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  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  observes, being "out" is not the only way to be LGTBQ+, and the costs of ... not have more of these stories told in the first person.)  To amplify, and in some cases protect, the voices of these students who have to use

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your first last day all my life has been about / waiting for people to go

  

  feelings to process. But the weird part about all of this is that I feel very ... had to pack up way before I did. So it was weird, with half of the room ... realized that I would never again get a chance to show all of you my room, so

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  regrettably failed to take advantage of its historical and culinary wonders, but when the post-finals laze took over, I devoted most of my time to local ... . This post is Part 1.0 of my favorite ways to burst the MIT bubble

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  often turned to pakaprow. To me, it brings a sense of comfort like no ... relinquishes control, fights to stay afoot, and feels an exhilaration of energy ... away, unwilling to try to understand a dish of something new. Eventually

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 9, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  Welcome to the scary world of College Shopping. Who knows what you ... parents to bring the rest of their stuff. You can also order it online and ... , because the beds aren't fantastic, and you really need to make the most of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sibling dynamics at MIT yes lmao Nisha and I are related

  

  to MIT, I was afraid of being “Nisha’s little sister” forever; we’ve been going to the same school for most of our lives, so I wanted to ... exploded with laughter in the middle of my physics lecture as soon as i saw

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  healthy dose of Acceptance to wash down your Rejection ... 's because of that one bad grade! It's because I didn't have time to take the ... internships, and of the 20+ gigs I applied to, I got one offer, six rejections

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bumps, slumps, trips, and … Breaking out of a slump, now with more Cleveland!

  

  the Charles for the 4th of July, and argued endlessly about how to prove that it wouldn't tip over. I think a lot of people are scared to leave ... and talked my way into a free waltz lesson, and I went to the middle of

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Snively’s Cross Stitch Corner I really enjoy cross stitching

  

  needle and different colors of thread. I took an instant fancy to it. Why ... listening to books. People seem to enjoy what I make and the joy of others ... Park lends itself to cross stitching so a lot of my early work was South

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  sings at the top of her lungs, and, yes, my daughter's happy going to ... version i'm including pictures of the handwritten version my mom sent to me ... Camille was very nervous when she applied for EA to MIT in 2018

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  halloween down the infinite

  

  post some of them here. My day started off by running to lecture because ... note="we're supposed to take 4 PE classes by the end of sophomore year. i ... guess it's the namesake of this post too!"] Infinite [/annotation] to

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 1, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  as part of the application to be reviewed? Will it be interpreted as ... the applications of ballerinas, inventors, artists, software developers ... technology, about the possibilities for research to improve society, make the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  only to sit down for another round of coffee.  what would i tell myself ... just gave you that - more time to linger.  one more round of coffee. the ... will come as a relief to you. A realization of a goal you’ve had for half

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  extra screen space really helps when you're trying to make sense of a ... of November to March. Essentially, every day of reading season has the ... one, but it's a bit different for me right now, because we've started to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  intramural pistol team and came to appreciate the huge variety of sporting ... school team to two state championships. Looking at their lists of ... When I came to MIT I joined the marching band. We played at all sorts

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  experience and exposes you to a wide range of types of people and cultures (and ... to the realization that I had undertaken more than just an ... arts ‘immersion’ program. As someone used to equations, numbers and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mind and hand

  

  . It reflects something I consider to be an important component of MIT ... scientist, but I'm also something of an engineer, and I've learned to be one both in and out of the classroom. In addition to all my neuroscience and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  was so gorgeous it didn't matter that it probably makes little sense to ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHg50mdODFM of course, steven universe is a cartoon show and the lyrics relate to a different thing from college admissions. but there are points

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  , except for the wet sheen of dejection, weighing upon you alone. But - look ... time; one where you try new things and expand your sense of what is possible; one where the future still stretches out ahead of you, opaque

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?

  

  . I’ll introduce you to some of my favorite board games. We can play ... you to some of my favorite board games. We can play Gizmos or Modern Art ... tomatoes and Esperanto. I’ll introduce you to some of my favorite board games

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 26, 2023