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  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  somewhere I felt comfortable. Suddenly, I was in this place where there were ... ) in late September, and that I was outside from 2PM-5PM, I'm pretty sure ... , sunburn I did. Anyway. This entry is a PSA for the Overnight Program, in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  job where I can cry publicly on the front page of a globally renowned ... so genuinely happy about where I was in life and where I'm headed. I ... old places I used to frequent a lot back when I was in high school. The

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  someone’s gotta do it, but not me is it cool not to care?

  

  , where i know if i put in enough hours, i can do it. if i ask the right people for help, i can do it. it's not like homework where people actively ... these things, nor can i participate in them. it's always been easier not

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 16, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Heartbreaking Lunch of Staggering Genius I'll write about campus dining some other day.

  

  inflection. Jess disagreed, unbitingly. I can't blame her much; Jess and I have ... by jeans.)] Case in point: When away from campus on vacation, I turn ... crazed gourmande. On Monday morning, I woke up on a friendly couch in New

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All I Ever Will Be? on friendships

  

  been someone that has traveled in a pack. In high school, I had a group ... ="A little brave to post this on a public platform where any of them can read ... myself in having the best friends in the world. This semester, I felt a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 20, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  , though I could write an entire post in Japanese if I wanted to. Maybe I ... picture. For a person who grew up in very arid parts of the west coast, I ... more convenient in a classroom on campus? Well sometimes I have to leave

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  water war weapons. I have sporks on my shirts. I chip in to buy our ... of paper. I can only guess what happens to those lists of names, but I ... solution. I spent all of my time at a particular fraternity in hopes of

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Poetry Prescriptions Things I've Made and Consumed. Sophomore Fall, All of It.

  

  Road. There are campfires in driveways, where you can stand by strangers ... lively murmur and a beat in the background. IAP is one week in. I spent ... passed. In the beginning, it was like a full-blown middle-school crush. I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  (which are actually in June. Silly Cambridge). I can't wait! ... . Yeah... But I was lucky and only had 5 exams since I came in during the ... did I realize... In true Cambridge fashion, projects have turned out

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  can today. In Marsha’s memory, I will continue to advocate for the ... community. This reminded me of a conference I had recently attended, where ... markers of excellence in their application and I will understand that their

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  high school. In fact I loved my high school. No matter where I went or ... early morning emails telling me where I might have potential flaws in my ... getting into MIT, but I think having a little faith in yourself can

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  . To be completely honest, I can’t see a future where that’s true for me ... better. In the two years I was gone, I[annotation note="unless you count ... a pre-lifting state. But, I’m doing it. Again. My first day back, in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  friends I can reach out to. And people probably think more highly of me in ... . Apparently it was even worse last semester, to the point where when I was ... warned me against ever taking it in the fall. I think the course staff

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  halfway across the world moving to russia for the semester

  

  sets. I can imagine the outline of the forest I would see in the distance, in the morning. Except that I won’t see it in the morning light ... after. From her balcony window, I can see the bright lights of the town

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 24, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new castle, Maseeh). Since it's the newest dorm on campus, I don't really think the world knows much about Maseeh, so I'm going to give an e

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  college, where it was slowly accumulating dust in one of my drawers since I ... Sometimes, you need to let things go up in flames. . . . I have ... in me. I look back at who I was a month ago and it takes me some time

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Turning on the Light A note to the MIT community.

  

  head. MIT, the place that I call home, the place where I learn and live, the place where I felt safe, threatened by armed people? And all this ... about these things can be comforting in times like these. You never have

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  world in my UROP, where I take ground-up turkey carcasses and put them in ... entry was originally titled "Trimalchio in West Egg." About a month ago I ... summer. I was really puzzled by the last line, in which she said she couldn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Now An Option for RBA Freshmen Next House's freshmen, starting with the class of 2012, can now participate in REX. !!!!!!!!

  

  As you may know, I lived in Next House as a freshman, and while it was a great community where I still hang out and pset at frequently ... getting to the drive-in window where the lady says, "Here's your Big Mac

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  sister, and I find my bike. I take the key out, stick it in the lock, and ... . There's a little black plastic part on the main bar of the bike where I ... in." "I am sliding it in." "Hold it so it looks like a U, not a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006