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• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  One. It's the first time I'm seeing Sean in three months. He's the person living nearest me whom I've known for the longest—I think we've been friends for four or five years now. The first observation he makes upon

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  adventure known as 2.009. This is the famous capstone class for seniors in ... graduated and went home to spend a wonderful summer outside in the sunshine ... it. It's infamous for the inordinate amount of time that it requires of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toy Design Wrapup What am I going to do with all of my time now?

  

  Tension filled the air as people were ushered in to 6-120. Scientists ... been confused. There were small groups of people in corners, talking busily, people running around in lab coats with clip boards, and caution

  • by Snively '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  way too much studying to do. And regretted it, as I sat in my room for ... , for one thing. MIT finals, for another (AHHHH). Deadlines for regular decision applications to college, and, for many of my senior friends

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  in the wrong direction, I saw Random Hall for the first time. As I ... -story structure just across the street, with balconies jutting outwards, bearing in ... -lost enough to tread memory lane, at least two events stand out in my mind

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  in my head. I saw snow for the first time earlier this month. I woke ... entrenched in the bubble, it’s easy to take them for granted, but if you stop ... --it was the farthest I’d been from the MIT bubble in months. When the plane

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  Two years ago in freshman year (:O so long ago), I wrote this poem. I ... to a place radically different from home. In these first few months, I ... light trumps their radiance The buildings appear twice: once in substance

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  mice in your room! It doesn't make for great dreams :( Topic 3: The Day ... that day though, I had a surprise waiting for me that cheered me up instantly: flowers, a card, and ice cream! My lab is the besttt. ♥ In

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  , I had a gorgeous five-story house to live in. For three, I gained 43 new best friends for life. In this photo: Phi Kappa Sigma alumni ... , that was definitely an unexpected decision for me that changed the course

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  due, one of my friends slept for one hour last night, I have to submit a ... until the day is over. For me, laughter is the best therapy (fortunately ... made me laugh over the past few days. Brace yourself for insight into my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  . For all of you medical school hopefuls (yes, the admissions process ... lines of a statement like, "An understanding of the past is necessary for ... it would be really difficult to sit still for 8 hours (yes, the test

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  , at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through, for the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in freshman year with the highly competitive process

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  for incoming mit students in the bay area, and a handful of current ... one. in mit, and undergrad in general i guess, you spend your time ... board games with them. you live in a place with a high density of people

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  note="Definitely did not sit in front of a computer for hours, feeling ... . My expectations for getting in were [annotation note="per the usual ... shattered. In a good sense, for once. [caption id="attachment_66077" align

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  Area Four (A4) is a popular pizzeria/cafe near MIT. Known for their ... -to pizza spot for many MIT students. But not me. I am A4's biggest hater, as I believe their pizza defies all known laws of reality. For one, the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  and comfort, even if you're lowkey still in your TikTok fake vine phase ... hearing about it. regardless, everyone admires you for being super ... the worst sleep schedule known to man...it's definitely time for you to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  they’re paying attention when in reality all they’re doing is scribbling incoherent pen-markings in every wild direction on their notebooks. You can ... most hilarious and zombie-affected pages of my physics notes for October

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  Mikey since last year's waitlist decisions were posted in May?!" Well ... to rest and relax. In addition, I attended one of the Quest ... memories of two years ago. I remembered sitting in their shoes, feeling

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  part responsible for getting me involved in GPI. GPI is the Global ... pizza so I’m going there instead. No interest in volunteering with the Red Cross? But oh, free food! Of course I’m terribly interested in getting

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  . You know, Ben Jones, there's no category for "FREE FOOD!" in this vast ... stuff, in which you can carry all your other free stuff. In a related ... lab after the career fair, but I saw a poster in Lobby 7 that said

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006