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  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  , this is my dream. I watched the first To All The Boys I've Loved Before ... Committee has access to resources like this. The moment I finished up the blogger meeting I ran to Lobby 7 to meet with Emma so we could take a Lyft

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Events

  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  Answer to the subtext: Meta-phor! Also, a clue to the answer to the ... from high school are starting to come back to Boston for the summer, and ... proof that a post could be hazardous to your mental health. If you walk

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Eating Disorder Awareness Week – The Secret I Kept by julia p. '24

  

  disorder awareness week, so I wanted to take some time to share my story. Before I start I want to thank Cami Meija for hosting my guest post! This ... chance to share my personal experiences. Trigger warning: discussion of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  working closely with MIT Admissions to help organize CP*, MIT's virtual take ... this? During this time, I've been able to talk and spend a lot of time ... admissions team that I was trustworthy enough to a) run my own CP* events b

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  Harvard Bridge was measured in increments of fraternity pledge Oliver Smoot ... Earth. The bridge still displays its quirky unit of the measure today
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  first steps on a 63-mile walk from Maine to Next House, an Odyssey which ... 's alright now, fortunately."]we lost Jonathan at mile 32 to some hip flexor ... and up the sides of roads, through the heat of the mid-afternoon to the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  Growing up, I loved to mock tourists. Precisely, of those who would ... : palm trees, iguanas, piña coladas. To me, they were nothing but pathetic ... the Charles River and stop in the middle of the road to take a picture

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  mit made me rational on decision-making

  

  to just die and donate all of that." I then asked my brother the same ... May, Olivia Rodrigo came to Boston on her sour tour. The online ... was alight with chatter: it was obviously going to be a vicious battle

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  degrees and the skies are probably going to be blue for the next three months. As this week comes to a close, so does MIT's week of finals. This ... transcripts, and most people had little to worry about no matter how unprepared

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as ... Class of 2014 and would like to request a one-year (or sometimes two-year) deferral from starting at MIT, it is super easy to do so. On your online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  too nerdy. I question whether I would even be able to find a balanced ... you should really ask yourself about MIT, just to begin with: 1. Do you like science? 11. Do you want MIT to completely change the way you think

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything, all at once thoughts on science, ambition, and obsession

  

  desire to stay in academia at least for a while yet. Hearing me talk, he made a comment, half-joking, something to the effect of "I can't wait to ... . No way, I said. I'm not trying to do anything extraordinary, I just

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  This post is intended to [annotation note="consider viewing them side ... moved to October"]run on Patriots' Day,[/annotation] and, in combination ... enjoyment of walking long distances, it seemed like the right weekend to try

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  was nothing we hadn't heard before, it was still interesting to hear it ... to know from Mathcamp. There was also parents, alums, etc. People ... pretty sure that you're going to MIT?", "What are you going to major in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  winning embracing positive-sum

  

  for most of my life i was very prone to envy. part of that was ... , and so on - but it also extended to non-academic endeavors as well. for ... can be a good way for you to meet new people, having acquaintances with

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  euphoria as a southbound train. There ain’t nothing like slowing down to ride ... Mississippi. Among all the Amtrak trains I’ve experienced, three stand out to ... ’d like to look in particular at the cultural role of passenger trains in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to immediately running to class (from the farthest possible dorm to run to campus ... closing of the door, the camera cuts away to a peaceful Next House Dining

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FWACC! and some small thoughts about kindness

  

  burst onto the stage to welcome everyone to the [annotation note ... happened, I was still a freshman, desperately trying to get on my feet. In September, I had auditioned for seven or eight [annotation note="this seems to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  abilities and get Sanatan’s. You would have had to step back and build something completely different altogether. When I speak to Sanatan… I don’t get any closer to a mental model that would allow me to paint like that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred

  

  offer my congratulations, and a warm welcome to the MIT community. For the rejected, I offer my condolences, and the best of luck as you apply to other ... have been written before by bloggers of yore, and I encourage you to read

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 20, 2020