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  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  Last Friday afternoon, I finished my last final. I’ve never been so ... comforting that time would not slow down for either my last-minute studying or ... ="aligncenter" width="700"] closing my 200 tabs[/caption] This time, I think I truly

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  I had just finished my McFly costume with a cheap skateboard from the ... every nerd club at my school, but I was still a stupid teen. Don’t be a poser, my 13-year-old brain said. Ride that skateboard around on Halloween

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  legal and okay amount of classes to take, and it means that my schedule ... my technicals, I'm taking 6.006, Intro to Algorithms, and 5 ... nightmarish stories about 6.006 from my friends and fellow bloggers, and nothing

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  oh, the crash and the burn

  

  As evident from my last blogpost, I'm doing a lot and it's taken a ... gotten it since it gives me an excuse to not go to any of my responsibilities and just sit for a couple of days. This week has exploded in my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 26, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  dating while asian to love & be loved freely

  

  is true that the white boys at my high school usually dated other white ... most of my time doing math. I haphazardly dyed my hair at home and sported a brass-colored bob that I can now admit was ill-suited to my skin

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 30, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  interesting songs, at least to me, is who’s crazy/my psychopharmacologist and i. [DIANA] My psychopharmacologist and I Call it a lover's game He knows my deepest secrets I know his name my experience with psychiatry, at least

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

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

  practicing their choreography on-stage when I responded to my friend: Me ... was quite confused during my own college application process. Although my parents were incredibly supportive of my dreams and aspirations

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  class, it’s the first time that the number of hours my classes are ... underestimated because of my cross-registered class. Why am I taking so many HASS ... relaxed, and I was actually extremely confused. My body was confused too. It

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  living the dream: UROP edition! in which i run experiments on children (well, kinda)

  

  In my New Year's reflections post, I mentioned that over the winter ... semester, in one of my many existential crises, I started to think seriously ... , are just the coolest shit.) I reworked my schedule to include 24

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  , I spent the last year of my life in Shanghai studying Chinese at Fudan ... , my changes in perception of various aspects of life, living in an ... am a course 20 (biological engineering), and I am in my 3rd year at MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  Hi guys! My name is Quynh, and like Connie, I’m a crusty old senior ... mRNA modifications in yeast. Science has been a major part of my life ... the fall. While my science education has been immensely rewarding and

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my ... to my Engineering Practice Requirement, a project with leadership ... had to advocate my vision for the play and inspire the other designers

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge, CPW, and YOU! A welcome from a couple of MIT Quest Scholars to our newly admitted Quest Scholars

  

  readers of the MIT blogosphere and all admitted MIT Quest Scholars, My name ... . Unfortunately, I forgot about the application deadline my freshman year (let this ... and I’m thrilled to share my story with you. I was born in Vietnam

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • April 2, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  I went to take my 8.012 final exam and had a sort-of-awkward encounter with Alan Guth? If you don't, quick synopsis: my section hadn't received ... wrong building, which irked me (in the wrong building for my first final

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  10:31 I wrote this entry on my iPhone about two minutes after boarding the 11:10 train…

  

  my original bus to Kyoto, and despite the motto I'm currently trying to ... had such a high fever I couldn't make it back from campus to my dorm. So ... were standing directly over it. Only the policeman knew, and my brain was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  So Long, So Long, Front Foot Leads the Back One Go on, and it won't be too soon...my Texas road trip (Part 1).

  

  first time, which was fantastic. I actually met up with Louann, one of my ... . My hotel was right next to a Tony Roma's (great ribs!) and Logan ... like Droopy the Dog's cheeks. My legs feel like cement blocks. I slump

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  back and paint my new room, have fun doing REX stuff, see all my old ... , which is always sad. So here it is, my attempt at some sort of summary of my summer in Spain. It doesn't reeeally say what I want it to, but I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  I woke up this morning at 8:15, 45 minutes after my alarm was going to go off. I go and look at my computer (which is supposed to be my alarm clock) to find that the power adapter askew enough that my laptop

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  Here is something that always makes me laugh: My sister (a Harvard ... sit together on my mom's desk at work. Obviously it proves that her ... like to talk about it. (I am, of course, kidding. My sister and I love

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  Steve Kelch '08 as my running mate. There were three tickets. We lost to ... Cabral '07. I have a ridiculous expression on my face. I don't photograph ... my feelings on where we are and where we need to be going, and why

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006