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  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  Previously: Boomeranging. Content warnings for detailed discussion ... -harm. I’ve been trying, for months, to find a way to write about what it was like for me to go on medical leave for mental health reasons. I’ve been

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  expired. I’d bought too many pairs in anticipation for college. {First ... alarms pre-set on my phone. I may need to awaken for lecture at 11:20, but ... to wear jeans. Nice things are for the early birds.   The easiest thing

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

  Classes, by the Calories free food is everywhere

  

  A few weeks ago, I attended a meeting for one of MIT’s many clubs. It ... ="attachment_39190" align="aligncenter" width="6934"] free ice cream ^_^[/caption ... tubs (!) of free Toscanini’s through an MIT mailing list dedicated to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  you want to accomplish in your free time, whether it's for breaks or ... bootcamp and lived alone for ~3 months with a job and a nasty commute - my ... where you instantly figure out what you want to do for the rest of your

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  available online! Blogger Elizabeth C. '13 got us excited for it here and Ceri ... Boston is a marvelous city! During the school year, I have ... exploration. Armed with an all-powerful MBTA Pass (with unlimited trips for a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  , for one-hour one-on-one time slots, to brainstorm, to edit, to go over ... . I'd been putting off this day for weeks. But it could be put off no ... on Tuesday Night Yesterday I finished two 11-page essays for the same

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the bridges I’ve crossed in Cambridge, ranked my civil engineering hat is off

  

  ="an important distinction is between the greater boston area and boston the city ... sometimes referred to as boston. the city itself is often called boston proper"]Boston proper,[/annotation] you have to walk across one of the city’s many bridges

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 10, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  city that at the time I couldn’t point out on a map.  I am so guilty for ... do you mean you’re waiting for your refund to hit?  What do you mean ... think and what we share online, which eliminates a prolific use of Twitter

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  making space in my schedule to go to the maker space and 100 other things I was bad at this semester

  

  much of it is free!! You can 3D print using white ABS plastic for free ... material isn't free for laser cutting, but there is a bin of partially used ... -years could participate in, and I immediately did the online portion of the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  CHI PLAY 2020, an "international and interdisciplinary conference for ... for all fields - publishing in human-computer interaction probably works very differently than publishing in medical research, for example! Doing

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  epitome of her deceit lies in her campaign for a seat on the Cambridge City ... about it. Around the same time, I discovered the online writing scene for ... enough to run for city council in a city they don’t even live in

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  ) Sometimes you need to impulsively hit that “Send” button.. There were many ... print for writing-centric high school classes like US Government and Psychology. With that said, invest in your own printer for college – might just

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  Random Hall. Software for playing Magic: The Gathering online for free ... . My parents gave me my MacBook Pro as a gift before I left for MIT. It ... computer not suffer on my behalf. Here are some things you should buy for

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thoughts. Future. Kindness

  

  furiously. I had a deadline at 5 pm for my Economics of Health class essay, so ... weather today for the marathon? But it should be done by now though” and ... okay. But I didn’t know that, so I didn’t. I prayed for every single

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  , you can go to the library and check out textbooks for free. If, on the ... There's something I've been mulling over in my head for a long time ... Context and Anna's Being "Qualified" For MIT, as well as conversations (good

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Making Connections we live in a society (affectionate)

  

  .031,[/annotation]the class I'm currently working for as a Lab Assistant. This was ... my head that I've been thinking about, each separately, for a few weeks now. Thoughts that suddenly combined into an idea, which quickly grew

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HOW TO FORGE A DRAGON SWORD and other skills picked up in 3.096

  

  I've been blacksmithing for just shy of a year. This fall, I took 3 ... credit for me, but also accelerated my blacksmithing knowledge and practice ... cut fitted slots and holes into iron using only hand tools. chisel work

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 7, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  I've used in my life (finally something hot enough for proper wok ... surprise that frats have a bad rep for being gross. That's where tΞp work ... old brownstone beautiful for another century! Or at least for the next

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  maintain for. When people talk about happiness they quickly go to big ... I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a while, maybe since ... , sometimes I think I won’t ever eat again for three days (which is obviously

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  purgatory and get my degree just in time for the Class of 2012 π reunion. But ... changed a LOT in the few years I’ve been gone. Registration is now online. There are tons of new professors. New shops in the student center. Online

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015