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  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
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  elsewhere, if only for a few hours; one where a weekend trip with friends ... myself. It's not a new sensation. But after all these years, I still don ... into a slightly parallel universe: one where everything remains the same

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  . They can have lifetime health problems afterward a from carrying the ... , you can inadvertently turn one of your sources into a drain for another ... from Google satellite data, where those curves in the photo represent a

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

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  major. And for these gracious inquirers, I have a lot of different answers ... 3 seems pretty cool.” I guess for most people, it’s not such a hard ... simple. I signed up for 6.01 in my first semester and went to a few

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  classroom from the window. I can wear mismatched socks and plop down on the ... , Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays, I may drop in for office ... frustrating, for I still haven’t found the optimal waiting spot on the platform

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llmzLHExcnw We did a group order for lunch from Flour Bakery and Cafe, which, as ... ordered food left theirs sitting on the floor for a bit. I decided I was ... sleep nonetheless. I did another COVID test, ate a banana for breakfast

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thoughts for the New Year A semester's worth of thoughts, tbh

  

  . Sidequest 9: Build a thing. I built (with a LOT of help) a shelf for my loft ... for a long time. Realistically, it’s my freshman year in college, and I ... aimlessly has been somewhat disheartening. I’m more than a little excited for

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-Med @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  program (where I wouldn't have to take the MCAT and would be guaranteed a ... site because it's hilarious - and it's also where I got the above two gifs) I visited MIT for the first time during CPW, and I came in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  Like most MIT students, I was aware when I applied that I was a highly competitive applicant. I had taken several AP classes, I had a perfect GPA, my interviewer loved me, I had founded a few clubs, and my test

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014