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• Blog / Challenges

  eternal dissatisfaction wish i could write more, care less

  

  , where it's like, focus on a few things that are important to you ... , of course, one thing to know and another to believe. it is the ... programs with esp again, i'm on the gph writing team, i'm trying to keep a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 12, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  I rapidly switch between wanting to do something and not wanting to ... motivation to do things. I was given weeks, but only paid my pistol club dues the very last day. I was supposed to send the email requesting an

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  SSP aka summer science program aka summer sleep program aka silly science people aka summer solstice…

  

  . I found out later that my mom, after waiting half an hour for me to ... synthetic chemistry. At each campus, 24 to 36 rising high school seniors collaborate to complete a meaningful scientific research project, learning the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  :30 - normally, I end up getting to campus a half-hour or fifteen minutes early. My ... between the fall and spring semester. While some people go off campus to ... overshot the :35 that I was going for, and I was too impatient to go back and

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  meals a day, sleep at least seven hours a night, exercise two to three ... . Friends wandered in at odd times; sometimes to say hi, sometimes to share a hug, sometimes to tool in the comfort of silent company. I spent many

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  savings time. There's nothing like enjoying the only 25 hour day of the year by catching up on all of the work that you were supposed to have ... hour. But, not everyone is as enthusiastic as I am… apparently

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  I’m being honest. To understand what I mean, you need context. For the ... burnout and exhaustion from all the things I was trying to accomplish on not nearly enough sleep. I could go into the reasons for this – wanting to do

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and ... upperclassmen gallantly agreed to give us piggyback rides. Eventually I decided I ... attempted to propel myself off his back, except that with my knees roughly

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  , since I hadn't had to do a lot of the stuff on the test since 10th grade ... again quickly). And I'm sure that's all you care to hear about the GREs, so I will skip to after the test, when I had my score in hand and began

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  't been That Person before, and I'm going to keep it that way. As important ... to how someone confronts failure. The goal of high achievement is to ... ; The goal of perfectionism is more similar to a survivalist mindset. If

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  responded, "Hard to say because I have so many flaws." That's a self-deprecating way to put it, but I do think it's difficult to pare down all the ways I want to improve into a few goals. Like, I haven't been eating well and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  When I was applying to MIT, I thought that was the single application ... collection of thoughts on the internet for a student figuring out how to make ... outlines for how to get into MIT are do well in school, be nice and pursue

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  it. Without lectures, psets, or office hours to clog up the evening ... IAP for short. It's an excellent chance to do whatever you want! If you want your time to have formal structure, MIT provides opportunities to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  Nina Lutz for multiple hours in editing, to my family for being awesome ... 10500000 things to say but your mouth and brain are like, "Sorry homie, we are only going to let one thing out at a time." I think the most

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  another day of spring when canvas went down and i fell prey to overcommitment (again)

  

  immediately had to get ready for a meeting) and was running on 5 hours of sleep ... skies and shimmering waters. Unfortunately for me, I had no time to enjoy the view and instead had to lock in on my final projects. However, in a

  • by Janet G. '27
  • May 14, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving Self-Quarantine 101 tldr; memes (haha jk...unless)

  

  rooms. most public places are shut down, so there's nowhere to go anyway ... amounts of time just so you have to find fewer things to occupy yourself ... have a lot of time that we don't know what to do with. in fact, in the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXit FOMO....or JOMO???

  

  from MIT. I’m slowly getting ready to go back to the firehose; I’ll be on a plane in less than 48 hours heading back into the land of problem sets and early morning rowing practices. I’m excited to see my friends

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  Six and a half hours ago, this was me: Why? Because I, like Elizabeth, am officially done with finals!!! I left campus about 2 hours ago, and ... sweatpants. So many students are headed home :) I've decided to use this extra

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  )). My 24-hour journey back to Taiwan begins at 9:30 AM and I'm heading off ... cumin and pepper, and place chicken legs, skin down, on the oil to pan-fry. 5. Once chicken skin begins to change color/aroma begins to develop

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  ¡Es-pa-ña! ¡Campeones!

  

  suburbs and actually have to take an hour bus ride away from the city. I got ... resembling a normally shaped ball. But, to the rest of the world, football is what we call soccer. And to Europe, it's been the focus of everyone

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 5, 2008