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• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  what a strange feeling it is to be in your last semester at MIT. there is so much i still wish to accomplish, so many classes i never got to take, so many clubs i was never a part of, so many parts of campus i

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  I have to think about the real world.  Things like where to live, what to eat and most importantly, what to do with my life.  I've had a taste of the real world this summer when I had to track down a place to live

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  I'm halfway to my bachelor's degree which is exciting but also nerve-wracking. You don't really get a chance to redo college, but that doesn't stop you ... (@dasharez0ne this is a credit not a plug) that made me decide to write this

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  . Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend ... -written. Two of the forthcoming entries will introduce you to two new additions to our office, Jenny Rifken and Bryan Nance. You can welcome them to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  week. Thankfully my tests are spread out, allowing me to focus on one subject at a time. After taking tests, I normally go back to my room to ... have 4 large windows that I normally open to let the breeze in. I like to

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  in time to head back to Boston/MIT for the summer :) This is where I ... shortened my name to "H," lol. I started working in this lab just over a month ... , this UROP manages to be fun, relaxed, serious, and instructional, all at

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying ... you an entry on How To Be Cool and Study Abroad, and it just so happens that some deadlines are very, very soon. I wouldn't want to tell you how

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  things are they working on? How far have they come to get here? What do ... great to actually be able to just stop someone in the middle of the infinite and ask if they have a few minutes to talk about this without, well

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  us and promises to be a grand ole time. I'm especially excited about ... opinion, one of the coolest times to be at MIT. By browsing the IAP ... , IAP is a really great time to start because you can work up to 40 hours

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come to MIT Get a free haircut!

  

  It’s spring break! Time for students to stop frantically trying to finish psets and start less-frantically trying to take care of all the ... interested in learning to cut hair; anyone can email and ask for a cut, but

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Looking ahead to IAP My favorite MIT event...period.

  

  I got this email in my inbox: ------------------------------ Hi Eveyrone! I know it's hard to believe but IAP is fast approaching and, along ... Bombers What Bomb At Midnight ------------------------------ Just to show

  • by Bryan
  • November 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  later entry and instead use this one to give you progress reports over the course of the day. I'll update this entry whenever there's something to ... that assembled the admit packs (what you guys affectionately refer to as

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  “Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, barroom regulars—to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening ... is often misconstrued as a desire to seduce them, or as an invitation

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  ;   i recently listened to the soundtrack of next to normal, this 2008 ... interesting songs, at least to me, is who’s crazy/my psychopharmacologist and i ... to preface this with my opinion that i don’t think this is a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  Sometimes, you need to let things go up in flames. . . . I have ... of things to write about—there’s always something going on in my life ... flying past at a breakneck speed. I’m trying to grab onto moments and

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  there are two popular approaches to moving a cart. the first one is to stand behind the cart and push it in the direction you want to go: the second is to stand in front of the cart and pull it such that it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  lately about making friends. People asked me how to make friends in college ... CPW seems to be, confessed that they are intimidated by such a new ... fellow MIT students this year, asking how to make better, more meaningful

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  me to write this entry. I've spent the last 24 hours alternating ... laziness. So ~ my time in India is over :( No longer do I wake to the sound of roosters and step outside my door to see peacocks, cows, and stray

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  think the world knows much about Maseeh, so I'm going to give an e ... 's extremely convenient that I literally just have to cross the street to get to ... large whiteboards. You can often find people using the white boards to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  Through my awesome D-Lab class, I am going to Zambia today until Jan ... the school is able to hold adult classes in the evening. Another one of ... household level that takes advantage of solar properties to treat water. We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007