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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  little free library while I was living in my van. I wrote a poem here and ... called it — and I thought, why not? We met on Sundays at 10 pm for me in ... would begin with typing up the poem I’d handwritten the previous day

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  We Stan Matt Parker i'll try not to mention the parker square

  

  In my junior year of high school, I started taking single ... student (at least, for a high school student). But I remember sitting in ... to form the corner (i.e., three). The same concept is true in lower

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Got Us iPads! [UNBOXING VIDEO] ft. my cat and my new apple pencil

  

  correctly: MIT announced that students in the dorms would be able to bake ... excited for my friends, but didn't think I would personally get one. Then, I ... day in August, I checked my parents' front porch for a package from IS

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: And That’s A Wrap! tracing back three months

  

  into words, I had slowly become someone who wrote with reception in mind. Whenever I published a blog post, I would check it every single day. I would ... content that is submitted? Would the series gain momentum? As I often do

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 7, 2018
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  would’ve meant the world to freshman me back in high school. But as I ... before leaving. In that moment as I was waving and watching him walk back ... really on my own - not just in the fact that I was flying by myself, but

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  every once in awhile. So I would like to thank everyone at MIT for making ... name is Gordon and I’m from sunny Santa Monica, California. Most would ... , only taking pictures with a color balance approximated below: I tend

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  my first all-nighter of the fall term. Well, I don't really believe in ... prisoner was taken to the priest. The priest would watch in the night sky for ... new fire that would once again light the city. Anyway, I digress. Here

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  excellent contingency plan. in my sophomore fall semester, I haphazardly ... students in my major don't typically go to sophomores. at a certain point, I ... stuck with it. in April, I got an email from the MISTI coordinator about

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  , that pursuing skating and MIT meant I would be subpar in both, not able ... would adapt and adjust to the rigor and intensity of the course load, if I ... had to give up the sport, that would be just all right, that I would

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  interest clear and I would have to turn him down. And didn’t I owe Mike the ... up in person and talk about it,” I messaged him. The next day, we ... interested in dating anyone right now. I’m so flattered and I seriously

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  My childhood best friend changed schools in 8th grade, so I didn ... confession would confirm - escaping math and science was one of the things I ... optimistic, and thought that if I am just honest in my application, wherever I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  they asked me what i would want to become a magician in, and for a while ... instance, i’m fluent enough in math and cs that i can more or less understand ... understand what goes on in wet labs and mechanical engineering eventually i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Enjoying the Little Things In which I ramble about happiness and taking breaks

  

  In lieu of posting about any huge on-campus events or grandiose life-changing moments (of which I've had none in the past two weeks, to my knowledge), I ... , we went on the Green Line (I know I said Orange in the video... it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  celebrations in New York City. I returned to Boston last Sunday (which happened ... . I would post a picture but why should I embarrass myself like that ... Yes, it's been a while since my last entry...much has happened. I am

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  I'm studying abroad next semester at ETH Zurich in Switzerland! (Or ... friends and I had considered taking part in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange for ... . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  recap of what I did between graduating and becoming a full-time artist (in the most non-linear path I could find on Canva): Somewhere in there ... didn’t magically fix everything. In the fall of 2023, I quit my senior

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  remember when I was a prefrosh (in 2008...ouch), I dreamed of one day being ... opportunity to be able to link some of the lessons I’ve had in engineering ... other direction (as in, now that I’m an alumna), it’s time for me to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the Last but at least, I'm trying not to

  

  year, I'm up 9 minutes too early. It's 9 minutes too early, because in 9 ... , if I can't solve this riddle, I won't be accepted into MIT. In reality ... grab my iPad and go to the decision website in anticipation. It's 9

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  the questions above. I would get excited by a scientific breakthrough ... , I had worked in a scientific lab, so I knew that these mythical “ ... ways… Last July, I was sitting in front of my computer at work

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  look like. In a year, I would be in college. I would be exposed to more ... environment, and I’ve been trying to soak in as much of it as I possibly can. So ... blinding goal, a safety net for things that I wasn’t satisfied with in high

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016