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Blog / Challenges
mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT
wrote “LEFT” and “RIGHT” at the top of my paper to ensure that I wouldn ... ’ve also gotten a little better at the kinds of things that will probably ... hearing test because I named the pitch of the note being played instead of -
Blog / Admissions
“the worst they can say is no” the costs of trying
fun of by everyone in the grade. You'd exposed your own vulnerability and hadn't even gotten any benefit out of it. And middle school students were vicious. Pretty much everyone has passed through this phase of life -
Blog / Miscellaneous
beauty is overrated
adjacent to beauty, but beauty does not give others the feeling of an elastic ... about the kind of beauty that arose from symmetry, from clear skin or a ... ’s overused, I think, to the point of meaninglessness. I don’t want my -
Blog / Uncategorized
Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.
up. Of looking at your to-do list, seeing only three items in it, and ... of Sisyphus has always resonated with me: “I leave Sisyphus at the foot ... My sophomore year of high school I ate too many donuts. When I woke -
Blog / Admissions
Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!
The first round of application deadlines are upon you, which means ... chipping away at them more slowly than usual because the volume has been so ... you back to zen calm state sooner :) ***AN IMPORTANT NOTE***: A lot of -
Blog / Admissions
A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue
years later, I don’t remember much of what I did at CPW, but I do remember ... " for the rest of his life), Middle English and the Canterbury Tales (they even got to hear me read out loud in Middle English), the art of writing -
Blog / Academics & Research
Engineering Poetry we do that.
about August yet. If that doesn’t give you an indication of how fast time ... . You’d think it's an insane amount of time to be doing this, but it’s not ... anything at MIT you must be willing to ask the difficult questions that -
Blog / Academics & Research
Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.
Howdy folks. It's freebie time - for the 99.9% of you readers who don ... , "Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We each ... OOOoo! 20.320 Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems The boring -
Blog / Academics & Research
Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.
Tomorrow marks the return of classes, p-sets, papers, reading assignments, and a tangible lack of both time and sleep. Yup, second semester is ... I actually liked reading the textbook. We'd watch a whole bunch of -
Blog / Admissions
Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care
between. My trip was a lot of fun! I saw the Pacific Ocean…… ….got lost ... in the right direction….. ……eventually found the Hollywood Walk of Fame and saw the stars of some of my favorite actors….. He graduated -
Blog / About Decisions
Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p
Amazing Discovery of the Day: After nearly three semesters at MIT, I ... ). Wow, it really shows what kind of MIT student I am over this last year ... 's already the Class of 2013! In honor of what I'm going to do during IAP -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.
, blame Ben, because I am infallible. But I at least wanted to start writing ... of my short life. -- Hokay. So. Nine days and 10,000 miles of flight ... with some pictures. So, to answer all of your questions, here is the -
Blog / Personal Projects
Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing
air at 8.55, what a dumb idea, and instead i muse on the nature of these ... You might have heard of inktober, a recent phenomenon where artists ... , one of my friends from hall, Lisa T. '20, and I decided to do "poemtober -
Blog / Uncategorized
Non-Blinding my junior year(s)
's kind of tiring. But when I look at the list above, I can't imagine ... upcoming fall. And this is true: most of the classes I am taking are just ... . This is high school. --- Four years later at MIT, and here I am, in the -
Blog / Challenges
busy, busy, busy screaming into the void
really excited for it at first. the first day of golf class is tomorrow ... uk, for the first half of 2022. wouldn't that be exciting? except ... to study somewhere else, but this isn't it. in a stroke of -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIA No More Why I haven't blogged in 23 days.
bloggers are doing an amazing job of keeping the MIT Admissions page updated ... else seems to be posting screenshots of their calendars, I'm going to do ... couldn't see in the first picture: Yup. Story of my life. A partial -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...
speechless at the sight of these masterpieces. Can you tell that it's a witch ... important at MIT... ALRIGHT you can snap out of that pristine serene dream ... drowned out by the blinding rays of a familiar sunset. I adore the sight -
Blog / IAP
A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.
It is crunch time at MIT. Classes are over this Wednesday, and exam ... the start of Independent Activities Period (IAP). *Cue “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”* During IAP, students get to enjoy MIT without -
Blog / Admissions
A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].
://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...n_friday.shtml Power of suggestion (Sam): One way to tell if you belong at MIT http ... cannot afford the costs of the travel [...] Since I cannot make it, what ... 'm reposting it here: So as you're probably aware, MIT has a dedicated group of