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  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  for my life right now, I just lost a group stage match, but I still ... . Background (why the World Cup): I have been obsessed with the World Cup for the ... qualified for it (the US and the Dutch). But anyone who knows me well enough

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  , memorabilia, and snacks for college away in my mom’s Kia Rio as the dynamic duo ... , as some people see it, I signed up for a preview of hell to replace my ... the picture perfect start to ease my wave of nerves and angst, for what

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  international automotive company, Gelota, we worked for was facing reports of failures of the AC unit for the car leading to a few occurrences of smoke and ... plan for the next 6 months. At the end of 70 minutes, I had to give a

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots II: Attack of the Paradigm Shifts why undergraduate research is so much more than an opportunity

  

  space for someone. That's how I got my first UROP!) The experience is ... , for all you haven't-learned-MITese folks), I UROP'd in a really amazing ... form, didn't seem like it was quite for me. When I started my next set of

  • by Piper '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  is an amazing, world-changing place. But it's not for everyone ... quite successful, and I applaud them for it! Let me tell you a bit about ... 't want to go to MIT, despite the nice scholarship thrown in for good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  place, it's perfect for me, but I definitely understand how people can be miserable here. If it's not for you, it doesn't make you any less of a person ... next few months, and you'll want to remember it fondly. Life moves fast

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  Francisco, just about to fly back to Boston to prepare for FAP (Freshman Arts ... shower for the first time in months without having to flop around in flip ... cooking for yourself at school, or even if you haven't, it's pretty awesome

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  confirm their course schedules for the upcoming term. My advisor, Earl ... , so naturally the conversation turned to our plans for next year. Akhil ... -weird. Life gets very different very fast as you go through your senior year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  take my healthy lifestyle to the next level and train for the Boston ... for me. A marathon has 26 miles. Half a year has 26 weeks. Coincidence ... of use, and they're not intended for long distance running. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  . For example, over the weekend, I went to Random Hall for boffer combat ... so fast that I could barely keep them in the picture. Dan '08 presses ... deliberately circled around here to make it easier for Yoyo to get a pic. "Grrr

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  imagine, especially considering that our official motto is Latin for "Mind ... Course 2 students (Course 2 is Mechanical Engineering, for those of you ... conference rooms for group design meetings as well as a couple of labs for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  .)) This has been one of the harder admissions posts for me to make, but one that I’ve been thinking about writing for a while. I listened to Silvana Estrada’s “Si Me Matan” for the majority of writing this post, which is a

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  Fast Food Cooking for yourself (*gasp*) Dumpsters, free food mailing ... fundraisers in Lobby 10 Making good friends who cook for themselves Creating a group and cooking for yourselves on rotation Free coffee in select

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  setting my alarm for 9:30, blinking and realizing I slept for another hour ... test yesterday morning, and a final assignment for something else due a ... interning elsewhere for a railroad, and made a few other phone calls as well

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  (standard name for the airport you skydive at) was about an hour away and ... of a lack of vehicle I should probably hold off on skydiving for a while. Fast forward to, oh, about 2 months ago.  As I sat in my apartment

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Mystery Hunt mile markers portrait of the blogger as a young puzzler

  

  MIT Mystery Hunt was, and what it was like. Since the youth yearn for ... facing up: For those of you who haven't been to campus before, that ... participant. Fast forward a decade: our team continues to chug along, picking

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  what i ate in a week* living the influencer life (clickbait included)

  

  note: i wrote this as a project for #BlogstonCommons, which was a ... just tried to write a blog as fast as possible. this is not very high ... lowkey deep post about conversations with friends and meals as a method for

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  'm finally here to enjoy all of the great things it has to offer! For all of the Trader Joe's lovers out there, you are in for some good news! The ... down dorm row). There are a few other nearby options for groceries as

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  “I’m vegetarian now!” Two months, twenty-four days, and goin’ strong

  

  ’t hard: we cook for each other, which means that dinners are vegan, and I ... ."]September first.[/annotation] I’m kind of surprised that this has worked for me. I ... can make up for it by eating a lot of beans and eggs (and sometimes fake

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester’s shenanigans what i've been up to!

  

  the time is nigh for a “what is ankita doing this semester?!?!” post ... [annotation note="except lecture"]everything happens so fast[/annotation] and ... on it.   ...i'm having a great time though!   (for now

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 10, 2019