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• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  “The muscles of my soul, longing for the opportunity to feel and fear ... report that I got exactly what I was looking for. Amongst adjacent ... . For every bridge burned, there were some incredible, genuine connections

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Beantown. sketchbook showcase!

  

  if I was going to go on some grand tour. I only ended up going to like ... nothing else in it, so I decided to fill it up with things that I've seen ... "Make Way for Ducklings" statue[/caption] The "MIT Bubble" is definitely

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  was he hoping for something more? While Mike was a nice dude, I wasn ... ’ll invite our mutual friend Bob too” or showing up while leaning hard into the ... up in person and talk about it,” I messaged him. The next day, we

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  was a little room for sadness to creep in around the edges: as my room ... into casually in the kitchen or the lounge. And the lasts piled up: Last ... senior friends showed up to that last party, and I'll admit I was more than

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  resolutions for this semester is to blog more so I figure it’s as good an ... this post, I was sitting in my room in New Vassar, waiting for the sushi ... "]serotonin[/annotation] is absolutely unmatched. I went outside for a walk today, which was

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  stay afloat. My eczema is flaring up due to stress and my diet bounces ... constantly. I wake up at 9 am and work until around 11 pm, and then I go to bed ... that I haven't yet found a rhythm that works for me in terms of finishing

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  redefine my values and stand up firmly for what I believe in. I had to learn ... my fall schedule. Of course, for me, all of this was happening in ... academics, because for the first time in my life I wasn't a top student. I had

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

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  the bigger half for later. We trekked up a path and found a bench near ... so you can get a spot on the middle deck for the best views. (I arrived ... hanging out there for a bit, we headed towards the other side of the island

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Integration no, not the math one

  

  ’s easy to take for granted the haven that is created Under the Dome, where ... is debatable) together bounded by immense love for learning. In recent ... its doors for students FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD and make it possible for

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • November 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester ... don’t have any updates for us. There’s an option on the form where you ... ? Ya still gotta submit the form, even if you don’t have any updates for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Spring Think Some spring break reflections and thoughts

  

  Institute for a bit if they could, some of us at least to the refuge of sleep and rest in our dorms, hopefully with forays into Boston for food (I did ... connection with the nation--I’m just traveling, for once in my life. While

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 27, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  I would like to start off by thanking you all for deciding to read ... reason for being late was unfortunately not excused by my teacher). Rapid ... common reason for injury is having something in your mouth while sneezing

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  , but sophomore year, the 2nd floor to Building 26 opened up because the ... sculpture) opened up, but it was not there before, I swear.... 2. You learn ... fierce the cultures of MIT dorms can be. Also, for reference, this post on

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

  Everything I Miss and Don’t Miss About MIT Frolicking in nostalgia

  

  traditions. And to celebrate--and mentally prepare for this frenzied weekend ... feeling like it's an okay the best way to do life Chatting up classmates ... in Brighton for $25 a person Scoring guest meal passes and eating

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  ; woke up ~ 5 am today. it was early and the sun had not risen. i ... shower, got an early lunch, and took the 11am bus to wellesley. i caught up ... sang was a farewell concert for our graduating seniors. Last night we

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  it must be a draw for many other people too. Yet somehow I made it to my final semester without taking any classes elsewhere. I signed up for ... -minute remedy. From the course description I judged it right up my alley, my cup

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  . already. So without further ado, my top 10 excuses for neglecting my blog ... 2 classes for credit. I took 8.01L, which is a version of physics you ... students for a chance at a summer internship. Momentum was a truly amazing

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  teams (team 2 could only trade with teams 1 and 3, for example). On ... 4 gave all of team 4’s points to team 3 in exchange for splitting the ... , because those are what we'll need in the future. After leading for two

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  do it the right way, and to this day, every morning I wake up and look ... gather up hundreds of low-income, high-achieving students from all over the ... started the afternoon before the conference. After getting Indian food for

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  , and epic-scale lust for the power caught up in a little golden ring ... to be going to this production. But we were going for free! :-) And we ... premiered in a theatre Wagner built specially for it. True to form, the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011