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  Strands literal and metaphorical >:)

  

  … since I was a freshman in high school.” I’m a classic case of falling down ... thing I knew, half of my shirts had blue stains on the collar. I’m ... freshman IAP, and I’m bad at remembering to condition it. After I left home I

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 10, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  flowers of fire and light making art with printed circuit boards!

  

  I'm using. Here we also specify how each component is connected to ... . I'm hoping that Kicad would already have all the footprints for the ... 's often a bandaid solution to a bigger problem.[/caption]As I'm coding the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 16, 2023
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  I didn't want to break away to go to bed. I'm really grateful the ... that I'm leaving, I feel anxious and sad. it's reassuring that I can come ... doing so, so there's a clear sense of finality. the realization that I'm

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  before I graduate. My point is: oh my god I’m running out of semesters to ... extracurriculars than classes. I’m an undergraduate assistant for a class, I’m in the process of starting a math club, I’m blogging, I’m talking with professors

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

  to now and forever

  

  bickered like siblings (or how I imagine siblings fight, I'm an only child. I ... he hates me? What if I'm so different now that he can't stand me? And I ... friend group. I'm really happy for you." I sat back and kind of reflected

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  a jaunt to Philadelphia We went to the AWP writing conference!

  

  I’m sitting on the floor of my dorm [annotation note = "I am actually ... . I’m surrounded by pamphlets, business cards, cute bookmarks and ... of American ensemble, and the light is softer now. I like it. I’m

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 26, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  good or clever. And when I’m blocking out my schedule I need to account ... winter break came. Anyway now the semester is starting, and I’m looking ... nine months. I’m not sure how to fix that. Chucking a writing class in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  insanity tldr some of my habits make no sense

  

  day that i’m aware of and enjoy adhering to, and i think those are ... being sad and busy and the like, but sometimes i’m actually extremely ... the person i’m hanging out with or how pretty all the trees are, and i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Words of Encouragement

  field notes on all the fruit tending to plants, self, others

  

  plants. I'm not exactly sure when; it might have been after my former ... of guava, two baby satsuma mandarins (I'm going to give one to my mom ... plants that I'm overwintering in large pots. I suppose a monstera

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  deceptive, a lot of people just assume I'm double majoring rather than doing a joint program, which I'm fine with. But I found that 21E hasn't actually ... enough at MIT because I'm not suffering? And then I stepped back and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  bit of a stretch, because I’m still catching up on the lectures for 8 ... that since I can’t figure out what I want to do with my life, I’m going ... does MIT give me a lot of opportunities"]opportunity.[/annotation] I’m

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fall Semester Recap my classes so far

  

  .021 As many of you know, I failed/dropped out of 8.02, Physics E&M ... Physics E&M rather than [annotation note ="Technology Enabled Active ... .021, but I'm still deciding. I'm really grateful to 8.021. I really feel as

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world

  

  emotions until I think I’m “safe”. I didn’t exactly feel “safe” until I ... again. I’m glad I got to be with them at least for a moment. At 4:00 PM, I ... history-making sense. I’m not the only one who’s going through a lot; that

  • by Powers '23
  • March 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  symptoms of nostalgia emo-posting

  

  finish [annotation note="now that I'm done with these, I can stop ... driveway, and I can go anywhere. My old stuff is there, and I'm going to go ... bigger risks than I do, considering the uncertain future I'm talking about

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 2, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  ."]cloudwatch logs.[/annotation] today, i'm going to continue working on that." i ... that i can't find anything wrong with." "what!!" "unless i'm requested ... -your-own-burrito, except i make a bowl instead. i'm second in line, which turns out to be a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  student, because I’m not really sure where it started and where it ends. Did ... the stars. This is one of those things that I’m pretty sure I ... of power tools and construction. I’m not handy in the slightest, but at

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  emotions didn’t seem to work like the people I cared about the most. I’m now ... jump right into the graduate program’s curriculum this year. I’m taking ... procrastinated it during the day. I’m currently writing a research paper I’m

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  warm clothes. I’m wearing a ski jacket as I write this…no shame in being ... ) "I’m not from a particularly warm place, but I’m from a dry place, and ... , please bring some warm clothes. I’m wearing a ski jacket as I write this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  good to specialize. As a grad student, I'm responsible for every detail ... specialties. Another danger of specialization is to one’s self esteem. I’m only ... set of materials that I can use over and over again, and I’m not scared

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  . Classes are in full swing, though I’m just getting acclimated to how much time needs to be allocated to different psets and readings. I’m fairly ... . Here is a brief breakdown of the classes I’m taking: ESD.054/ESD.05

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016