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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  Way back in September, I had the difficult, difficult task of writing ... of them. i came into mit wanting to be a 14-2 (mathematical economics ... .E.M.E. degree. i have enough sayings that you can make a soundboard of me and no

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  year full of blades. If you are interested in supporting the victims ... of someone’s grandparent being shoved, beaten, or slashed goes viral ... to stay safe, but the request felt empty. How could any of us ensure

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

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

  

  post a few weeks ago"]birthday[/annotation] today, and one of my ... especially when – it’s cold outside. The [annotation note="or is it one of ... arrived and was consumed with great enjoyment. Enjoy this picture of my

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  If indeed I post this on time, as of February 9th, 2021, I’ll be ... around the desert, drinking up the sight of [annotation note="the tall ... kid, either. College is itself a sort of bridge, with trappings of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2025 are now ... admission to MIT. This is an unprecedented increase of approximately 62% from ... are very proud of, and grateful for, all their hard work. I also know

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  One of my most favorite classes I've ever taken this semester is 8.021, Physics E&M. I failed the regular version of 8.02 in the spring, so I took a special version of 8.02 known as 8.021, specifically designed for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  halfway there musings about currently being an MIT student

  

  's a weird experience. I can compartmentalize the last 14-ish months of ... through half of my time at MIT. It's strange, and scary, and ... hours in front of a crowd of 200 screaming people. The energy was wild and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  SOFT HOUSE five college students doing burpees on gravel at 1 am vibes

  

  Guys, in spite of everything that's happened, I'm having a college ... , well, "soft" sounds like "soph." IT'S SO GREAT. Living with six of my ... four of us working in the kitchen at all times, with others joining now

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  -decent way of introducing myself to the world (and give a decent overview of ... decisions I've made over the past few weeks across all sorts of areas in my life. In [annotation note='i don’t wanna order this by order of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  some of my advisees and helping them pick their classes. A number of ... description reads: Lectures by leading experts on the fundamentals of COVID-19 ... -focused credit limit for first year students. As of today, you (the person reading

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  happened since; I'm sure I could write pages of excuses about why I haven ... personal yet protective of my friends' and family's privacy, and I refused to ... writing would be to ride the high of my question-answering experience and

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  of the only nearby places open until 11:00 PM. This place is freakin ... one of the guys working there comes up to me and says. “Caroline, right ... accidentally made this extra cup of coffee, and you order coffee a lot so I

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  's a screenshot from the Neri Oxman episode of "Abstract: The Art of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  one hour. one chunk of my day that i’ve set aside for writing because ... host of other things i’m anxious about, many of which aren’t even my own ... about how i feel a general sense of unease at how not-together my life is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  , my suitemate and I had gotten into the habit of it. We’d[annotation note="a near impossible task to ask of two 19 year old college students ... basement of Senior Haus every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Very few of the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't

  

  Longtime readers may recall that I am a big fan of the His Dark ... think my entire theory of the blogs, and what we try to do with them, is inspired by a line from the Amber Spyglass, as the ghost of an old woman

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  Friday, I rushed out of my dorm with my friend Caroline, knowing that I was most definitely not the only undergraduate excited at the prospect of free things. By the time we got there, there was a large mass of people

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  This is a blog post for those of you who are struggling with the social implications of getting into colleges. It's such good news, you ... sucked. After each round of decisions came out, I hated hearing my name in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  plenty of free parking (oh the naivete). One of the "cons" on my pro ... I got kind of used to walking places and taking the T. Eventually I ... food I go to the Ocean State Job Lot, one of the best stores for $5

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019