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  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
• Blog / MISTI

  Another year has begun Welcome to my world

  

  mountains of Colorado and even time to be bored, it is nice to get back to my MIT life. My summer started three days after my last final, when I boarded a flight bound for Mexico City, ready to start my summer in Mexico

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  industry, I'm not the smartest in my class or major, and I haven't done ... one of the top twenty finalists! Before I make my pitch I'd like to share my short essay that I submitted to apply. My blogging began during

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Grocery Store Run Run, Geza, run!

  

  , though. Long in advance, my father had planned to come up to MIT that same ... decent shape, my whole family decided to visit. We had a great time. My ... my mother, she insisted that I hadn't been eating and that more food be

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  of my kitchen stuff (bowls and spoons and so on), she promised to save ... that day, so Diana decided to recycle it again to save my piece of cake ... everyone to call me by my username (with very limited success) ever since. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  to MIT, though, it's gotten significantly worse. Why didn't my mom ... . SAVE THE TREES." 14 x 22? "YO, MITTY GIRL."   My name is Jess K ... 'm just a girl working in a bakery.) I've lived in California all my life

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  Where in the world is Melis? Clues: laundry is free, my room is a ... . Today was my first day of work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH ... Saturday morning before exam week, grabbing my backpack filled with textbooks

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life or something like it Apparently this blog is supposed to be about my life. So here's some stuff about…

  

  exclamation points and intruige. But alas, my life is full of the same sorts of ... my classes for the long haul. (Truth be told, I've never dropped a ... -quarters of the way through the semester.) Most of my classes are going along

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  See, I am here! Sorry for the gap in my posting. My CI-M (TLA!! Sam ... journey through 14.33: Economic Research and Communication, my CI-M for the ... picked my own economic question, found all my data, designed and carried

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  the deadline, so I'm taking a break from my New Years vacation (in Virginia) to answer some questions. Props to my old buddy John (Caltech '08 ... online (Part 2), my name doesn't appear on the two signature lines which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  One year ago, I lost my first stickered bottle. 😔 Pretty sure it slipped out of my backpack on the plane...silly me. I checked my location ... everything around me. My water bottles have been akin to that, but instead

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  mementos high school has been on my mind, lately. it's been almost ... where it lives in my mind and peering at what lies within. some of this unboxing was literal -- i visited my family's place in vancouver over winter

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!

  

  fall, I suffered a brain injury and stepped back from my role for the ... , supporting my team the way I had hoped, and taking a backseat overall. But, it was the right decision for my recovery. The good news is, I am on track

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  -fixated on things, and Marvel was an extensive enough franchise that my little gremlin brain was endlessly fascinated by it. I dragged my family to see the ... -Man Shoes, featured in my MIT college application![/caption] When I got to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  ." I've found solace in my writing classes and creative outlets: writing, drawing, playing music. It's no secret to my friends that I consider myself ... the CMS research groups and the Media Lab, my heart feels full and I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  past weekend, I rushed my mom and sister to come visit me at MIT because ... claimed my bed and my heart. I want to sit and cuddle her and she's all ... . Everything was terrible last week. My classes got to be too much, I was anxious

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014