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• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  intentional change, those of which I’m currently facing in my own life.  I ... project of my existence. Kinda like Zuko, I’m “fighting an infection”, the ... one of those fundamental truths about being human that I’m only just

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  So. I had a COVID false alarm this week, which is why I'm currently ... rest, I was completely back to normal. The issue is that I'm behind in ... utter hell. I'm going to have to work the entire weekend so I don't go

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  so i guess fall is happening kinda hard to believe, huh?

  

  living, and from communal living during a pandemic. (i'm very happy to be ... the fall: a cambridge housemate bubble and a stack of online classes. i'm ... in my feelings all the time (like i'm sure lots of us have been for the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 23, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  hoped to meet you in, but since I’m already stuck in a staring contest ... dampened unease—like I’m watching the local television news on mute, a ... that we are farther apart than ever, I’m grateful to have this outlet as

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  GET A BIKE very important psa

  

  okay. i'm super behind on this and that's my bad. but... when you ... astounding!! i'm currently living near the MIT Museum, which is a couple of ... was too lazy to visit during the year! i'm glad that will no longer be a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything what i did this IAP!

  

  because I truly wanted to (as opposed to "ugh, I'm tired, but I need to do ... difficult semester Now another semester is coming. I'm alternately scared and excited. Excited because I'm always excited for a chance to learn new

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  I'm given to understand that at other colleges, students actually get ... year struggles, I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of this whole ... (because I'm not president anymore woooo 🎉). It was a useful chance to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 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

  

  that Nisha and Rona attended. It was...good. I'm obviously [annotation ... everything I'm invited to work on; it's a real problem, and I plan to use the ... them on Github. In the meantime, I'm going to get back to reading

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

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  saying that I'm back and Junior year has started. But along with the insane craziness that is my google calendar when I'm at MIT, I've returned with a new ... weekend of the semester off campus. Rather I'm definitely the type of person

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  that are to come. I'm here to tell you that as long as you don't trip ... my overall wellness. I’m a person of numbers and statistics. And a ... weeks later, I’m in a simple knee brace, stumbling my way around. All is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  traveling is eating alone. Somehow, food doesn’t taste as good when I’m dining ... vibrant. I don’t know – I’m not a scientist! I have, however, taken to ... and community-based organizations, but I swear I'm doing work and

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  it to Market Basket eventually. No happy ending here. I’m sorry. We ... fly, microwave nearly fried. I’m lucky no one is around this time or ... . And then there’s my cooking fails. I’m not on a meal plan for reasons

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  go back to my room to throw on something warmer. I'm not entirely sure ... makes me feel better when I need a pick me up." We end up here: When I'm ... work I walk by everyday. A place that I worry I'm becoming desensitized

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Love Is Hard (A Sequel) wherein anon feels different from how he felt seven months ago

  

  't properly describe in full, but I'm sure you're imagining a similar feeling in ... call “love”.   So for now I’m not sure if I’m striving to find

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 3, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  into. I'm emailing today of all days because something a little crazy ... mind after my jaw recovered from hitting the floor. I think I'm starting to believe you; thank you for that. I'm so happy, and proud, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  year, I’m taking on a slightly different role. A smile forms on my face ... year suddenly have a new freshness to them. And with that freshness, I’m doing something different. This year, I’m chairing McCormick Hall’s CPW

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  the first and oldest lgbtq+ club on campus! I’m like half involved (um ... super cool events, but I’m not involved because I’m not affiliated in any

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  Instead of doing an overview of the classes I’m taking this semester ... created to measure. Maybe I’m just a nerd who has taken a lot of tests in ... minority myth (a topic I’m personally invested in). For and against

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Room 251 a room tour!

  

  audio engineering stuff, which is why I'm on the animation group. What ... 's main lounge, and it looks amazing. (I'm not giving the link out to the ... an official class, I'm really serious about learning. It's also been a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  day, and turned it in. My last assignment for Junior fall complete, I'm ... Manhattan   But this week, I'm back in Boston, and for the rest of ... meantime, I'm trying to cram in as much elementary German that I can before I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017