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• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  you are probably thinking that it’s way too early to be thinking about ... ’m still young enough to remember what I was thinking as I wrote them (it’s ... revising my essays at every editing point. It’s pretty cool, and for those of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maseeh Hall: Pros and Cons this is a pros and cons list re: maseeh hall

  

  it looks clean and it’s close to everything. 3) I can’t even remember ... , which means it’s close to virtually everywhere, including the student ... impressed/satisfied with the amount of space you get. I live in a double that’s

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 15, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  from State College, the town surrounding Penn State’s main campus, or ... , gossipy thrill not far beneath some expression of shock, and that’s it ... seven months. It’s sad to me that the Sandusky scandal has enveloped the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  "]*[/annotation](1/3 - 1/11) This opportunity was actually organized by Harvard’s ... ="attachment_111179" align="aligncenter" width="768"] schedule, color factory, fancy s ... made this experience even better was that it was a women’s-only program

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  parents used to drive me [annotation note="bless them, it’s not an easy ... this knowing. Since the pandemic temporarily tanked Amtrak’s prices and I ... as I grew older.[/annotation] Right now, Sufjan Steven’s Chicago is

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  doesn’t allow you to fully hate it. there’s an infectious sense of wonder ... best fits and beaming at the camera. there’s always a lot of energy in ... friends, stalking your crush’s tagged posts and occasionally trying to send

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [joint post] unsubscribe a post about fortune cookies

  

  watched Mamma Mia five times this summer. (Alan: For the record, it’s been ... boy"? "Oh girl"? "Oh child"? "Oh sweet mercies"? Alan: It’s too early ... , thought I might as well stop at CJ’s room while I was at it. CJ: It was a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 7, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  An American in Copenhagen but my luggage went to Amsterdam

  

  ; in other ways, it’s better.  I’ve been just over a week in this city ... . Now it’s half-full with the work-appropriate clothes I couldn’t fit in ... somewhere over the sea. Adrienne maree brown’s language of self-love fills me

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zero knowledge ^ not you after reading this post!

  

  organization. i got involved with 0xparc because it’s actually led by an mit ... ; those words probably don’t make much sense to you, so here’s a short (hopefully) beginner-friendly crash course on what’s going on, explained using

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 25, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  small, positive part of other people’s stories.” Shouldn't that be enough ... I carried so many other people’s grief that I almost forgot my own ... ] (2022) Nothing. I am still exhausted. What’s going on now? Why am I stuck

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• 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 / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  the most challenging class I’ve ever taken) but four years of MIT’s ... good way). It’s one of the reasons why I’ve written so many blog posts ... [annotation note="Electrical Engineering and Computer Science"]Course 6's

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• 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