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An Origin Story Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Jinchūriki
saying. As I was starting to figure out that I really didn’t have much to ... I felt the sudden urge to write something tonight. I wasn’t sure what it would be, or what exactly to say, but I guess it’s always good to -
Blog / Life after MIT
Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT
software) it really is much easier to just ask that person in the same room ... September and I’m not at MIT registering for classes and trying to squeeze in ... us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring -
Blog / Community Projects
[Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen
learned so much during RoboBoat 2022 that we’re ready to crush it next year ... you know will stand the test of time. I owe so much to this team, and ... , and to spread the word (and learn more about Arcturus myself), I’m doing -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona
students had been putting in to plan, rehearse, or prepare for these activities very sadly could not come to full fruition. But as a last ditch attempt to make something positive out of this otherwise terrible situation -
Blog / Academics & Research
First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending
This is entry #2 in my series "entries that need to be written ... have a good shot at a top grad school? You definitely don't need to be ... to discuss freshman grading. The background Hopefully you know about -
Blog / How to Food
concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store
more quick lunches in between classes, no more much-needed energy drinks ... freshman arrived to MIT, never having felt the warmth and tenderness (and blow to the wallet) of an on-campus grocery store. With La -
Blog / Advice
an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history
so much time puzzling over how to disable random battles that I ... spent so much time puzzling over how to disable random battles that I ... To the rising seniors beginning to think about their college essays -
Blog / Academics & Research
Making Decisions “I don’t know”
we’d need to make a decision as opposed to having our decision be ... well enough to be confident that we’d definitely pass. Much frustration ... . The concepts were much less concrete to me, took a lot longer for me to -
Blog / Challenges
What Did I Learn at MIT? a surprisingly hard question to answer
reminder of how much I had forgotten since coming to MIT. Around this time ... will suddenly materialize when I need it to. But sitting here, writing ... A few weeks ago, in a true callback to our high school days, Paolo -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Virtual Fall, Real Performances coming soon to a zoom very near you!
, and they too weren't able to finish their (pretty much fully completed ... have the equipment they need to record. Because the play will be pre ... together. We did record one song we already knew, but didn't do much beyond -
Blog / Classes
On IAP A time for P E R S O N A L P R O J…
. Does it make me scared and nervous? Of course! Am I going to stop ... . "A novel way to write songs", I described it as! Then I started writing ... not finishing it. I had nothing. When I went to give my presentation in -
Blog / Events
And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.
time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... be a great idea to swap jackets. While the black jacket with blue ... eventually they adjusted their wardrobes so as to prevent me from sobbing (look -
Blog / Academics & Research
Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.
would like to give me to make it much easier on me? Okay, I'm out of dorky ... beautiful polka-dotted sundress which keeps me cool walking to work on hot ... of things to try this summer -- so Adam rigged up a foam ducting system -
Blog / Uncategorized
dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!
is always the responsible route, but I struggle to grasp that too much ... ’t manage to rest enough when I got sick, and I felt weak for much of October ... I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…
ticketed several hundreds of dollars. It happened to a friend of ours. Once ... now, if it is after hours you will need to walk around the building (see ... to Boston from a family vacation in Toronto, I took the T back to MIT -
Blog / Admissions
Lies, damn lies, and statistics
't need to pack your schedule with APs to get into a good school. You know ... demonstrate your desire to challenge yourself and take risks, you don't "need" a ... parents' forum) where parents were discussing the pressure to load up on AP -
Blog / Uncategorized
winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity
time to open most of the books — I didn’t realize how much time I would ... This IAP, I’ve gone to Brazil! I’m taking WGS.245: Race, Place, and ... intensity, bouncing from adventure to deep discussion and back again. Here’s a -
Blog / Academics & Research
Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)
believe that the economists might have something useful to say about this topic. Questions to be taken up include, but are not limited to: Is ... others fall further behind? Does growth help the poor? Does foreign aid -
Blog / Admissions
my application essays try not to cringe
It's been four years since I applied to MIT, and while I've been ... again. Of course, this is only one approach to the essays. The most important thing is to be true to yourself. We know you lead a busy life