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  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  me. Finally my brain resumed normal operations: it occurred to me to ... looked so grand to me. We filed into our seats. The commencement booklet ... : School of Engineering first, School of Science nearly last. Each individual

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  . WTF?! She rocked so hard. That makes me mad, killing off good characters ... nearly 3 years, I'm appalled at the subpar quality of season 3, most ... don't want it." Um, excuse me, in her shoes, I'd be like, "Oh yes

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  because on the rare occasions I visit it, so much of what's on it makes me ... graduating class is not going to hurt you. Ben's entry made me smile because it reminded me of one of my stories (Ben, I think I told you this story

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Flying ranting and venting

  

  . It strikes me, then, how remarkably inefficient US domestic travel can ... number of times the self check-in has actually worked for me with this ... nearly always understaffed in domestic terminals. This particular night

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 18, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  connections with all those you work with or near. And the ultra taught me that ... Hello - my name is Michael. You may know me as Snively. Or you may not know me at all because I wrote blogs back in the dark ages of 2008

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  today, I walked onto the MIT campus for the first time and nearly hated it ... minutes later, a wonderfully carbonated feeling began to bubble up inside me ... information sessions would suggest, and they probably believed me until I forced

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  day we were there, it struck me as a vibrant city with stunning ... miscommunication with a German ticket officer that ended up with me not reserving a ... , did she not?) and enjoyable to swim in. Which reminds me! According to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  , for whatever reason, really good at acting like an MIT student." Me ... during-the-semester musical to be fun." Me: "Yeah, you're right. I won ... . So, of course, my friend managed to persuade me to print some sheet

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  intimidating, so I have put together a complete guide of all groceries near MIT ... olive oil and a pound of chocolate. There are two locations near campus ... specific questions about stores? Feel free to comment below or contact me at

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  . "For goodness' sakes! Are you going to come see me play tonight?" "Vattene! Let me sleep some more." Giuseppe resumed his position against the ... ! Goodness, have you even forgotten what you promised me when you saw me play

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  further away for me, so in the interest of research—and inspired by a bunch ... , “Oh Friend!” Past me was exuberant, but she is not very helpful to present me. Past me had also been unintentionally prepping for this process

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  beside me a student from another college has a massive book open beside her ... another, which had a backyard near some train tracks, where I’d been once ... group that could fulfill all of me. Lately, though, I’ve come to realize

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  highest priority in life right now, I haven’t been doing near as much ... ordinarily would have wanted to blog about. Knowing me, I’ll never get around ... : One thing this trip made me realize is how much I like doing outdoors

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  walkability of a city is, in fact, important to me. And although I do like Boston, there's no wonder in it anymore. I grew up near by, and the city ... my team - all the kindness they've shown me, and all the inside joke

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  of mean to him and call him a dumb, weird dog, he likes to follow me around and hang out with me in my room or under my bed. One thing I have ... and seems to be dying to see the world. He’ll be following me around as

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  happy. And IAP has come with a fair amount of work, but not nearly enough ... days, but quickly overstayed their welcome and threatened to drown me ... incredulously. Told me to do one. And I did one. My first snow angel! Just dropped

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  My employer recently sent me to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women ... remarks made by Microsoft's CEO. In the most striking case for me, Yoky ... new directions in computational biology. It really encouraged me to

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  essays gave me the creative writing space that I never really got outside ... because the prompt confused me a LOT. I spent many nights lying awake ... 'll always be grateful to Nashua for opening more doors for me than anybody

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  homecoming to a new school year and adventure

  

  Cambridge, in general, makes me nearly vibrate with anticipation. Excitement ... away from me, from many people, and while the situation has barely even ... a part of me that resented DPhiE for forcing me to move into the house

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 16, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  room is well lit and good sound system... but dogs can get to me easily ... table... but dogs can still get to me lol. Last 3 years all I had was cat ... solid movie or TV score, ballet score, or something that reminds me of

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020