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Blog / How to Human
Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos
to be true. Some truths are easy. For example, the addition of peanut ... be best to eat Oreos upon waking up for class. But if you slather ... ? Easy. On the other hand, some truths are difficult. For example, MIT is -
FAQ / First-year application
How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?
would be helpful for us to know about your circumstances, you are welcome -
Blog / Summer
what i’m up to this summer doing all the things
and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of ... research. Some of it provided clarity for what I didn’t want to do—my destiny ... responsibilities or commitments. This summer, I decided I would make up for my -
Blog / Classes
9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?
best quotes from lecture. Shout out the 9.00 group chat for all of these. And thank you to Ken for linking it again and contributing to it! "When ... dangle a string for their cat to play with, Thorndike flexed his cats -
Blog / Miscellaneous
this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester
coherent thoughts, yet. But in this moment, I feel a lot of resentment for ... end of the semester, stressed about grades, annoyed at myself for taking ... ’m jealous of the 23’s for having at least experienced a normal freshman fall -
Blog / People & Identities
549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?
next day. For the most part, I don't look back on old entries ... "]November 16th, 2018[/annotation] or [annotation note="I auditioned for acapella ... on my current streak; that is to say, for each of the past 1000 days -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Blogger Wrapped 2020 blogger wrapped, wrapped
, so I'm honored to be able to take up the mantle for what will be my ... [/caption] It turns out the bloggers really like the 2000s - except for Paolo ... [/caption] What do the bloggers have to say for themselves -
Blog / How to Human
rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done
‘productivity youtube.’ For those of you unfamiliar, this largely consists of ... the books for me and just tell me the most important/interesting bits ... high standards for my work, despite often not meeting them. I hate -
Blog / How to Human
self care define it or perish
advantage of it for sure, but wow, being in the middle of the semester and ... members choreograph/learn dances for a virtual set, but it's a "mess around for 20 minutes and sit down for six hours" kind of deal. in terms of a -
Blog / MIT Life
preserving student community what does it take?
experiences on the Burton Conner Transition Team, which is responsible for ... Conner is seeing a few changes that have implications for its ability to preserve its communities. For one, our murals are being painted over, and we -
Blog / Classes
the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG
student: faculty ratio. For freshmen and prospective students, how ... participate in a discussion for me. But for STEM classes, there are often very ... beneficial to me for the most part. So during the summer before MIT, one of -
Blog / Challenges
Engineering Digital Communities reflecting on the start of the zoomester and the months prior
in a new milestone for me. It was the first day of[annotation note ... exercise I did before for the program I participated in last summer. A little over a year ago in July 2019, I wrote a blog post for my summer program -
Blog / MIT Life
Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride
who are also passionate about advocating for equity and inclusion. Here ... MIT’s undergraduate population is 18% first gen? For students who are ... these topics. Check your CP* guide for the link! This year, to show off -
Blog / Challenges
Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit
IAP began. The week before finals week, I started asking people for ... were going home for the holidays, and that I only knew six people who would be staying for the whole winter break. So I braced myself for winter -
Blog / MIT Life
Tetazoo is not a Hivemind Haha... just kidding... unless?
up for the freshmen and other hall newcomers. We have tasks to complete ... ), but also personalized lists for each participant. Some of my items ... ” writing a party invite email for a party that isn’t happening and send it -
Blog / Uncategorized
Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso
This girl is tired. Verrryyyyyyy tired. I had a lot of ideas for ... my hall’s kitchen at five AM this morning, trying to study for a test I had today and failing pretty miserably. So, for the sake of my sanity, I -
Blog / Challenges
mit: it’s complicated confliCTING FEELINGS
credit for calculus from passing our math diagnostic. i convinced myself ... ="'didn't receive a sufficient score to qualify for credit for 18.01'"]failed ... WESTERN MUSIC. IT IS SUPER COOL."]i was sad and hass-less for a couple of -
Blog / Academics & Research
Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,
it to make it to yours? If you happen to be in the market for advice ... 've prepared for you today. Go to class. Structure and routine are good for ... can use for grad school applications. If I had put some thought into it -
Blog / Academics & Research
12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?
projects, finals, senior week, graduation, traveling, and now MISTI for the ... implications of the legislation and the precedent it set for the global tech ... Course 6 to better understand and contribute to the policy debate. For the