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  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  post. These letters were originally written for my blogger application ... younger, which will be the goal of my blogs! Anyway, I’ll introduce myself ... ’s try that again. Hello, my name is also Ana. Or, well, our name is Ana

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?

  

  I've changed my bio, which you can view on my author page, once every ... . I’ll introduce you to some of my favorite board games. We can play ... . We could listen to music all afternoon, and I’ll tell you all about my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say ... least Wednesday or Thursday, after my finals are done. I have been tooling ... hate finals week. I'm glad it only happens twice a year. Also, my camera

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every now and then, my mind = blown. Thanks, Science!

  

  Hello beautiful people. I know that one of my previous entries hinted ... getting around to that. But in the midst of my magnet research, I stumbled upon (actually, not really. My professors for 20.363, Biomaterials

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 11, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  ironic now. This is why I'm going to be cremated when I die and have my ... ones which consistently rank MIT undergrad as #1. My standard line at CPW ... where my college ranks on any of these lists, I'm pretty lucky. In the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  the past four residents; I knew them even, and they were my friends. But ... them, email them, and keep going. The method's inspired from my time as ... . As I've noted [annotation note='See any of my posts where I do history

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Few of my Favorite Things (Counting Blessings) Maybe the most sentimental blog post I’ve written.

  

  say that this note and the feelings behind it was one of my favorite things. I found it again this morning and curled up outside with my coffee ... few more of my favorite things from both places, split by 500 miles

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 6, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  being foolish. Noone from my entire county goes to MIT, especially not ... . I spent days after I submitted my application pacing back and forth in my room, imagining my daily life at MIT, trying hard not to fall in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl My family came into town on Wednesday ... deal with was cleaning my room. It was pretty relaxing. I didn't even ... 've known, because I'm staying for another year to finish my Master's degree

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  unknown to the universe I went for the front door, all while my TA just ... , terminating both his life and my dreams of graduating (as well as my reputation as being totally smooth at all times), or if my professor had instead

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  …the last twelve to fourteen months. Even at the start of my junior year of ... fulfilling, and my coding skills are actually really useful in fields other ... what kinds of problems I want to work on. Recently, my PI asked me what

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  walking later," to my second-grade phase of "Why learn to tie my shoes now ... before it's due. I'm well aware that this is one of my greatest flaws, and will probably be my downfall one day when I'm ninety-two in a backless

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to My Favorite Places on Campus can't leave without making one more post of this format

  

  wants to reminisce back on my glory days at MIT. So, for future me: here ... amazing view at night. My parents would always comment on how lucky I was to ... used to be beyond my wildest dreams, and I'm glad that I got the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Really Just Cannot Write Anymore of My Thesis I wish I can bang out essays like blog entries.

  

  fateful day in September, so long ago. So, no, I have not forgotten about my ... be working on my thesis instead, so I stop blogging and revert to ... blogs I promised in here will still get written, but I need to finish my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  . I sat on my bed silently. My fingers were numb and my breaths were shallow. I would look at the time on my phone, then on my laptop, then on my phone again. My head seemed eerily quiet, but not empty. It was as if my

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  Senior Video.)[/caption] Five months ago, I bid farewell to my high school, Ward Melville. In my three years there, I changed intellectually and ... really as difficult as it felt? I found a deep appreciation for how my

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  Today is my first day of school as a PhD student at MIT. Today is ... . Dr. Abe was my “American grandfather” since I was 16, without whom I ... engineers in my life, but he was my favorite; his influence on my life, the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  demons on depression

  

  we mean. Two pivotal experiences in my parents' married life happened shortly after I was born. My parents had plans to move to Boston and work here. My mother was a bank teller, at the time, although she

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  lots of other people! For me, this sounds like: My Worst Nightmare! A ... lounge while I write this 20* *Please. I could totally take him. My band teacher, Mr. L, assigned me my first solo in sixth grade. Just

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  everyone else"]pods[/annotation] were a thing. My podmates and I cried in ... made my shoulder available for others to cry on. My friends have pulled ... thing does not currently exist in my possession. Two Fridays ago, I threw

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023