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  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  School. It was a huge part of my life. I initially joined FIRST because my ... and delivered them to companies and my school's Board of Trustees. I ... course, those practical skills are valuable, too. My freshman year, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  My sophomore year of high school I ate too many donuts. When I woke up realising my stomach was twisting, I called out instinctively for my ... toilet.  My dad kneeled behind me, pressing his hands to my stomach to add

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  much as some people have in their first semester. Even my sister, who has ... ) Maseeh Dining (Brunch) This was my first spring break meal, and we were ... compensate for my sad brunch, some friends and I went to Punto Rojo – a small

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  watching my 3-minute research talk! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4 ... "][/video] This is also probably the most terrifying 3 minutes of my life to ... essentially let me design my own project based off his work on hydrogels, and so

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  where I almost took a sharpie, wrote the responses on my flashy CPW ... , my first response is to say Missouri with a somewhat sheepish ... because my brain was lagging a little bit."][/annotation] But when I still

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  community, for members of the MIT community. This was my first year watching ... laughed, a lot. Laughed so much, in fact, that my friends sitting nearby told me that they appreciated hearing my laughter. I was surprised by how

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  many thoughts head full

  

  I've been hesitant to write things since my mind has been a bit of a ... of it and the power rests in my hands. On days where I had my 10am 8 ... breakfast, mess around for a bit, and embark on my journey to 6-120, my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The Tech profiled Lydia about resilience @ MIT "I’m building my vocabulary and I’m building my mind and I’m building myself as a…

  

  student, during my own difficult time, and I could immediately understand her story, even as the details were very different from my own. The ... .   It was October 29th, 2012. My research wasn’t going too great and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  “Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and ... danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives ... Orleans today. I’ve been here since Friday, staying with my cousin in her

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  this: 5-room, large half: My home for the past three semesters has been 335, the wonderful lounge-side 5-room on the 290-side third floor. My door opens up to the hallway connecting my floor’s lounge to the back of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nonlinearity My conjecture on finding my way through four years at MIT.

  

  decided to read it and see if my personal predictions and goals for my ... look back at my four years as a continuous system rather than a bunch of ... phases of my college career: 1. September 2003 (Freshman Year): I had a

  • by Bryan
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

  

  lasted 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds. Thanks to my beloved high ... up the extra day that I had hanging out on my Eurail pass and take a ... of my musical preferences. So, upon getting to Europe I knew that what

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  power back from Wilma." And Justin wrote, "I am from New Orleans and my biggest concern right now is hot to get my recommendations to MIT in time ... time. How long should I wait to receive confirmation that my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  Urban Studies and Planning at MIT! On the DUSP: Part 2

  

  're curious to learn more, I asked some of my classmates to share what brought ... planning. In particular, my main interest is in transportation, particularly ... will be writing my UG thesis on computational urban bus network redesigns

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  This Monday, as many Mondays go, felt like a terrible start to my ... like 5 hours of sleep from making my  [annotation note="Cell Biology"]7 ... "]Canvas[/annotation] did not respond after my 10th page refresh. I do not have a propensity

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  Recently, one of my friends relayed that she grew up in an ... might be nice to my face, but I know they were secretly upset. They didn ... confidence in the area. Some cool opportunities came my way: I was invited to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  bumpers a revelation i had while bowling

  

  bad about asking my company to spend a lot of money on me, I decided to ... my seven a.m. flight to DCA, which is one of three airports that serves ... propped up against my airplane tray table and spent the hour between Boston

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 2, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  View my 2020 resolutions and 2021 resolutions. There were some 2020 ... Bunny in concert this year! I've already written extensively about my ... to these concerts. Squat my weight - Incomplete. I found out I've been

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  of my friends and I rented an apartment in Central Square, Cambridge ... Nero. My internship was remote, so I often worked at Caffe Nero and did groceries during my lunch break to stretch out my legs. During one of my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  that require action on my part"]zero[/annotation] responsibilities at MIT for the first time ever in my 3+ years here. The early-mid-late-semester Stress that normally [annotation note="I really need to work on my posture

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019