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  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  "]carried through[/annotation] and I survived another day in 7.06. The exam happened ... clear skies, I decided to finally touch some grass for the first time in ... were in fall. It was so beautiful that I let myself wander for half an

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  jacket est. time: 30 min? I put some spikes in it. bleach-painting jeans est. time: 2 hrs I found these black cargo pants at a thrift store in ... Clothes are so fun! I love tailoring my outfits to whatever is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  M.I.T. Energy Club, which was founded in 2004 by a few grad students ... our future. MIT has been very active in developing solutions to energy ... in May 2005. Since then, MIT undergrads have done wonders through

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Images of Rush preparation

  

  it up, as in this message left by Phife '04 when I was a freshman ... example, the other night, I finally met Laura '09 in person, discovering her ... Every year, the campus is engulfed by frenetic activity in the week

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  Every day, I realize more and more that I live in a privileged bubble ... where I am directly affected by the racism in this country but I have very ... the ballot box’ since I can’t vote. Even in conversations, I catch

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Parks and Relocation a finale and a premiere

  

  will continue living in my basement, in boxes I labelled and taped shut ... in a new place this fall, but one thing I'll definitely about Long ... I've spent the last five months living at home on Long Island, New

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Fears and Hopes how to move forward

  

  to make us hate each other. I hope that everyone in America can ... forward. In the long run, hate never wins. Keep spreading love. I ... confused. Many are saying, where do we go from here? I forced myself to go

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • November 9, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  matter is, as much as I love being in the Bubble Universe (where else can ... -year-old-brother) likes to come up here is to play in the Simmons Hall ball pit: (I’ll take what I can get.) Additionally, every once in a while it’s nice to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  't expecting to gain much in the program other than a commission. Now I am a year ... all of the "leadership positions" that I had held in high school. After ... [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] "Sometimes after I take off, I

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  Whew, I'm glad JKim posted an entry ten seconds after I did, because otherwise I'd feel incredibly bad for spending my entire morning writing in ... , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  keyed in what response. // the Coop is the MIT bookstore. // I didn't realize how much jargon was in these notes until I posted them. Now, big ... Like Allan, I'm obsessed with taking notes. I'm also obsessed with

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  “Hala’s Escape from Groundhog Day” season 18 episode 98

  

  the classes I took in high school. I spent afternoons studying in ... the kind of work I’ve always wanted to do. But - as in every Groundhog ... through lecture after lecture until I can finally squeeze in lunch at

  • by Hala K. '29
  • October 13, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  unpack later (in some imaginary future wherein I have ample unstructured ... conditions, and other major issues in near-future urban contexts." I took notes ... rattled and echoed in my head ever since. I loved what Young Guru said about

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  unstructured decompression sequence in my 2019 IAP and loved it. (I also tried to ... "]Vietnamese-Iranian-American,[/annotation] I was really happy when (purely by chance) two out of three in ... Gregor House, I cooked meals fairly frequently using the kitchenette in my suite

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  event this Thursday at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. I hope you'll be there! If you didn't get the email or lost it, let me know in the comments (leave your email address) and I'll get the information to you. It should be fun and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Twas the week before Thanksgiving ...and I'm not really feeling all that thankful. Yet.

  

  ate it up. I will be having more turkey on Thursday in Plymouth, MA ... happy, as it will be the first time in my life that I'm not home to help ... work in a short week, professors seem to believe that it is perfectly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  deserve some props, and dare I say mad props at that, for genuinely ... -Conner rooming committee, for doing a fantastic job with the in-house reassignment ... "Sunshowers" by M.I.A. "I bongo with my lingo and I beat it like a wing, yo" 3

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  As I've blogged before, many students who are interested in MIT are also interested in high school research competitions, including (but not ... volunteer judges to review student projects. All students in grades 9

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  table. So while we're buried in the committee room, here's a topic I ... on the web, as we've been in selection committee since last wednesday. Though it's been a lot of work, I've been having a lot of fun. Selecting

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Multidimensional Showcasing an aspiring physicist with amazing musical talent

  

  Occasionally as I lie in bed at night puzzling over the hecticness that is so typical of life here at MIT, I hear piano chords playing on repeat from the floor above. I always smile. I know the musician, and I

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 9, 2011