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  fish metaphors on queerness

  

  swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the ... you're different." The truth is that, for the most part, this strategy ... November Rule. it only ends badly for you, and all the upperclassmen will

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 18, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  start or join then you can definitely take the initiative to do so! For ... For God. During this event (and also at various points throughout the ... student might have. We’ve heard talks on finding proof for the Bible, and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  essay for the differing prompts that each college required (there were ... . enough rambling. =p 1. Froyo is meant for experimenting. So it is the same ... that sufficiently paint the picture for the reader, and then leave him on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  counted traffic today!), for the most part our studies are focused on three ... science and anthropology. I have learned new ways to look at the world and ... the world works. Nothing can be done without consideration for politics

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  have for dinner. I looked to the left, and the right, and back again ... [annotation note="I've been seeing the same massage therapist for five years. It ... decision fatigue for a few reasons. The first, and most obvious, is that it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

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

  

  looking for more music, uninspired by the options presented to you before ... just curious to see what it's like. And lucky for you, I've got the scoop ... living [annotation note="for the record, whenever i refer to off

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

  Axes of Confusion ????

  

  this medium has the power for real social impact, through identity ... clearly by graphing on a plot. This graph is looking at the short term and ... usually going through the material too quickly, at least for us). For 6

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 21, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  let the breath out for at least six seconds (even longer if you can). Do ... through the MIT tunnels at night can be really helpful for me when I feel ... could look at all the things we have to look forward to and the days won

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  (2021–2022):  The spring credit limit for first-year students will be ... students and will keep them on track for graduation.” After the first year ... departmental advisor, and to register for more units than the first-year credit

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  To whom much is given… ...you know the rest!

  

  't belabor the point, as my position on the matter is well established. Suffice it to say, we may look just as favorably on the trajectory and distance ... , thought or uttered some portion of that phrase over the course of the past

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  "] AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH[/caption] To some extent, this is stuff I’ve been doing for the ... right now"]to colleges for undergrad,[/annotation] and I can’t trace the ... , six years have passed. In the last angles, the ones I try not to look at

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  Classes are happening again and I am not ready. I am looking at the ... eats any and all food, including the special food my mom buys for Dog 3 ... secretly snuffles around on the floor for food the same way Dog 4 does, and

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts. Future. Kindness

  

  claps of thunder. I looked up at the sky and it was greyer than usual and ... weather today for the marathon? But it should be done by now though” and ... on the TV? That is where Tech shuttle drops students off for class, for

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  people you'll be friends with. Look for communities that you're excited to ... for everyone, but it was the place that I always felt absolutely ... through. Then, it’s also important to look closely at the situation, figure

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  Nadya is a rising senior at Harvard primarily known for founding the non ... ’s article titled "A Call for Accountability: Anti Blackness in The Menstrual ... epitome of her deceit lies in her campaign for a seat on the Cambridge City

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  I Really Just Cannot Write Anymore of My Thesis I wish I can bang out essays like blog entries.

  

  and more improved. Looking back, I've completed the requirements for ... originally sign up for four and three-quarters, putting the last class on ... have lived in for the last three years, shutting the window because

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  beguiles me into poring for hours over topics like subtle differences in the ... networking. It opens a lot of doors--for example, my internship at the New ... labyrinthine pastures, then (b) spending the next six hours buried elbow-deep in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yachts, Drones, and Lessons from the Media Lab How to lose a phone in 90 seconds

  

  hasn’t been seen around the lab for several days in a row, he’s probably ... lunch on the beach, and discussed strategy for the upcoming years, as well ... flying a drone is looking at footage taken from the drone afterwards, and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Your first last day all my life has been about / waiting for people to go

  

  the fall? We talked for half an hour. And then he left for the airport ... . If this was a movie, this would be the cue for me to cry. And with the ... door looks like. It’s a chalkboard. This is what my half of the room

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  -school-senior-me didn’t know how to answer. So I gave the only response I knew for sure ... for, well, MIT Admissions, things didn’t go the way I’d planned. I ... decided to sacrifice the comfort of a small town for all MIT had to offer

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024