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  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  expired. I’d bought too many pairs in anticipation for college. {First ... wake up after a series of unfortunate events, unfinished nights ... fucked up. If your subconscious doesn’t keep you down, you’ll wish it did

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some F Words ****!!!

  

  lately (which I found mostly began with ‘F’) (thanks for clicking on my ... bridge, and I’m starting to apply for jobs and work in tech and do those ... “girly girls” were smart. When I grew up a little I started to feel the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 15, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  reject modern web design return to 2006

  

  ’re friends with for the first few days of school before you meet an actually ... that was meant for babies “I'm just not feeling this game...” opens up another game “Really not feeling this game...” browses entire

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pixar Pi

  

  Waiting for decisions sometimes made us feel like kids, scared of the ... ; If you end up feeling limited by your circumstances, get creative ... . You are very brave for doing so!   But if you get sad, let yourself

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 12, 2019
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  On Escaping An introspective vlog about MIT and getting ready to leave

  

  something for myself. I'm still not sure this is "good." But it's beginning ... being a senior at MIT, and I think that was enough for me to finally finish and post it. I also gave up scripting this one, so my initial

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • November 2, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  One of this year’s admits asked me how MIT sets you up for grad ... , in general. Where you end up for grad school has less to do with the ... Ds, too—you don’t need an MIT undergrad to end up at a place like MIT for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  on Tumblr In hindsight, I am positive that signing up for a Tumblr ... enemies and wore bandages for pants. On Minecraft I would stay up till 5 a ... you, essentially, and don’t do it if it’s not. Here, I dug this up for

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably ... of laws and ending up on various rooftops around campus. Hacks could be considered “pranks” at any other school but since MIT makes up its own words

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  ’ll end up with some amazing choices for where to attend school for the next ... sick right when I got back to Boston after IAP, so up until a few days ... either side of us. Eating lunch during chemistry lecture. Staying up late

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
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  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  wanted to be when he grew up. I reached for the right words to validate the ... put up with me, and it would be an even bigger miracle for a full ... up with people for no reason other than to derp in the hallways and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Different Voice some words about MIT, by someone who's not me

  

  mythical legitimacy–we’re those kids. the ones that grow up to be new ... to work for multinational companies by their sophomore summer. kids ... making stone-cold mistakes about all of them. we’re still growing up

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 24, 2014
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  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  really as difficult as it felt? I found a deep appreciation for how my many "failures" served as catalysts for personal growth. In the wake of ... MIT has brought its own set of failures. It's hard not to get hung up on

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Life is Improv say yes

  

  interesting title. I ended up TAing for him for three years. He chaired my ... was also one of the toughest for me to master, when I did improv at ... , I'm also deeply sarcastic; it's naturally easier for me to play the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2011
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  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  Previously: Boomeranging. Content warnings for detailed discussion ... -harm. I’ve been trying, for months, to find a way to write about what it was like for me to go on medical leave for mental health reasons. I’ve been

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  later, I woke up at 3 pm after sleeping for 14 hours. With my eyes wide open, I lay on my bed—a strange feeling emerged. I didn't care for work ... beautifully describes IHTFP at MIT. I hope this post touches you like it did for

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parametric Cooking how i make fifty plus recipes with just three!

  

  . Others, like Rhino and SketchUp, have associated plugins that'll do it. To ... inputs for length, width, and height. Make a rectangle using your width and ... too limiting most of the time; they're a good starting point for

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 30, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  bootcamp and lived alone for ~3 months with a job and a nasty commute - my ... 'm introspective to a fault and end up writing overly pedantic spiels. On my 6-hour ... pass the time ended up being a 2000+ word stream-of-consciousness. So I

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • August 20, 2015
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  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  get a P or your class never shows up, there are no letter grades) for ... things, it's up to you not to jump down their throats and scold them for it ... I have finally made it home for the holidays. Let me tell you, there

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Ice cream and an onion Chun Li, pirates, magnetic poetry, and an RLC circuit.

  

  , really cheap (like $2.50) Halloween-themed cruise for older undergraduates ... the rain. So, after a few minutes of brainstorming, we came up with this ... : 10/28/2006 12:06 PM Hey floor, I need a tight black t-shirt for a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There is no such thing as a typical day on energy levels and productivity

  

  Some days, I feel good. Some days, I feel like I can work for hours. On those days, I get a lot done. I find myself able to work for like ... Messenger. I work for an hour, and then I’m lying on bed scrolling through my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 25, 2020