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• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  some of them can be a bit pedantic. This is because I am a formalist. I ... rules that be. In particular, I wonder who created them, how they are ... shouldn’t I talk really loudly in the deep lounge at 2am” and “why shouldn

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  time to do something you can tell an employer about).  I’ve had this ... ? That’s fantastic! I can relax, travel, take some classes, get an ... Short Stories just for me. I want to write more in the future, and it

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  keeping a lab notebook), and even in my journal at age 9 I included a rundown of what I considered to be the essential statistics in my life: "My name is Mollie Burgoon. I live in Pickerington, Ohio. I go to Peace U

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  . obviously i can’t prove this is what happened in each scenario, but i believe ... damaging ways trust, i’ve decided, is really about power. as in, i can ... . for instance, i remember when i was in elementary school, my parents

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  one particularly nasty hell week can instill in you, something I thought ... taking better care of myself. I can’t control the unexpected things in ... please, bear with me). What I can control is how I handle myself in every

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Love Is Hard (A Sequel) wherein anon feels different from how he felt seven months ago

  

  abstract concept that I don’t think anyone can describe completely in a ... felt ways I can’t possibly describe in words as well as I’d like to. And ... :) _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ So last time I poured out all that I had in my brain regarding my

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 3, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam's family and my ... horrified look on my face in 2004 when I realized that there were no hot dogs ... place anybody in four generations of my family came from is Indiana. (I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  . Because I truly, truly do. No, I can’t tell you my favorite flavor of ice ... accessorizing? Is soft serve an option, or not? What’s my day been like? Am I in ... not something that can be decided on a whim. So when I tell you

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  answers.[/annotation] I can ask the questions that I wouldn’t have asked in ... imagined college in high school, I imagined being in one of these huge halls ... premonition I swear"]a future in these big lecture halls felt odd and foreign

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  on the floor I realized I was in the wrong classroom, and the right ... , I’m Lydia. I’m a sophomore. I’m in courses 6-7 and 18. I’m not in 7 ... 11 last Wednesday, on Leap Day. I’m turning 20 in less than two weeks

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17

  

  post. this is just me. i can try to say that i’m writing in remembrance ... is Piper. i live in East Campus, on second east. i’m a sophomore. i ... laptop. i can’t remember if i thanked him. the Monday after he died, i

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  to be tough but because I was lazy. The funny thing is, I can ... sucked. I couldn't exercise by running, so I started lifting weights in ... sulked about it in my mind quite often, which I do not usually do, because

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  as I can in my training to become an EMT.  Here are some of my friends ... for it! You don't have to put in as much time as I did, and you can even ... first of which is a swim class, so I can finally get the swim requirement

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  one guy can share a double. Certain floors in Random Hall are designated as single sex, and suites in Burton-Conner can be either co-ed or ... , and that you can't paint the ceiling (I admit that this one seems kind

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Celeste the best video game i've played in months

  

  in a cycle. […] I'm going crazy. I can't stop thinking about dumb crap ... can't see anything in any direction. It's claustrophobic, yet I feel ... the first video game I've picked up in months, mostly because my friends

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 13, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  I fixed it. Thanks a bunch. Moral of the story: I can't spell, but neither can google, so it's ok. Curtis: Though I actually have a few ... to rest up tonight so I can dedicate as many hours as I possibly can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  'll try to get funding, but bring some money along in case I can't. It ... tomorrow at about 3 pm and I'd appreciate a cheering section. I can't make ... to try and find an easier way to consume bread. Perhaps if I dunk it in

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  about to leave MIT in less than a month. I want to thank Connie for ... and will continue to be for a long time—I’m about to start an MD-PhD in ... minor in Ancient & Medieval Studies (AMS). When I tell people about

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  in our CMS, so I ripped it down and reuploaded. The original, with ... email so I can fix."]read the transcript[/annotation] and/or the coverage ... ;feature=youtu.be In my last post, I wrote: On a day like today, I find myself thinking

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  several years back when I was in junior high. What do you think occupied ... genre. I was clearly inspired. Really, really inspired. What can I say ... " to "Salsa Dancing". Students in grades 9-12 can sign up for classes and

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011