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• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  yearlong membership for $45! it's pretty worth it if you don't have your own ... my bike breaking down.  “Aw that sucks. I can fix your bike for you though! You know, I’m a robotics engineer. And you study, what? Anyways you’re

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

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  your stomach clenches tighter and tighter, and you just want to scream. All you're left with is an angry red welt. Even though you know that continuing to bother that welt would increase your chances of infection, you

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  some of what I learned! If you're interested in learning more about ... learning about safety in the lab, since you're going to be working with glass ... molten glass is and collecting some on the end of your pipe. Finally, we

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Coffee in the Pagi-nation [joint post] breaking cruel rituals

  

  be memorable in your college essays; you should try to be knowable. In other words, while I’m reading your application, you should seem like a ... not. But while I’m reading your application, I should be able to get to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  catching up what are you doing over the summer?

  

  , even though it's evolved into your standard "amogus sussy imposter baka ... gave her some feedback, we chatted a bit, and then she asked: "you're ... no, actually, you're not going to do any of those things, and you're

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • June 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  help from other people--and actively asking for that help. when you're a kid, you typically don't have to go out of your way to ask for things, because your parents are supposed to provide for you already. but then you

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zero knowledge ^ not you after reading this post!

  

  ’t know your private key this also means that ownership of a private key is ... you import data from your marketplace 2 account or vice versa then this ... platforms was performed by a consistent identity, without revealing your real

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 25, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  little, and if you're not careful, you'll lose your balance just as quickly ... last year, decisions all made with seeming finality at a level above your ... you have to tell your whole life story just to get any help from support

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  you can run but you can't hide

  

  's you who made them leave. And you throw your hissy-fits and pity parties ... yourself. And when when you're done throwing your tantrums and crying and ... the pits of your stomach. And so you start to overcompensate for that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 24, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  vowels are so open, as if the word wants to hang on to your mouth even when you’re done saying it. The words “tangent” and “integer” are cognates ... Mahal. It means “palace”, which, if you close your eyes and coerce the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  told me, "That's good. That means you're no longer needy for home. But it's funny cause that means you're needy for your friends now." It is ... -seeking mess I've always been, but there is slow improvement. Less 'message your

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  weren’t black. It was as weird as saying “you’re human”. But by my first ... , “You’re black! Where’s your Kendrick Lamar? Your J. Cole?” The word ... FUCK YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.” But it would never be enough to type it. I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  . Three days of back to back college tours is just too much. Your kids will ... confusing things are thrown at you all the time and you’re expected to take ... ’s something that’ll carry you through your four years here. I don’t think any

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  watched How I Met Your Mother and ate a chocolate cupcake. Then came the ... accurately reflect your command of the material and to encourage you to not let it discourage you. I've been impressed by your questions, answers

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  on campus, so I really appreciate you finding time to fit me into your ... your family for coming to college 3,000 miles away from home. Were the finances a big issue that your parents were concerned about? For me, the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  king of boston -> king of the world? the only good fight there is

  

  some of the subjects the rest of your coursework will likely build upon ... to rely on throughout your time at MIT. I couldn't recommend it enough ... )[/caption] “Angie,” my friends would ask me, “are you sure you know where you’re going

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  put your hand in front of it, it’d churn out a piece of paper at about a ... settling?"]just being happy with where you’re at. [/annotation] On the other ... your own worst critic, and that was painfully true for this process. Yet

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  2024 in Review the things and stuff of 2024

  

  others and destroys your lucidity. Instead I have been trying to, mostly ... the beauty of the things you are graced with in your friendships, relationships, etc… and then choose what deserves a place in your life. I think my

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  backups help you recover after a bad migration. Confidence comes when you're certain that your changes are correct, and it comes when you have easy ways ... whole mess getting ready to be sad. It's like, you know when you're going

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  . What are your thoughts on the math department at MIT? Jonathan: It ... many different interests! What are your favorite things about the math ... ! What are your least favorite things about the math department at MIT

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024