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• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  drifts off into the sunset. I’m not actually a balloon though, so I wouldn ... while it lasts, but I’m excited for another year here at MIT and all that

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  squishy. I'm going to be on Medlinks Exec! I was selected as the ... got a Pretty Camera I'M SO HAPPY! I finally saved up enough to buy the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  So here we are. I'm sitting in the AeroAstro Gelb Lab, procrastinating on pre-summer Design/Build/Fly lab cleanup by writing this blog post ... mistakes and grown away from old friends as well. And I'm not really sure

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  . I'm talking about you, /massachusetts-institute-technology. In my ... -you note. I'm sure he or she gave you loads of furry comfort during

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  smallest magnitude close by the moon." (II.1051-3) I'm not sure what Milton ... . Presumably because of that, the blind narrator of PL (who I'm not convinced is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  hope I'm that fit when I'm old!) as well as a European trio with a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  11/9/2013: At the time of this writing: > I'm sitting in a cozy joint titled "Tasty Burger" with Hairuo, Royal, and Trevor. (They're cool ... Comparative Media Studies. I'm kind of considering it. > I have yet to see if

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  just a few.) But instead of just throwing them at you, I’m going to show ... an MIT blogger hungry for pictures, they might’ve let me in. I think I’m

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  one of many things. I’m thinking maybe an alligator with rollerblades ... world of vectors, DNA translation, and the ideal gas law. I’m staring at

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  brain intent on quarreling with one another. I’m not ashamed to say that ... , confusion means I’m learning, and isn’t that what I came here to do? So I re

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  absorption line. I'm sure each of Casseiopeia's body parts has a story to tell ... I'm not sure what exactly I said. I just hadn't had to articulate answers to those questions before. I'm glad someone forced me to: I think

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  The first time I had a conversation with Archit Bhise I'm pretty sure he asked me one of those deep questions that help gage what kind of a ... ". I'm about 95% sure that the specific question was about politics and

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not ... for Stanford's Splash. I'm super lucky, though, and got to send an e

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  Weighing the Pros/Cons I'm going to use a couple of initialisms here so that ... the plane but after having all that leg room, I'm sure you'll survive

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  I'm going to confess something. A bit more than two years ago,  I remember asking my parents to bless my application. I'm pretty sure that I would have sprinkled holy water on it if I had access to some. If someone

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  . "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full ... figured it out, but I'm slowly stepping back far enough to move forward in a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  : “Bless you. You know, I’m interested. What does a typical MIT frosh* even ... 2 I auditioned for Dance Troupe and made it! I’m in the subsection

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The little things My last blog post as a teenager! See you when I'm 20.

  

  my whiteboard - I'm an idiot and didn't copy it down, but it read ... and three additoinal pieces of chocolate to the door. Again, I'm an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Results of My Summer cookies, web usability, and painting

  

  environment, so even though the work is definitely a process, I'm enjoying ... identities. So all in all, not a bad summer. I'm not sure how this upcoming

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  ways I couldn't have imagined as a freshman, so I'm happy to share their ... to try Greek life, but if you give us a chance, I’m sure that you will

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012