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  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  forward to doing these programs since high school, i set my hopes on doing it in 2021. my acceptance transferred over a year, which made for an excellent contingency plan. in my sophomore fall semester, I haphazardly

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  classes is actually, uh, not a break, even if you don't have any class. My ... afternoon, I turned in my last pset, made some bread and a chickpea stew, and ... is half my usual amount, I was energized by Friday's leftover freedom

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Art variation on a poem of Elizabeth Bishop

  

  carried through the crossword by my friends[/caption] I'm hosed this week. But looking at my last, or next-to-last weeks, I was quite hosed too. I ... ="aligncenter" width="1000"] the fog, I think, captures my mood right now[/caption] the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  night because my shoulder was so sore. oops, guess physical activity ain ... my apartment to come chill on [annotation note="the lawn in front of ... what she's doing. barbecuing — my apartment has a communal area for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  little power to actually change anything. There’s no ‘taking my anger to ... myself holding back my input on certain issues because I get that Look- why ... battles, just on different fronts. Today, I am not mincing my words. Even

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  a dorm to me -- it's a living space that houses some of my most favorite memories, events, and people, and it's an integral part of my MIT ... will not be able to experience ever again in my undergraduate life here

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  my team can get back on the water again, and waiting to see if my ... about my exam, I will certainly feel worse than if I do literally anything ... don't have any pictures of my breakfast this morning, but trust me, it

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  bouncing around my head for about a week nonetheless.   In the summer before my senior year of high school, I went to meet with the IB coordinator (basically a guidance counselor) to review my college application

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  O hai A reintroduction

  

  About four years ago, I ended my very last blog post as a student by ... ’t even look like my avatar anymore (but Petey doesn't have hair anymore ... Hall. 2. Who is your blogspiration? Sam M. '07 wrote one of my favorite

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Winter Through the camera lenses of people who don't have winter

  

  ; While heading back to my dorm, I ran into Kevin. The both of us being from ... different everything looks covered in snow. Maybe it’s just my untrained eyes ... !   *You can find the rest of my and Kevin's pictures here. (I highly

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 13, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  fans. My friends and I shoved cameras at each other and posed: Neil looked around the crowd, and my hand went up first. He made eye contact and ... one that is very near to my heart." Random astronomer: "Can you repeat

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT campus lost power! Updates from a blacked-out physics colloquium.

  

  + physicists in the room went "oooooooh!" My laptop screen glowed at me and I ... of Thanksgiving break studying those. They're one of my favorite topics ... would do if there was a blackout during one of my Splash classes. Another

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! REX! Politics! Science! (Vlog and a Riddle) You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1-kg mollusks in each jar....

  

  Hello Friends! I am back with my biweekly vlog update, quite late because I am lazy have been preoccupied with my schedule. I've been ... anymore because I'm not at my laptop enough. Isn't that astonishing? Here is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

   is my personal guide to thinking about writing. The theoretical foundation ... next to my desk always: Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure ... southeastern Connecticut. They were composed of billowing clouds of "my global

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  than ourselves. *hackers--my apologies for the horrid made-up name, but in my defense, almost nothing else rhymes with ourselves!* ( Many thanks to Lourdes '15 [who filmed it] Kirsten [my TA] and of course the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  , my plans are greatly dictated by what weather Mother Nature decides she ... a beautiful thing. One of my favorite things that I've done over IAP ... .... BUT my partner in crime Preeti '15 managed to grab a nice shot of our

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  final exams. I’m peeking out from underneath my rock (with some prodding ... my teammates this morning mentioned that we only have 9 days of school ... fest, attend my living group’s formal, get a haircut, race against Boston

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  it isn't any fun. My bones creak and ache and I can tell when the weather is changing in my knees. Also I'm cranky and like to talk about the ... the economy   As my grandfather always says - old age ain't for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  Throughout my 5-ish months as a blogger for the Institvte, I ... for science. However, it also stands apart from my other classes as the ... a lot of fun with the people at my table (yeah table 12!), it was

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  And now your feature presentation Are there still theaters that play the "Let's all go to the lobby" jingle?

  

  face the truth...about engineering leadership. As I hinted at in my last ... , over IAP! Photo by Sam Range '13. At 2:25, I then recall my first ... an activity where I led my ELL group, including Tiffany '11. Photo by

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 8, 2011