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• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  ’t take a lot of pictures.   “I am not pretty. I’ve got a big heart ... kinds of people I could only imagine. I’ve sat on rooftops, repelled down stairs, Tried a whole lot of things that I should’ve cared  Enough to

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving Self-Quarantine 101 tldr; memes (haha jk...unless)

  

  surviving this lull in academics, but i've developed a few coping mechanisms ... , i've been READING.   Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel ... gorgeous. i don't think i've enjoyed a book's prose this much since reading

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Last Look Back 201920192019

  

  land that is Texas. I've been catching up on some much needed REM and ... , I've been able to fall back into the routine of life at home. In ... -nighter but finished and turned in the hardest final project (20.320) I've had

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  ="This was not the first time I've done this, and it still was super ... bother me. I haven't performed in front of a crowd in over a year, and I've ... drudgery of psets, 9am lectures, and constant midterms. I've made new friends

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  available to everyone in most other countries since they were a preteen. I’ve hit that milestone this semester and would like to share 21 thoughts I’ve ... whether or not to wash my hair at night (believe it or not, I’ve once

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  soul searching at CES 2019 a non-journalist's take

  

  future employment. I've often thought that grad school is the only possible ... . Recently, I've decided to take on a second major (in Comparative Media Studies) just because the classes I've taken in that field have been so much

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Lee Perlman, and philosophy it is. We’ve spent entire classes focused on ... ). 13.Ballroom In an attempt to gain some semblance of body awareness, I’ve ... class to natural disasters near my family. The result is that the hours I’ve

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  places at mit (favorite) places (to work/study)

  

  student, you might be very confused at this point. But if you've spent ... the MIT experience unique. I've finally decided to get out my DSLR that ... see the magic of this place going away for me. This is the place I've

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  felt. I responded, “maybe 20%”. “Really?” she said, “But you’ve lived ... family came together because of America?” That’s true. I’ve never truly ... people I’ve met at MIT think I’m just African American when they first meet

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  All the Feels introduction to me and my thoughts

  

  share with you a sliver of some of the amazing people I’ve met and the ... ? Well, now you will. First and foremost, there’s excitement. I’ve had the ... , I’ve somehow managed to stress myself out from all the excitement

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 14, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Updated MIT Groceries Guide (guest post) A requiem for Stata.

  

  guide to getting groceries as an MIT student. I’ve been quietly ... produce sources have become a lot more scattered. I’ve been relying on the grocery stores listed in the previous MIT groceries guide, and I’ve scouted

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 4, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  , New House, Burton-Connor, and my dorm, MacGregor. (See, I’ve done my ... ’s what mine looked like: No shame. Note: I’ve met quite a few people who ... and cauliflour   I've been going to the grocery store about once a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  , and oddly-formatted emails.  I've been reading a lot of job descriptions lately, and I've noticed that recruiters regularly provide "success ... the past three years at MIT I've taken a good number of team

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  you all! I’m Selam, the newest new blogger, and I’ve just joined the ... you might find in a BuzzFeed headline. (I’ll do my best.) Since I’ve ... leisurely meal with my roommate. I maintain a very clean space, I’ve been

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  how every experience I've had with them was all within the past year. I thought of the classes I've taken, the professors I've talked to, the amount ... Verde's runs, all the different restaurants and places I've been to in Boston. I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  published, I noticed that I’ve quickly ditched all the ways I’d been ... longer blogging on MIT Admissions about what I’m thinking/going through, I’ve ... for CityLab. Yet it feels as though I’ve lost (at least part of) my

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Right back where we started from You can call me Dr. Mollie.

  

  means I’ve had both my pi reunion and my mole reunion, and I’ve been ... development, but I’ve switched model organisms — I work with human brains now ... ’re keeping track, my postdoc at Children’s means I’ve done lab work at MIT

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  water toys (anyone else remember these weird things?), I’ve been looking ... science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I’ve ... weeks ago thanks to the technical Theater Arts faculty in Rinaldi, whom I’ve

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  movie you’ve ever seen all congregated in one location. Google, Apple ... an MIT blogger hungry for pictures, they might’ve let me in. I think I ... night. Someone must’ve thought “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool to turn The

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  recitation and office hours. This is a compiled list of the resources that I've ... while others swear by them. I've been at both sides of the spectrum and here are a few things that I've learned. 1. Shop around for the TA that

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013