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• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  , but it did make it extra inconvenient if I lugged my hamper all the way ... "]surprised[/annotation] that in the midst of all the chaos and loss, people had the bandwidth to ... confession is posted with a unique number, it was straightforward to select the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  ]https://youtu.be/0XfTtIvuWUg[/embed] I’ll be the first to say it: The swim test is ... head like a credit theme to end the episode. Our instructors called us ... continue for the foreseeable future.  The idea of the test is that if you

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  my skills, even if it opens the possibility of failing. It means ... ; I needed places and people I could call home. I needed to learn the ... to me, and to trust my own assessment for what matters, even if it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  pleasant. if your eyes need to pee, it's okay to use the bathroom too.   ... 't really seem to get rid of. it gets in the way of your coherent thoughts and ... of yourselves, and if you have the bandwidth, others around you who

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  turning to rubble. So, even if it’s for a moment, look at the light, and ... of making it to the end of the day alive is the mere surface of worry ... the end, it boils down to gratitude. There’s always someone that has it

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  good if you know what you're doing. My dad uses it to attack up the sides ... in the coming month, so I felt suddenly inspired to get one now. It ... . Midnight if I was lucky and the pset went by fast. I couldn’t have made it

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  today!" I'd call cheerily to the owners, who weren't really concerned ... out, too. I would switch to the right again, hoping it would last until ... found the time, I don't at present have the bandwidth to do that and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  . To get to the peak, you have to pass through something like a dozen ... 't want to rent to foreigners to avoid paying tax 3) the apartment is too ... after consulting most of the Chinese people I know in China, we decided to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident

  

  migrated from Bonfire to Pecker, where it remained for the rest of its days ... denied admission to the school whose dorms it had lived in its whole life ... night long, before returning to its over-sink residence.    Little

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  , have returned, and of course, it is not the same, but it was still so ... , the past two years were very effective in erasing most of it. to some ... broken and then prepare ourselves for the same old business. it is good to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  time it was the other aileron that failed. We called it a wrap and spent ... problems at all. As it came around the final turn to approach the finish line ... its way. For now, if you're ever in building 33, stop by the hangar and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  because the form of our presentation, like the advice it imparted, was to ... Arizona heat it felt pretty necessary. 38 of the students we admitted to the ... at MIT, so it was a nice way to get the gang back together after CPW

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  failing the course. 7.012 is a GIR, which means I have to pass it to graduate, and I really did not want to suffer through it again. The final ... format, and it’s only mandatory to the extent that attendance comprises

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  introverted, and my social bandwidth is limited, even more so when it comes to ... struggled to find a way to categorize them, so the calls are categorized ... a blast. The questions range from “are you afraid of death?” to “if

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  of how I could use the course material to design it. Stress, beam ... . Focus on deeply understanding the material. It is important to note that ... because you want to find the answer; you don’t want it given to you. We have

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  Dinnerware: Total Stealth fails due to lack of volunteers. This is the ... . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... writing my undergraduate research (UROP) proposal*. It's like yoga for the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  internet or even snail mail, but by Hermes, the messenger god. It was a ... schools around this time, and it can be super stressful to see everybody ... , it doesn't hurt to prepare essays for other universities just in case

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  it to falling in love.] Make the decision with both your head and your ... I be proud in four years to call myself an alumnus of the school? Don ... side-by-side number comparisons of schools. It is time to focus on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  the initiative. Don't be afraid to change your mind. It's great to ... -electronic tracks like the Tron soundtrack to be very good background music. ... decided it was time to write another blog post. What would present-day-56

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  according to him this failed), watches them in the background. And now ... a while since I put any pictures in this blog - I want it to be ... is it! First, there's these photos from the UA retreat, which was

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005