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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  . When reading, I'm most likely to be listening to a specific album -- the ... is a band I'm going to have to explain to my kids so they can ... Opera is something I enjoy, and I'm happy that I've seen some Cantonese

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  back on this, it looks like a rant, and I apologize, because I'm mostly ... . ------------------------------------- David wrote: "I'm a deferred early action applicant, and I sent in a DVD ... seemed very old to me. When I'm my grandparents' age, it will seem very

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

  

  fruit; I'm usually ambivalent about strawberries, but I swear I didn ... just minutes of exposure. If I'm honest, though, I can barely remember ... Boston. If I'm alone, I keep a call with my mother running on in the

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  at home. maybe it's the fact that when i'm handling physical things ... every row of knitting, i'm better at maintaining the tension that i hold the yarn with, and i'm better at keeping track of how many stitches i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  , since my parents are overseas and i'm in boston, so most of these old ... , and the various memorabilia associated with my school. if i'm ... . being at mit has helped me come out of my shell more than anything. i'm so

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  what I thought you could do with literature. I’m in love with the way ... how I’m using the term—instead Ishiguro evokes an unsettling feeling ... in on their own. Even in Ishiguro novels that I’m less fond of (Klara

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  too much time on youtube or (if i'm feeling particularly productive) a ... rest of the year! Grrrrrr i'm so upset."] newbury comics ... high and I'm an idiot. Eventually I get a call from my friend, Sydney

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  the world is blooming! and so am i?

  

  . Seeing the leaves emerge over the course of many days makes me feel like I’m a part of it all. I like to imagine that I’m the one turning the clock ... as well, because now that I’m looking back on my first year at MIT, I’m

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 17, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  am about to be an alumnus. What’s Goodie! I’m Andre Hamelberg, I’m a ... [/caption] With all of the things I have done at MIT, I’m most known for my role in ... fraternity, I’m a part of a few other communities. Since my sophomore year, I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  glow. I’m sitting on a cold concrete slab, where the tides would normally ... nice to hear them say? I'm happy that I've come to enjoy the company of myself. I like hearing [annotation note='me, but im speaking in third

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 6, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  eat food to live cook food because why not!?

  

  It is Thursday, November 23rd. Or well, it is as I’m writing this ... students at MIT, I’m not at home for this Thanksgiving. I won’t be eating my ... kitchen in the process. Nevertheless, I’m actually incredibly impressed by

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  the different parts of a fancy multi-course are, and now I’m just ... Course 2: Keyboard I’m so proud of finding this one—it took hours, but I ... put this comforter inside a duvet cover, and also I’m too lazy to make

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  .011, I’m taking three GIRs this semester:[annotation note="Calculus I ... the end of the week, and I'm really excited to be part of it! Balance My ... , no, I’m not shipping a package to Pennsylvania, but to my dorm in

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  ."]SB[/annotation] in Writing and Computer Science and Engineering. I'm back now, writing ... computer science,[/annotation]which means I'm now a [annotation note="*shudders*"]graduate student.[/annotation] And it's different, and it's the same. I'm living in

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  I'm a Project Manus Mentor, you may even see me at an orientation or ... I’m weak. I won’t do it. If I ask for help, it shows I’m not doing ... shows I’m not cut out to be at MIT. I have to prove that I can do it

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  , there are times when I’ve convinced myself that I’m doing okay when I’m ... rest of my life. But, I think that can be reframed as “I’m giving myself ... , and nobody needs to. In fact, I’m pretty sure that most people I know at

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  I found one of my old sketchbooks the other day. I'm ashamed that ... that. Of course, I'm acutely aware that model is real person whose body ... give and take until the five minutes are up. I'm really proud of the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  . it doesn't feel painful, but maybe it's because i'm already done. it ... , which has a beautiful music video. i'm not a fan of psychological horror ... parable or the beginner's guide, which i'm more fine with but still need to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Starting over sucks but sometimes you have to do it

  

  I'm happy with. I don't have a lot to show for my interest in AI other ... I have to make to prevent the same disappointing outcome, all while I'm ... I'm trying to improve in, it's that moving forward requires a lot of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  ; then he came up to my rib cage, then my armpits. I’m not sure when he ... brother advice about which school to choose, but I’m not sure what advice I ... upperclassman, but I’m okay with being uncool. I will probably never have hot dogs

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022