ... loc at the base of my braid, passing a crochet needle up through the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 9, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  -defunct decisions portal was scarier than when I hit my chin on Kingda-Ka at Six Flags ... would be absolutely amazing to be at for 4 years. Overall, I had a very ... and resulted in me mainly looking at the positive elements without any

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  computer science class you take at MIT and it features weekly labs (they ... key presses as I'm anxiously bent over my computer, staring at the ... mistake of taking two classes that occur at the same time, 8.021 and 18

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  student and that there is no "one" type of student here at MIT. SBC Week 1 ... at MIT, and I provide undergraduate support and student perspective to ... freshmen -- Saketh, Brian, and Jacob. I was really nervous at first because

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  On keeping on keeping on It's pretty much the only option.

  

  disarray, unemployment was skyrocketing, and there were long lines at Costco ... of supplies to send to the rescuers at Ground Zero: socks, contact ... topic no matter where you went: at home, at school, on the street, in the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 30, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  short term / long term on growth and learning

  

  enough until I at least start my internship, but no. No, these feelings are still very much here. I look at my internship and, while it sounds ... at my internship, I don't feel some sweltering accomplishment and some

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  past year. Every time I've been at an airport, it was either to say hello ... vulnerable and affectionate, loving and open, bold and daring.  At the end of ... very isolated at school. It was there for me and grounded me in some of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  transport stops at the Bedford VA, so if I miss the right 62, it’s an hour ... , so, at first, I felt like a trespasser wandering through the Medical ... larger projects. The main VA job benefit is a look at an off-campus world

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 1 and the power of the few

  

  often inter-connected. At first, I was a bit worried about how I’d fare in ... implications of winning the majority of individual votes--by a sizable margin at ... how this might happen for a moment, and then look at the diagram below

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Fighting Indifference MIT and MLK day

  

  -year-old college student at MIT, typed quickly in Hayden Library. Today, I got up to ... thoughts and providing encouragement. Yesterday, I went to mass at St ... out at my church at home in Denver, Colorado. That church and St

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  Skloot I want to read at least 12 books by the end of the summer ... Girl at my local library in Colorado, so I finished that while visiting ... the sequel to another novel that I actually read for a class at MIT: 21G

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  essays for our awards applications, was on the drive team at the regionals ... I had expected, or hoped. The ultimate recognition is not ultimate at ... friends here at MIT) were academic rockstars; we got straight As, we were

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  at MIT and my crazyfrightenthelivingdaylightsoutofme 9-paper exam at ... during her four years at MIT, my response was “WOW”. Currently, she is doing her Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  in the dentist chair and looked at the window, trying to concentrate on ... bizarre half-conscious state. Events unfolded at about ten times normal ... !" At the same time, I dreamed that I was running through a series of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  At CPW 2011, I had, hands down, the best ribs I've ever had in my ... scheduling app. OK, BBQ at Burton Connor. Walk out of Kresge. Have to pass ... eat on the way. Classic. Arrive at Burton Connor. Lots of people. Grab

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  the following sign: You have arrived at New House: home to all of MIT ... cook. At midnight, cookies or muffins or pretzels or cake will magically ... ? Understandable. Let's start with that kid over there - the one at the dining table

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  dives while glossing over the restaurants at MIT's doorstep. What's worse ... distance of 77 Massachusetts Avenue uneaten at, pardon the grammatical ... -flavors-of-Triscuits supermarket. The fruit is an order of magnitude cheaper than at LaVerde's in the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  by now, too paranoid to look at the calendar ("oh my goodness, it ... sooner ("just tell me the decision ALREADY!"). But more on this at the bottom. Here at MIT, it's rapidly coming down to the end. In a week and a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007