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  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  took a lot of leaps in high school. But that doesn't mean I'm not afraid ... (even if they won't use it) is a little intimidating. Like they're all ... 's the point I'm getting towards: this story doesn't end with "and then I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Rats ! Foiled Again !

  

  … couldn’t deliver. The day after the exam, I laid in my bed for a while ... biology class I’ve taken at MIT, but I’m a 6-3, and the waning practicality of cramming a 7 double major into one or two more semesters isn’t lost

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring a little life update

  

  more classes to graduate, exactly enough to be a full-time student, and I’m ... extracurricular activity, and I’m hoping to spend a lot of time on it, especially since I’m taking a slightly lighter course load than usual, so I’m

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  the past two years they haven't had a chance to go to the waitlist due ... challenge and a lot less color. Roli asked: Hi Jessie, I haven't followed ... , which is a pretty interdisciplinary major, I'm kind of an academic grab

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  my problem list weird brain things

  

  a crap ton of lectures and assignments to catch up on. i couldn't work ... longer need me?) i'm a high maintenance machine. (what if they see me and ... don't know--i think it's a function of the fact that i always used to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 8, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  Subway. Now, it's like I'm a stranger in town. I don't see people I know ... sounds like a bad Xanga, and I admit it. I don't think, however, that I'm ... adventure down memory lane. And for those of you who I haven't told a billion

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  clueless as a mango. Me and another MISTI student I'm sharing an apartment ... . That's all for now! Most of the group I'm working with have gone on a ... had a stress-free beginning to summer. :) Picture-time~ My

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  okay. It doesn’t matter if you have the flu, or you’re on a personal ... show's been around for like over a decade soooooooooo, y'know, there ... . Once he successfully fights the illness, he emerges as almost a

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments, UROPs, field trips, and OMG HP7! The most awesome blog entry ever. Because...okay it's probably not. But it's all about how…

  

  . While I'm still talking about TV (God I've turned into a TV junkie ... , I was the only one able to go, which meant that I didn't know a single ... in the BioInstrumentation lab, where I'm now the proud owner of a $45

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  evenings I’d spend splayed across my couch with a book, I feel as if I'm ... /NR, so I’m a long way away from becoming the capable student I envisioned ... unproductive feelings in a healthier way and to not blindly reject others when I’m

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An old man’s thought of school Whitman. X-men. Youth. Zymurgy.

  

  then if your paper doesn't work out on time, then skip the movie. I'm a ... " was not a good name for a train. Yo, I'm in grad school. How's that going? Well, not too bad. In a way, I can't seem to ever get away from MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  has been A Week™. Freshmen aren't invited back to campus this semester ... .01L, and 18.01A.[/annotation] The first two weren't so bad this week ... switching in. Danny now has to struggle through 18.01A without me, but I'm

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bit About Me Growing up on a healthy diet of prime time television and MMORPGs

  

  I'm what you'd call a product of prime time television. In my ... Cailou (a show my young sister was adamant to watch) I'd saunter off to the ... computer. At this point you're probably wondering if I'm going to dictate my

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  own work. I know a lot of people who feel this way, but I don’t think I’m ... cartoon bird cries if you don’t practice every day. I’m trying to develop a ... . It’s pretty hot in here, but I’m pretty used to it. There are a few

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  there was a problem with this question. I didn’t have any hobbies. That ... even on a [annotation note="I guess TSA doesn’t mind 9-inch wooden spears ... throw blanket, and a very oversized cowl. It’s extra exciting because I’m

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  wear a long-sleeve t-shirt and pants to bed, and I'm usually fine. It ... seriously. Freshman year would have been a lot more difficult for me if I hadn't ... got flattened by psychotic Boston drivers a couple of times. But the T

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!

  

  before spring break. I'm super stressed. I don't know what is going on in one class, or make that three. I just took a test and I'm not sure ... QUOTE(S): "If I have kids, I'm going to name the first one "Control

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 12, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  . Remember that compassion isn't a prerequisite to becoming a professor at this ... find yourself saying you don't have time for a boyfriend ... live in a dorm for four years or you join an FSILG, don't overlook the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot of a Week Food, radio, James Bond, and soccer in an unusually eventful week.

  

  -rinse-cycle'd digital. I'm probably getting my own camera on Black Friday so I won't have ... Last week was Veterans Day, which meant a four day weekend! The ... 're smart. I'm not, so I spent most of the vacation on Reddit or Facebook

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  when you haven't seen your friend in a while. Being away from the 'tvte ... impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I'm ... schedule well, it wasn't too expensive, and it sounded like it would be a lot

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011