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  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  the different parts of a fancy multi-course are, and now I’m just ... Course 2: Keyboard I’m so proud of finding this one—it took hours, but I ... put this comforter inside a duvet cover, and also I’m too lazy to make

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  .011, I’m taking three GIRs this semester:[annotation note="Calculus I ... the end of the week, and I'm really excited to be part of it! Balance My ... , no, I’m not shipping a package to Pennsylvania, but to my dorm in

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  ."]SB[/annotation] in Writing and Computer Science and Engineering. I'm back now, writing ... computer science,[/annotation]which means I'm now a [annotation note="*shudders*"]graduate student.[/annotation] And it's different, and it's the same. I'm living in

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  I'm a Project Manus Mentor, you may even see me at an orientation or ... I’m weak. I won’t do it. If I ask for help, it shows I’m not doing ... shows I’m not cut out to be at MIT. I have to prove that I can do it

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  , there are times when I’ve convinced myself that I’m doing okay when I’m ... rest of my life. But, I think that can be reframed as “I’m giving myself ... , and nobody needs to. In fact, I’m pretty sure that most people I know at

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  I found one of my old sketchbooks the other day. I'm ashamed that ... that. Of course, I'm acutely aware that model is real person whose body ... give and take until the five minutes are up. I'm really proud of the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  . it doesn't feel painful, but maybe it's because i'm already done. it ... , which has a beautiful music video. i'm not a fan of psychological horror ... parable or the beginner's guide, which i'm more fine with but still need to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  ; then he came up to my rib cage, then my armpits. I’m not sure when he ... brother advice about which school to choose, but I’m not sure what advice I ... upperclassman, but I’m okay with being uncool. I will probably never have hot dogs

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  . valid! I'm a member of one of the two classes that experienced an in ... people all the time. tip #3: don't burn out I'm pretty sure I stayed up ... .   I'm not going to put a cliche "tip #6: have FUN!!!" because god

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on fitness, health, and food a couple of moments over the years

  

  running and I have never really gotten along but also I'm incredibly lazy ... and go "I'm getting so fat" even though I weighed 20 pounds heavier than ... making progress. And now that I have COVID, I'm really scared all my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  this post I'm going to focus mostly on the spread that I directed for ... them by far. In particular, I'm really impressed by my friends' modeling ... poses. I'm also really happy about the colors in the photos and the way

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  breaching discomfort

  

  that seems to scream "I don't know what I'm doing." But really that has ... are only paying attention to me because I'm Raymond's accessory, his +1 ... this after dwelling on it for so long and I'm very grateful to all the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who cares about poetry? lots of feelings

  

  . Where I’m From I am from paint smears, From pencils and paper. I am ... cheesecake and sushi, From ramen and barbecues. I’m from the drama queens and ... ; Some mornings, I still wander the streets, pretending  I’m going

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Designing dead ends A look into the "misc." folder on my desktop

  

  Student Financial Services. Essentially, in the months when I’m not reading ... will never see the light of day. And this is something that I’m still ... my subscription to [annotation note="Honestly? I’m a few months behind

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 24, 2020
• 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