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  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  channel. In order to help people find language partners, the LCE has a ... I logged in and made a profile with the intention of reaching out to ... always saw them as just a fun way to talk to some new people in another

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / CPW

  I did a comedy set* in front of 1000 MIT admits and everything else that happened at this year’s CPW opening ceremony

  

  spoil the jokes in case he re-uses them, so you’ll have to come and find ... . If I was still a youthful child I would also be forcibly retired to bed ... hours later and be fine. Instead, as a Young Adult who is starting to

  • by Janet G. '27
  • April 29, 2026
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  findings, creep could be reduced to the point where concrete could last for ... waiting in line for some iced tea this morning the two architecture students ... ) but it still reminded me about how much innovation there is in an

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  philosophy that I would apply to a bunch of schools, find out where I was ... decided to go to MIT. In some ways, I am still surprised I got in to MIT ... here is not a right, but a privilege - I might even go so far as to call

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama You may have heard of BJ Novak from his role as Ryan Howard on NBC'S…

  

  will be allocated in such a way as to be broadly representative of the ... , and I begin to hyperventilate a little bit. A lot bit. After Nina finds me a paper bag to breathe in, I take a look around and realize 1) that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A bear encounter and a wild cow-milking contest Summer adventures

  

  went to a rodeo in a little town called Hot Springs (population: roughly ... 's skull was going to get smashed in by a cow hoof) but two of the teams were ... comfortable riding a bike, I was nine years old, and In the past decade I have

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  to find a pic of me dancing on a table in center suite but here we are ... didn't enjoy not being in a live classroom environment and started to ... from my floor showed up to parties in one screaming orange horde and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  to when I was in high school (a much simpler time when Tyra Banks was ... . However, my goal when reading an application is never to just find a reason ... a buddy who wanted to hang out. Since I was a college admissions

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  to count towards the degree. It's also flexible in a way that I think ... personally find it to be enjoyable and rewarding. You could ask a different ... -theoretic models to explain why they made sense. In a different class I that took

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  ignorance is a virtue

  

  expecting everyone to find this post helpful. ignorance might be a good coping ... . similarly, looking at my grades is a choice i can make. i don't have to look ... too much. or, when a deadline for a decision is coming, i don't have to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  I expected junior fall as a course 6 to be a challenging semester ... graduate by getting an internship at a firm that would be likely to extend a ... the World), where I got to present a piece from my current most favorite

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  , signed some forms. I joined a LinkedIn group and was pleased to see ... I wanted to write a comprehensive post on my experience with being a ... 't really have that much experience in writing cover letters or a resume; in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  . i hope that you can find solace or hope in some of these words ... promised to be or maybe you didn’t but i stand by the tree with no rope but a ... cry or laugh & i would put my hands in mud to make myself last &

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  like a writing major from MIT in addition to my 3A would allow me to do ... classes to graduate, an average of one a semester. I waved around that ... minor in this. I love writing - maybe it could be more than a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  's happened to you in the last five-and-a-half weeks you'll recognise this as ... dedicate my life to something so important when i’m in a place where i can’t even find the energy to think that getting out of bed in the morning is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  long showers. “Oh, I gotta remember to audition for a capella!” “I could ... ) are so important—they’re designed to give you a glimpse of what life ... comMIT, you need to to determine if the IHTFP life is a good fit for you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  coolest. thing. ever. A whole month or more to just do whatever you want ... of MIT to set up. I understand that a lot of people get a lot out of ... exists in and around MIT knows that there’s always so much pressure to be

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  self-taught dancing: a how-to how i learned dance through YouTube

  

  dance for over a month, I delete it or put it in a subfolder to free up ... way to go, although a lot of dancers I know who have trained in studios ... YouTube to practice dancing seemed like my best bet. as said in my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  five minutes before. I try to slow my breathing as I find a seat. Simmons ... ships on display. I take a diversion to The Alchemist and take in the way ... make it to class (mostly) on time? What routes do I walk on a regular

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  find out that you there was even a full major at MIT in both writing and ... . Boiko: Last year, a senior in one of our courses came up at the end of ... Institute's best-kept secrets. I was surprised to find Pulizter Prize

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008