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  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

  shots), not by proximity to the bull’s eye. Usually I aimed at the bull’s ... with my glasses on. This time I aimed at the bottom of the bull’s eye, at ... . It was my first time aiming below the bull’s eye. At this point I was

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  can relate to passages like this: There’s this feeling that no matter ... better, you’re not good enough. You’re a slacker, you’re stupid…There’s stress and there’s shame and there’s insecurity. There’s something to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  the next four (or three or five) years, wherever here is. That’s not very long. It’s going to be as important, as fun, and as life-changing as ... friends I did have were friends from high school or my mom’s students. I don

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  went to the nearby CVS and bought one of the DVD’s that was on sale. The ... stop (along with everyone else’s, I’m sure) for just a second. After 2 ... the most eloquent moment of my life, but I think that’s okay. The end

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  easily because of the glare. And that’s why I’m out here, primarily: to ... will ever say that these decisions are easy, but I think it’s important ... comparing more sunny days to how well you fit with the people? It’s not even

  • by Phi A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  members of the Nominations Committee of the Undergraduate Association (MIT’s ... ’t mean that our job was done; because our policy impacted MIT’s Rules and ... change. Maybe fewer people showed up to this year’s forum because of Zoom

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  means that it’s difficult to make broad claims about having a single “personality” across all circumstances. On 'funness', I love Elissa’s opinion on ... know it’s stupid”, which sums up my own opinion pretty well too. There’s

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  my UROP research at another university’s undergraduate research ... of mine who lived in Lauren’s dorm, offered to walk me back. He had ... what’s the trigger?” He asked. “I don’t know. I just feel guilty

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  actually kept 8 hours consistently throughout because that’s at least what I ... another semester to finish. I know I need to reach out to my s³ dean and the ... humbled me so much, this semester. I don’t know what’s going on in the

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  3 weeks in northern Italy Global Teaching Labs and MISTI-Italy

  

  Shasta. My sister’s Bolivian mother-in-law taught me how to make batido ... :20,” (end stop) to “The last sentence of Dostoevsky’s White Nights was ... in the family: the thirteen-year-old boy stroking his father’s beard

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  , you have to understand that it’s important to read beyond just all of ... repair results of your specific cut topology? I mean it’s your precious ... -branches, mechanisms, and implications. It’s also really important that you don’t have a

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  all times! It’s supposedly really similar to MIT’s 7.20J Human ... geeky, but it’s truly a fantastic feeling to understand the biological ... Madrid), my mind was blown away by Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo’s

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  the wider world — benefits that have been recognized in the Court’s ... holistically, taking account of many different factors that have shaped a student’s ... relevance of diversity to MIT’s educational mission have been developed in

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  been placed with a traditional advisor (only advising) instead. but mit’s ... need coming into mit. being thrown into the deep end of mit’s potential ... astronomical object. it’s a decent class (maybe slightly overhyped unless you

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  and metaphors I created to help explain what it feels like to me. There’s ... speed. It’s possible that my anxiety is the product of being at a ... need to do to not feel anxious. I know that there’s no perceivable threat

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  , there’s an increase of typhus/typhoid infection due to the rain and river ... depth is more or less larger chunks of whatever’s already in your fancy ... source, causing the first source you built to fail. Of course, there’s

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat) The coolest data you never wanted to have.

  

  my favorite mailing lists is Burton-Conner’s, not because of the ... detailed explanation, see Snively ‘11’s post from 2009.) This rule is a huge ... Destiny kitchens, my room, Cory’s room, and Random Hall desk, I downloaded

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2016
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  A Few of my Favorite Things (Counting Blessings) Maybe the most sentimental blog post I’ve written.

  

  -it note (it was the second draft, apparently), this: I think it’s safe to ... . Getting an email and it’s a comment on a blog post. Writing alone in a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Meta Yultide Finale Yultide Day 6

  

  life’s pretty fun. I especially appreciated the opportunity to talk about ... specifically to blog about them, and that’s been one of my top 5 blogger perks ... more “photo dump” albums in the works. It’s a good type of post for days

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 31, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  garbage disposal or a shower that gets hot right away, but it’s on the ... , experiences, and stories that make me feel comfortable and safe. It’s nice to go out into the world and get lost someplace new, and it’s just as nice to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016