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  sibling dynamics at MIT yes lmao Nisha and I are related

  

  A little while ago, I got my first(?) mention on MIT Confessions, and ... state, and having the same damn last name isn’t enough—at a blogger meeting, we were laughing about the confession, and a Blogger Who Must Not

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Love In the Time of Corona lots of evidence that the people are the best part of MIT

  

  freaking amazing y'all and I really couldn't ask for a better place to be ... living through a pandemic. And we were being forced off campus. With ... of the people. And this very long never-ending day is a testimony to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 15, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  is a long one and remember that life is meant to be enjoyed. Thanks for sharing life with me this year and I’ll see you around. <3, Elizabeth ... never would have ended up at MIT and probably wouldn’t have ended up as a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  dating for four years now and we’re both rising sophomores at MIT and I ... enemies and wore bandages for pants. On Minecraft I would stay up till 5 a ... because someone told me colleges liked that kind of thing, and I quit for a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  's research on playing creativity games with robots, and she's written a few ... ! Writing the Paper For a paper like this one, where you create something and ... you gather with a bunch of people who do similar research to yours and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  recommendation are vital. It's a great idea to chat with your recommenders and ... 'm constantly asking my fellow admissions officers and student tour guides for ... everything I say with a grain of salt. However, whether you agree with what I

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

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

  

  the minute I sleep. It looks more like this: And food matters a lot too ... months for me have looked like this: Sad things happen. And they keep ... , then maybe the whole graph would look like this, with a little more

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

  I’m Still Standing after all this time at MIT

  

  neighbors couldn’t hear us and mistake our four person party for a 1AM rager ... come up with a list of friends and acquaintances who could be swayed into filming with me. I bought props and a [annotation note="no thanks to mit

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  definitely opened up a brand new skillset for me to flounder in and ultimately ... show that you are a researcher concerned with presenting compelling and ... you're writing a report, and feel completely productive and proud of

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Perkus Nonacademia MIT will give you more than just an engineering degree.

  

  best thing to do about it. Talking it over with Dave and a friend of mine ... I'm chugging into my 3rd year here at MIT blogging, studying, and being smashed. And everytime I cross the threshold of a jet, settle into

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  major. And for these gracious inquirers, I have a lot of different answers ... 3 seems pretty cool.” I guess for most people, it’s not such a hard ... simple. I signed up for 6.01 in my first semester and went to a few

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  from a situation and not look back or apologize. This is number 2 ... understand how much the onus is on me to look out for and take care of myself ... connections; it’s more that I feel wholly satisfied with and grateful for what I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  , and also my first time living with a lot of people; first time taking ... this reassurance with me into next semester and chill out a little bit ... for a given day and decide that it's not for me. And if it turns out

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Out Loud! On teaching/making/producing educational videos and why it's so much fun

  

  hadn't worked in a lab for about a year at that point, and deliver a ... the crew with a couple questions and offered to set up lights or wrap ... shoots as a production assistant.   The amazing and derpy Season 3 team. (I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  , lads looking as if they come straight out of a Jane Austen novel and ... attires and often gowns to dine. It's usually held 3-4 times a week. May ... and Europe. I even met up with a friend whom I knew from an

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  Earth. Or to share a bed with a soulmate for decades. Someone to love and ... writing software and assembling hardware for a lego robot capable of ... getting to go indoor skydiving with the frat brothers. A dozen freshmen and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How To Make Mediocre Furniture well, maybe i'll let you be the quality judge

  

  with a coffee table. I planned out the shape and size over IAP and bought ... had to ask a friend with tools to do this for me. Thank you Shophaus ... ="65874" image3="65875" image4="65876" image5="65877" /] And then, I had a table

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  their experience with the dorm during REX and CPW. Watch the dorm i3 ... one floor or lounge of a dorm, and it will be your family. Here are some ... pricing, but be careful when looking at the pricing chart. For example, Mc

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  given it a second (or first) thought, except for a conversation I had with ... , and it is plenty friendly. As for Boston though, it might help to share a few anecdotes to give you a picture of what the city is like. And

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  elsewhere, if only for a few hours; one where a weekend trip with friends ... 't have any advice, just a feeling. A long, cold plummet into guilt and shame over a failure that feels misunderstood by others, and an emergence

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024