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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  it standing right there at the shelf for two hours. Fun Home is a ... , cowardice, pride), as opposed to feeling contrived for the sake of having a ... very true. Looking back rationally on the story, I think Peter’s ending

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  application is now live and ready for all your submissions. At some point in the ... the same (or relatively similar) application, save for those [annotation ... [/annotation] who work for the Admissions Office. I applied around this time in 2015

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hello from seattle This blog post hopefully not brought to you with an NDA.

  

  looked at my to-do list and saw the item that had been sitting on there for ... times a month and probably will for the rest of my life, for better or for ... back to Microsoft’s campus in time for the real highlight of the week

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 6, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  spent about two hours there this evening, then walked home. On the way home, we passed the Green Building. You may know it as the tallest building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  third anniversary. I liked looking at the dresses, which were gorgeous ... The other day, my friend sent me photos of herself trying on ... after I'd started dating my ex, Chris, who I was also together with for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  sorry not sorry']they didn’t ask for help nor prompt the discussion at all ... means to a good escape out of the MIT bubble for studying. It's a bit of a ... 't take it for granted. I know I've felt the difference when having to pay

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions

  

  probably want to look at the 2004 graduating student survey [pdf]. For those ... personalities of the students. thanks for any help anyone can give. estelphoenix ... step. For many students, CPW is the first time they experienced campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  SWIMMING sign, run around mine and Sumi's sorority looking for clear packing tape for lamination purposes, and run back to the moat to put it up ... -whose-temperature-usually-hovers-somewhere-between-the-sixth-and-seventh

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  going away for me. This is the place I've dreamed of for most of my life ... I've only been here for a few weeks, but 'here' already feels like ... friends, or my mom's cooking, or the generally lethargic mood of my old

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2023 are now ... ; You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log ... ,312 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2023. As of today (inclusive of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  substitute for the sensation of interior space, but I grabbed a few anyway ... spending 4.5 months in Seattle working for Amazon. It will be the longest ... lived in East Campus G212 for half a semester--just barely two months

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  suspect I’ll spend the rest of my life looking for the answers. ... response was No." Obviously, I don't know for sure if this is the true ... . And I hate him for it.” It’s been years since I’ve read the Hunger

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In many ways on average-posting

  

  .  There is something strange about writing for the public. You are giving up ... together and sometimes, I am stuck with the same feeling for months, never ... is average, maybe not bad, but not great either. When the critic looks

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  lessons for 14 years, played the trumpet in concert band for eight years ... written for. The harpsichord, for example, cannot sustain a note. You hit a ... organ for us. Here's a picture of the Kresge organ: It was built in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  everything on it. Still, it makes me look past the psets/tests to come and look ... quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I've learned the ... perfect 100% of the time. (3) It's easy to feel sad and miserable about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  *2*4*4=64 options for the lighting in my room, not including my windows. I think ... . Of course I look like this in the winter, but it’s worth it: A black ... kettle You’ll need one for the ginormous tea collection you’ll inevitably

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  'm not looking forward to! Which is also a first for me. There was always at least ... to Film Studies [21L.011] Archery, for the first quarter of the ... the fundamental algorithmic approaches for creating robot systems that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  new information about my life just dropped [ from the archive ] roses, thorns, and buds

  

  asked us for our roses, thorns, and buds of the week.  Roses and thorns ... it as things that were almost roses but not quite. For the purpose of ... for, things I’m looking forward to, and things I’m hoping to accomplish

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • February 21, 2026
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  officers would like to look for diversity in the applicant pool. To put it ... looking at the college admissions process from the other angle (I like to ... (not for the first time) in my inbox requesting me to submit my old

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  sitting with me for a while. I quiet them most of the time, but occasionally ... 're the stupidest one there? MIT doesn't have ranks for this exact reason ... myself looking at my peers, feeling the painful sting of mediocrity. My

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022