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• Blog / How to Human

  The Fringe that Stole Christmas hair @ MIT, and several hair-raising puns

  

  her hair either, and I’m turning out to be a lot like her in many ways ... first year at MIT, at some event being accosted by brutally geeky middle ... happened before and there was no obvious way to fix it. I went for a consult

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend

  

  CPW IS ABOUT TO BEGIN and it's going to be AWESOME. It snowed today...but the snow is now safely out of the way and hopefully the MIT weather ... 'll try to get back to you ASAP! In the meantime...get pumped.

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  , which means literally everything I own needed to be packed; thankfully ... moved before and now I understand why it is said to be so horrible. I ... way, let me take this brief moment to advertise vacuum-sealed bags: you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out There kicking off spring break with some Chinese food, some anime, and some media studies

  

  cosplay. From the professional producers all the way down to the fans, there ... want to be a writer, you have to write--but it also helps if you have ... way possible. Finally, Sato draws from music to create the atmosphere

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  fortunate that MIT has the financial resources to be a need blind institution, with the students being admitted without regard to their ability to pay. I wish there were ways that our society could find a way to enable

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  and think that the admissions process is way too fickle for that to be ... , you get a lot of choice in what you want it to be. Former blogger Mollie ... difficult it might be to catch up academically! Oh goodness, yes. Contrary to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  notes on hope despite despite despite

  

  easily to the strangers i pass on my way home. it's finally warm enough ... have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred ... have made me think a lot about what it means to be and do good in spite

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  abilities and started to complain vocally.) I realized pretty quickly that I ... and a few grapes (to be linguistically fair, you know?), sailed on the ... dear to civilization. No matter how gingerly, how mildly I tug it open

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  winning embracing positive-sum

  

  can be a good way for you to meet new people, having acquaintances with ... overcame their jealousy and found their way to being genuinely supportive of ... friend’s life to be as good as possible, for them to move past all their

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  and academically confident now than I think I ever expected to be; I ... another 365 days, I'll be twenty. I'll be finishing off my second-to ... that things will be okay. In many ways, I will be a different person, but

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  choose to store their stuff in a lot of different ways. Some people have ... this be a warning to all pre-frosh deciding how much junk to bring to ... give me a hand. In total, renting the truck came out to be about $35 (U

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall term is already a nightmare Today I went to my second day of classes.

  

  registered for the course getting really excited to be there only to find out that about 30% of us were going to be kicked out of the class by the end ... actually had plans to be a TA this term. But due to the upheaval of my

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  the only one on my floor. As hurricane Henri made its way to Rhode ... wanted to read daily and enjoy the rest of my semester. I wanted to be actively grateful of being here and appreciate everything this place has to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  " is a common buzzword nowadays, but it's a good way to describe how I ... point in moving any further. The universe seemed to be telling me that I ... that were meant to be broken. The universe is just teaching the same

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  ="unless that code happens to be written by nasa or healthtech and really can ... while and i'm really excited to finally be in it. i was a bit irritated by ... myself that it probably won't be as bad as freshman spring, but by golly

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  mentioned, the other camp counselors and I have been trying hard to raise ... 's basically an initiative to encourage people to make a positive difference in the world. Past grant recipients have used the money to fund research on

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  hey hey HAYMARKET slicing and dicing all over the place.

  

  getting snapped at by a vendor for analyzing the fruit too much, we began to ... also has some fish shops, so Diana thought it'd be a good idea to buy ... our way back to my place with our newly purchased red snapper and

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  think they need to do to be strong applicants, and what they actually need ... demonstrate strong ethical character. In short, we want young people to be ... offerings to feel like they are not going to be strongly considered for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Onto the next world! a stupidly long metaphor

  

  I've always wanted to be. I've always wanted to be loud and ... unabashedly. This is the person I was meant to be. And MIT gave me that chance to explore these parts of myself I never felt comfortable being so

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  possible, start your own life, and not be told when to go to bed and what not to eat... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to leave home ... or gossip or student club presidencies to get in the way... what would

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007