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  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  takers, and, mostly (or so I hope), study for the next exam. It’s all kind ... through Lobby 10 (that’s under the Great Dome), the momentary gaze at the river is almost automatic. It’s a daily checkup. Maneuvering the crowds in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  textbook—no GRE prep book). There’s a green curtain I can pull across the ... cave. It’s become a happy childish shelter from stressful reality. There ... . Clocky rolls away while squealing in a variety of obnoxious pitches. It’s

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  to the lake shore, it’s just us and the geese under a cloudy sky. We wade in. It’s the coldest water I’ve ever swum in, but it’s not as bad ... shepherd’s pie and an apple with peanut butter for lunch. Then I work on my

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  this happens; It’s probably some combination of the pressure to be happy ... big emotions, but there’s something terribly vulnerable about ... often. Believing in one’s own infallibility is a dangerous drug. I’m far

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  in the U.S."]NCAA[/annotation] tournament.  The regular season was a ... of game it will be. After a game of bicycle kicks, the most chef’s kiss ... ’ll stop scoring goals is if we literally break the net. Let’s just say

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  (@audsphotography).   Amber: Yo Audrey hi what’s up! :D Audrey: Hi hi hi! Pretty vibey, it’s going! Amber: Let’s start with your elevator pitch for ... is MIT’s autonomous robotics team! Self-driving robots are becoming a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Visiting the Museum of Science science is cool

  

  for upcoming venues for adults, such as book clubs and lectures. It’s ... were being developed in the Boston/Cambridge area. There’s a cameo from your’s truly: [caption id="attachment_73112" align="aligncenter" width

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  semester. Here’s how that happened. 1. Mangos and Oranges Last summer, three ... the work day. My cat’s name is Mango, and I also love oranges. I missed ... .  Tetazoa would often organize large Domino’s orders to save on delivery fees

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  college essay is personal. It’s not English class anymore. Let loose your ... use “I” too much? The essay is about you, but it’s also about the people ... greatest compliment.” It told future me that “it’s best to be excited.” It

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  they love and find it’s not so bad after all. I’ve talked to both classmates and professors about why MIT has a HASS requirement. Maybe it’s some ... . When I read poetry and analyze the author’s word choice, or look at a 14

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  , like unicorns or people that don’t like Taylor Swift. What’s not to ... then, I’ve had an inverted sleep pattern I’ve been too lazy to change. It’s ... kitchen and peered through one of Random Hall’s glass entrance doors, and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  . Leonard Nimoy is famous for his role as Mr. Spock in the original 1960’s ... ) “they would probably say ‘He’s Spock from Stah Trek!’” Now Nimoy is 83 ... ’t heard of him he’s responsible for Fiddler on the Roof, Jaws, Star Wars

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Milk, Cookies and Dangerous Secrets Somewhere at the cloying helm of exponential senselessness (weird post incoming)

  

  partially cut through. It’s 1994, Spring, chilly. The wind is silently ... stomach is not rumbling, but there’s enough flatness in it to proclaim the presence of an unimpressed hunger. It’s a hunger he plans to fix soon, the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  print “Hello, World!\n”; Everything you ever needed to know about me

  

  War II and deepened by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia’s ... dad’s night job as a taxi driver, combined with my parents’ negligible ... first time. Here’s me with a bucket:          We finally moved

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  the cuddly plush that many of us know and love. Blahaj’s wide pink smile is lined with white triangles of felt teeth. Blahaj’s brown eyes are embroidered on, as Blahaj’s retailer Ikea noticed that beaded eyes pose a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mondays and Tuesdays and the Spaces Between A few days in my words and a break in someone else’s.

  

  my family has migrated every winter for more than a decade. It’s ... , inspired by Cory’s amazing NaNoWriMo progress (he wrote a novel). The city ... Swift’s new album, and start digging myself out of my inbox. 11:11 am: I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 27, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  musical theater. So what is it? Maybe it’s the writing, this undercurrent ... medium is predicated on the idea that a character’s (or group of characters ... the character’s direct, internal experience of the world to an even

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.2050 – Field Programmable Gate Awesomeness Featuring my “aggressive and weird” cat robot

  

  was themed around cats, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s ... bring back 6.08"]Joe Steinmeyer[/annotation] teaches it, and he’s a great ... and building a robot that could learn to recognize people’s voices. And

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2023
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  economy. Each year’s Hunt is a gift given by the previous year’s winner to ... Friday morning until late on Sunday. Codex’s leaders easily spent thousands ... recipient of that year’s gift. This creates a social debt, one that can be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  since then as quickly as possible. To see what’s missing, log in to your ... documents arrived within the last week, it’s probably still being processed ... the ApplyWithUs system. If your recommendation(s) still haven’t been

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015