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  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  best ways to take advantage of it! And MISTI is most definetly one of ... and reading about it and comparing what I learned to the demographics of ... arrived and it still managed to take me by surprise. However, I found myself

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  it now. I’m living in it. That glow is strongest around EC. It’s in ... , everyone’s focus is shifting. EC is here and I’m living in it, but it’s a ... the food, fresh off the vine because there’s no way to store it, or saw

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  blog about it. If, for some reason, you don't like following links to ... STEM occupations - and if you think about it, Boston is right across the ... what the third Massachusetts city is? It's none other than my hometown

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summerteeth Are you afraid of the dark reaction?

  

  teacher's name was Lynn, so I guess I've just been indoctrinated to call it ... "), "tan". Then you get to the hyperbolics and it's "sinch," "cosh" and ... to do, and as a result I realized that there is no way in Hell that I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  is to cut myself a break and realize that it’s ok to feel uncertain and ... to enjoy myself. I hope the main takeaway from reading this is that it’s ... ’ve found it. So instead I’m going to write about that. Last semester was

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  conventional 9-5 job is valid as something to want for yourself. It’s an option ... Amtrak. One day, it suddenly occurred to me that when I'm on a train, I ... story was starting to settle inside of me like concrete; it was becoming

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  eerie, as I've never seen that before. But it's good to know that MIT ... knew that. I need to get back to it - more updates when there's something ... It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  It's been a while since I've had time to sit down for a long period ... . If you're wondering what it's like to go to MIT, it's pretty much like ... worth it. I take it all in and try to just do it. Sometimes I fail

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  location closest to MIT, is closing permanently :( Like many others, I’ve forged plenty of fantastic memories of the Friendly Toast. It was my go-to ... like he can’t figure out what to do with them. “Guys, this is Char

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  So...there's this Mystery Hunt thing...you might have heard of it. It's awesome. It's lots of fun. You should do it when you get here. Or ... 't have right answers to those! Anyway, I'm only posting just now, because

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  enter themselves on the guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact ... the Facebook Group & Page: Facebook is a great place to meet your ... MIT Portal: Over at MyMIT, you'll find a bunch of stuff only available to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  Make a Lamp! and cart the pieces of it from IDM to IDC, the forge, Metropolis, and back…

  

  is tricky, because thin metal melts much faster, and it's easy to burn ... made it difficult to solidify any part of the project.  I didn’t want ... option, however it is the one that I chose. Next time, I will CAD the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How phonology explains wordplay in Tagalog songs armchair linguistics

  

  predictable.[/annotation] One reason to believe it might not be is that there ... it's a bit of a big deal for me. My first post, Colorful, is ... music, although it's rather dated. I draw on Tagalog to show

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  ). Well thanks to one of my favorite prefrosh, the dream is now reality ... to put names and faces together, and it was really cool that all the ... here is much bigger than a single campus. When you come to MIT you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Scholar

  

  lifetime is about to come true for one of America's best and brightest high ... 't know: that the executive at ABC who greenlighted to show is an MIT alumna ... opportunity. For what it's worth, none of the "scholars" applied to MIT. What

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/16/23, at 12:16 PM ET Your early action decisions, wrapped

  

  whatever it is, this too shall pass. Above all else, be kind to yourself and others. As Kurt Vonnegut wrote: Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in ... to Jenny's playlist and let it help you escape the samsara of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  that it's okay to be average (academically) is something that's hard to ... honest, this is Sparta MIT. It's physically exhausting to get A's on every ... in everything I did. Then, I came to MIT.  Here, everyone is the best

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Living Meaningfully and all the things that has entailed

  

  'm forced to spend it in a way that I feel is meaningful. This includes ... , all my friends started posting, and it was honestly so nice to see all ... ride[/annotation] away.  It took me a while to feel like I lived in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  . But I write with a heart that is also full of anguish – because it is ... . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by ... us treasure and care for that community – and let us work to make it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  tends to confuse these groups of people is the housing system, and how it ... questions. Karen asks: "This is a bit random and irrelevant to your entry ... is going to be living next year when their neighbors' child who is

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006