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  Airport Problems, Three Years Later we all have different coping mechanisms for coming back to school

  

  "]Burton-Conner,[/annotation] and my brain has no intention to sleep, which is how we’ve ended up here ... summer I took ~10 flights, and all of them were either delayed, cancelled ... start school, and a picture is worth a thousand words, so you can just see

  • by Janet G. '27
  • August 30, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  real things on tangibility, mistakes, and community

  

  wanting to return to physical media, things i can hold in my hand and feel ... queen's greatest hits and i think either the record was warped (15% likely ... and graduate"]senior sale[/annotation] was messed up (85% likely

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 5, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  five years, and only now do i feel comfortable dusting off the little box where it lives in my mind and peering at what lies within. some of this ... break. our belongings are still mostly sealed away in boxes and suitcases

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  Have you ever wanted to feel happier and thought, hey, maybe if I eat ... production, and now you too! can think about laser-powered happiness! after ... date and I have not been able to bring myself to watch it but now I will

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  by Ana V. '15's post titled "1 day". I'll write about my Wednesday, and ... at 6am. My cat decided that sleeping next to me was boring and she ... , played with her for a bit, and went back to sleep for a few hours. At 9am

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  Director of Student Financial Aid and Student Employment at MIT. He has over 15 years of experience in the financial aid and student financing ... loan originators, loan servicers, and financial aid offices. A proud

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  last concert

  

  , do live mixing during the concert, and then tear down their equipment ... concert, and four days isn’t enough notice to book another company so we proceeded without a typical sound company and did everything ourselves we

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Meet More People a guest post from Amy F. '20

  

  thanks to my dear friends Matt Q. ‘19 and Noah M. ‘20) Recently, a friend in search of more friends, new experiences, and potentially a ... kind, and teaches me so many things that I don’t even know how to start

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  clothing and mementos on the floor... But what should you pack, really ... . There are no restrictions on memories, and pictures of family and friends ... sockets appear in the oddest places. -- a Twin XL sheet set, a towel, and a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  Have you ever heard the joke: What’s green and has wheels? A logical person might stroke his beard and say, “Hm. Well let’s see, that could be ... ? Or maybe a green van? That’s green and has wheels, right?” A practical

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Don’t Waste Daylight; Don’t Lose Sleep I've almost survived a whole semester.

  

  I love the weather today. I rode my bike home through puddles and gulped down the wetness in the air like I imagine a fish would if it, and ... my backpack and raincoat, looked out the window, and exclaimed joyfully

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  make a quick collage? You can use existing images from magazines and your old posters and cut them out and arrange them in some pattern and just ... his scrambled eggs and talking in some silly accent and they both began

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Withdrawal Symptoms I miss camp :(

  

  's life. While typically I sleep early, avoid daily runs, and don't take ... super-late, diligently going running, and swiping free food and giveaways ... Kesem 2010 is over and I'm back in the Real World - which sadly doesn

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  I'm going to do things backwards today, and start with... Responses ... might be and when I didn't see a "did you mean..." message, I assumed it ... , once I read your comment I googled it again, and now that entry I wrote

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  romanticize a quiet life i want to be okay

  

  over and die. your grief at being neither splits you open. sometimes you ... thousand little losses, day after day. you idealize everything and you build up these unrealistic expectations in your head, and you have the nerve

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • December 28, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  Applying to things doesn't end after you come to MIT, and waiting ... into MIT, and that might suck, because waiting sucks. Everybody is ... Thanksgiving, and waiting for the weekend, and waiting for spring to come so that

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  remembered for her big heart, bright mind, and beautiful smile. According to ... : denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. But that’s not quite ... , confusing everyone, making weird sounds, and refusing to be consoled until it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  colors of fall leaves mixed in with the unique and historic buildings across both our campus and Boston create a beautiful canvas and culture that I've come to fall in love with.  And recently, I've been trying to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  and parts from three different angles – and I would always turn in my paper covered in layers of faded pencil marks as I erased and redrew, erased and redrew, over and over again. I remember taking a ruler to add

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Ellie on the M.T.A. writing about the T, on the T

  

  in Arkansas was an old-fashioned tram system in Little Rock, and a ... traveled to Chengdu, China, and eventually more and more cities, I got to see ... and passing Charles/MGH, watching the MIT sailboats glide on the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 9, 2024