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  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  of bed in 20 minutes is unfortunately pretty good for me these days ... the next."]early[/annotation]to class, for the first time in possibly ... -but-not-completely-finished draft, written by me, living in an email from May 2019. Oof.) 11.04 am

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  And the Whistle Blows soccer post-season & my last competitive soccer game

  

  present for all the ups and downs of an athlete’s journey. Thanks to the ... like I just stepped on campus to begin preseason, and now I’m handing in my practice gear and taking down the decorations in my locker. So, how

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  , to his boat for a sailing trip. in the hours before we set sail, we ate ... being in a position of good fortune. five. for the past few days, i ... along the length of the boat, and two for the sails. he took the pen he

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

  to MIT was the only future we saw for ourselves. Looking at the ... especially unpleasant for us. Those were the first time that some external ... , because the initial news still stings for us. But we will say that, after

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  tournament for the first time in program history. They were knocked out of the ... upperclassmen put together an informal review session for the freshmen on the team ... lacrosse, water polo and crew competitions for the first time. I joined the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bye (for now)

  

  that care for each other in an environment that also has a reputation for ... i graduated! *confetti noises* i took a semester off back in 2015 ... spring, i finished my last semester of undergrad in the dead of winter. i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 things I love about MIT and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

  

  dorms are by the Charles River and in Baker, for example, 80% of rooms ... Boston. For more about the community service and fun opportunities in ... editor-in-chief of an MIT research journal as a sophomore, and become

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  -verbal. Cat 1 will roll around in pollen if left outside, creating an allergen flurry for Humans 4 and 5 in the house unless we have taken antihistamines ... vacuum is running and I want to burn up my savings on an apartment for

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  consequences for being out in their home country or state. This is not to say ... for the cool girl in school was what it felt like to be straight. And I ... in more depth in one of my essays for a CI-H I took, but the gist is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  This past weekend was the 10-year reunion for the MIT Class of 2000 ... as an admissions officer is, what do MIT people do after graduating? It ... will be helpful. In anticipation of our 10-year reunion, I emailed all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  sibling dynamics at MIT yes lmao Nisha and I are related

  

  exploded with laughter in the middle of my physics lecture as soon as i saw ... if you know either Nisha or me in real life—even tangentially ... barely overlap. In fact, our lives don’t overlap much; I’ve bumped into

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  a good GPA is an important factor in applying for grad schools (I ... 'll just carry over). An article in The Tech last year actually revealed that ... in this area), I'll guess that it's probably similar to applying for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  is the steepest wooden rollercoaster on Earth: it starts with an eight ... gel thickening agent. I’ve been at MIT for a while: this is my sixth ... -day party before term starts when frosh find their home(s) at MIT, in every

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  You Are Here a list of things i can't make myself do, and a few i can

  

  course, it still happens now to an extent, but in general the future feels ... haven’t done for an extended period of time since 2016"]with my family ... It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and I sit in my dining room and stare at

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 19, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  of many things. Quarantining for COVID in the safety of my room has ... . I overthink and I have an active imagination. Great for writing stories. Not so great for lying awake in the dark at 3am. My family on

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  will probably be my downfall one day when I'm ninety-two in a backless hospital gown thinking, "eh, I'll breathe again in an hour or so. Inhaling is ... possible way for me to get done before 4 AM. Here's exactly why it took me so

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  cell achieved an efficiency of 7.7%! For reference, the best ... Meet Catsby: He was a sweet boy who loved food, sleeping in the ... -of-the-art research facility for nanoscale science and engineering. Built near the end

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  ten reflections on mit

  

  -experiencing the awe of “how in the world did I get in”, the hope that I had for what ... for me, and I am glad. I grew a lot here, in many ways. At the same time ... big other option i had, and i didn’t feel ready for an experience that

  • by Phi A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  lecture (more than once (for an entire semester)) b) I decided not to do ... . I skipped lecture (more than once (for an entire semester)) I ... I have finally made it home for the holidays. Let me tell you, there

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 2 The median of an introductory trilogy

  

  ’t figured out that the best thing to do in a strange new place was to ask for ... Things took a turn for the worse. Quickly. Very quickly. -- August ... the indignant rumble of my ungrateful stomach, which was screaming for

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 16, 2013