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  All the bridges I’ve crossed in Cambridge, ranked my civil engineering hat is off

  

  in structural engineering. I’ve taken many classes where we’ve pondered ... ’m including cambridge here but not the other cities, because i can. i love to be ... structures is farther up my alley than telling you what’s in them. I’m sure

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 10, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  ask myself is "am I in the right place?" How do we know when we get ... natural, where you can focus your efforts on achieving instead of diverting ... you, it's much easier to be happy. In terms of colleges, I had no idea

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Making Connections we live in a society (affectionate)

  

  A few hours ago, I was on my way to my room in the[annotation note ... [/annotation]of East Campus. I was coming from the east parallel, where I had been ... office hours, I feel just a little like a genius. Students come in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  about it among my peers and self on the Internet and in real life. I study ... . Breathe in as long as you can, hold your breathe for six seconds, and then ... this as many times as you can until you start to feel better and more in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  in your decision and prepared to give yourself to it fully. I think ... years. At Penn State I was at least a year younger than everyone in my classes, and thanks to AP credits I could graduate in two and a half years

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  squeezing my stomach in their fist? Why can't I get out of bed in the morning ... 't always be in control, but I can find what I can control and find solace in ... left me more keenly aware of situations where I may feel trapped and have

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  options where you can excel. I found that I loved my school as much as I had ... support can go a long way. I've been very lucky to have the amazing support ... hope you know that I fully support you. I don't believe all of you can

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Challenge You Pi day approaches.

  

  . “Who will get in? What happens to the people who don’t? Who will I become if I get in? Who will I be, who will I become, if I don’t?” First, I ... failing at life. Rather, I thought that getting in would mean having access

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Snively’s Cross Stitch Corner I really enjoy cross stitching

  

  I graduated from MIT in 2011. Upon graduating, and while living alone in a city where I knew nobody, I filled my time with new hobbies and ... ) ... ... and when I’m alone in some other city on a work trip (which is where I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  got to hang out with Beyonce in the time since I was that age. I can ... is a gift that I can either view in one of two ways: one that I will ... about as long as I was in college, which is an incredibly weird feeling

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There is no such thing as a typical day on energy levels and productivity

  

  Some days, I feel good. Some days, I feel like I can work for hours ... done. I try to work, I really do. I spend time sitting in front of ... . I can’t spend more than fifteen minutes without opening Discord or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 25, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  where they are now. In fact, I think I’m extremely privileged. I have supportive parents. I live in a suburban house where I don’t have to worry ... amazing in ways I can’t even begin to count. It’s so easy to fall into the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  think that in some alternate universe, where this program is in person, I ... the main filter is: Can I see myself doing this as a career in the ... 'm not in fact a bioengineering major, because I can't see myself doing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  FIT: I cannot emphasize this point enough. No matter how (in ... cost of living (though you can purchase a meal plan while living in any ... suitemates is certainly an important factor to consider. I love living in a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  'll see what I can do about that) admissions blogger. I think that means ... here), and generally what my life's like (so that you can, I don't know ... quite the case. (And of course, the jab above is all in good fun -- I have

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  :18-22? Crazy!), and it has been a game changer to have people I can grow in faith ... about the Christian groups on campus and churches in the area. I knew next ... was coming in. I knew Cru existed but not much about it, and after

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  everything i made this year (mostly)

  

  room, where I had left allll my art supplies back in 2022, from old dried ... in the photobooth, where we were recording. i have no idea why the ... Wow I haven’t blogged in one million years! I feel like I’ve written

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 1, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  you *can* do it. When the application came out, I was in the middle of ... I'm sitting at the kitchen table in my London flat; my sister Lisa ... cracking. 1. Why and how I became an admissions blogger In eighth grade, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  'm doing so i can get back to the place where i approach the days of my life ... for me, but not in the conventional sense. i'm insanely comfortable ... not so good at and that i can usually get away with neglecting. this is

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advisor vs. Advisee a '07 and a '21 answer a series of questions

  

  see them as frequently as I can. Whenever I am in their respective ... that thing where if someone I’m talking to is in a bad mood, I by default ... . Bryson used to do back in the day: Q&A. In our many conversations, I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 22, 2021