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  and they’re going to better places lessons learned from a hard summer

  

  , "What is the place you've worked at that you're most proud of?" My heart ... that they've let me do. Simultaneously, my heart sank, as I realized how ... 'm a loud, outspoken individual. For the most part at MIT, my character

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 14, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  The Art of Juggling please take away my balls

  

  My brain's been on overdrive from the moment I stepped foot onto MIT ... from getting wound up. But now I find myself almost fully unwound. My ... calendar. I like checking off tasks in my bullet journal. I like my string

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Massachusetts to Michigan guest post by Liz O.'21

  

  my resume to half the booths I walked past because I may have gone a ... enthralled. Then, as I was about to head back to my dorm and call it a day, I ... right up my alley. Several emails, a few rounds of interviews, and one

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 6, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  recommend you loft your bed, and loft it high. My fear of heights—at least, the height of a loft—evaporated within hours. When I moved my head, my room to my right swayed with me, and so did the world four stories down

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  Six minutes ago I was supposed to be out on my flight from Los Angeles to Boston, returning a little later from my Thanksgiving break than ... delayed by 6 hours and am instead sitting on my couch, watching the time

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  Featuring my sister's drawings cuz she's awesome.   I went to ... California a Monday afternoon and stayed there with my family for a day before ... ’t fit everything, my suitcase was eventually used as overflow. We hauled

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  .  Welcome to the party. I fell out of my parents' nest in New Jersey and ... airplane window down onto the earth.  I thought about my parents.  They’re so proud of me.  First generation Latino and the first from my school to be

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  I'm sitting on my bed, back against the windowsill and sneakered feet dangling off towards the garbage can. There's a box sitting on my otherwise-empty bookshelf, a shirt and a purse strewn across my desk, an empty closet, a pile

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  year, but never really went through with it, so here's my honest try at ... down here. I chose these dates somewhat haphazardly. As I looked at my ... Styles concert - Oct. 28 My Policeman - Nov. 1 The 1975 concert - Nov

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  happy LFDOC! my last semester of undergrad :)

  

  Today marks my last first day of classes (LFDOC!) as an undergrad at ... . Namely:  It’s my very last semester (still trying to wrap my head around ... of my other 7 semesters, this semester is one that I can do whatever I

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 3, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  , working in the machine that is Big Tech. My day to day involves a lot less ... product design, so thank you DPD for exposing me to my future career⚙️! I ... never stops being 🤯. My job has given me the opportunity to travel

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Events

  4 comfort songs for your first day shake those jitters!!!

  

  the end of my summer commitments and the start of the school year, so I've been very precious with preserving my energy. Even then, I'm not particularly stressed about day 1 of my senior year. I was, however, feeling

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 3, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  day one welcome back

  

  't always open. Everybody wears masks. Many of my friends are gone, off to new ... , one on artificial intelligence, and none of my recitations are holding ... .701), even though I learned it during my time away from MIT. I didn't think my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  feeling on the inside. As if goosebumps are embedded deep into my skin ... , I was unfazed. Not shocked at all. The first thought that came to my mind was again. It's happened again. And so I set my phone to the side

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Using Fireflies.ai to Write a Post About Fireflies.ai behind the scenes: it's pretty meta

  

  , like finishing up my IAP class assignments and moving rooms in my fraternity. A few days later, Fireflies saw that I hadn’t completed my task yet and sent me a reminder when I opened my browser.   I looked at

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 20, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  home. There are things I miss about real home too. Like my high school friends, or my mom's cooking, or the generally lethargic mood of my old ... . From my FPOP (Freshman Pre-Orientation Program) to Orientation to the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  the time, MIT is not at the forefront of my mind. I've got code to write, planes to fly, trips to take. MIT isn't my turf anymore, and I ... rise from Killian Court in my pajamas. I remember my soon

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  My childhood best friend changed schools in 8th grade, so I didn ... that time, I wasn’t really considering MIT, because as my earlier ... parents watching over my shoulders during application season, the MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  Some people can draw. My friend Alison, for example, drew this ... . Yes, that is my Chrome beanie. I, alas, cannot draw.  Despite living in a very mural-happy dorm, I can't paint to save my life. But I do

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  : Carmeuse   Since my freshman year, I have seriously wanted to ... internship in another nation would be a perfect post-graduation, pre-rest-of-my-life opportunity. It was a great idea in my opinion! So there I am, sitting on the

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012