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  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  Square, which is a much more reasonable name for a square than it is for a ... , who was also a floorpi resident, and how he did a speedrun through all ... Line’s SL3 route, which,[annotation note="there is so, so much MBTA lore

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  , I was a good student in most classes, didn’t talk too much, and often ... .” There is obviously a lot of your high school self that is conveyed when ... one way to be a living human person in high school and end up at MIT

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  “You are capable of more than you know.” Reflections from six MIT transfer students

  

  years and how MIT could be a stepping stone in that direction. And while I ... tendencies (although admittedly, this is a work in progress); work with high ... much one can grow and discover new passions in such a dynamic environment

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 13, 2024
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  A Story About Muti How I performed a project in Ethiopia a lot sooner than I expected.

  

  is a village in Kaffa, SNNPR, Ethiopia. I went there several times ... . Muti also has a water problem. All the water in Muti is delivered through ... our family history, which is still sitting in my Google Drive somewhere

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  the main filter is: Can I see myself doing this as a career in the ... fucking clue. I think I really didn't like how much physics was in ... Back in October of 2019, just about a month into my fall semester, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  course, this process is a little smoother—return offers from post ... dashed. Now, I’m stuck in a limbo of trying to figure out [annotation note ... line of progress from point A to B. In some angles, it looks like an

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
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  demons on depression

  

  can draw a banana. In all respects, I can act like someone who is ... used the name to drive the demon out. The process is a whole story in ... pulling down the mental lever of how much I liked myself, and in the worst

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  across the country!). I’ve participated in HackMIT, which is a large ... Claire S. '25 is a Computation & Cognition (6-9) major from ... : “Definitely not in a big city.” I’d spent my entire life in a small town in

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
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  Beacon Hill in the Fall More door.

  

  is behind us, the Charles River is below us, and Boston is in front of us. One of my favorite places in the world is the gold hill under the ... hours just before midnight. Beacon Hill is very quiet for a neighborhood

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 17, 2016
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  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  tightly-knit my floor culture is and how wonderful it felt to be a part of ... lot of things have changed since that time—so much is in flux right now ... campus to maintain a certain capacity. To give you an idea of how up in the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your first last day all my life has been about / waiting for people to go

  

  took the elevator to the new room, which is in 5 East. It’s a rather ... ? Twelve. MIT’s response is laudable. Our house team did a really good job in ... spotless. Moving out, of course, is just the move-in process in reverse. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 21, 2020
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  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  about Spinning Arts, a tailless cat I met in Wales, how I injection molded ... molding was littered with a lot of "um I don't know how to say this in ... everyone else"]pods[/annotation] were a thing. My podmates and I cried in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
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  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  -year student to take five 12-unit classes in the spring; however, there is also an explicit reminder in the motion that “[60 units] is an upper limit, not a norm or expectation. 48 units is an appropriate load for most

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what am i doing great question.

  

  very modern China--my mother, having left in the ‘80s, is a bit more ... question is still basically: I don’t know yet, ask me in a few months ... that in Walker Memorial (a building where we all take our exams) there is

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 18, 2018
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  Classes, by the Group Chats and their potential replacement, Interstellar!

  

  , the more helpful a group chat is in getting through the semester. III ... much between chats. I was a lot more active in some chats than others ... seems to me like a much-needed upgrade from Facebook Messenger group chats

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 27, 2020
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  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  in my reservedness is a rare and mythical thing. Most of the time I ... , but in a way that is less intense and more mechanical and hilarious all ... This blog is about my hometown, which I filmed a little bit of last

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  charge in a group setting as much as I do. As a fire sign, they are known ... successful in college is learning how and when to rely on your support system ... thought about how much fun it would be to go to college together. This is

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
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  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  sense of agency in your life will make you happier. It is a lot harder to ... overall experience much more enjoyable. Second, it is a good way to start ... months—but, eventually, you’ll get there. This piece of advice is a little

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
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  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  " kinds of solutions in the village, and how the final hand-dug well is much ... as a side effect, it is also much safer than an open cavity, which is ... developing infrastructure in this area is a monumental task to begin with. All

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last First Day Some musings from my last first day of classes

  

  try to figure out where my lecture hall is. It’s in a room I’ve never ... thermodynamics in a single night. Of course, no one is actually like that. In ... how well their product works. In fact, one of my classes is, in fact

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 8, 2018