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  Unwinding how i destress

  

  's definitely just a fun mindless source of stress relief for all of us. I'm a ... centered roguelike best played on a controller. The game is a rogue ... destress! Also, this is actually just an excuse for me to talk about the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year ... register for CPW by Thursday, April 5, or when your travel plans are ... across the globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2016, as nearby

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  are your plans for next year???" and I internally scream "I DON'T KNOW ... up for the Fall Career Fair and are interviewing with companies ... sweater and got my photo taken for the yearbook. For my senior quote, I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  UROP mentors. The best way to treat the Impostor Syndrome for me was to ... . So audition for a play, dance group, a capella group, or something else ... -explanatory, I hope. Find the type of “relationship” that works best for you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  sent me checks for $20,000 each. I rushed to deposit the checks in my ... philanthropist behind such ventures as the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at ... play tic-tac-toe. I entered it in a science fair and won a prize. That

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  well, well look who's inside again

  

  online for so long that it's hard to separate my online self from my real ... commodify it, sell it for the blogs under some guise of 'relatability'. But in ... whatever. Dancing, singing, playing games. In a way, it's no surprise that I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 11, 2021
• Blog / Events

  “Freshman Musical Dorms” A question inspires an entire entry about housing. But I threw in some other stuff…

  

  Hello friends! News updates: IAP is over! This is sad for most people, but happy for me, because I'll actually be attending FEWER hours of ... such useful tips as do's and don'ts for a first date. She also had plenty

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  students at MIT have, I chose for myself to continue playing piano. I think ... see music playing a role in it? Jenn: As of now, my plans for after MIT ... ) major at MIT. (and premed! muahaha) Jenn '11 has played at venues such as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Is This, a Crossover Episode? Jacob Collier and Yo-Yo Ma come to MIT

  

  … special surprise… for us that day. I will say nothing more.” I was very ... the first kind of “special surprise” I was hoping for. For context ... ="Wikipedia lists 12 different instruments he plays

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  For a gaspingly radiant millisecond after I received my acceptance ... the sentence you've all been waiting for: life is full of ... finished 8th grade), if not for the unhappy fact that I climbed 253 flights

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  didn’t stop academically. I took online classes, and then I worked on ... go places to work online. That being said, it is doable. It is ... provided me, and I’d go to McDonalds for the Wi-Fi, where I would learn all

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  decisions for the play were very entertaining. i also met one of my friends ... (shoutout MIT Bhangra for pushing through) and we had some fun improv instead ... decisions, i believe i pulled up for a while and jammed for a bit. very fun, i

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  for, you silly goose. Affixed near the Great Dome is a near-exact replica of the MBTA Red Line. This marks a pretty important moment for ... see, for the first time since 2006, there is FINALLY a hack on the Great

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  just one more gnome game it will fix me

  

  ). She's been playing for about a month, while the rest of my roommates (one of which is my actual roommate) play Hollow Knight Silksong. We were ... . Google Gnome Game and its consequences have been a disaster for my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 4, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ZigZag Episode 8 A new video podcast episode.

  

  Episode 8 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now; I serve as host for this episode. My favorite part was getting to interview the "red jackets," MIT's 50 year reunion class: the Class of 1956. Check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  solace in the self it's me! cami!

  

  fear of heights so this was really scary for me but it was super fun. I ... for very cheap. They release online at 9am and you can get them two ... kind of embarrassed for disappearing for a month from the blogs

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 30, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  blogging position for 1/38th of my life. Therefore, this post will be in 100 ... butter and jelly on bread, (2) water, and (3) the best roast lamb, tomato ... at puzzles, running around campus looking for a man dressed as a mutant

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  around to playing Braid, which is sort of like Portal in that it involves ... metaphorical plot, it's a true inspiration for my secret pipe dream of becoming an indie game developer. It's short, and totally worth playing even

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  ’t have any definitive plans. Ultimately I want to be playing for fun, more ... everyday life after playing the game for a while. I remember I had trouble ... want to beat him.” So then I started playing and I played for months and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  Extracurriculars: see this page for the best description. Your activities don ... your questions that I could know, some generalized for the public. If you ... this post is so long). Thank you all for your emails and kind words and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016