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  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  anything you take away from this story, it’s that shame is really not a fun ... putting work and time and care into yourself is worth it. There is a lot ... about it   Also because Jamaica is a real very homophobic country

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Is My Home Looking back and saying goodbye

  

  the actual country-continent relationship, there is a ton of overlap in ... was called "Home Sweet College", where I had talked about being a scared ... hope I can become a sort of liaison for that. I gave a talk earlier this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  fact that no matter where you go, there’s a church or a member of the ... there is a D9 presence at MIT and show the many benefits of joining one ... -wide chapter is the lack of housing options. It’s difficult to find a place where

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  ," "I can't wait to meet you," and "I already feel a special love for all ... better, you’re not good enough. You’re a slacker, you’re stupid…There ... The new MIT Class of 2018 Facebook group is a warm, fuzzy place

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  your computer, once you buy your computer: A padded laptop bag with ... marker can make tracking it down at least possible. If you have a Mac ... The day after Valentine's Day is a good time to talk about computers

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  .org (although that is highly recommended!) here’s a quick recap: I studied Course ... language. I know it’s long, so you can skip to around 15:30 and watch from ... already learned multivariable calc (even if they won't use it) is a little

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  months—but, eventually, you’ll get there. This piece of advice is a little ... a given situation is unclear, and there will be times where the ... feel like you’re doing something solely because there is some external

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  what makes you happy. Find a time and a place every day where you can be ... grain of salt. Making friends with other frosh is easy because you can be ... . Not everyone will agree with or like you. This is a reality of life

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  Description: If you are a visual learner (like me), this channel is absolutely ... topics. You can participate in these by signing up in a study group. This ... -throughs that, unlike other methods of test practice, can help you develop a sense

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There is no such thing as a typical day on energy levels and productivity

  

  days of concentrated effort. Sometimes there are weeks when everything is just a haze. Sometimes even months. Not months where getting things done ... , which you can think of as my “energy”, or “charge”, or “productive hours

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 25, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  To a lot of people, myself included, getting into MIT is the dream we have worked for years to finally reach. This is just a little excerpt on ... to whatever it was you were originally doing, but can’t because you are

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Choosing Your Own Adventure and other things you can do when you live off campus

  

  you live off campus is so variable, there's no way to make a universal ... Housing Off Campus Finding housing can be a bit tricky. Luckily, there's a ... away from campus can be a con, if also a pro. While the separation is

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  for one of my early blogs: I was a freshman then, and you can totally ... the future may look like. I suppose this is a sequel of sorts, one that ... .m., I retired to the basement of Walker Memorial, where a bunch of

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Putting food on the table daily with Daily Table affordable, nutritious, and delicious groceries near MIT

  

  . Speaking personally, until recently, there were three grocery stores within a ... scene is HMart, which many bloggers have posted about, and where I also ... moved out; the Trader Joe's, which has its own devoted cult, is a bit

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Room(s) Where It Happens You've hit submit. What Comes Next?

  

  might actually be pizza. And there are several places where you can read ... . That we are there to judge them and find flaws in them. The truth is, we ... and January. My desk is actually less than a foot from my bed. I sit on

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  the kitchen for a snack and everyone is there. “I should be asleep,” you ... and there is a document in your queue that you didn’t put there. You ... . This is not a color printer. You can’t feel your hands and feet. Anna N

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  there is a level of connection that I just can’t or don’t have with you ...  think it is something you can without a doubt overcome, and at the end of ... . For those of you that don’t know S.A.T is a page for Asian people to

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.

  

  are not in a restaurant where the owner wants you to buy an actual meal ... where you think of yourself in a movie. Or, y’know, a blog. I know a lot ... is actually here! There’s a Ruben and a Goya and a Velázquez and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  place awaits you there. A place where you step back in time to when people ... am what you call a “marketer’s dream”, who buys trinkets at the check ... levelheaded after lifting. I like that there is measurable progression: if you

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  connections. Also, I can keep fish tanks in my dorm room, which is a major plus ... name replaced with Nora's is true. If you're still having trouble ... admissions site has reiterated many times, there is no rote set of actions that

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011