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• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Leavetaking and homecoming

  

  year I lived somewhere different each semester.  I’ve owned the same ... same red-striped Mexican blanket my dad bought me when I moved out. I’ve ... places that make up Central Square. I like knowing them, even the ones I’ve

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 28, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  m: i've been having a lot of trouble blogging lately so i'm thinking of doing a blog that's just like, conversations i've been having with ... 'm going back to i'm just here in nyc for a bit _____ m: since i’ve gotten

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  just gonna talk about things i've been up to lately. fall is already coming so quickly. we've been planning for rush since the spring, of course ... time, there's the question of, will it work? will it be the same? i've

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  still seems like too weighty a decision for a single Google Form. i've ... seize every opportunity to walk through it on my way home. when i've left ... 's exciting. i've been toying with the idea for a while. i could also talk about

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  one with nothing making peace with unproductivity

  

  perspective of number of words written, i've written the equivalent of a ... calls with friends, old and new. i've started playing slay the spire, and it's really fun and i've spent several hours playing it already. none

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 5, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  walking, walking, walking walking and/as coping

  

  MIT. I've kept up with people and even found time to do some additional ... sunshine and roses would be lying. I've never been very good at identifying ... the void, I've started going on walks—occasionally, with [annotation

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 31, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  haven’t ran since August, the longest stretch I’ve gone without running ... would’ve guessed? If you keep up with my posts, you may have thought that ... should let yourself be sad about the people you’ve lost. Tier 3: Geez, you

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  This post is a culmination of many things that I’ve been thinking ... focuses on the drawbacks of elite colleges, and different ways that I’ve ... colleges, and different ways that I've thought about measuring success in my

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fall Semester Recap my classes so far

  

  I've really really loved my schedule this year so I thought I'd do a quick recap of how the semester's gone for me so far since I've wanted to ... made me want to MIT in the first place. This past year, I've definitely

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)

  

  it to. Here's a muddled average of all the things I've been up to these ... _row images="58400,58399,58398,58397" caption="Some recent successes -- I've ... far this semester! (catch me trying to figure out if i've doxxed myself

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  THE FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE IS OUT since 6/15/15, i have literally lived for this moment

  

  really silly in places, but something about it just hit different. I've ... I've watched the movie. The plot is literally too ridiculous to ... the various Final Fantasy 7 paraphernalia I've collected over the years

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 16, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  when apocalypse strikes… on being preemptively torn from my home, living group, and nearly everything i love at…

  

  feel like I’ve lived so much in such a short span of time, which makes ... floor formal. Formal is something I’ve been looking forward to for a while ... support. Even a day ago, thinking about all the good memories I’ve had on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 16, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  ! Being from southern California, I've been pretty dissatisfied with Boston's food opportunities. There are some great places I've come to find ... ramen place in Porter Square), but also I've left behind a lot of good

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  you’re like me, you can convince your friends who’ve already graduated ... don’t hate it now that you’ve taken the time to export it. 31. You’re done! Here's my finished work, a short film I've titled Dissonance

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  between all the work. this semester, i think i've become a grown up kind of ... the list never emptied. i've [annotation note="again, because i've ... things i've done this semester, which is a thing that i do when i think my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  's probably one of the most influential and life-changing talks I've ever sat on ... !" that've become so trite to us do hold truth. [annotation note ="Can we ... -narrative dissociative world...by the time you get to your first kiss, you've watched so

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  my semester in a word: oof or perhaps "oof: the party, the lifestyle"

  

  .804 (Computational Cognitive Science) - i've been waiting to take this class for a ... 's definitely become less painful as i've done it more. i credit [annotation note ... in somehow! Fencing: it's my third year fencing and i think i've

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  trips and transit i'm spending obscene amounts of money on uber god dang it

  

  the city, so i've had to rely heavily on the wheels of other entities ... (a little more than an hour) so i've always caved and just taken an ... after work to actually make this trek, so as a result, i've only been to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  about the H-word, Harvard University. I’ve found myself going to Harvard ... of the largest collections of rocks and gemstones I’ve ever seen. Some ... you visit a different university. It’s like you’ve been living lives in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it ... thickness (default is 1 pt), opacity, length, and location. Here I've drawn 3 ... thickness, but can be changed. Here I've made the first line red, dotted, and

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019