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• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  to get it out there, to grasp at a solution for anything I could ... ’m normally heading out. Sleeping is a big part of that—how can I feel normal if ... buying, noticing a new unread text from MIT’s alert system. Friday

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  about the kind of beauty that arose from symmetry, from clear skin or a ... friendships to thrive on mutual compassion, trust, honesty; my best friend from ... the way of truth. That was one reason why I switched my major from

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXit FOMO....or JOMO???

  

  ’m excited to finally move in. I’m especially excited to be a blogger for the ... (passionfruit orange guava). i had to look up what POG stood for. POG is also a ... was for Grapefruit and the P was for peach. apparently i have no taste."]a

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  way. The whole experience was so incredible that I still can’t quite ... upon landing, I could tell that Manaus was a very cool place (but not ... as the Brazilian ones, even if I dumped a spoonful of sugar onto them

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008: So I think I’ll go to Boston (Guest Entry) More pictures than your body has room for!

  

  : Wow, I bet you can get a really nice view from the top of that building ... . Quite a contrast from East Campus, a dorm I will visit later. But ... from the top of Baker is amazing. I just wish I had a better camera so I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  Conner 2's TV lounge for the night, just down the hall from where I was ... received a passing compliment from the lecturer as I took a seat. The next ... even the flame test. No CPW-goer would set out for a day's adventures

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  (Yeah, okay, that was a really bad title. I GET IT. Not everyone can ... grocery store to buy enough food for 8 people for one week. A lot of people ... prodding, as long as he gets to bite back. Aside from class, there's a huge

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  buying us tickets to a Clay Aiken concert on 8/28/05 --how I should take a ... see what's it's like, I'm trying to be a vegetarian for ... , I can't believe I just typed "stoup." Thicker than a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  knights from London to Bristol, where I currently reside in a castle. I ... I’ve given tours for cathedrals and such. England is a lovely place ... . Throughout the short moments where I was awake, the sky sped from sunset to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  their Star Wars exhibit. Just a couple photos from the Museum that I was ... night, I went out with a few friends for a late night dinner at the Asgard a few blocks from MIT; it's an Irish restaurant but I had a veggie

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  cat figurine from my grandmother, I think bought in Moscow. A frog I ... on Destiny. A tiny zebra Ami G. ‘14 brought back for me from her ... from a trip to the Badlands in South Dakota when I was little. The

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  the world is blooming! and so am i?

  

  blossoms. It started when I noticed the massive flowers emerging from a tree ... for me (I LOVE SNOW), or the way that a picture of auburn leaves falling ... . Every once in a while, I’ll notice a new color for the first time

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 17, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  still glad to be in it. When I interviewed for the class a few months ago ... barefoot and promptly tripped over a friend's size 12 shoe. I ended up ... home, bound for MIT. Yes, I am known for my impeccable sense of timing

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Gluten-free at MIT Oh hey, that rhymes!

  

  of this post - a few weeks ago, MITblogs got a question from Claire: "I ... people with food allergies. You can go shopping for food even if your dorm does have a dining hall (Baker, Simmons, McCormick, and Next, for those

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  me and had stuff for me to do. Lo and behold, I had a summer job. So ... containing electronics of various sorts. I've only been working for a week and ... temperature controller for a laser. It's pretty fun; I'm getting a lot of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  archives to the posts from mid-December. There's a post every year for EA ... ” by Anna H. ‘14 The process of making what you can from a ... . Like, for real, it’s not about that at all. A positive decision

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  it. Can i really write anything for it? (for instance, just a hobby ... a copy of the site in a CD and send it to MIT or can I refer them to the URL and have a look at it online? Can I have a peer recommend me? I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  nothing more of it for two months. One Month Before Bad Ideas I had a plan for IAP. A blissful period of rest, exploring Boston museums, baking ... dishes, I’d be head chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant (or at least I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  of coping with being away from home. My only good advice for homesickness is merely this: don't stay in your dorm room. At least for me, I ... meet new people, and trying new things - the better I adjusted to a new

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  already doing this one for Halloween. After much deliberation, I came to a ... point where I was at dire risk of starvation by oatmeal on a certain ... exam, as I groggily clicked on an email from the course administrator for

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008