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  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  I have responded to all of your comments and emails (this time, I've ... best to get you psyched about MIT. But anxiety runs high, as you've

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  saved in my phone with various truth and lie options, because I've been ... icebreakers are often just trying their best. I have also been that person! I've been a camp counselor, I've led plenty of collaborative brainstorm

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  long time. "You've got the notes, just relax." I don't know if I was ... someone not in their group, but who they knew needed it. I've kept that ... confident taking up space on stage, I've gotten better and better as time has

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  falling in love with october swooning over foLiAGe

  

  ="80643" image3="80644" image4="80641" /] While I’ve always enjoyed fall, I’ve ... second fall I’ve spent in a place with real seasons. Or that every other ... jackets.  So the biggest reason why I've become such a sucker for fall? I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  actual conversations i definitely had last night happy new year i guess

  

  never made any real friends in mit A: oh B: i mean, do you feel like you've ... insignificant A: like, i've been spending so much of my life just A: doing nothing ... switch sides again B: nah i've already gotten used to it A: i feel like

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  It's Sunday. I've had a particularly draining week. For the sake of ... at MIT. But I think I've finally done it. My immune system has succumbed, and I just don't feel good. I am rethinking. I've been thinking a

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updating my blogger bio because its no longer accurate

  

  county, from a city about 30 minutes outside of LA called Norwalk. I’ve happily called it home for the past 17 years. However, I’ve now been yeeted ... paragraphs, so I’ve decided I’ll just drop some tidbits that I think represent

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 24, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  in wonderland hello from the number side

  

  Carroll, Alice In Wonderland I’ve been re-re-re-re-rewriting this post ... . I've been known to say things like "Well, I'm fairly sure that I have ... (thing is true) but why? I go to MIT 100% (or so I've been told) I get these

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 16, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  “I’m vegetarian now!” Two months, twenty-four days, and goin’ strong

  

  This semester I’ve lived in an apartment with three roommates: one ... ’t hard: we cook for each other, which means that dinners are vegan, and I’ve ... so very good. Now, though, it’s very convenient. I’ve never enjoyed

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  . For the past couple of years, I've used an app called Sleep Cycle to ... would've said night owl before you even finished your question. "That's when I'm most productive," high school me would've told you. That wasn

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

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

  

  ’s a college thing but part of me feels like I’ve gotten away with ... , alerts me that my microphone is off. This is the MIT I’ve come to. When I ... , the freshman orientation I’ve heard so much about. Instead I had the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  Somehow, I've explored more of Boston and Cambridge while living in ... MIT. I've talked about the MIT Bubble on the blogs before, but damn ... down, they've been doing takeout!! Which is unprecedented and a true

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  I’ve been spending most of my writing ability and brain power working ... my remote internship have kept me HOSED. Compared to past summers, I’ve ... taking care of myself right now in this moment. So, here’s a few ways I’ve

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  food diaries pt. 2 recipes for people tryna Little Chef it up

  

  more could you ask for??? Here's what I've been eating in the past few ... ~uwu fancy brunch with the homies~ food and a ~god i've been eating shit ... ? The colors are so nice to look at... I've cooked with tofu a lot with

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 19, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  Cambridge ecosystem now. People outside of MIT know my name. Lately, I’ve ... . For my entire life I’ve had this vision of myself: Graduate high school ... least I’ve been plopped in nice places, right? But anyways, revisiting my

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  they've made meanwhile I've kept all my abstractly creative ideas in my brain because I've had no opportunity refused to create the opportunity to ... motivate me"]assignments and deadlines,[/annotation] I've been able to Make

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  ."] completing various errands [/annotation]. i've never been to LA, so i formed a ... boston, but in the past few day i've missed an uber because i couldn't find ... either - the bus system is pretty good from what i've seen. there are very

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  elsewhere. For me, this is one of the most important blog posts I've ever ... ... I've spent the past four years at [state university] which have been nothing short of transformative. I've taken the time to indulge my unbounded

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  . Completing all the sidequests means that you’ve 100%ed the game - in other ... : Collect 60 free t-shirts. I’m expecting this to be one of the easier ones. I’ve already hoarded around six of them, and I’ve barely been here two weeks. I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  . Anyway, I've been living in Fran Sancisco this summer with (a sizable crew ... about. (I've become pretty desperate to avoid this. Things to do when you ... ." Lie again. "To combat the increasingly popular company LetsEncrypt, I've

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017