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• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  ; it’s mostly when i know for a fact that they have the social bandwidth ... ’t love my friends, but it’s also true that their flaws bother me more than ... fabricates drama where there is none. it’s like the saying that your spouse is

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  is complete without an aesthetic photo or video showcasing it, so here’s ... can. Smudges and really old marker may be left on the board — that’s ok ... tube.) I cover the edges of my whiteboard with painter’s tape to avoid

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  I’ve been reading applications And I'm still reading them

  

  at 4 PM, my apartment’s heaters start to kick in and create a truly ... my laptop to reveal a queue of hundreds of applications. It’s about ... , and creations of our applicants. It’s about the little corner of my

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  ) life continues. The 2021s have been broken into the MIT routine. The 2022s are full of excitement and hope. As a senior blogger, I’ve gotten ... DJ’s medleys weren’t particularly great, but it was still a fascinating

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January in Paris and two weeks of speaking French

  

  I did last year, it’s not a class (no homework—yay!!!). Instead of ... well as the other faculty and staff of MIT’s French department) worked ... day of JSF, we had on our schedule a tour of the Opéra Garnier. It’s

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 23, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  I am aware that it is no longer IAP, but I figure it’s better late ... body’s horizons. That’s right: no mandatory meal plan over IAP. During ... one, I would sometimes go to Trader Joe’s to pick up some oatmeal, fruit

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  For several reasons, it’s been quite a while since my last blog ... weird, imprecise zigzag, but it’s also one I never foresaw. Back then, if ... course I want to write. But that’s not why. I don’t know what the why is. I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  school’s ultra-small math olympiad class, and spent a significant number of ... , a sort of climax emerged. I was on the path to being part of Nigeria’s ... time. I watched a few videos from MIT’s OpenCourseWare site, which hosts

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  in ways that impair walking, i’m sorry and i have no idea what it’s ... it’s a really nice day outside then i think you should walk slower ... . alan z ’23 also suggests being taller i. foot mechanics i think it’s

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  Since my birthday falls somewhat close to New Year’s, I usually either re ... one I finished and edited in the length of one year. It’s shorter than ... capturing modern vibes (more on that), and now that’s done, and it’s… I’m just

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Alien in America A display of feelings; a post that might not make any sense.

  

  Last weekend, I wrote “A Guide to Farmer's Markets". Here’s what I ... ! It’s like a piece of lunch meat!” and I cried when I was 5 years old in ... home from a friend’s mom because “he could hurt someone”. Except for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 14, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  September. You may have already seen Petey’s post Welcoming you to the new MIT ... world. It’s an incredibly beautiful space–modern, open, airy, and uniquely ... , the Story Wall just looks like, uh, a wall. It’s an approximately 25

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  Every freshman’s first few weeks at MIT tend to follow a predictable ... , and failure. Fun. IT’S MIT. As new fears kept piling on, I started ... ten) from friends and family, I came to my senses. “It’s only six weeks

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  reviewing my classes this semester but unthoroughly

  

  , and local government law. Each week’s readings consisted of a set of ... ="115119" /] MAS.s63: Recreating the Past Taught by members of the Future Sketches ... , because there’s no way one computer can handle that much search traffic

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 17, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  , I’ve had my South African driver’s license for three years and was no ... . “What if… I just got a US driver’s license?” “Right now?” “Right now ... what they call the DMV in Massachusetts. Fun fact: In Maine, it’s called

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  least a few years after college graduation. And that’s okay. In fact, I ... …..why did I come to MIT?  Because it’s worth it. The struggle takes me places ... these short few semesters, most notably, this year’s pumpkin drop. It was

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  how starry the sky could be, and how blue. It’s almost ridiculously ... “small town girl who’s trying to make it in the big city” is overused, but ... am too old for this now.  There’s a fragment of something from

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  scheduling worked out. Turns out that 4.02A’s hours are flexible, but I got ... workshop[/annotation] and sometimes, cooking with people.  P.S. also playing ... read Fatima’s previous blogs, you know by now that I am somewhat fond of

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  12-to-18 month Master’s of Engineering, only available to MIT EECS ... where about a third of undergrads are EECS majors, it’s a popular option ... yeah, and I grade things now, that’s different! The MEng program requires

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  pole dancing and punching things trying out new classes in Copenhagen

  

  . However— there’s a totally different logic around pole, where you hold ... trapeze. It’s fun going between different aerial apparatus, feeling the way ... end, if you’re lucky, there’s a quick round of sparring. We didn

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 16, 2022