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  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  I don’t believe in quantum physics. Yes, I know that all the math ...  real. I simply refuse to believe in such strange, unintuitive physics that I ... mechanical). And I suppose every chemical reaction in my body keeping me alive

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  in the past months, I have felt the impact of various people around ... my friends are genuinely the sole reason for my sanity in a time where ... enjoy being a "Greek chorus" in relativity with Feli, aggressive nodding

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  to Italy to do some light research and travelling, stayed in a castle ... ;   Last semester, I took (3.094) Materials In the Human Experience ... .   castle “so anyway, we’re staying in a castle—” wild cheering

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Beaverheimer (Pi Day 2024) 3/14/24 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  recommend that you try logging in now to make sure it goes smoothly! If you ... .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, then click “Forgot Your Password?” and follow ... you. In the meantime, you can watch [annotation note="which will take

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Semester of poetry

  

  Poetry Workshop class this semester, where each week you come in with a ... somewhat crowding the stage. In highschool actually, the professors I liked ... an exercise in building up a gradual picture of how people answer

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  // dressed in pink to watch Barbie! with my sister // screamed to Speak Now ... (Taylor’s Version) announcement on a livestream in my bed // made Spotify ... over you // completely // talk to me now // make me believe in beauty now

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Beantown. sketchbook showcase!

  

  [/caption] I found this small sketchbook in my drawer that I impulse-bought from ... nothing else in it, so I decided to fill it up with things that I've seen ... out of using one in the first place. I didn't worry about perfect lines

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Non-Blinding my junior year(s)

  

  that I need to put in this work now for when I apply to schools this ... . This is high school. --- Four years later at MIT, and here I am, in the ... Laboratory in Mathematics 18.966: Geometry of Manifolds II 24

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  in which i document some of my thoughts regarding my job search and ... ) position, which i wasn’t super excited about because i don’t think working in ... linear regression in various forms). however, it did mean i’d be living in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I went to TwitchCon and met so many people!!

  

  Back in October of 2022, I flew from Boston to LA and drove two hours ... stuff, what have you -- I try to always keep a tab on what's going on in ... 's also a lot of panels talking about being LGBTQ+ in gaming, being a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 3, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 2) notes from the second day

  

  20: 9:01 AM EST, January 4th, 2023 location: South Bend, IN train: #49 ... ) Good morning! It’s a beautiful morning out here in the [annotation note="growing up, I really did not understand why the Midwest was in the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  sharp and soft featuring: my favorite naruto moment

  

  in my favorite naruto scene, a samurai and a ninja charge at each other. everyone expects their blades to collide in midair, but instead ... through the ninja’s sword (right) and breaks it in half. then the samurai

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 21, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  work thoughts on productivity and a post-mortem of my spring semester

  

  had a problem.   In my head, work is an escape. Working is how I ... , and in reality I should probably just: Which is not to say that I can ... into the vastness of the box that I’m in. But it’s possible

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

  Summer On-Campus No exams woohooooo

  

  I've actually been involved in TMG since the spring semester, but without any exams to worry about, I can now put my UROP in the center of my schedule. I used to watch a lot of the Media Lab's content back in middle

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 8, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  first mentioned this song in a blog post two years ago, and it's always ... to forget. It feels all the more easy in places like MIT, where ... ! And in the unlikely event that there's no one in MIT, there's probably

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New ... taxes, or save part of your paycheck for the government overlords. In New ... ="617"] Note that this is in NZD and is about three thousand USD

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / Summer

  tiny living when life gives you lemons...

  

  coming soon) into a new one in the heart of Boston. Unbeknownst to us ... 's no warm water in the sink or any hooks to hang and dry your towels or ... in for the month of August, but wasn't sure if it was worth the move

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 1, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Senior Week On The Blogs!!! oh no, we’re all so old

  

  one last hurrah. So in spirit of the normal, sky-diving filled senior ... said. In the next few days, we’ll be filling the blogs up with our last ... organized in one place!

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... in between. We can't wait to welcome them to campus to join the 4 ... different in their own way — fencers and farmers, pilots and powerlifters

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  ="ugh I love Rowena sm, I even went to a meetup with her in pre-covid times ... largely about self-acceptance in general, what particularly stuck out to me ... perfectionist? I don’t know. Maybe? In some instances? I think we’re all

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020