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  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  whatever it is that you're feeling, you know that there is only one way to ... Sometimes, its hard to pull yourself out of bed. The uncertainty of ... exact same place in this exact same moment feeling exactly whatever it is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  to know is that I love science (and other things, like bluegrass music ... officially said goodbye, and I STILL have that post. I'm working on it. Proof: (This is how I brainstorm most of my doodle entries, for those of you who

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  fulfilled. Basically, my room is one of my favorite places at MIT, welcome to ... Finally, my first blog post! It has been such a hectic week. It ... week. Thankfully my tests are spread out, allowing me to focus on one

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  word for it, you will extremely appreciate it. It is so easy to get ... post to be. I better try to sleep now. It is 10:30, and I am making a new ... , as some people see it, I signed up for a preview of hell to replace my

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  ? Is it someone’s full-time job to churn out pumpkin after pumpkin non ... to fund ourselves. The revenue from these pumpkins is a big reason why ... ? How is that humanly possible? The pumpkins are so intricate – surely it

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  is why it is written on shirts.  But I learned it. I went to class ... to Be True. It was meant to be a simple introductory post, and I suppose it was, but I also wanted it to act as an anchor. I told myself that

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  statement to go unchallenged. It's not that it's untrue, there are certainly ... they necessarily know better, and you can't just tell them to shove it ... a different thing to different people. Don't assume you know what it

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  to build a (taste of) home ft. some topologically challenged zongzi

  

  little Cantonese growing up, our ability to communicate in Chinese is ... ]which, to be fair to her, is probably a better English description of zongzi ... [annotation note="this corresponds to sometime in May or June — it’s not

  • by Alice L. '24
  • June 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  and i’ve come to terms d to the phi! phi to the e! d! phi! e!

  

  our duty to ensure everyone is accepted and welcome...it makes it a lot ... it is just as exciting as it sounds. 2) Classes start tomorrow. And I ... people moved into the house and I've gotten to know a lot of people in it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 7, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  child will know that it is all right to feel hurt, frustrated, even ... the many parents out there. It would be great to "meet" you! The ... the process. It really was a great opportunity for my family to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  get down to it, the application process is about people, about you, not ... sense. It's also important to show, not tell, which may not be so obvious ... much less tangible piece of advice, so I think it would be good to refer

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Another Type of Mens et MANUS There are 20 students in iHouse. We were in 17 countries this summer. Beat that.

  

  teaching people is how to ask good new questions. It is a tremendous art to ... something going on and articulate clearly what is it that you want to know ... curriculum, because we have to impart knowledge. But in fact it is ignorance

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  . The problem with this structure is that the choices tend to be ... branching structure is more linear. It's governed by the passage of time. In A ... response to the "is this the good ending?" question: Is this the end? Did you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  has been pretty harmless. Going to lecture is usually worth it since ... of the course is: reading poetry. A lot of it. To be honest, I barely ... impossible right now. Life is now mostly a choice of how to spend my time the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  .  ~~~foreshadowing alert~~~ March Early as it is, it's time to start thinking about the ... hadn't ever used a mill or lathe.  I wasn't sure what it meant to tap a ... first day of lab and I'm a bit nervous. 2.007 is well known for its chaos

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  surprisingly long time to research and put together; I hope you all enjoy it ... , etc. I feel that it’s important to have knowledge on how to be safe in ... students, but it’s still great, would highly recommend) How to do Laundry

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer Decisions to be Released Today

  

  know this. And it's not a great feeling. What is a great feeling ... unsuccessful, my advice to you is to make your next 2-3 years at your current ... the experience is ultimately what you'll get out of it. ** End

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • May 7, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  it." At times like these, it is really helpful to have a place to go ... different it is being with people who 'get' you... It gives me time to focus ... post is brought to you by two trans MIT students, with quotes from our

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  news My favorite thing to do in the summer is cook up a storm, because it ... and repacking is just going to be more of a hassle than it's worth ... -based advising. is it bad to be in a dorm and not have a chance to reenter the dorm

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  the students is to design a machine that will be able to navigate its ... having issues installing it. The idea is similar to the physical bump that ... controlled with joysticks). The goal of 6.270 is to teach students about

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008