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  I’m Still Standing after all this time at MIT

  

  dramatized version of Elton John’s life unfolded on our shared TV. I’d never ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHwVBirqD2s The more I listened the more I felt the lyrics deeply, and the more ... , here’s to singing "I’m still standing" softly to myself and loudly to a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  Pods. I wondered at this approximation of Maslow’s. Who needed self ... dollar bills. “How’s school going?” Her voice formed the shape of ... summer I read former Yale professor William Deresiewicz’s sharp rebuke of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Race Against Myself Learning how to walk

  

  computer lab I’d sneak glances at neighboring people’s wpm and quietly gloat ... people had wpm’s over 100. Other people started beating me at SET. Other ... moment I joined the MIT Class of 2018 Facebook group to see everyone’s

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  . Sometimes on mahogany walls. It’s not diverse, but still a bit impressive ... “participate” in Harvard College now. What’s even more exciting is now I have ... Library, the second largest public library system in the U.S. (Disclaimer

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  You might have read Kathleen’s earlier blog posts (one, two) about a ... surprised I ever found him given the low number of course 14s. I gave him my ... in either 14.30 or 14.05, and further in 14.19 our junior fall.  There’s

  • by Phi A. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Events

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  Pao, Pad Kraprow, etc. "]pakaprow.[/annotation]I love it so much that it’s ... other. It’s neat having things in life that you can always count on to ... . It’s tough, but I like a challenge. [caption id="attachment_88968

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 9, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Reading aka inhaling all the books i can before school starts

  

  (Preface: This post is essentially a tribute/continuation of Selam’s ... this year’s cohort of students applying to MIT to know that as well! If ... Immersive Media Production), but it was lotteried and it’s difficult to get

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  proportion of international students in a U.S. institution. In a 1917 Boston ... Maclaurin traveled the world to recruit foreign students. Numbers prove MIT’s ... these students’ stories and, through their experiences, affirm MIT’s

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  ’ve described the lessons that I learned in the order I learned them, but there’s ... through. Then, it’s also important to look closely at the situation, figure ... over winter or summer break, rent a car with friends, and see what’s out

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  everything i made this year (mostly)

  

  [annotation note='Bad Translation: Expanded Typography and Publication']4.s00 ... the end of IAP. Here’s a timelapse of it running some hardcoded paths–it’s ... Metropolis electronics mezzanine and Hershey’s dark chocolates. [carousel

  • by Gloria Z. '26 MEng '27
  • January 1, 2025
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  for kicks, let's revisit Junior Fall for a sec, and see how all that ... . Or so I thought. Here's the progression of my todo list leading ... no idea what's going on at ETH and don't know any upperclassmen

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  It’s been 3.5 years since I came to the United States from Nigeria ... , Mediterranean, Ethiopian--and as a self-proclaimed foodist, it’s been one of my ... country’s honor in backdrops of explosions. It was awesome.   6

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Stove-Cook Your Oatmeal and Never Look Back To not-admitted applicants and anyone who knows anything about fuses.

  

  ’d imagine belongs to two MIT grads and a master’s student:   Here, on the ... stove is on a different fuse, and for that we are very lucky. Here’s how ... disagree, even though the directions are written on the box, but it’s

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 19, 2016
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  A Mischievous Anniversary Tonight Four score and ten years ago...

  

  ," the Faculty Houses. The dorm's name of '93 would last for ... , which is also the older one: there's never been a point at which ... great copy of the photo, but here's what did come out: (Click to

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  School’s done a first-rate job on making me feel like an outcast for it. “You can get a fee waiver once you give us a copy of your parent’s 1040 ... ’t consider my school’s administration supportive or welcoming. My family felt

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  even wanting it to. And maybe occasionally there’s still people on the ... you would do--it’s more concerning if someone has a plan than just a ... eventually, I went to a slot at Let’s Chat, a program started at MIT fairly

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  (Bitter)sweet home meeting high school teachers again, and visiting my hometown for (probably) the last time

  

  with my friend Tom to meet some of our former teachers. It’s been a while ... school’s been through during the COVID quarantine and the years following ... where I came from anymore. If there’s one major takeaway I got from high

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Putting food on the table daily with Daily Table affordable, nutritious, and delicious groceries near MIT

  

  occasionally shop for bok choy and Asian pears, but I don’t think it’s known for ... with Doordash, but honestly, it’s a nice walk or Red Line ride.'].7 miles ... Daily Table’s product volume came from manufacturers and growers that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Have Never Been to Beijing A (loose) translation of the previous post written in Chinese

  

  learning their parents’ language. The second sort of child liked their family’s ... ’t Denver’s problem, even though the area we lived in wasn’t very diverse, but ... unresponsible! Why would she curl such a small child’s hair?” She couldn’t tell I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief

  

  ’m having mixed feelings about. On one hand, it’s miserable to be consumed by ... each and every one of them. Last week’s 6.004 lab was literally designing ... - encrypting and decrypting them by hand. The work isn’t a chore; it’s a

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 12, 2015