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• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  the weirdest experiences I’ve ever had—an incredibly uneventful day ... how lonely college can be. I’ve also always struggled with change, so I ... that things feel pretty great right now. I’ve gotten slightly better at

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  – I would’ve loved to have either of those things, but my semester just ... semesterly UROP evaluation form. And so, with the same regret I’ve felt the ... been nearly as successful as the ones listed above. I’ve been with my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  on-field after a cardiac arrest. i’ve always been the kind of person to ... . suddenly i’m acutely aware that i’ve locked the door to my room, and that ... asleep easier i get back into bed and feel my heart flutter. i’ve had the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  .    I’ve skipped the place I spent the most time during my first year ... -encompassing despair I’ve ever felt in my entire life. There’s not really an elegant way ... of a sentence was all it took. For much of my life, I’ve felt this way

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  planning ahead. Without further ado, here’s some places I’ve been and some ... it. I haven’t been to Alewife in a while now, because I’ve been too ... my podmates; other times I feel frustrated at how few new things I’ve

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  streets of NYC. I’ve made two weekend trips to and from Boston via the ... attention span on Instagram — I could be reading!  I’ve mentioned before that ... obvious one, but it took me a lot of thought to fully believe it.   I’ve

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  subject of what we learned at MIT came up. Now that this semester’s over, I’ve done some reflecting on what I’ve learned throughout these past four ... whole point of college to take classes and learn things? At MIT, I’ve

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  'd go over them in this blog post and see which subset of them I've ... (although I did get around to reading some other books). And since I've been ... watching the Walking Dead. I'm over it, though, because I've watched

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  My winter break so far take a break

  

  then, I've been in a bit of a rut. I've been freaking out a lot ... . But when I look at the things I've done, it's a bit of an empty canvas ... relevance to the fields I want to enter. In the past couple of days, I've

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester II: v. hosed tl;dr: *loud screaming*

  

  attend this class, I’m reminded of just how much E&M I’ve forgotten ... breaks the class. I’ve enjoyed all the lectures I’ve attended so far, and I ... that out :P   Fencing I don’t know if I’ve ever talked about

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 14, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  On Moving A goodbye that took me a semester, and some distance, to write.

  

  couple months, I've said a lot of hopefully-temporary goodbyes to a lot of ... super autobiographical, and maybe not so coherent. Here's the thing, I've ... answers to yet/ever/???. I've been puzzling out answers for the past 4

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  camp means a lot to me (and that is an understatement if I've ever seen one), as I've attended LAW as a camper since I was able to and it has changed my life each and every time I've gone. I am ecstatic to come back to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  things I’ve learned to value, through the eyes of my younger selves to now ... quest with friends in Baldur’s Gate 3 fill my heart gauge with energy. I’ve ... work. It’s just a sign of neglect. I’ve learned to value maintaining my

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  I've been living on campus, working on finishing my MEng thesis this summer. It's been an interesting summer; I've really enjoyed being able to ... summer. One thing I've noticed this summer is the presence of what I will

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• 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 ... ’s probably not a lot, and i’ve had friends who’ve gone through more. but i like to think that i’ve been strengthened by these things nonetheless. that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits i answer a bunch of random blogger prompts

  

  early bird, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve found it more difficult to stay ... fundraisers, but fortunately, I’ve learned how to make my own, reasonable ... video games for a living. Direct correlation! Teach us something you've

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

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  Financial Aid Office at 617-253-4971. Every time I've called during business hours, they've picked up and answered all of my questions. What if I don ... (twice... sorry!), "From what I've read on your website bioengineering (the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  [/caption] Historically, I’ve only ever finished three notebooks out of the dozens I’ve had ... the 100+ pages I’ve scrawled across, so what you’re getting will just be ... , how much sleep I’ve gotten the previous night, and how nice the ink pen

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  , I can’t help feeling like my world is smaller again; I’ve already strolled down that path, and I’ve realized what lies there wasn’t for me ... I’ve found plenty of perfectly nice places to settle. Talking with

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sweet summer song

  

  Hey folks, it's been a while. I've been very focused and not in a ... summer has been full of new colors. Last semester was not the best, and I've ... cinnamon: Research I've been pretty focused on research this summer. MIT

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 19, 2024