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  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  foot and complaining loudly to everybody how much it hurts but also ... to drop a class, don't worry." I did not. I took six classes, and I ... parties, that I happened to find things to study that I enjoyed so much. In

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Room Where It Happens my two year tale of student governance, up until the bitter end

  

  longer going to house undergraduates at all. It had seemed that once and ... Hamilton that I can break down and relate to my life, but this one strikes me ... , and other large events signature to MIT (Piano Drop and Dance Til You

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 13, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  , I did continuous open recruitment once again for Delta Phi Epsilon and ... frats and srats, where frats have seemingly boatloads of money to spend on ... to actually throw fun events due to formal recruitment. And perhaps I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  Mall, and exchange my tickets. A man says something to me ... wishes me a good day and departs. I am taken after all--betrothed to my ... stupid of course--I don’t talk to anybody who makes cat calls, and I don

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Fixing a trapeze! then hanging upside-down on it

  

  , as hangs that once were too painful to hold become easier, and you gain ... concepts of damped harmonic motion and centripetal forces, which is to say we ... inspired me to fix my own somewhat broken trapeze, and I'm really happy with

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 29, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  , we often just pull out our ID cards and read off of them to avoid ... also on the new football team as well, and gave up his halftime break to ... this was a time when they had bake sales and sub sandwich sales to make

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  once. They are gentle and severe. I want this woman to teach me how to ... The snow is quiet and deep. I hope all the people who want to read ... phone service, and no problem sets. I went to Powell's, brought my old

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  myself, so much to understand and explore. I think ultimately the real big ... life. And she cut me off in the middle to say "Cam, those are things ... me. I just happen to wake up everyday and go to class and see friends

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  to create a basic guide to Montenegrin morphology, syntax, and ... writers and orators. A large part of that comes from exposing us to new ... -a-half[/annotation] CI classes – 24.900 (introduction to linguistics) and 3.010 (structure

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  indicators, MIT does its best to make sure you end up in a physics class that ... practice back in the dorm, go to office hours, and do anything I could to learn, but it was extremely frustrating and I began to hate the subject. I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  dance practice, and the much-needed stretches of silence and concentration ... all-nighters come only once in a while though – or they’ll cease to be ... along, everything solidifies, crystallizes, and I have to sell everything

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  them pretty much bizarre, and I really want to be back there playing with ... liked the title and couldn't bring myself to change it. Actually, this ... from my house to my office, and although the Rhein river is a little

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  begins to buzz. Play hide and go seek with my alarm clock for twenty ... : Respond to emails and decide whether or not flip flops are appropriate given ... to Shaw's to buy sorbet On a side note, I am very excited to add this

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  , I've had the opportunity to perform a more diverse and challenging ... now! In addition to the real, unreal, and indescribable Libby Larsen ... Beginning," which starts off when "God create the Heaven and Earth" and doesn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  people and all the things here so much. Plus, [annotation note ... . I have complete autonomy over my living space and habits, down to the ... fragrance. It's a much more temporary smell as compared to food, so it doesn

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was ... means to me right now, and it's kind of weird, because I'm not used to ... .e. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as opposed to just one or the

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  : 2.001- Mechanics and Materials 6.081- Intro to EECS 8.033- General ... , health care, education, and other issues. 17.50: Introduction to ... affect economic development; and how American politics compares to that of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  your undying love for trashy TV!) 2) How much does going to Interphase ... before you come to MIT and get screwed over by the tsunami of work that is ... . And now some Q&A, ranging from somewhat inane to completely relevant

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  proportionately much more resources for biology and chemistry among the sciences. I ... practices, both of which are relevant to biology and chemistry. The ... liked to study biology and I could somewhat tolerate chemistry, so I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  was much easier to do exceptional things and be recognized for it. Now ... necessary resources and have to scrounge for them on their own. Lectures can ... challenge, and I still want one. But I want to focus on learning how to solve

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • November 16, 2024