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  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  overworked at some time. So how does one avoid a fall? With support and ... give myself a pat on the back for how I welcomed it. Now I know 2016 was ... adolescence. 2017 is a revolutionary year for me. It's almost eerie how I can

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  tends to confuse these groups of people is the housing system, and how it ... admission to MIT.how can i improve them.? any help would be highly appreciated ... , your living group is more than where you live. It's a way of life, a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Strands literal and metaphorical >:)

  

  put it in a ponytail. I’ll stare in the mirror for a moment, realize how ... . It does feel right to look in the mirror to find my hair the color of ... about my hair without it affecting my self-worth. We’ll see how that goes.

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  ) how difficult is it once you're there? any general advice would also be ... essays. Once you’re here, the work is hard. How hard is it? I don’t know ... It’s mid-October, which means that life at MIT is crazy right now

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  with its rush of cars. I'd forgotten how quiet the desert is.  I was ... outside my house. The river in Tucson is dry, always has been, but it goes ... [annotation note="one of the biggest changes in coming to Boston is how distant

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  lingered in my mind for days after. How was it possible for a group of ... —isn’t this how it happens in our heads, too? It’s this brash inversion of self ... writing early enough that it became a comforting activity long before I

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  MIT is like that—the journey is long, and it's not about going as fast ... regret how I spent my undergrad, but rather that it is a modality of living ... to go on a long walk, and so I dedicated a day to preparing for it, a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  status.  It helps that Ikea has a long history of supporting LGBTQ ... choking hazard to young children. Blahaj is a meter long, nearly body pillow ... [/caption] But how did this shark plush get so popular? Blahaj’s rise to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  a pressure sensor to measure how much gas collects over time. It also ... finished trap to my sister, Ruby, and explained what it does: [carousel ... do enjoy it now. I love the novelty of this, how every week I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  So how does a boy from Texas survive the oftentimes harsh winters of ... called No Flip Flops which was full of pointers on how to survive a winter ... learned a bit about winter fashion, and how to dress appropriately. I was

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This School’s Big Game: a fun way to think too hard (how MIT Mystery Hunt works, now in Up-Goer Five)

  

  works the way it does. It is the best, hardest, and most fun big-game in ... -surprised by how easy it was to give Up-Goer Five names to these groups of hard number-like things. Of course, it would be harder to talk about exactly how

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 25, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  's how it works. You should accept the offer of admission from another ... people got waitlisted?" Sophia wrote, "Oh yeah, does anyone know about how ... wasn't admitted, though I can understand how it might be easier for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  heartstrings. We love how hopeful it's tone is! It's a very I ... it is *top secret* stuff for now. So, look out for that post around mid ... recently released a new song!!! And we really like it!! It reminded us a lot

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  How to decide, when you’re deciding a pretext for productive procrastination

  

  , but it completely changed how i understand the world, and now i'm doing ... is. That’s not very long. It’s going to be as important, as fun, and as ... be closer to or further from home? How should they evaluate perceived

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  sad yourself. this does not make you robotic or unempathetic; it just ... , regardless of how awful it may be of course the key word in the previous ... head. to be honest it still does, though i think i at least understand

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  found intersting. Unfortunately, it wasn't as interesting as I'd hoped ... speakers took turns answers some tough questions, like "How do Christians ... his personal spiritual encounter?" and "As a scientist, how can I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  maybe one sentence long. But in the context of the culture of MIT, it's like the COOLEST STORY EVER. I don't quite know how to summarize it ... years ago, but it's super awesome and while it's hard to exactly explain

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  she was, and how lousily unworthy an acne-ridden nerd like him was. It ... red and so good and— Conundrum…that’s how you say it, Teddy— No sense ... some fun with it. Writing it was ridiculously fun. Let's dive in now

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  how it is cornered against a baseball field, where the local children ... than it does at night. It looks sober. Corporate. The river looks still ... a particularly long time, so I opted to walk down eight flights of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  . Anyday feels like yesterday to me if I think about it long enough. MIT ... Do you know what day it is? Well, one year ago, on September 17th ... first, I started typing this post a few minutes before midnight and now it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014