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  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  ’d planned to doodle something about "Ithaka" by Constantine Cavafy. It’s one ... engineers out there) would be to share my send off to Dr. Abe. He was an ... is a long one and remember that life is meant to be enjoyed. Thanks for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to My Favorite Places on Campus can't leave without making one more post of this format

  

  up being useful - or at the very least informative - to most of the ... going to be useful or informative to anybody, except for future me who ... be living in such a beautiful place, and I tried to appreciate it while

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Adulthood Boom!

  

  Sorry if this is just a rehash of my Grown Up post from last year. January seems to be the month to be sentimental and reflect upon the impending doom delightful adventure of aging.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 14, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  mammalian brain, and eventually we'd like to be able to fix neurodegenerative ... scientist. I do also get to be a mouse surgeon, which is fun -- we put ... didn't happen), try to remember forgotten cheers, and get way too

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Few of my Favorite Things (Counting Blessings) Maybe the most sentimental blog post I’ve written.

  

  summer. The morning after I got here, I woke up to a pile of stuffed ... -it note (it was the second draft, apparently), this: I think it’s safe to ... realized that though I don’t think I’ve felt rooted to a place before, Boston

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 6, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Back in Time I change my clock back three hours and read headlines on the magazine of the…

  

  come by and cheer me up by making fun of how I dance to Fergie*. I ... chair kicked by the screaming kid beside me (a stereotype for bad flights everywhere, but for some reason, for me, it always seems to hold true). The

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Random Ceiling Tiles The ceilings of Random Hall and a friendly message.

  

  Some of you have to make a decision to come here (or not) by 23:59 tomorrow. If you're on the fence, I have one small bid to make you fall in ... the path you choose gets difficult, it will be very helpful to rekindle

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Save Point sleep wake hope

  

  march inside my head and demand to be taken out and allowed to shine ... labels you try and put on it, you will only come two-thirds of the way to ... of the person I always wanted to be. At MIT, hundreds of miles from my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Group Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Survivors three bloggers face the horrors of public transit

  

  would give us), so we needed to be extra speedy to solve all the puzzles ... managed to touch you, you would be “eliminated” from the game. (I later ... – 4356! That must be the code to the combination lock in front of me

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 04 What I took way back when

  

  Bawitdaba with Kid Rock a) In how many ways can the trio be chosen if the ... many ways can the trio be chosen? b) Brandy and Monica are still ... many ways can the trio be chosen? c) Celine Dion and Shania Twain

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Was Deferred And it was not the end of the world

  

  :24pm. I sluggishly made my way upstairs to my PC and log on to my ... MIT, and I know how it feels to be sort of "rejected," because even ... Flash back to four years ago from this upcoming March 14th. I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  being foolish. Noone from my entire county goes to MIT, especially not ... ways to change your happiness: change your life, or change your mind ... 'm going to do. I'm still undecided being an engineer or a businessman. I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Super Blood Moon Eclipse bonnie tyler would be proud

  

  from that moment that I knew, tonight was going to be a good one ... “Isn’t it crazy how we’re all a part of this?” my friend says to me ... wonder what she could possibly mean by this. “Huh?” “Well, this is just

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  As We Approach Decision Day On getting in and on not getting in

  

  that I was working to get into MIT. If I got into MIT, I’d be happy. And ... and the people you are with. Take chances; be bold enough to put your ... journey with many prizes along the way, if you choose to accept it. If you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 8, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT, part deux The case study of someone else you wouldn't expect to have gotten in

  

  According to my hit counter as well as by raw comment count, my entry ... ranked, and by the time he was accepted, he had been to Junior Olympics ... NASA shuttle launch) was presented to him by one of the aero

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  tried to be a supportive parent, so I answered her concerns with "It ... competitive in the end). I tried to balance this stressful atmosphere by ... started on BTS. We waited in line more than [annotation note="40 hours to be

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

  Iron Man, MIT ‘87 (?) After 21 last month, another MIT movie.

  

  make being an engineer cool, that people might want to go to MIT instead of being on MTV." (Thanks!) The film, contrary to the web bios I ... . Most movies like this go by without my notice. But last month, I heard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden a zine

  

  Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 25, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  be out by 1am. Yeah, that's not going to happen. 1:02am: Okay, I ... Night is still far from over, even though we were supposed to be done by ... inspirational quotes, including “All anyone wants to be labeled is smart!" Yes

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  impressed by my response to my upbringing and family situation. Like, about to ... right? :) (If Ms. Cleary happens to be reading this, um, well, hi. Look ... conditioning shock me. “We do it because we want you to be happy,” my

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008