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• Blog / How to Human

  prophecies reversing causality

  

  important role in how i experience attraction. i remember a few years ago one ... occurs all the time in humans as well. i’ve written about this idea before ... , feeling that they “can’t do” math, and not trying as hard in subsequent

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 2, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  follow. I think to myself, as I'm hunched over my laptop and holed up in ... and strumming a guitar like the sounds playing in my ears? What if I ... . "I'm afraid of failure," I say. Well, yes, they reply, we know. "I can

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SONIC JUBILANCE A day at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT

  

  year. The room in the basement of the new building, occupied by the ... remarkable acoustics in the space I could hear every detail of each performer with striking clarity. After the first piece in the jazz set, I snuck

  • by Jeremy W.
  • February 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things A collective end-of-the-semester brain dump

  

  Breathe in, breathe out. Wow. I’ve barely had time to breathe let ... thoughts and feelings that exist in the MIT bubble. It's a little long but I ... bed after a long and completely exhausting day, knowing i can get enough

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • May 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  ? Chelsea: Um, well, I’m Chelsea. I’m a junior in course 21E. 21E is something ... , computer science. I am in your house because you, uh, invited me here ... games. What I’m interested in is fan cultures, Internet studies, and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  here i go again i have watched Mamma Mia! seven times this year

  

  between. IV: My, My, How Can I Resist You? Of course, by the time Paolo and ... I: Just One Look and I Can Hear a Bell Ring I live on a fairly ... watched it during a phase in my life where I truly believed that all art had

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall ... sockets appear in the oddest places. -- a Twin XL sheet set, a towel, and a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  bucket lists, grocery lists, and a li(s)tany of other things this is actually just an excuse to make people list-en to me talk about minecraft

  

  , which is how you know I’m well and truly exhausted. Normally, playing and ... closest elementary school friends nor I can remember the silly acronym that ... scenario in which I’m hanging off the edge of a cliff, tall enough that I

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  share, and that is how I managed to feed myself for three months. You see, this immediately ties into how I'm going to feed myself for the next three months. I've lived in Burton Conner since freshman year. BC

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Season Taking things into my own hands.

  

  , hastily labeled "Ideas for Later". And in this box I keep, surprise, ideas ... down. Then I'll throw it in the box, and whenever I get antsy about working on a new project, I'll "think inside the box" so to speak, and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  aware of how little you know. Conscious incompetence.) As I reflect more ... ... but you should also research the weather. I am still mentally, physically, intellectually, and emotionally reacting to the three weeks I spent

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  I’m Awesome (at) Parkour! and other fun things i'm doing this Independent Activities Period

  

  IAP is in full swing, and I am having a blast! At MIT, the second ... 's honestly a bonus (living in EC means I really don't get much unintentional ... finishes in January. It's the realest class of all the classes I'm in, which

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 22, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  experiences. Can I call / email / owl in to find out why I was deferred? No. We ... interview has passed. How can I contact the office if I must? Same ways as ... as we reconsider their cases in Regular Action (RA). I've had a number

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy This Week: Week 1 Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More!

  

  As exams become more and more of a reality that I can't ignore, I ... in how a few greats, such as Lincoln, Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie ... artist Nina Yuen. I can't put my finger on what it is about the videos but

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  of the fireworks. I apologize in advance for our witty banter. I’m much ...   Yesterday for Independence Day I was a hobbit. Cory R. ‘14 and I went out to the deli to get turkey meat and an exciting new cheese

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  students via the DHL website (our shipping company), in essence publishing ... could have been. I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who did the right thing. I was incredibly impressed with your integrity

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  the previous term, I moved in last and thereby got put into a pretty ... luckily, I did. You can all send Kaitlin thank you letters for saving the ... -Conner (as well as in Senior Haus, East Campus, Bexley, and I believe Random

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  In light of interviews quickly approaching, I thought I’d do a post ... our website here. I remember my own MIT interview was one of the most ... indication of how well you did. I want to stress again that this is just a

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• 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 confusion and unease when it comes to my future. I taught in New Zealand and ... boyfriend for a week and see some friends in New York City. In August, I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  intimidating as well. Not in the number of people. But because of how I ... answers.[/annotation] I can ask the questions that I wouldn’t have asked in ... Personally, I have always found it ironic how universities tout their

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020