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  “Hala’s Escape from Groundhog Day” season 18 episode 98

  

  is, life at MIT - and any university - will always be full of lectures ... in common - the Groundhog Day [annotation note="and maybe a painfully ... reliving the same day over and over again, trapped in a time loop with no

  • by Hala K. '29
  • October 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  a lot of work all the sudden, and it's terrible. Ask my roommates, I ... going to sleep after them and waking up before them to get all my work ... and heat/mass systems. That all being said, I do really enjoy the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  you, and then they give you all sorts of free stuff as they prepare you ... world’s largest fire hose . . . ever . . . in the world . . . /universe. Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  country to visit the great state of California!  Growing up on Long Island, I didn't have much (any) exposure to the West Coast, and it was incredible traveling to Los Angeles and dipping my toes in the Pacific Ocean

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a few new things is it too late to talk about the spring semester?

  

  personal life, and I can't really do that for a whole host of reasons. So, I start the post, I write a few sentences, and then within a day or two, I decide to trash it and delete it permanently, and move on with my life

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Lessons Learned from (Watching) D&D thank you brennan lee mulligan

  

  universes and, in his style of GMing, usually has big reveals and plot twists ... for 'binging copious amounts of Dungeons and Dragons content.' I ... and there. And I. Am. In. Love. I've always had a fascination with

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  ."]IAP[/annotation] period and decided he wanted to make an automated nerf turret. Here is how ... Raymond's website and you can find the original post here. Part 1 ... the left and right axis. Then, he quickly realized that he needed arms

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  MIT, and whether or not I made the right decision in coming to this ... ." I've found solace in my writing classes and creative outlets: writing ... primarily a HASS major. When I look at the classes and the work being done by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  living the dream: UROP edition! in which i run experiments on children (well, kinda)

  

  and it's terrible), and on a university campus I rarely get the ... 't relevant to the post as a whole and because I didn't know a lot of the details yet. Now, I'm two weeks into the semester and in the thick of being

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 22, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  a Video Game Orchestra Tetris performance, and explored the Institute ... has been devoted to “psets” and “midterms” and not Silly Girl Time, but when the Bad Ideas Weekend email (and subsequent reminder email) hit my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Blogger’s Block a hiatus from writing (but not memeing)

  

  "Confusion, by the Numbers" – I stated that finding balance between school and ... I took a long break from blogging. I [annotation note="and will be ... and Cognition, also known as Course 6-9. I feel accomplished

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  in Computing -- which is basically an 8,000-attendee-and ... amazing people, and remember that I wasn't alone in this very male-dominated field. It was also a chance to get a selfie with CTO of the United States

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  , cofounder of Lingt and inventor of the iDoor, which I lived behind one summer and used to let my cat in and out when I was away, tumbled all these ... realized I didn't have to reminisce just yet, and pranced off to a machine

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  the latest issue of Blender magazine (Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley in the ... , you will hate this place. And when you do, you'll really hate it. Trying to get through MIT is hard, and you'll often wonder whether or not the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  'm basically going to be out of the state every weekend between now and mid ... It is currently 10:53 AM. I have been at work for three hours and fifty-three minutes, and I want to take a nap. Since that is not really an

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  . You’re putting yourself on paper. Recognize the things you did and fell in love ... , 36. The Captain, President, Leader. The one dedicated to excellence and service. Decorated with medals and ribbons on graduation. You've heard of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  have multiple courses. Well, the soup was yummy and the fish was good, and then they brought out dessert. And it was gorgeous. A beautiful ... sugar or something, but I never found out. It was too pretty and

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  all added up to a lot of expectations—both conscious and subconscious ... ! There’s been a lot of the ways my life has changed, both expected and ... exciting and confusing and most definitely different. Most people who know I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  New Semester From caving adventures to amazing classes, MIT is awesome.

  

  , dreams and struggles in the hopes that someone will benefit from my sharing, and I hope you enjoy reading about them :) Thus, I decided to write a “what’s happening this semester” post and explain what’s new for this year

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 13, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  August, Airplanes, and why not throw in Spring Break, too? My traveling styles. And, I don't even know, maybe a catch-up thing?

  

  're going to see mines and things related to Mission 2016, which was focused ... want to see awesome pictures of the American Southwest and read about ... the awesome '16s.) If you want more pictures and gems from her travels

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 31, 2013