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  I went outside! *inhales, belts 'for the first time in forever' at the top of lungs*

  

  cabins that students can use for a small fee. One of the halls in East ... the MIT bubble, and I didn't really think about how little I actually leave campus until I eventually realized that I barely leave my dorm, let

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  activities that has stuck with me, like an itch that I just can’t shake ... straightforward. I can take it anywhere with me. Virtually every problem is new and ... can scramble the puzzles for me. I can do it for a minute or for hours

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  was to get deferred. i was expecting to get deferred, really. i knew, in ... deferred again, i wouldn't react in the same way? many of my friends reached ... rest of your life. you can feel like you want to lie in bed all day. you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Coffee in the Pagi-nation [joint post] breaking cruel rituals

  

  financial aid, I turned in my applications. Then, I stopped thinking about them. I had turned in what I needed to. My essays were some semblance of who I was, and while I might wish I hadn’t used so many commas in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  friends I can reach out to. And people probably think more highly of me in ... warned me against ever taking it in the fall. I think the course staff ... , which means I don't actually have to do the work for the class, I can just

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  very, very carefully. I can't stay in my room, but at least, just the ... missed. I can't explain it in words, but I feel my self echo back an image ... The other day, I had a little epiphany that came to me in the shape

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  I look in the mirror I can only see a pity accept. The AOs threw a ... me best can identify a strength. I play this over and over and over in ... lull me to sleep so that I can repeat it all again in the morning. At

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  back on the past four years, I can finally say I do. I can also cross ... until I found myself sorting laundry at 4 in the morning in the basement ... years. I joined GEL for the opportunity to develop leadership skills in a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  ) and arrived on campus around 5:30. I checked in at the front desk of my ... else comes in for Orientation next weekend.) I went back to my room and ... counting until I was out of Lobby 7, but I got 233. You know, in case you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  , interviews were in frequency of about two per week, and I was focusing more on ... than I did now that I can look back on and think about the different ways ... tutor some students in physics, and I would then head home. Here, the day

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  things i wish i could do thoughts from the bay area

  

  head around how my classmates and i can make so much money sitting in ... i. my first extended stay in the san francisco (henceforth abbreviated as sf) bay area was last spring, when i lived in the city

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 23, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  rises, I can spot the hills in the distance. One day, I’ll snap out of my ... day and exercise whenever I can. I should invest in a water bottle and ... what I need. It’s the first time in the last two years that I’ve stopped

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  year (or next year, or in five years... whatever, I don't discriminate ... (partially so I can make everyone call me Dr. Mollie), and I just spent a great ... 's one thing I hate in this world, it's physics). So, applicants, gripe

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  First Midterm of The Semester Here I go...

  

  can't take an exam without scrambled eggs in my stomach. I've been ... just finished gulping down a breakfast burrito. Back in high school, I ... that I can to prepare. I'm going to start the 15 minute trek across

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  'll pop in and out as I can to answer whatever gets posted. ... comments and answer them in the blogs. That was pre-Disqus, and I think ... else, or just talk amongst yourselves in the open thread below. I've got

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Be Social awkward and anxious

  

  existed in my high school is defeated here, that I have no reason to avoid ... I don't quite fit in. But it's become so much of a habit that I truly ... -esteem I had was gone in an instant. My dress felt too tight, showing off the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 26, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  in the neighborhood, I can speak with some certainty that he is not ... constructing this "structure" in his front yard. I know that many of you are ... applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste We are the mooninites..

  

  can find a list of the topics that they made fun of (all in jest, of ... toilet paper across 10-250. Why in the world would someone do such a thing ... nth annual concert in Bad Taste. Basically, they make fun of everything

  • by Bryan
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  world I came from and how I ended up in this strange little bubble on the other side of the country. I lived in a one story house in the suburbs of ... , I can't help but miss my house. My home. I miss waking up every

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  on the ASE as your grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply ... is commonly available in high school. However, many of our students ... challenged themselves in high school and have taken advantage of their