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• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  the little things that I'm pumped about, in no particular order: I ... day, the distance doesn't bother us. (Mind you, I'm still going to ... my hair. I am excited about classes, though I'm very frustrated with

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  What Did I Learn at MIT? a surprisingly hard question to answer

  

  that knowledge vacated is now filled with. I'm no longer a decent ... **much harder than I thought it would be. I'm not sure if this is a common ... is - the more you know, the less you know. Maybe I'm just trying to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 28, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  since Covid hit. I know I’m extremely lucky that they are able to take ... ="manic? sleep deprived? There may be another word I’m looking for ... was a far cry from real adulthood. I’m in this not-unpleasant in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  Final Project Demo Roll if only they were more helpful to the world at large

  

  these. But this retroactive brainstorming is a fruitless exercise, and I'm ... drawn image[/caption] This project made me realize that I'm actually not ... dope slides too[/caption] I'm glad that I got to make so many cool

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  oversubscribed), so instead I'm taking four classes, of which only one is likely to be horribly difficult. I'm hoping that the lowered courseload will help ... is always calmer than the ones that follow. For now at least, I'm

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 vision new year's resolutions

  

  Happy New Year! Even though I'm nearsighted, this is the year for ... real world, but I'm also sad to see them go. I really want to make the ... , hmmm? I'm pretty sure the last book I read was a real analysis textbook

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Good Morning or Good Night? seven am adventures where people say good morning and good night

  

  Hello! I’m Theo, one of CJ’s unfortunate friends from our dorm (I’m ... often as 1 am, or 7 pm. So maybe I’m not the expert.[annotation note ... , and keep moving, as if I’m physically incapable of stopping. I walk

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  this in your essays or anything. I'm speaking as an educator here, purely ... make the world less awful. The reason I'm saying all of this is because ... accidentally worked at MIT Admissions for ten years and somehow got old, but I'm

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  November, and I'm reminiscing about my own early action application. Here ... , which I participated in during high school. Then my dad was like, "I'm ... you can read below: With passion for both English and mathematics, I’m

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  two problems. it took us 5 hours to complete three. as i type this up, i'm ... with the fact that i need to build new foundations. i'm currently taking ... 21M.011 [/annotation] and i love what i'm learning. but i think i fall

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  I’m three weeks into my MISTI, and I think I’ve pretty much got this ... company I’m interning at put us up at a very posh apartment-style hotel in ... that day comes I’m content with sitting on my balcony watching the sun

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  think that's really valuable, and I'm glad that MIT makes it so easy for us to have access to mentoring in this way. Also, I'm making a cup. I'm ... worked with copper so far, so I'm excited to learn how to work this much

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  stuff. I'm not entirely sure why. I always think that moving is going to ... year I decided to document the process. Since I'm from LA, I do not have ... my dorm room stuff, I'm going to need an intervention. First we moved

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Events

  East Campus REX Events! welcome to the wild wild west

  

  to look super cool. I’m not allowed to post any pictures of what it ... stuff that generations of EC students have created. Things that I’m ... ): This isn’t in the REX booklet, but since prep is from 6:30-7 PM, I’m

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 20, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  eating what they've just bought. But where I'm standing still seems to be in the way and I feel like I'm interrupting an invisible flow that I ... really short hair. I have much wider hips than average. I'm not wearing

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Gingerbread Gone Horribly Right "run, run, as fast as you can..."

  

  downfall. And as a bonus, I’m including some pictures from this year

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  tips and tricks. But here go my own: sidenote: i’m not sure if i’m ... , I’m also wearing Merino wool socks in this picture. Merino wool comes ... leggings under my pants for extra warmth. 7) Waterproof Boots (and because i’m

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  when I’m not feeling great. It’s easy to be around others when you ... to rely on them no matter what condition I’m in, sick or stressed or ... parts about Adulting, the parts that I forget about while I’m in school or

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  down version of what I’m sure mothers feel when they give birth. Like ... I was as excited as I’ve ever been to attend classes. I’m currently ... truly despise this class, and other times when I feel that I'm actually

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  ,” or “miss," even though we don’t know each other and I’m certainly not a “dearie” and how can they know I’m a “miss”? … I take an advanced math ... and the cashier suddenly said I’m his “amor” even though I didn’t know

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016