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• Blog / Words of Encouragement

  field notes on all the fruit tending to plants, self, others

  

  plants. I'm not exactly sure when; it might have been after my former ... of guava, two baby satsuma mandarins (I'm going to give one to my mom ... plants that I'm overwintering in large pots. I suppose a monstera

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  and i’ve come to terms d to the phi! phi to the e! d! phi! e!

  

  Well hello there it's been a while and I'm am ridden with guilt and ... am terrified but excited but mostly terrified but REALLY excited. I'm ... [annotation note="Artificial Intelligence"]6.034.[/annotation] I'm actually

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 7, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  bit of a stretch, because I’m still catching up on the lectures for 8 ... that since I can’t figure out what I want to do with my life, I’m going ... does MIT give me a lot of opportunities"]opportunity.[/annotation] I’m

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  started. Now, it feels more like I'm in a sprint, going through my classes ... . And, I’m no biologist, but I’m pretty sure the human body cannot sustain ... be really difficult to adapt to. I’m sure most people reading have

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  symptoms of nostalgia emo-posting

  

  finish [annotation note="now that I'm done with these, I can stop ... driveway, and I can go anywhere. My old stuff is there, and I'm going to go ... bigger risks than I do, considering the uncertain future I'm talking about

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 2, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

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

  

  a pre-lifting state. But, I’m doing it. Again. My first day back, in ... finishing something I thought I couldn’t. School is kind of like that, too. I’m ... ’t fully visualize. It never gets easier, you just get stronger. But, I’m

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  ."]cloudwatch logs.[/annotation] today, i'm going to continue working on that." i ... that i can't find anything wrong with." "what!!" "unless i'm requested ... -your-own-burrito, except i make a bowl instead. i'm second in line, which turns out to be a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  just another manic wednesday yes, i am absolutely stealing from joon

  

  .9000. it's our last meeting and i'm really sad -- i've had so much fun in ... -used."]Banana Lounge[/annotation]in 26 to eat. 12.57 - 1.56 pm: i'm back in 26 ... is our last lecture, but i'm a little less sad about this: i love the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an unnecessarily detailed normal friday finding things to blog about when you're swept into normalcy

  

  longer dread"]rain.[/annotation] i'm definitely going to be a little ... electric scooter to class"]passed[/annotation] me yet, so i'm a little ... note="the story goes like this: I.M. Pei sought to create the tallest

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  student, because I’m not really sure where it started and where it ends. Did ... the stars. This is one of those things that I’m pretty sure I ... of power tools and construction. I’m not handy in the slightest, but at

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  warm clothes. I’m wearing a ski jacket as I write this…no shame in being ... ) "I’m not from a particularly warm place, but I’m from a dry place, and ... , please bring some warm clothes. I’m wearing a ski jacket as I write this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  good to specialize. As a grad student, I'm responsible for every detail ... specialties. Another danger of specialization is to one’s self esteem. I’m only ... set of materials that I can use over and over again, and I’m not scared

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  . Classes are in full swing, though I’m just getting acclimated to how much time needs to be allocated to different psets and readings. I’m fairly ... . Here is a brief breakdown of the classes I’m taking: ESD.054/ESD.05

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  't shower for those four days or the results can get altered. I'm on day three. I'm going through a bottle of dry shampoo and washing myself down, but ... , though, and I'm going back tomorrow morning to see if any of the other

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  New Semester From caving adventures to amazing classes, MIT is awesome.

  

  the first week that I joined the team, and I did quite terrible. But I’m ... rolled down after each shot! I'm really excited for sectionals this ... for the whole semester. Luckily, I’m all healed now! I stayed away from

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  audience as possible. Don't get me wrong: I love to sing. I'm no good at it, though, and there are very few people I'm willing to sing in front of. Late ... think I'm crazy. I only auditioned for Little Orphan Annie because my best

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  I can`t wait to start writing more about life at MIT, but since I`m ... , kind of. I`m almost 300 pages through Matt Ridley`s "The Rational ... hike. I was in a strange mood. I`m a student at one of the most

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Making money: my campus job "Hello, MIT Computing Help Desk, this is Laura, how may I help you?"

  

  a call to tech support, I'm about to tell you. When I show up at IS ... to log into the phone system, and wait for calls to come in. While I'm ... troubleshooting steps, and if I'm lucky (and they have an easy question), I can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  Providence to Boston (I'm actually from San Diego, but our plane landed in Rhode Island), I practically squealed at every tree (I'm not used to ... that interested in psychology now, but I'm definitely excited to take it

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  suggested that I should write a book on college applications. Although I'm ... upon us, I'm proud to present you with - drum roll please - my very first ... my advice to be earth-shattering, I'm just hoping that my own

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007