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  The mail, and more

  

  the same time, the records office is processing those extra supplemental ... better than the professor, though offered to write me a rec. My question is ... the recommendation is much more important than how famous the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  issues in the future. The parent wrote: Why is it so important to have gone ... two reasons I wrote my last entry. The first is, to be quite truthful ... second reason, though, is personal. The summer program I went to changed my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  ="although nothing is possible with the heart of the cards 😏 jk please don’t do this ... execution is not there. I have SO MANY ideas for projects and blogs and things ... beating a dead horse is betting on one, so why keep putting your hope in

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  AARRRGHHHHH!!!!🏴‍☠️ (Pirate Post) A Review of 21M.299 - Pirate Songs and Whaling Chanteys

  

  information people consider to be true about pirates is heavily due to Disney ... came about. None of this is factual, and was just made up by Disney ... earliest documentation of the shanty phenomenon is from ~1867, putting the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  lifetimes, but a few laps around the parking lot tell me that this bad boi is ... like warm, fermented piss. My bike is too heavy to carry up three flights ... .” But this is the one section of my commute that has a strong sense of

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  for 2022. I love photography and writing, and video is a nice marriage ... the age of TikToks and Reels, video is increasingly becoming the primary ... .  The class is structured as a workshop where the majority of the semester

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness

  

  about how the strongest ongoing theme is coping with contradictory ... this larp. and yet, all i want to do is play video games (like slay the ... the seniors. i don't want to play the game of "is this the last time we

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  lately. for a lot of reasons. one is that, well, being[annotation note ... . another reason is, you know.... *vaguely waves hands* everything. the ... , the police brutality. another reason is much more tangential: just a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  renting. Is there a grocery nearby? How about a gym? Is there public transportation? Is the area safe? Do you feel comfortable walking around there at ...  need. Check if there's an in-house washer and dryer, if that is important to you

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  retreats (which usually happen in-person, but is virtual at the moment ... miles from any cities. Meeting with Parag: Dr. Parag Pathak is going to ... , which is a struggle because I am not a course 6. Ack. Writing blogs

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  back in California because every memory here is now slightly tainted ... 've learned in life this past semester. Breakups I know this is a bit personal ... for the first time in a year and a half is incredibly jarring. I have no

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  . for me, four classes (one of which is secretly like 1.75 classes), doing ... "]la-ing,[/annotation]trying to blog (...the operative word is perhaps 'trying to'), and having ... ! you need to do less, you dumbass. the cognitive dissonance is strong

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a super timely post about spotify wrapped bloggers wrapped 2018

  

  replacing my Spotify Time with Podcast Time. But where is Janelle Monae's Pynk ... that playlist. @spotify wyd. This is relevant to you because algorithms ... like that people get a little uncomfy when their music taste is judged

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 4, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  I am aware that it is no longer IAP, but I figure it’s better late ... overnight shifts from 11pm-8am. Thankfully, there is a nifty little bunkroom ... , working mostly on the 8am-12pm and 12pm-5pm shifts. Being an EMT is one of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  value). My team's plan is to use the money to promote FIRST Robotics in the UK, by starting new Middle School teams - the idea is that these ... RISE (Roots In Science and Engineering) and is an example of how

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual Robotics challenge ... eighth grade science teacher - who I honestly believe is the reason I am ... realize now that knowing how to explain why one's cause is worth supporting

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  is that one year ago, I vowed to leave no restaurant within walking ... MIT dorms, Star Market is your generic, jumbo-sized, ten-flavors-of-Triscuits supermarket. The fruit is an order of magnitude cheaper than at LaVerde's in the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  that MIT is about 50% Asian. 11:30: I met Mace (short for MeiHsin), the ... to be important.” *Helena Lam is a girl I knew in high school who liked ... , Vassar St. is not a highway. It's barely an alley. You just called it a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  to document on my blog, is the sheer nerdiness of most everyday ... let go of the cable, and stop moving. Well the cable car museum is ... is on Fisherman's Wharf, which is basically the super-touristy area

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Prefrosh: My ‘Year On’ ...and why you should listen to Matt McGann. [by Vicky Thomas '12]

  phrase because it negates the notion that a "year off " is a year ... events of their past year. This letter is due in February, and it can be an ... younger brother is doing his junior year of high school at the Woodstock

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2008