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  Things I enjoyed reading in 2022 (ok, i didn't enjoy all of it)

  

  drinking a beer at about the same time that he began to think about going ... on a quest to become a hero" story. The art is vibrant and imaginative ... before, but this is a writing classic. It's 99 retellings of the same story

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  and do the things i never got a chance to do before or at MIT, but ... activity is limited to a few hours of talking to friends every now and then ... -person. but the simple fact that i'm in my room and not in a classroom

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  is deeper than the Atlantic Ocean and is only a few decibels louder ... number, size, and volume, to the point that people in China can almost no ... headphone set so we all listen to the same stream of glorious music. We can

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  ? A: INSPIRE is the first and only national high school competition that ...  Burchard Scholars dinners and we got to talking about INSPIRE, a cool project that ... opportunities in areas that interest you. But at the same time, don’t forget to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  and a lighthouse to the north. It was the northernmost point that we ... that were clear around me were the oceans - and, for a moment, my mind ... now that I felt at ease in and around the water. More to the point, I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  stairs. The air that encompasses the staircase is hot and inky, and so I ... domesticity. For matrimony. For a car that is safe and reliable. For a sidewalk ... , there is Pearl Street, and a woman is sitting on her porch. She is sitting

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  name it, I know this feeling. It’s the same strengthlessness from a ... I have to focus on projects for both the office and for myself. You ... incredible illustrations that were perfect for the project: the first, a scene

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roadtrip! Spontaneity is my middle name.

  

  So since the semester is over, and Boston is a little wet to say the least, I decided that today, I'm going to take a little road trip to NYC ... don't need to, and I'm sure I'll figure something out when I get there

  • by Bryan
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  -white skirt and a black tank top, holding the same handbag that now contained a ... :30, and the dance itself went from 8 to midnight. I took a ballroom dance PE ... ) and together we ran across the street, to pick up another junior named

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends My last last day of school

  

  ’ve technically turned 22 and the cycle continues. There is a time lag between ... my time as a college student is finite. And so, with the passing of my ... -like reflexes to snooze it. Multiple times. The only things that stand between me

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Story How I came to be at MIT

  

  sitting there about to die. I didn't know that anybody else in the entire ... to let it influence them, I knew that admissions read the comments and ... out denied. *Refresh* There's a warning on the decisions website that

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  sunshine - and that was it. Part of me is still wondering when my next problem set is due and why I'm not stressing out about it. The other part of ... 'm heading home to South Bend for a week to recover and recharge before

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  the excuse to see a class that I am rather fond of, especially those who ... however I’ve reached the maximum time that I will have to ever get to know a ... and brought them to the point that made MIT the right college for them

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  ’t the worst thing– I don’t mean to imply that it is. There are plenty of ... is a somewhat privileged position to be in (and given some of those ... ,[/annotation] and there are plenty of cool HASS-A’s available to take here. This might

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  is actually a really exciting opportunity. To my knowledge, there has ... computer lab on campus"). I particularly love the warning "this is not a ... a result of that... even though Carmen Rasmusen did... life is unfair

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nerdin’ Out algorithms are too cool

  

  . And it links it directly to the item that basically controls my life - google calendar: The idea behind interval partitioning is that you have ... nerd out hard core, so feel free to go back to homepage and click on a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  down lines at a specific place, as they come to you, and from that craft ... spec poetry, which is lovely to find out. I wrote a few of these and ... , I learned a lot from this experience, and I’m excited for the work to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... ’s mission to use math and science to improve the world. We had more Early ... blogs will stay open for a bit longer for students to continue with the

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  . Jason had the same reaction that I did to hearing about The Mushroom Shop ... City to stay for the summer about a week prior. Most of my stuff was still at MIT, so the night before “yesterday,” I took a train back to MIT

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  order’. How can I indicate that someone else is providing the fee? A: Just ... . _________________________________ Q: I have a question about one of the short answer questions. There is ... love acronyms) that is designed to give you a platform from which to

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009