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i will meet zendaya even if it’s the death of me a wide-ranging rant written while feverish

becoming a superstar and meeting her through Hollywood connections B) me

by Aiden H. '28
October 26, 2024

Blog / Personal Travel

this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Kano. She has medium brown skin, long brown hair and is wearing a darker yellow jacket. She has glasses and is smiling with her mouth open.

6daN5?si=b9cb67efefcd4bb7 I spent this past summer working as a

by Kanokwan T. '26
September 29, 2024

Blog / Challenges

how not to be a mathematician on taking time & not running away

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Fatima. She has medium brown skin and is wearing a dark blue hijab with a bright purple and blue shirt. She has glasses and is smiling with her mouth open.

of my old mentors, Paige B. '24 and Pam S. '23, both of whom have

by Fatima A. '25
September 15, 2024

Blog / Classes

What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Jenny. She has light skin, medium-length brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, and is wearing a dark pink hoodie.

Classes start tomorrow! today! I started writing this at 11:55PM and now it’s 12:45AM. I haven’t done a “what am I taking this semester” post in a while, because I…

by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
September 4, 2024

Blog / Academics & Research

TESS Science Conference III My first science conference!

This summer, I started a new UROP⁠06 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Undergrads get to participate in real research with professors. with the MIT Kavli Institute of Astrophysics and Space Research,…

by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
August 7, 2024

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

In many ways on average-posting

some point during freshman year. My roommate Jenny B. '25 was a blogger

by Fatima A. '25
October 7, 2023

Blog / Challenges

Failing and perfectionism

I was a high achiever since a young age just because I thought school by itself was really boring. The challenge of winning a bunch of stuff made the whole…

by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
June 12, 2023

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

making art for fun what a crazy concept!

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Teresa. She has light skin, black hair pulled back into a ponytail with a strand falling out, and is wearing a white tank top and a necklace.

crafts. [annotation note="course 4 is architecture, and course 4b is art

by Teresa J. '26
March 28, 2023

Blog / Miscellaneous

i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/track/5MsZIaCYY6Tsdph0LiB0hE?si=a10ec471462f4073[/embed] I've been contemplating the future as of late. With just a semester of my undergraduate career left, it's hard not to. Every

by Cami M. '23
January 20, 2023

Blog / Challenges

Under Water catch your breath

This entire blog has this playlist. Enjoy. This semester was rough. This sort of sentence has been one I’ve had trouble saying throughout my time at MIT. Some semesters go…

by Paige B. '24
December 31, 2022

Blog / Uncategorized

Worms, Revisited a reflection on decisions from here

Song: Ramblings of a Lunatic by Bears In Trees Two months ago, I wrote about four-dimensional worms. Specifically, the philosophical notion that people exist through time in the same way we do…

by Paige B. '24
December 18, 2022

Blog / Academics & Research

21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

]https://open.spotify.com/track/0hKRSZhUGEhKU6aNSPBACZ?si=573069255af049b1[/embed] Inspired by

by Ankita D. '23
December 3, 2022

Blog / How to Human

I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

Song: Down to Earth from Wall-E. “I found myself pleasantly surprised with how well she was able to hold my attention with math content.”- Anonymous Reviewer aka Jeremy in my…

by Paige B. '24
November 13, 2022

Blog / Academics & Research

back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing

projecting my voice across a room. Or maybe on talking louder than about 40 dB

by Alice L. '24
November 5, 2022

Blog / How to Human

Sensations On Having Feelings

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Shorna. She has medium brown skin, long brown hair, and is wearing a light yellow dress with poofy sleeves.

) discovered my love of biology, and b) spent time developing a sense of

by Shorna A. '25
October 9, 2022

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Mel. They have light skin, shoulder-length or slightly longer brown hair, and a green shirt.

Dedication Side B and we spent hours and hours talking about how good the album

by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
September 28, 2022

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

This summer, I got a side gig to put up chalk art in the Welcome Center, which opened last year. I use these two blackboards that have wheels on them…

by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
July 27, 2022

Blog / MIT Life

sk8 jebby on a skateboard

The first time I ever stepped on a skateboard was in 2015, which was also the year that Marty McFly time-traveled to from 1985 in Back to the Future Part…

by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
June 29, 2022

Blog / How to Food

to build a (taste of) home ft. some topologically challenged zongzi

a key theme among them is a) boats and b) rice balls. Some stories say

by Alice L. '24
June 24, 2022

Blog / Summer

MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

tricycles, it was always possible to get from point A to point B in an hour on

by CJ Q. '23
June 1, 2022