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  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  sinuses.   Friday marked my first full month of classes at MIT. Back ... ’m struggling at the intro level. And you have to take care of yourself now??? Add ... whole psets on their own in, like, 2 hours. it takes me at least 8 hours

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  trying to figure it out an attempt at a goodbye

  

  Whether I like it or not, my senior year at MIT is coming to a close ... .[/annotation] I hope these posts have shown one way that people can exist at MIT and ... -scale reflections about college — I'm not at that level yet. There’s no use in

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  , we arrive at my floor. Each floor of Vassar is split into three ... experience. More so than at other schools, I think, different dorms have ... dorm, and of opening a new dorm during a pandemic. I predict it'll be at

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  i’m studying abroad this semester hello europe

  

  wildly at the state of the world*. Last semester, I took a non ... : Introductory math classes at MIT don't always work for me. I had a wonderful ... with insightful questions. I would rather enjoy my time at MIT in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 7, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  . to be honest, at the time, i thought my mit application was pretty ... heal, not again. as much as i want to laugh at how emotional this writing is, and as much as i want to look at this paragraph and say that i was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  at this point, but i'm glad that splash went well. i'm glad that i ... at mit mental health, whom have been a really helpful part of my past year here at mit. i moved to simmons the other day, from east campus. as

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  self care define it or perish

  

  stressed about academics, anything that's extracurricular is frustrating at ... -effort interaction—we just laid on our backs, stared at the ceiling, and focused on the ... minutes. this semester is tough, but i feel like i have my shit together, at

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Got Us iPads! [UNBOXING VIDEO] ft. my cat and my new apple pencil

  

  any throttling. My parents' wifi generally goes out for a few minutes at ... expensive models, and at least 3x the cost of my still-pretty-good iPad. Also ... was filming and opening the box at the same time, you're in luck. Enjoy

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  setting up a house will it take an entire semester? stay tuned

  

  At the beginning of September, I moved into a new house! It's 10 ... stairs at 1 AM. [caption id="attachment_56549" align="aligncenter" width ... desire, start a growing collection of Digimon plushies at the foot of my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  present tense “you've got to let go of the fear”

  

  . at first i said that this didn't sound right, because i like to think ... muscles around my eyes become tense. it'd be pointed at a general ... feel my past regrets Slipping into present tense So we stare at the wind

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  1.1 miles as the crow flies and it takes me forever to run there

  

  mischief every time I jump on at 9:05 am. Fix my home-cut bangs in the video ... colored pen, looking out the window at a Cambridge street below. Ambulances ... , smile when someone makes a joke, grimace at a new friend when scary long

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  so i guess fall is happening kinda hard to believe, huh?

  

  've been doing the last two years at mit. i need to leave and stretch and ... into keeps me up at night: the moving and the furniture-acquiring and the ... scariness than any of them did. i've never felt quite like this before at the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 23, 2020
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  ongoing pandemic, the death of George Floyd, at the knee of a Minneapolis ... , and students of MIT: To the members of the MIT community, At MIT ... . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  events and is a great way to join an artistic community at MIT!  One of ... trip vary, but the day always finishes with an amazing dinner at Rosa Mexicano. We joined the Arts Scholars at the end of our freshman year so we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nisha’s Restaurant Review: February this is extra but i'm doing it anyways

  

  ) grilled cheese place by day, and turns into a barcade at night. I didn't play any of the arcade games because I am not good at them, but the vibe and the drinks are next level. 11/10 would go again at literally a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  Remembering Gisel and honoring twenty years of service and friendship

  

  stationed at the front desk in room 3-108 for the last 20 years. If you called ... ."]she's probably the one who shipped extras overnight so they'd be at your hotel in ... wanted to write this, on behalf of all of us here at MITAdmissions, to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 28, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  soulsearching / naubos na in which i ramble about purpose

  

  my summer at home, and that it would be nice to make some money. The ... ’t help but feel a small bit of envy. At the time, it seemed to be ... at MIT. It’s not as if all of my friends are doing something, because

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 22, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Spring From Student to Grader: My Unified Engineering Story

  

  , and have no class at all on Fridays! First, there's 17 ... concentration, which is public policy. I was slightly skeptical of 17.303 at first ... , one bake sale at a time. Our first bake of the semester is probably

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  only my younger years in Nashua, that I’ve actually been at MIT for most ... will things be like in seven semesters, or even at the end of this ... of things to appreciate about life at MIT.    Rest in pieces, P

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  , something especially appreciated at an institution notorious for being one of ... sleep schedule. Before, I slept at a nice and timely 11:30. Now, we start ... get their work done. By setting the movie at a specific time, they know

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019