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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  naïve assumption that I would be able to knock out this adventure in just ... of downtown Boston. I knew that this semester would be particularly tough though, and that I would struggle to get myself out of my room if I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  realize that at least for me, I won’t know what I am interested in for at least a few years after college graduation. And that’s okay. In fact, I ... like though! At MIT, I have explored areas that I never have before in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  hermit in a cave in Hong Kong after graduation. I proclaimed that I would ... Now that I'm a junior in college, I'm supposed to be almost an adult ... apparently, this means I'm going to have to go find a job- also in the real

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Come to AXO Lip Sync! Come to AXO Lip Sync tonight to see some of your friends... "remember when????"

  

  entertained? If you answered yes to any or all of the questions above, buy a ... :30) WHERE: Johnson COST: $6 in advance, $7 at door WHY: To support the ... grown to become the largest residential facility for women in the city. We

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  class, like 18.02 or 8.01, I would be disappointed in myself, but since 7 ... ’ combined. Of course, this was typical: in high school, I perpetually resolved ... enjoyed. I would have to be rigorous, I told myself, and I would be forced

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  wrote, "I sent in my affirmative reply on March 21st, and have yet to recieve a reply, is that because I sent it in so quickly?" Harlan '10, I am ... pool. Some of my friends have been saying I got in because of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  many qualified applicants for too few spots in the class. Also, as I said in one of my comments in the last thread, I wish people would stop ... I think you guys set a record for ben.mitblogs.com - 353 comments in

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  , but they would have been reasons to choose MIT if I had known them. In ... Well, I'm back in Boston, slowly recovering from jet lag, and am ... tomorrow. I already had a test today, in 7.28 (Molecular Biology), so I'm not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  very many times that I would spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights ... . Often, I didn’t really mind because I really liked school and I would also ... have. I remember thinking in high school, “I hope the MIT curfew is not

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  they didn't let me in at the border? How would I carry my suitcases all ... semester, my parents and I both agreed it would be better if I could avoid ... could not enter the US with me. Then I had a crazy idea. This was in late

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  -drying in the bexley basement. I went to a movie tonight called Vicky ... francisco in the middle of the Nevada desert which would be my first time out ... Pauli myself. But I'm not in charge of that. I'm in charge of feeding 20

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Two Hosed, feeling, writing, love and hatred and whatever else

  

  Back in my first semester, I wrote a lot. I had spare hours each day, and if I wanted to write, I would. If I wanted to spend an hour commuting to a new location to write, I would. I had time to do it. I like to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • February 26, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  me whether I was a morning person or a night owl in high school, I ... 's when I'm most productive," high school me would've told you. That wasn't necessarily the case, though. I spent most of high school in a vicious cycle of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  that I went to because it sounded exciting. :) Participated in Mystery ... are a bunch of things I have not done during IAP that would have been ... resources MIT has to offer for a student?" In a word, no. No matter how much

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  one. when i was applying to be a blogger i wrote this in my blogger ... dimension in which i get to know people. but that meant that all weekend i ... i worried in the first place. why was i so concerned about my psets

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  four months ago i made a post about being back in east campus saying ... . someone lived in this room five decades ago, and i don’t know anything about ... would be postponed. and i have… mixed feelings about it. to fully explain

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A Great Hunger an artisanal take on my quarter life crisis

  

  more. In hindsight, I would say I struggled to balance (or even identify ... stop thinking about it.  In reality I think we all have a little bit of ... they graduated. With 7 years post-grad, I’m still in the midst of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  'Oreal’s website, you’ll see the emphasis on science in the cosmetics industry, and ... Stewart (I just couldn’t resist putting this one in =) ): We attended a ... Bryant Park have in common? Besides all being located in New York City

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  prospective members of MIT's Class of 2012 - foremost in my mind. I hope I was ... the past few days, I've been wondering about what I would blog about today, asking myself what I would have wanted to hear last year. I'm not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  . I'm just trying to be honest. 2. When I explain what goes on in ... that live in a small dorm but is part of a fraternity, so I don't know ... one or the other (I'm not referring to anyone in particular), but dorm

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008