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Blog / Miscellaneous
Learn from my Mistake Aesop's Fables forgot one.
Rule #1: Write legibly. Background: I wrote on a pad of paper that I scheduled my GREs for October 27, or that's what I read. Turns out my 27 actually was a 21. That was my rockstar move for the day. See you Saturday! -
Blog / Academics & Research
my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead
In less than a week I'll be hopping on my flight back to Boston, and ... -journaling-sleeper-agent in my brain kicked in orientation week freshman year, deciding that a ... my brand new Goodnotes subscription to create my own digital planner -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Pick My Halloween Costume! Mm, crowdsourcing.
things on my closet that I could use as costumes (blame the Assassins ... choose to accept it) is to pick my Halloween costume. Voting will last -
Blog / Admissions
MyMIT Status Deadline to schedule interview for EA applicants extended.
As you've likely noticed by now, the MyMIT site has been down since ... sure when it will be back online. As MyMIT is the only place to view ... updates as I receive them. Edit: As of 11PM today (thursday) the MyMIT site -
Blog / Admissions
My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds
I was rewriting my profile this morning - the first substantive update in five years - to reflect my new role and responsibilities in the office when I suddenly realized that I hadn't actually blogged about my new -
Blog / Admissions
My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.
I have an interesting MIT “story.” It wasn't my first choice school ... to build my list in August of my senior year. We had done the campus ... in, so I decided to apply early action. My dad went to MIT for -
Blog / Miscellaneous
My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks
about all our results that you should definitely check out! My own Spotify ... ;1/3 of my music listening. It’s mostly to discover new songs/artists, so I only actually recognized one out of my top five artists this year -
Blog / Academics & Research
my day in pictures
): this class is eating my life. i hate it. i love it. it sucks. it -
Blog / Personal Projects
I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years
In my dorm, East Campus, residents are allowed to paint the door to ... current resident or someone from years ago. But when I moved into my room at the start of my sophomore year, the door was not only blank, it was -
Blog / Academics & Research
My Schedule Is Awesome & it's better than Snively's / Sometimes completely unrelated entries are posted in pairs.
.735: Writing and Reading the Essay. It's my last class in the HASS requirement, and my second writing class at MIT. 4.440: Basic Structural Design ... runs until March 17. Oddly my largest class (like 70 people showed up -
Blog / Classes
Rate My Setup a guide to my room in Simmons
double. My room is huge, and I have two sets of furniture, which really ... Engineering), so I converted one of my desks into a lab bench: When I took ... into getting electronics equipment of my own. In the very back of this -
Blog / Life after MIT
My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much
I saw my first Tesla in July, 2009. I knew what Teslas were but it ... house in 2013. $11k down gets you a $205k house. As my house was nearing completion my real estate agent swung by to check on the progress. She was -
Blog / MIT Life
My mom is here! ...and she's critiquing my cheerleading skills.
Well, Parents Weekend was last weekend, but my mom is unconventional ... left my brother (age 16) and my father (still not old enough to cook for ... just sounds cool.) My mom arrived in Boston at 5 PM, just in time to eat -
Blog / Admissions
MyMIT is fixed! The deadline for EA has been extended to November 5 due to the recent MyMIT…
The site is back online and peace has been restored to my world. :-) The last two days have been somewhat insane, but I'm glad everything has returned to normal. Maybe I'll actually have some time to blog next week -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.
When asked how their first shift went, most of my fellow EMT students ... uneventful." My 4 pm-11 pm shift this past Sunday agrees with about 2/3 of ... did enjoy my first shift), and no, there were no calls. It wasn -
Blog / Academics & Research
Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.
declaring what I tentatively want to do with my life. This is terrifying. I have ~54% no idea what I want to with my life. Last week, I pretended I ... where you come in. Decide my fate! Vote what major Shannon should choose -
Blog / MIT Life
This is my spork.
There are many like it, but this one is mine. My spork has been high into the mountains, across desert islands, into Stata Cafe, and ... . Today I used it to pry a Simmons window shut when the handle failed. My
