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  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. On those days, I get a lot done. I find myself able to work for like ... look, here, I have a good explanation for why! So what if I’m less

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 25, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  it (I decided this at some point) and just take a break from it all for ... very different from high school. In this regard, I am from a very ... . Otherwise, it can just be a waste of time, for everyone involved. Practicing

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  -harm. I’ve been trying, for months, to find a way to write about what it was ... after a summer where I exercised regularly, sometimes jogging in the sun ... for her is probably to go. I remember my parents being frustrated—a

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 2 The median of an introductory trilogy

  

  four huge airport-bound bags…and then it happened. I heard it. For a long ... student center, watching the sun sink lower. From where I sat, I could see ... happened at the same time, from shenanigans I can only hint at, to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking the L On "failure" at a place like MIT.

  

  school, so I didn't study for it. I already know the material, right? I can ... signing up for 6.100A, but quickly realized I would be better suited for 6 ... ANOTHER coding exam, so I got a keyboard from the admissions office to use

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  On identity f(x) = x

  

  weekends ago, I went on a retreat with other people from my floor. I remember ... my interests, and hobbies, and where I’m from, and what classes I ... when they find out I was a national finalist, I can feel their respect

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  ="Which I got!! More on this later, I'm sure :)"]applied for a UROP ... , I can't even seem to get through a day on seven and a half. Knowing ... floor, and I've noticed that there's definitely a cycle: from 2ish to 7 pm

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  somewhere. I love that students can find a family in their living group and ... becoming a member of TT, I knew I was signing myself up for trauma ... be) will be a breeze. I'm grateful to Burton-Conner for providing me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  TA. The same goes for professors. I mean, sure. There's a certain ... . So I look for a couple things when I'm TA-hunting (not in a Elmer Fudd ... lecture, taught by a professor, which can have anywhere from 30 students in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  groups outside of Cruesdays where you can grow with a group of people. The ... :18-22? Crazy!), and it has been a game changer to have people I can grow in faith ... I’ve been trying to write a blog about Christianity and Cru at MIT

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  conversation to remember. I could never learn from a professor I don’t know ... in East Campus waiting for me. In 30 days, I will fill it as a wide ... I came to MIT a wide-eyed froshling. The sun shone brighter through

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things Charles Has Made fare thee well, rocket powered roller skates

  

  homemade explosives / launchers / fire / etc. I'm sure there are a bunch of ... maybe 300 parents (lol indeed) I'm also a big fan of SEGFAULT: Which ... So the other day I was reading an article on slashdot about

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an Easter vigil alive at east campus

  

  -blue voice. A man in a denim jacket plays a green violin. "I can't feel my ... cars patrol unassumingly in the street. I talk to a girl from Tanzania ... , I suppose, is MIT. For where two or three are gathered in my name

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 5, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  will look like out in the real world. A real world where I can't just ... advantage of that), where I can't pop into an advisor's office for life advice ... Know I Learned in Kindergarten," which has become a standard for coming

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  . After unpacking my belongings, I grabbed a stack of books and went for a ... down and, without looking, removed a book from my bag. I knew which book ... blue book with large serif letters— a metaphor for her lines, I like to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  I've mentioned a couple times that, like East Campus, Burton ... that I've established that, we can all go home. I say this lightly, of ... different dorms as a prefrosh, or as a freshman, and trying out what works for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  Spanish. I was a beekeeper/researcher for a summer in high school ... different style of learning from the US, so I thought this would be a great ... .20 (Human Physiology) when my email came, so I had to refrain from making a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Featured Blogs

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

  

  right now"]to colleges for undergrad,[/annotation] and I can’t trace the ... for me even when I feel I don’t deserve it. In others, I see a jumbled ... 'm still a technically jobless student, and yes, i can prove it and please

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  over it for not knowing how to utilize these tools from the start. I can ... grade after trying to ride a skateboard, I wasn’t angry at myself for not ... this terrifying for me. I’ve had experiences where I was so tense that I

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

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  There's something I've been mulling over in my head for a long time ... institution. College is a place where you meet all sorts of people from all ... principle from which to derive a conclusion: Oh, [that student] did / did not

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011