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• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  ’re a college student, for a brief time you can basically do whatever you ... of loneliness can be cured.” when i first listened to this episode ... loneliness is and how hard community-building is and how transformative it can

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  the seasons-- that I'm okay with. I can anticipate it. But sometimes, a change is so quick you can't even process what's happening. Flashback to ... used to how quickly life can change, even if the anticipation for the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Purgatory My 2023 IAP

  

  purgatory in which you are your own god. You have choices. You can make IAP as much of a continuation of the fall as possible, or you can do nothing ... doing some things. I'm taking a class on prosody, which can be transcribed

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  someone’s gotta do it, but not me is it cool not to care?

  

  , where i know if i put in enough hours, i can do it. if i ask the right people for help, i can do it. it's not like homework where people actively ... like punching air. i can punch harder, but i'll only get tired faster

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 16, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  position where they can't care about compensation. And to be honest, a large ... overhyped, but I also think this industry is very promising and can eliminate ... reminded me again that working a full-time job can make the days seem like

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer On-Campus No exams woohooooo

  

  without any exams to worry about, I can now put my UROP in the center of my ... you can manipulate. A sensor above generates a 3D model of the sand, and ... code next week for a different project called TRANSFORM so that it can

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 8, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  been one of my favorite Christmas songs. You can read the lyrics here ... : calligraphy. I talked about this in an earlier post, where you can read me ... important, because that's one way you can get better at doing something. But

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  sometimes when it rains I feel seventeen and seventy all at once

  

  process, so I can’t even identify how I got to my current gloomy state ... to tell myself that there’s not much I can do about the past, and that there’s not much I can do now besides put myself back together. I’m trying

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 28, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  interesting to see how programs can be optimized to save time and memory. Program Security: There was some emphasis on how we can ensure data is protected, and how we can choose to safeguard variables and methods from

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  a small moment in time on failing...*very long sigh*

  

  oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup ... . "If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think

  • by kellen manning
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  upcoming semester. I can't imagine my first week, month, or year at MIT being ... community and want to help make your transition as positive as it can possibly ... growth to navigate and survive. Two years later, I can see the importance

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  islands located off the harbor. You can kayak between them, as students in ... since you won't have the opportunity to do that this year, you can access them through other means. That's right—until October 12th, you can take

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  cruel summer ok it's actually, like, fine i guess

  

  disrupted, but I can't look ahead to its resumption: I have no idea what will come next. So, I've just been... doing what I can. Getting through each ... year in particular. People can tell you what they like and dislike about

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  food diaries pt. 2 recipes for people tryna Little Chef it up

  

  tastiest dishes you can make for the amount of effort you put in. All it ... Sour Tofu Stir Fry   Can we appreciate how aesthetic this looks ... was lazy and used store-bought stuff this time. I had to open a can of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 19, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Parting Remarks Part II: The Blogger Bio That Was I just graduated!

  

  , and honestly, it can be hard to tell where to start. I spent a couple ... case, one can (and should) think hard about the problems, one can (and should) align oneself with a marginalized group, one can (and should) send

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  growing up can be really scary. Be bold. Make mistakes. Nothing can be as ... get a rejection letter. And the best way I can think of to calm your ... ’s nothing else I can really think to say. I am a firm believer that everything

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  , amazed that objects do in fact reflect light, and that that light can be physically/chemically captured/converted into images. Our brains can do this too, I guess, but I [annotation note="shouldn't"]can

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  unquantifiable growth progress that can't be measured

  

  . . . Don't get me wrong. Quantifying can be useful. (How else would I keep ... the way, is 12.) But even at MIT, not everything can be measured. When ... As for the first time, after a freshman year that can best be described

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 5, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  else- no, it doesn’t. I can’t afford MIT! MIT is one of the only five ... . Sometimes people get awarded less aid than they need- you can always appeal ... all they can to make sure you can come to school. Over 50% of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  Fortin’ with Mimi Let’s. Talk. About. Queer stuff.

  

  Transgender Anti-Discrimination”. In essence, the bill says that you can’t be ... frequently used examples of this is restrooms. A transgender woman can’t be told she can’t use the women’s restroom. The entire bill is here: https

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • September 18, 2018