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  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  and approaching the new year smarter, not harder, I'm still hosed. I'm ... roommate instead. The rest of the week I became potato.  I'm not really sure

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  I'm halfway to my bachelor's degree which is exciting but also nerve-wracking. You don't really get a chance to redo college, but that doesn't stop you ... clear from the fact that I go to MIT, I'm not normal. I'm working on it

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place

  

  commuting back and forth to Harvard lately because I'm taking a class there ... , where land existed back then. Now that I'm heading over there more often ... from my dorm that I had never found before. I'm honestly amazed and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  procrastination). What I’m trying to say in a haphazard way is that things will ... baby steps towards a partially obscured goal. I’m thrilled to meet you ... , about the experiences they’ve had. I’m happy that I got to be Course 8 for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  get that dorm security is a thing, but I’m always afraid of forgetting ... why not. There’s food, water, entertainment, and places to study, so I’m ... on the meal plan?”, but since I still have no idea I’m saving that one

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  O hai A reintroduction

  

  ???? I applied. I interviewed. And now, I'm back to where it all began ... but I’m still intrigued. Intrigued, I tell you! Arrival. I cried so ... , welp. I’m stoked to be here, y’all. MIT has changed a quite a bit since

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  changed when I went to Next Gen Summit. I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows ... were younger than me, and I'm only 20. But they've inspired me to ... highschoolers. So now I'm excited for that and for whatever else the future holds

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  , and I’m a sophomore in EECS. I also really love teaching. Unsurprisingly ... Impostor Syndrome, the worry and doubt and feeling that I’m not good enough ... magnitude more confident?” While it has taken me a long time, I’m just now

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  them personally. But yeah, I dunno. I’m not one hundred percent ... that of a raccoon, study some more, waste more time either way. I’m ... positive things - "fine," "nice," "good," "quiet" - but I dunno, I’m really

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  I’m about to leave the hall, and when I close the stair door behind ... he’ll run away, even though he totally knows that I’m not gunna hurt ... a chair. I think (hope) they were just being playful but I’m noooot

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  . Clearly, I’m not a fan of trite platitudes. I got a collection of ... surprisingly artistic! MAS.S66 hasn’t had its first lecture yet, but I’m ... , I’m passionate about user interface design and theory. So when I

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  things like "I'm bad at math," or "coding just isn't my thing," or "wow ... really knowing how. So I'm going to talk a bit about things I've done ... did for class at the end of last semester, but I'm going to put it here

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  (and fellow MIT alum) Megan Smith.   But here's the thing.  I'm ... enough to negotiate her salary and benefits upon joining Nest. I'm very ... depth into one specific field, I'm trying to stay broad and pursue all my

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  Dining is such a fancy word. Think of the different mental pictures between “I’m currently eating” and “I’m currently dining.” Dining is so ... , so I’m going to talk about my eventual decision now that my schedule

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Remember…

  

  and downs as I found my way (which, I'm happy to say, I did!). I got to ... functional adult -- but at the MIT level. MIT taught me what I'm really good at (and conversely, what I'm NOT so good at), so I've been able to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  a nutshell? I'm working as a counsellor at a math summer program ... /dy. Times are rough. I often forget how to take derivatives. I'm sorry to ... summer? I'm analyzing meteorite samples to figure out the strength of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  I'm taking advantage of the Starbucks wireless network, at the Westin ... vertigo returned today. I'm at the Conference of Research Experiences for ... , now that I'm aware of just how ignorant I was (and probably continue to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  air and remembers that I'm actually enrolled as a full-time student at ... -lined-with-Isaac-Asimov's-life-work boyfriend, I'm taking my first foray into science fiction: the Mars trilogy ... -term investment. Finally, I'm sorry for the recent blogging silence -- ironically

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  rockets.If you haven't noticed, I'm a gigantic SpaceX fanboy. And you should ... free stuff. I'm talking stickers, t-shirts, water bottles, posters ... ) at MIT. But hey, I'm just a freshman--what do I know? See you later

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  the rest. Except when you don't Because, sometimes, you won't. I'm ... and sneak in from behind? Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find, for ... basketball) Except when they don't. Because, sometimes, they won't. I'm afraid

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013