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• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  , but I'm sure at least a few of you will have the same difficult choice ... did last semester. I'm also very attached to the physical spaces of MIT ... "]RACs[/annotation] on 8/4, and got our room assignments on 8/12. I'm back in my room from

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  (rip), I'm just going to skip over them... Next, we have bullet ... feel like I'm being organized, at least for my sanity" [annotation note ... . Thankfully, Notion is whatever you make of it! I'm using it to manage work

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  Admittedly, I’m not the best at keeping up with people. I’m pretty ... ; A: I’m keeping the initials for consistency, but if you haven’t read ... well. He gave me a lot of good advice, and I’m again happy that I stepped

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  happened since; I'm sure I could write pages of excuses about why I haven ... failure, but apparently not comfortable enough. So, I'm working on writing ... moments—good or bad, happy or sad—in your time at MIT? (Mar 10) I'm just

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  watching the Walking Dead. I'm over it, though, because I've watched ... government - I did actually manage to wiggle my way into student government - I'm ... I'm sure freshman me would be pretty upset about that. But I guess in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  because I’m wearing all black in the Florida sun). Right now, all I have for ... two things. it’s like a venn diagram: (excuse the dark photos. I'm on ... because I’m a human who wants to graduate from MIT. I would do these again

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  post about this before the end of the semester...i'm doing my best ... : this is kind of dumb because i'm from new hampshire, but it was fun to go ... work on for it are amazing and worthwhile and are good for the world. i'm

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  they ultimately take it. I rarely take advice. That's why I'm not ... 'll die on that hill if I'm not already dead from one of the trials ... offered the internship I'm doing this summer through a mailing list. I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Off six months of things being just a little weird

  

  I'm approaching the end of the first month of my internship at a ... note="Kim Kardashian voice: I'm Dropping Hints That I'm Going to Apply To ... VdOd46M Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, April 29, 2019, 2:26 PM Is this

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 23, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  Read another post by Sharon here.   That’s right, I’m talking ... rent. It’s really unfortunate, and I’m crossing my fingers that local ... the M2 bus with a Harvard ID card! These can be obtained by signing up

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  and what needs to be changed. Currently, I’m acquiring diagnostic and ... tedious as I scroll through report after report, the implications of what I’m ... 50 hours a week at UTSW, I’m hoping I find answers for myself soon. Oh

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Moms We stand on the shoulders of giants....!!

  

  best friend :) Sandeep S. ‘19 I'm thankful that no matter how hard MIT ... Mother's Day. Diane M. ‘21 Mom, you are the strongest most amazing woman ... Oluwa A. ‘20 My mom is a HUGE part of why I'm currently surviving MIT

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  before she’s done like half a pset and watched an episode of TV. Maybe I’m the anomaly rather than the norm, but I know that I’m not much fun if I’m ... well into spring, I did not realize how much weather affects my mood. I’m

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Regret… less-than-optimal decisions I've made in college

  

  the communities I’m now a part of are beloved to me, but I definitely ... . probably also had the overall effect of lowering my GPA. I’m getting better ... people I spend most of my time with now, then I’m glad I still pursued all

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  the Infinite Corridor has become easy. I guess I’m used to being here ... couches in the lounge Friday evening. I’m used to the cycle of work and then ... system barriers. Once I’m better, my immune system will remember the fight

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  my professors--a move I’m pretty glad I took! Asking for help is ... me I’m fine with a C in their class. Back in high school, I was on the ... very shy. As I said, I was not confrontational--I’m still not, but I can

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  this with anything. I like to count. When I'm near flowers or a plant, I ... times like these I need to know I'm not alone in how I am feeling. I was ... company at 8:45am. I hope it went okay. I think it went really well :) I'm

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  I'm going to start this out with a quick disclaimer: no, a double ... nice email. Something along the lines of: Hi, My name is Ceri R., and I'm ... read like: Hi, My name is Ceri R., and I'm a rising junior. Sophomore

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  from personal experience: I'm passionate about the intersection of ... -faced, through the questions - I'm still cringing at the memory.  (Specifically, I ... this is the happiest I've ever been at MIT.  I'm taking classes that

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  .  I made some of my best friends during CPW, and I'M SO EXCITED THAT IT ... . I’m still great friends with all of these people – Emma and I get ... nitrogen ice cream at Random Hall. Now, I'm going to highlight some of the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013