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  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  , and it was my first impression of what college life could truly look ... school, and my parents also didn’t go to college, so I couldn’t ask them about their personal experiences. When I entered high school and became

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  [JOINT POST] Travelling as a black female "Alexa, play Brown Skin Girl..."

  

  black people are the majority, and coming to the States where I am part of ... breath and force myself back to my zen state, and I think these situations ... conversation they would nod their heads (side to side, not up and down) and

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 3, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place

  

  grocery run. It was wine and cheese night in my suite, so I was preparing an appetizer of brie sprinkled in candied walnuts, wrapped in puff pastry, and ... had no idea about until last week. I picked up my cheese and pastry

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  and surroundings, which have - surprise! - real, non-university people ... than the research I do. Other than protecting travellers and preserving ... . Culture and some other French radio stations that are fun to listen to on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  stated “I’m just better than her.”  I felt a soft burning in my nose and ... have been reading chess books since grade school and have numerous ... tendency to just sort of... not follow the rules), and as a result I never

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I ... the most stressful ones of my life, and is a saga that unfolded over ... , sophomores, and freshmen will be invited back to campus. This might not happen

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  your Google Calendar, sucking away sleep, lectures, and other assignments ... been working in teams to design, build, and control robots to assist a ... drive up to a cabinet while navigating around obstacles and choose a

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  , such as GIRs (General Institute Requirements) and REST ... conference at MIT. One of the events was a student panel, and I got to ... the blogs. Note that the answers reflect my personal experiences, and do

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2025 and taking part in tradition

  

  in the Cloud State Society by Ellie, Janet, and Sara. Kayode was our ... , something borrowed, and something I guess green: Blogger Wrapped [annotation ... myself as the 8th scribe of the stored and iconic series in which the

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • January 1, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  family. Every year, my mom and dad would invite all the Chinese faculty and graduate students from the local university to our house for a Thanksgiving ... people. We would fill all the rooms in the house, and everybody would eat

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  Ethics and Politics of Food. The assignment was to engage with the topics ... change is real, and the result of human activity. The evidence is ... ), and the rise is clearly associated with fossil-fuel burning. Global sea

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  My First Week as an EMT It was quite an experience

  

  state than before.  I got to her room just as she started vomiting, and I ... and EMT!  Little did I know, my new skills as an EMT were going to be quickly tested. It started about 1am that night.  I had been getting in and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  and 680! writing). I was wondering if it would help my application if I ... , including an int'l olympiad medal)." Don't worry about the writing, and your ... point where it is clear that they are 'qualified' and could succeed as far

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  subway to and from work. I spend most of my free time wandering around the streets of NYC. I’ve made two weekend trips to and from Boston via the Amtrak train, and more recently a day trip to Providence, RI also via

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  state of mild euphoria from the excess of new friends and creativity and ... Los Angeles, and I can’t wait to spend Thanksgiving with my family. At ... Gregor, BC, Baker, McCormick, and Maseeh, the broad avenue of dorm row was

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  is loosely stated as such: “For every student sitting in a library hacking away at a problem set or studying, there exists an equal and ... couple weeks second semester has really got going quick, and I now

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Junior Year: The First Week (Originally titled "Junior Year: The First Day" but I procrastinated too much)

  

  years of this and I'm gonna run the w-OH MY GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING THINGS ARE HARD Sophomore year: What? Classes start tomorrow and there ... through the majority of my GIRs and my premed requirements - and while all

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 9, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  *Sigh* So I went and wrote this whole entry about women in ... anyone directly saying that women were inferior to men and immediately got a comment stating just that. Are you guys just out to get me or what

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . Well, Sang’s Canadian now. But he grew up and went to university in South ... that they chose me – the inexperienced and very young intern – to travel ... opportunity to go on that trip, and to help make connections and friendships

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

  [guest post] The Random Hall Milk: Gone But Not Forgotten an obitu-dairy for Pecker's oldest resident

  

  housing over the summer, trickling in from EC and MacGregor on August 13th ... desk workers, the government, and the like. Last but not least of the ... -blasting and food-producing chaotic swing of things. We were - we are - so happy

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2022