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  ten reflections on mit

  

  nice. Unfortunately, these are not recent photos. No snow lies on this ... . While I’d like to blog (both on here and not), I haven’t been. Finding ... orange. But not all is the same. My hair is growing out. I just bought

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A (Belated) Letter to July In which I start blogging again with an angsty video

  

  is the way my hiatus ends Not with a bang but a vaguely-poetic angsty ... of miles away from family and friends and not really in a place to make new ones. I mean, I have a job. A job where I'm paying to work for them

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Boomeranging The day before classes start is Registration Day. It’s also the day we welcome readmitted…

  

  returners are stable and supported even if they’re not yet 100% readjusted to ... longer, and not all that warm. W11 is usually the Religious Activities ... “typical” four-year timespan. 16% works out to a little less than 1/6 of the

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  This Blog Post is a Bad Idea Not blogging for several months... that was also a Bad Idea.

  

  like wings, I do not like spicy. A one-pound plate of wings was placed in ... dressing that I was told I was not allowed to eat. Ten... nine... eight ... ... one... The first bite was not that bad. Maybe the nerve endings in my

  • by Kate R. '14
  • January 27, 2011
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  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  work to do) at MIT that I haven't spent a whole lot of time in Boston ... going, all the time. Most people in Boston would not initiate a ... of a shady area (not near MIT) was mugged a few months ago, and was

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
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  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  is not a substitute for professional advice. --- Every day we wake up ... we keep doing these things, not because they're guaranteed to make us ... a devastating mistake, and I'm not satisfied with how I'm doing now

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022
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  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  their work (or in the case of brunch, too deeply asleep in bed) would be ... . The answer is no, it did not. The supports kept it entirely still. Some ... , mine was not one of them. Luckily, I never dropped anything (including my

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 31, 2020
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  Robo-CJ writes haiku “didn’t you already make a blog post about this?”

  

  Poetry Day! It's not very much of a leap to think that I could be bisexual ... that I managed to pull through, thanks to the work of Wayne Z. ’23 and ... last haiku, written by me, and not a robot: hello admit! come join the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 17, 2020
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  Don’t Change A few lessons I have learned

  

  him, and he knew me. Not through any sort of historical meeting, or ... during the times of slavery, only to realize they could not understand the ... far is based on hard work, and if you work hard too there is no reason

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 31, 2019
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  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  silly hats not on Halloween. Wear silly hats to your lab section. Get ... permission, of course.) Work on problem sets. Consider procrastinating on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  part of it to maintaining something you are not. The idea of fit is ... your life--how well you fit in at school, at work or at home affects more

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Iron Man, MIT ‘87 (?) After 21 last month, another MIT movie.

  

  On Friday, the movie Iron Man opened (and opened big: a $100 million opening weekend). I must admit, I'm not generally a big comic book ... ;on Flux. You can read a cool article about his work on Minority Report here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2008
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  Why I wasn’t sad to leave MIT On shedding.

  

  not belong on the MIT admissions website” post. At least, that's what I ... ’s doing very non-theoretical work at Analog Devices and I’m preparing to ... entire undergraduate career at MIT. Now he’s doing similar work in grad

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 31, 2014
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  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  Classes are happening again and I am not ready. I am looking at the ... , who has taken her place. Dog 2 sheds a lot, so it's best not to keep him ... chainsaw outside? I am not sure what's going on in this class. I'm typing

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
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  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  the first few weeks (I hope I'm not assuming too much - oh man, please ... , conditioner, toothbrush/toothpaste, hairbrush, the works, and something to carry ... , and one hand/face towel. If you want to work out at the Z-Center, they

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
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  the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts

  

  A Great Hunger by Selam G. '18 Learning how to be a human being, not ... , okay...not all of us, myself included, actually know how to log off and ... ? Maybe not as much as they could be, if all students read these blogs

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, when the sun has not yet heated the ... . Sometimes on mahogany walls. It’s not diverse, but still a bit impressive ... , led by TAs (Teaching Assistants). At Harvard, this work is done in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  We’ve been there, too. It feels like the calm before the storm. Please don't forget to breathe.

  

  something, then try to force myself not to think about it, then fail, then ... work out walking times to most places in NYC. I did this mental math and worked out that I'd get home with plenty of time to spare. As I started

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Love In the Time of Corona lots of evidence that the people are the best part of MIT

  

  feeling to know that you’re not alone and that there are so many people ... action. But that’s just not the MIT way. Student leaders at every single ... been working non stop to advocate for students, demanding flexibility and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 15, 2020
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  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  just want to see the end result. That, and I'd prefer to not be arrested ... Facilities stared at it in awe, not quite sure what to think. How, erm, how ... started appearing on the dome: a working phone booth, giant beanie, triforce

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008