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  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  . Then I took another breath in, tried to clear my mind, focused on executing the shot as cleanly as possible. My finger pushes on the trigger. It ... while I hold my focus on the front sight. I waited a few heartbeats

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  world. I remember the days when my mom would ask 7-year-old me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I would tell her about my plans to traverse ... University. I was thrilled, here would be my first chance to learn in an

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Events

  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  (Apologies for not posting lately, life has been spitting in my face ... has to do with the fact that for almost my entire life I’ve had to deal ... wall in order to get slow internet, all I have to do is turn on my

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  rage, as explained by thermodynamics I had a bad day and soon a thermo exam

  

  was one of these spirals. I wanted to finish my [annotation note ... /Thursday and then study Friday/Saturday/Sunday for my Monday exams. But then I ... /physics chaos, but just like traditional bad vibes"]chaos.[/annotation] If my ΔG

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 25, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  I remember the first time I ever saw a computer. I was four, and my family's basement, which contained my father's office, flooded during a terrible rain storm. My father, an electrical engineer who had swapped a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  the only one on my floor. As hurricane Henri made its way to Rhode Island, I stayed in my room overlooking [annotation note="Kresge Auditorium ... CourseWare']OCW[/annotation] to prepare for my [annotation note='Single Variable Calculus']18

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  . Through moments like these, I’ve come to realize the back alley is my ... traffic, just the crackle of my wheels on asphalt. And when I go in the ... of the ‘tvte are some I cherish the most. ii. Most of my memories of

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fangirl Moment kinda silly, kinda wholesome

  

  A bit ago, the larger group my UROP lab is a part of had a free lunch ... ="I ABSOLUTELY LOVE my UROP mentor and elaborating on just how inspirational and ... a staple for the part of China my dad is from. The food was great, but

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  for my life right now, I just lost a group stage match, but I still ... in my seat as I urge players to run faster, jump higher, and save the ... considering my athletic ability is that of a peanut). And I cry with them when

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  like to finally be on MIT’s campus. As my Uber pulled up on Mass Ave, the ... the signals changed. The sky was a pleasant grey, and my face felt the ... happening. And yet, that moment is embedded into my mind. It’s the first thing

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  action cycles. It doesn’t matter to us. AHHHHH MY INTERVIEWER HASN ... QB applicants in general over here. AHHHH I DID MY INTERVIEW BUT IT HASN’T BEEN CHECKED OFF IN MyMIT TRACKER We’re still processing all the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Four September 13th shall henceforth be known as National Gauss Appreciation Day.

  

  begun working towards my degree has settled in. This semester, I took 54 ... credit limit. To give you a glimpse of what a week of my life looks like, here is my schedule: (NO 9 A.M. CLASSES HEHE) Every weekday, I start

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 19, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yellow, Blue, Green, and Red Free art and how to borrow it at MIT

  

  Maseeh Hall has been my home here at MIT for the last four years, including this year, my final one at this esteemed institute. Not only have I ... , white walls, my roommate and I have taken it upon ourselves to overhaul

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Short Thoughts Girlhood, editing, iPhone notes.

  

  I've spent the better part of a day trying to blog about my semester ... my MIT experience that I've been sick for more than a few days. I ... have been on my mind. Thing One On Wednesday, I published an article

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Magic Cards and a Farmers’ Market And frozen advice for the 2019s

  

  it while procrastinating on something far more important. I clean my ... virtual deck. My performance (documented more extensively here) involved my ... came within ~4 cm of the back of my phone, whether the card was face up

  • by Joel G. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  . At some point, my letters morphed into their current form - my ... huge plus. When studying for exams, it's NOT agony to flip through my old ... my lecture notes, there is a mixture of 1) abbreviated content (normal

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  Gaiman, typography-ish revamp by me) As I enter my sophomore year ... will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I ... : (referring to the tube MIT sends out around decision time) My reaction was

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  Today, I walked into my office (cup of iced tea in hand), logged onto my computer, took one look at my Desktop background, and screamed "WHAT ... : under my keyboard, behind my monitor, on the side of my computer. Raphael

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  Hey y’all, My god I can’t believe it! It has been almost 2 months since I arrived in Boston. I have been up to my ears in work, dance ... it’s just a lot of exciting things going on!!! First up, my work this

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  In the hassle of getting my life and graduation requirements together, I almost forgot to take advantage of my (last :'/) biannual free post ... people. (Unless something has gone horribly wrong.) My courseload: 6

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012