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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  's journey from no running to Boston Marathon convinced me that I could train ... /walk intervals so you'll hear me referring to run portions and walk portions ... Epcot. Let me tell you, running through Epcot in the early morning with no

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  breakfast or Student Center study break. That's me. I don't even own any MIT ... I'm on the subway or at the market. What gives me pause, you see, is ... for me, I'll have to sew together the pieces of a student's life and my

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  It was as bad as I suspected it would be. Turns out I have 5 hasses and no science class. Help me pick a science class! Help me seriously ... grad courses and some kids really load up on those. Me, I don't know, I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  )? Let me ask you something else: if you had an entire year to do anything ... . It has always been helpful for me to keep that in mind, especially when ... me and fellow students, as well as a MIT professor, during CPW – we

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 2 TableTop, Net Neutrality, Complexity Theory And More

  

  Week 1: Spider-Man, Nina Yuen, and More! Historical What If – Subreddit The concept is simple, users ask the question “What if x piece of history was different” and the more…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choose My Senior Spring Classes for Me pre-registration is open and i will let you decide

  

  gives me about 33 units to play with. I have a list of classes I ... to help me choose. Huzzah! This is an exercise in what it's like to be ... : Okay before you judge me I just think chemistry is interesting but maybe

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  consistently lead me out of the classroom and into projects more applied or ... psychological dimensions of technological change." Aden pointed me to an

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  *john mulaney voice* Cause we’re delta airlines, and life is— My delta flight this IAP, a couple of weeks late oops

  

  't have a boarding pass. I nearly died when the help desk person told me ... , lines are insane I go to check my back because my parents wanted me to bring more stuff home And the lady tells me that I've missed the checked

  • by ana~
  • January 18, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: From the Life and Times of Cam

  

  Class of 2013. A few months ago, Cam asked me if he could do a guest blog ... has meant to me over the last two years (well, 725 days). These are the ... on, in similar good health.) (me) This story begins with a seven year

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  some essay advice from the bloggers of yore and a few words from me ... for me in a way that I haven’t done since college applications: reflective, personal, and trying to get people to accept me for something

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  least we aren't on the other side of 36!" Me/family member: "Umm ... mom couldn't explain the rationale for this discrepancy to me in the 7th ... 't going to let me get away so easily. She dragged me to the information

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  introduced me to 30 cafes in the Greater Boston area, and since then, I ... me up spot, Phin offers a relaxed study space with a menu combining ... , they referred me to the Topaz Smoothie - a blend of acai, strawberries

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  day one, six out of eight am i doing too much?

  

  ." "got a long day ahead. mondays are stacked for me." after 99 seconds, i ... i was seated, and hands one to me. the class is 6.905 large ... :30. forgive me, dear readers, for i have committed the grave sin of double

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Homecoming some musings on memory

  

  feel my stomach twist. My gut doesn't want me back. Doesn't want me to ... , and I never liked it. My parents kind of forced me to play, along with ... hit the ball differs when you're near the net and when you're further

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  perfectionism by now. MIT has forced me to become much more comfortable with ... being a positive thing for me in the long run. What are you working on ... very nice and made me much less scared of applying to MIT. I also

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  the semester neared, I couldn't wait to get started at my summer ... exciting. I am really lucky that I had so many people willing to work with me ... displaced interns. I was really touched by the people who reached out to me

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  tutor in the class. My tutor was awesome and helped me through the material, and she helped me understand that what I am going through in the class is not just happening to me. Sophomore fall is the most difficult

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Gallivanting with Gilles or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the MIT Mailing Lists.

  

  , LARPing, literature, and so forth. Let me share with you a few stories of ... vehicle. Its official color was plum (ask me sometime about being hit on by ... me almost everywhere I need to go. However, there are still times

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  of the planet reminded me immediately of Greece, confirming the fact ... prompted me, hungry for more text. The slightly chilly breeze is blowing in ... papers before me, wondering how many times I've done so before already

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  me sprawled a miniature metropolis of snack foods inspired by the great ... repressed. Catherine '12 handed me a fistful of gift certificates to the best ... end of the block, I dashed into Toscanini's, nearly knocked over a few

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009