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  some thoughts i have a few

  

  't know, glassblowing is a notoriously difficult class to get into. You have to go to semesterly lotteries and enter your name in and only about 10 ... from table to table meeting new people. As lovely as the people are, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  walking, walking, walking walking and/as coping

  

  might be because I'm too overwhelmed to process new information. If I ... week, this is usually two hours or so, to make sure that I can get back to Next in time to eat dinner. Here are some examples of [annotation

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 31, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  like, socially. And no matter how I try to frame it in my mind, making ... Last week, non-seniors who want to live on campus in the [annotation ... dorms was an experience in and of itself. In trying to figure out who

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  in session yet. the snow's only just turned to rain and we've had two snow days in the last week, which meant lots of indoors time. it's kind ... it comes in through the antenna. people have also used these to pick up

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  the last twenty days burning out before the semester even starts

  

  experience; I remember organizing folks in the kitchen, trying to get as much ... , I get back to Next and I just feel like I have nothing left in me. I ... in with the people who were going to serve it. As I went upstairs, I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  You'll get another new entry today as I work on my 20 page paper. But ... . The Rime of the Ancient Mariner can be sung to the tune of the "Gilligan ... " but "Friderick." 3. The male emperor penguin must hike 80 miles to the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  an avocado that's getting a little ripe, it's much better to eat the ... hosed. Like fire hose. In my face. Get the picture? Oh right, pictures ... 's generally the same day they're passed out. That means you get one week to

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  is good news! It means you still have time to get some summer reading ... actually get to the beach or not, don’t miss out on the last few weeks of ... learned how to eat.” Hmm, it is a good book. But I’m still eating cupcakes

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  me: I'm a rising sophomore planning to major in Mechanical Engineering ... just got back from my second visit to the beautiful town of Punta Cana in ... ! The first time is absolutely terrifying...but you get used to it. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  . Usually I'd mention how you have to wait to get off the plane but this seat ... , or FR) This is the seat you'll probably get if you check in late and it ... . Have to store all of your luggage in the overhead bins, annoying if you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Classes

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

  

  through the new one; I've gotten to do some more in-depth readings about the ... In January, I came back to campus for IAP and got to do a healthcare ... without. What else? I woke up most days before the sun came up in order to

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  sped from lower Manhattan to the Bronx, they fell in love: (Boy) It was ... experiment. How do we perceive emotion? The faces pictured below are either ... -205. Taken from Hood, Clifton. 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  A Run through Boston Having an adventure was easy. Carrying the camera around was the hard part.

  

  fish. Next time, though. By then, it was getting close to 2 in the ... humor too, however, since I got an A anyway. In case you didn't care to ... aplenty. I also learned how to focus a camera, for just about the first

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 4, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  be angry, just annoyed, and you’d have to spend time inserting a new ... heat this way. The void whispers to grab the thing in your bare hands. At ... idk man it was a strange day. haven't written horror in a sec. also

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  interests to get in and stay in shape. For the PFA, the goal is excellence, as ... . Cadets may also get the chance to ride in a fighter jet (typically an F-15 ... more job specific training. And, of course, you’re allowed to stay in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  surviving in a car. It's lovely to recall how much of myself I poured in to ... , modern me stepping in, how interesting it is that this is when I learned to ... . To quote: It's funny how I feel a little bit frantic a low

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  't know if I would get in or not) and I applied to some places where I was ... to apply (I'll explain this in a minute) and honest with yourself in ... important to me? What did a school need to have in order for me to be happy

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008 – Another Highly Satisfied Customer! (Guest Entry) CPW! Meet the Bloggers! Free t-shirts! Tim the Beaver! Exclamation points!

  

  , I am cool enough to now say, “I am enrolled at MIT!” In fact, I just ... wonder how many people actually get what I mean by palm :-p). After a two ... going to be co-Editor-in-Chief next year. This journal rocks and so I did

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Less Than Perfect Bottle Rockets, Crossword Puzzles, and Half-Marathons

  

  challenging and that in itself is worth celebrating. So here’s to new hobbies ... down in bed than it was to get my butt to the gym. Even when I got back ... was the one pulling the launch string) so I didn’t get to see it happen

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 10, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Truth Values [by Ken Haggerty '11] A fantastic one-woman show about life at MIT. (Now playing!)

  

  in the arts faculty that I finally decided to check it out and squeeze ... !). In addition to staging performances, Central Square Theater works ... creation of plays about science in addition to discussing the cultural impact

  • by ARTalk
  • September 22, 2009