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• Blog / MIT Life

  living having the time of my life

  

  acquired standards for friends). But what hit me the hardest was I realized I ... , and although they were fun, there was nearly nothing I was doing “just ... understand the problems in recitation still kills me a little inside, but

  • by Anika H. '26
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  my pocket. Both my hands were occupied holding the rest of me aloft, so ... being insufficient to guide me, and set to eke out directions on my own. I was near Central, where I’d lived last summer, so I knew a nearby cafe

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  classes that fulfill me instead of the ones that are required, and eventually my advisor sits me down and says, “Amber, you have not completed ... take only the classes that make me happiest, which will include some Mech

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  dancing at MIT (and beyond) continuity vs. fulfillment and the perils of stagnation

  

  nearly two years ago, I co-wrote this blog discussing my experiences ... , normally consists of 4-5 songs"]set[/annotation] terrified me, so I didn ... the team full-time. I wanted to be a part of a team that challenged me

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  THE FINAL FANTASY 7 REMAKE IS OUT since 6/15/15, i have literally lived for this moment

  

  Those of you who have been following me on the blogs for a while - or just know me in person - might know that I have one true love, and its ... have stayed with me through rougher periods in my life. I can't really

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 16, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  mad at me because my kindergarden teacher wanted to talk to her, and she ... just wanted to talk to my mom about putting me in a gifted program ... work and give me actual problems he faced that day to test my geometry

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How phonology explains wordplay in Tagalog songs armchair linguistics

  

  it's a bit of a big deal for me. My first post, Colorful, is ... speaker, and hold your fingertips near your lips and say the two words, you ... others. Tahan na is also a [annotation note="The phrase near-minimal pair

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 9, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness

  

  get taken. the third row goes from just me, to another person near the ... my situation, and feeling like it's my choices that brought me to where ... started this school year. so let me bookend this school year's blog posts

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2022
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  friends have taught me may not exactly be appropriate for posting here ... : the famous breakup phrase. In Spanish, "It's not you, it's me," becomes ... , I'm me." So, the English makes more contextual sense (what you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  doesn't matter. *gasp*! MIT, not matter?! Now don't get me wrong, I ... some people would really be here, so you may just have to trust me on ... number of emails I get addressing me in sentences as Chrism. My name doesn

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

   right beside my table? As in less than a foot from me? She waved and smiled at ... took me a noticeable and important effort to check myself in public, to recognize that the color of a sweatshirt should not cause me to hate people

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  and willing. As regards me and my decision to be premed, I had few ... sophomore year of high school. Even with me diving head-first into studying ... last place" kind of deal didn't jibe with me. And I guess it didn't jibe

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  stuffed me on the 10:30 AM bus anyway, which they don't really advertise on ... . They love it! Chris Matthews taught me that one. Oh, but New York ... . Still, any seat that gives me a good view of Barrett Foa is fine by me

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  reformulating them, retelling them, carrying them alongside me. I love ... with me. And are, in turn, who I am. For each story, I'll share useful ... and often just as impactful."]stories[/annotation]that made me: The

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6 / New Year, New Me Looking back, looking forward & staying in the present

  

  To set the mood: You and me - shallou   Looking back 2018 was ... met I would likely not ever see again. But I didn't want that to stop me ... to the US and to carry with me for the rest of my life. I wanted to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fig. 4: Study with me! A semi-productive Sunday afternoon vlog (feat. an hour trying to find a printer)

  

  Grüezi mitenand! Thought I’d give you all a quick update on how life is 6’014 km away from the ‘Tvte. Time flies (seriously), and I’m already returning back to the US…

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  tl;dr Today I’ll be answering your questions about MIT portfolios in the comment section below. To tide you over before questions come in, I’ve compiled some of my thoughts on…

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  fictional coping mechanisms learning to love unapologetically

  

  interests." The logical part of me knows that's probably the dumbest thing ever, but I think the thing that's holding me back is just how much I ... pulled me through some of the roughest times in my life, especially in the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 11, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving season blue blue blue

  

  lot near the end. it just, made sense. it was winter. we were sleeping ... tunes from this song take me back. huddled up in our coats, the last day ... "][/annotation] Baarishen by Anuv Jain will always remind me of August and rainy evenings

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 21, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling old and coming home

  

  a blog about the trip in the near future. This blog is about feeling ... , K., texted me asking what was taking me so long to get back, since it ... . She told me to hurry up. When I walked into my room twenty minutes later

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 12, 2023