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• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  to do: catch up. I needed to bridge the gap that was created by a ... i had tires, i wouldn’t have to walk with broken feet  i should ... opportunities to pursue the things I was interested in, I feel very grateful to be

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  (http://gpi.mit.edu/). Forty MIT students got together to organize this ... come to MIT, we wouldn’t even have the time to find rotten tomatoes to throw at her. This past weekend was an extended holiday because of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  more. In a sense, it’s like “inverse game theory”: instead of trying to ... things together; that somehow, you should be able to connect the dots to ... breaks and the things that make you happy. Listen to music. Play games with

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

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  to meet you!!! I know how excited I was for my CPW, so I can only ... event on Sunday that people shockingly showed up to, despite me putting in ... another virtual event when they have in-person ones to look forward to this

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  together in this universe, to be the collective result of every decision made ... a woman gets to experience many of the other universes that might ... universe, she decides not to follow her first love to America; instead, she

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world

  

  days Cried for about an hour on interstate 90 :( Moved to Maine with ... Tried to establish a new normal in the middle of the woods I’ve been here ... reason. The ~week after we got the notice to move out was... a lot. The

  • by Powers '23
  • March 29, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  to now and forever

  

  , come visit me. They're probably the closest people I had to best friends ... able to constantly stride around the city like I knew it so well. Hopping ... lounging in my work office as I finished work. When it came to a close, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  just beginning and he couldn't wait to see it all unfold. Here, he would forge enduring relationships and learn to acquire the tools of both his ... , bureaucracy, and litigation. A trip to the department of medical records proved

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  more time to do some blogging! Here is a random smattering of things I've been wanting to blog about. THE SHARPE BROTHERS A while back, on the ... (those of you who went to the Closing Remarks and Variety Show at CPW may

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where have I been for so long?

  

  -day game. And then there was Mystery Hunt, where I hunted with Project ... -state machine. It takes a while for the robots to look like much of anything except a bunch of really nice electronics hacked together. In fact, each

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  In middle school, I repeatedly listened to Lupe Fiasco's hit singles ... MIT this spring, I had to take his class. My friend Wenjun H. '25 had the same idea. Near the end of last semester, we got brunch together at

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Waiting… and a more serious note about pre-decisions at the end

  

  A few days ago, I scrolled through my camera roll to find an old ... recorded when I was talking to my parents about college decisions. To spare ... about some of the things I did to avoid thinking about decisions

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of ... some face-to-face time alone with each teacher to ask them in person to write your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  highest suicide rate? The answer to that question is: No, this is not true ... . Most people who come to MIT are happy, well-adjusted people, and leave MIT as happy, well-adjusted people. That's not to say that MIT is never

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  my return to MIT after taking leave this past fall. I’ve been thinking about the breakdown of it. The structure of the word entices you to wonder ... wondering why I decided to take the last semester off. There's much to unpack

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  together to clean the house. Don't live in filth, you absolute slobs. (FWIW ... together, or go to the zoo (safely), or go out to a restaurant (safely), or ... friends. Cook some meals together sometime. It's nice to cook with friends

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  , get back in the game because you have a big decision to make in the next ... , once your moment is over, you need to get back in the game as well ... at MIT. So much so that I am proud to say that many are more like

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  soccer game to watch the Dynamo’s play Washington DC. The Dynamo’s won in ... very understanding, and I got myself together to go in early on Friday ... that they chose me – the inexperienced and very young intern – to travel

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  are on campus to see a lecture upstairs by Nobel Prize winner Ted Hänsch ... can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... chance to see it) The MIT International Science & Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  has been trying to get back up on my feet. i like to think i’ve been ... to think that i’ve been strengthened by these things nonetheless. that i’ve developed the strength to cope when really bad things happen

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019