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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  comfortable there? The answer to that is usually no, especially when your home ... you. The reason I’m off campus is actually for a class that’s part of ... will later, but today’s not that day. I just wanted to share this

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  similar (though the fall is much more difficult, given that it's made for ... ).  Since then, I've been on the ETOOMUCHADVENTURE side of things - the curse of a blogger's life, having so much to blog but not enough time to

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... jealous when it's 2 in the morning and my pset is due the next day, but ... typical pset might only contain 5 problems, every one of those problems is

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  ‘finished’ in Danish and is what fills the screen of the washing machine when ... books, from a tiny copy of The Rubaiyat bound in leather, to a weathered e ... called it — and I thought, why not? We met on Sundays at 10 pm for me in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  To those of you who received your letters printed upside-down on the MIT stationary, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. That is ... . We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Be Social awkward and anxious

  

  isn't like me. Not like me in the sense that had we gone to the same ... events for the sake of molding myself into someone I'm not. But at the same ... make more friends in other dorms. But I'm not going to do it for the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 26, 2019
• Blog / Community Projects

  Bad Ideas events I went to (another late IAP post) i can’t believe ellie beat me to the punch

  

  IAP is one of my favorite times of the year, because it's the best time to do stupid things at the canonical school of smart people with ... . Basically, anything within reason. The default fight is a wrestling match

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 8, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ‘Twas the Night before Finals Likely the highlight of my literary career. And some words of advice to EA.

  

  My apologies to Clement Clark Moore. ‘Twas the night before finals, and all through the ‘tute, You would think that the students had all become mute. The freshmen were nestled all snug at their desks, While

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  , I emailed the women's ultimate frisbee team and showed up to practice one day. It was such a struggle. I could not throw a single disc. I ... played quite terribly. If I just remembered which way the field was going

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  unfair and inequitable education is in the United States. I cried because I ... transitioned to college. The educational system in the United States is clearly ... ; I know that I’m certainly not the first person to write about this

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size ... many people on Earth. By the way, Montana is stunning: - The ... zero perspective on just how vast the program really is. There are SO

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  , "What is the place you've worked at that you're most proud of?" My heart ... : the workplace is no MIT. This past summer, I found myself struggling to ... death for them, but I find we're not quite on the same wavelength. This

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo of the Day – Installment #1 Photo of the day #1

  

  's appropriate given the start of the term. Is this a good or a bad sign? ... While I try go get in the swing of things with the start of the semester, I'll begin what I hope will become a new tradition (pending the

  • by Bryan
  • September 7, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  that is lonely. i have more thoughts but not very much time to write ... 's because time doesn't really pass in LA - every day looks exactly the same ... . i like seasons which show you the passage of time. there are some

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT What?!? The Long and Illustrious History of the MITMB, as far as Kim knows.

  

  ="http://www.youtube.com/user/MITmarchingband">YouTube Channel</a>.</p> <p>This is, in fact, the 30th anniversary ... was a trumpeter, not a percussionist...) a bunch of members. The band ... exactly your traditional marching band; the picture above is from a water

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  with the term, fabrication is Engineering Speak for making things. It ... ride the Mattapan High Speed Line, which is basically just an antiquated ... _hidden]A photo of the replica Colorspace is shown, which has seven lit-up rods

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  metaphor of a post-it-encrusted cubicle? Anything is possible, but the ... While waiting at a bus stop the other day, I witnessed one of the ... at the bus stop were demonstrating this tactic, and had chosen the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  is around, I shoot for the high notes without worrying about damaging ... , auditioning for a musical is basically my worst nightmare: not only can people ... course - not sure embarrassing myself in front of an audience is it, though

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  , and not too shabby at the high-flying stunts either. 5. Heckler: "Hey ... band is pretty cool in itself. 7. The entire band shouting at a ... are in the "I'm playing this for the first time ever" boat, so I'm not

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  ’m not sure whether i’ve annoyed them or made them feel better. half the ... academic environment, you most often turn to the people around you for ... here, i already feel indebted to nearly everyone on hall. when all is

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022