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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  's formal. Brian speculates: All my buddies tell me MIT is for a bunch of nerds who have no life. Is that true? Can you have a stronger interest in ... Fisher is a political science major. We have an excellent creative writing

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  Boston and Cambridge a lot. Newbury Street is probably one of my favorite ... outside of MIT. ...joined a beauty pageant. I don't expect much out of it ... opposite. Boston and Cambridge is such a social hub that there is such a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  honest observation about the person you're talking to is supposed to be a ... and bones", which is viewed as a sign of malnourishment. To eat food and to grow fat is a privilege afforded to people who had food in the first

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP reveal!! it's like a gender reveal but important

  

  'll see), this project is actually very relevant and pretty much what a lot ... (although it just generally varies greatly from project to project), this is a ... lot of CS and/or bio UROPs are a part of a much larger project and a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 11, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  enjoy playing Ultimate Frisbee, there's a team for that! I can pretty much ... is a great chance to dive into some neat projects. I've been on the ... work on the next big thing! 2. MIT is a creative community. MIT students

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  lengths and formats). A Statement of Purpose (this is the experience I have ... fellowship is an arrangement in which financial support is given to a graduate ... this on my own; I often run with my friend Sophie '14, who is *much

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  the senior mindset gnothi seauton

  

  's campus. The passage of time was a frequent topic of discussion: how could ... . How could I be a senior when I had never even been a junior? I was very ... , moooostly being a senior has felt right. Much righter than I could have ever

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  synthesis on changing my mind

  

  is introduced at the beginning of a text (oftentimes in the form of a ... interaction a synthesis is produced that incorporates elements of both the ... is such a general model of change that some might even consider it

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  go from there not being much of a [queer women's] community two years ... major, believes this is because there's still a lot to do. "Even within ... A little over two weeks ago, MIT's news office released a statement

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  anything. Boston is a great walking city and I hope you'll take some time to ... to do that is on foot. Even just a short walk along the river can be a ... account will work and much more. But that is just the beginning... Events

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  defining the future stop being vague

  

  most of all, we want it beautiful. VC-talk is speckled with grandiose ... current world is not good enough, and we need to strive for change, and we aren’t quite sure how that change will ripple outwards into our global

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 22, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Love Is Hard (A Sequel) wherein anon feels different from how he felt seven months ago

  

  just because I’ve taken a linguistics class and so now my brain is always ... bed makes you feel cozier than you've ever felt before. Love is when a ... finite amount of words. And love is felt differently by everyone. It is a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 3, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  for a living. And yes, turning down applications is a huge part of the ... of as. So, I thought it'd be helpful to tell you all a bit about how I ... to when I was in high school (a much simpler time when Tyra Banks was

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  credibility. But allowing the blogs to become a full-on soapbox is a slippery ... at MIT. As a prefrosh I had no idea how political MIT was. As a ... political situations is a great segue into our next topic: Topic Two: The

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Healthy Eating Craze It is not difficult to be a vegetarian here at MIT

  

  much." "You have too many jobs." "Rachel, just go to sleep!" "Is it ... recommended need for potassium! Another healthy snack I've made is a banana ... .  All you have to do is put a banana in a freezer for about a day and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 11, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  The Introduction This is only part of a comprehensive guide I hope ... google maps, the trek is one mile long, but it feels like a lot less ... as much as the next person and a little reality cooking TV never hurt

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  the night just because a) so much of it is inside, and b) there are ... absolutely outstanding. 2. OSU is a very, very big place. I had been to a ... involved cleaning glassware. Washing dishes is not a job for an undergraduate

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  is (seemingly) taking more. I came across a previous blogger's post ... productive." Indeed. MIT is a weird place where people feel inferior to their ... to the MIT Game Lab as a working space. Jaw dropped when I saw how

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  about how much milk there was. I loved the goats. I liked milking ... In cross country, you hear a lot about running through the pain, but ... started to get shin splints, which, scientifically speaking, is when your

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  baby steps something tender and new

  

  enough. four years is a lot of time to change a person; reading my entries ... is crazy. being honest with yourself, too. i’d say i’m a very self ... want about what i’m feeling and how that makes me a flawed person or

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 25, 2022