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• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in ... that concept at all. In this case, though, I think it’s a question of ... against this at all. I’m a student, that’s the entire purpose of getting an

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  those at MIT? Is it easier to get a good grade because of grade inflation ... entry has a bit of an identity crisis, since it didn't really have a ... me a bit of time to finish answering all your questions (one all the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21W.762 Poetry Workshop some poems from the class!

  

  the rest of time. i stare at my hands, crackling from efforts to cleanse ... kaleidoscope of shattered glass A new bruise! The lined purple black ... with a smile on your face at the thought of being with him once more

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 22, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  There Goes My Baby The first music video from the MIT Logs.

  

  , rather than watch. At MIT, you won't see a lot of people who just sit on ... first single off their new upcoming album (to be released in October). A ... the recording studio at MIT which I helped build (from scratch!) back

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Growing Pains And Every Other Type of Ache

  

  arrived at the level of hunger where your sides begin to tingle as if they ... should go rectify all of these things… or at least the first two. I’m not ... of puzzles and a new type of abstract thinking. I also took [annotation

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • December 6, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness

  

  anxiety and feelings of depression often feel at odds with each other. in ... one day everything will change. in finding meaning at the end of the ... middle, to three of their friends flanking them. i glance again at the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  take a look at some of the artwork on display and be inspired or travel ... gain some new perspective, then get down on the floor with a bunch of ... This morning at breakfast, I gave my son (the high school junior

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  When I walked out of my last final, all I felt was a huge sensation of relief. I kept thinking Thank God it's over and I've waited forever for this day to come, for this year to end. But now, a large part of me

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  . As school began, we were told that these new machines were part of the ... reacts) The only bright side I can think of right now is that at least I ... 't looking great for Washlava at this point. vii. Examination of compound

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] How to Revise a Paper in 5 Easy Steps Claire H. '20's urop experience TM

  

  of classes and began working in my new group at CSAIL for my Super ... out of the stud at 6am after pulling an all nighter during finals week ... supervisor a quick email: At exactly 9am the first day of Week 4, I dashed

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  ’m so happy to be at the intersection of photography and machine learning ... at big oil companies that can afford a herd of interns. 13.Stateof ... bloggers do. Probably primarily the latter. 6.009 Fundamentals of

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  their team worked away at making the best piece of meat art possible ... flyers and bananas at the top of the building!! This has been a ... Ever wanted to sculpt a masterpiece out of butter?  Make a city out

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  pretty boring. After all, you see my face at the top of every entry ... to a few new faces? So I asked the good folks in the MIT Class of 2012 ... -word gets thrown around a lot these days, which I think is sort of sad, since

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First UROP Initiating a Life of Research

  

  ’m initiating this life of research. At the time of applying, I was dead set on ... starters, we are looking at the generation of Biocrude Oil from natural ... fields of research. Regardless of the major I end up choosing, I know I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 14, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Advising Folders! Lots of fun discoveries about advising and such. Also, how I managed to confuse MIT…

  

  . Anyway, I made a stop at Barnes and Noble yesterday and picked up a new ... definitely ranks at the top of the list of "Lamest and Most Annoying Questions ... out our advising assignments. There are three advising options at MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Trp

  

  morning of reading, I had lunch at the Stata Center (or Building 32, or ... another of Frank Gehry's buildings, Disney Hall in Los Angeles, might have ... , and has heated the surrounding sidewalks up to a temperature of 138 deg

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  wasn’t religious at all, so most of the quotes didn’t mean ... ’t think I had much chance at getting into the Symphony Orchestra ... preparing an audition piece or go through the torture of auditioning. Luckily

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  bouncing at the thought of seeing animals alongside going on fun rides. We ... mini games. Your points are tallied at the end of the ride and compared ... , especially at amusement parks. But here, and now, at the age of 20 years old

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2020!

  

  that they can shout dinosaur facts at me with the help of some CADding ... of summer Cambridge activities. Now, like everything else, these have ... weightlifting (more on this later) it is time for those of you who might want to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  approximation 0.00237769994 + 0.10368577 i. A lot of departments at MIT have ... got them at the COOP on Monday after coveting them for a year. I had ... like stepping confidently into the center of a deep puddle, knowing your

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011