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  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  I met Will and Kristina in very different parts of campus. I was ... . The next time I took a Chinese class would be at MIT - and I ended up ... continually wondered what the heck they were saying. I started remember parts of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  psetted a couple times a week, for two of my classes, with someone who ... time to develop the deep, genuine trust needed to take a person through ... academics: junior year was so great for me in part because it was the first

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  seemed to me that everyone around me just talked about math all the time ... only solace in the fact that, every time I took the 1 bus up the street ... committee. Being still naïve and full of time, and being reminded of our

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  I remember the first time I went to a market in my hometown. It was ... probably been said enough times to force this trite, self-conscious statement ... classes. “MIT is hard” had been said enough times to steel my mind towards

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  was also my first time home after living in Spain, which represented not only another culture, but my first time really living on my own, outside ... doll that will start crying at random times and will only stop when you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  and I passed the time by having a swordfight with Aaron's ski poles: We ... . (Yes, this was all in one day. Except for the skiing part, which happened ... the pset. I won't even tell you what time this was, or what time I went

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  just finished my freshman year, and what a scary and tumultuous time it ... the subject, and it wouldn't be a time suck because you already know a ... of spare time, but remember that you're still learning the content

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Share the joy

  

  you updated when there's more to be said. Maybe about this time you ... 've been told that sarcasm isn't funny this time of the year. I'm sorry about ... here writing this entry. Summers are a great time to focus your energies

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  think the hardest part is initiation. as in, everything would work out if ... post-rock and like how it combines my favorite parts of rock (drum / electric guitar instrumentation) with my favorite parts of ambient music

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami

  

  , with traveling being the best part. What track did teach me was ... yourself through the tough parts of a race - this is exactly it. Also ... am not a great runner part"). I ran about once a month. However, the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  as in enclosed spaces for extended periods of time, so this year i ... at mit mental health, whom have been a really helpful part of my past ... . all the residential staff and dining staff are awesome and are part of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  the city. You get to check them out for 30 mins at a time before you ... the Full New England Autumn Experience, but some parts of campus are ... river, my favorite part of Boston. These are the trees I can see from my

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  decision they made during their time here at MIT. Pledging MIT Sigma Chi ... women on campus. Denzil (Panhel): The Greek System is a large part of ... options this busy week! I'd like to leave you with one part(y)ing shot. You

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

  ). Eventually, we all but gave up on winning the competition part and focused on the team spirit part. We cheered, built human pyramids, and I waved the ... is one of those times that I really love this place, and it makes all

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  part responsible for getting me involved in GPI. GPI is the Global ... wanted to get into it, too, but honestly wasn’t sure how much time I’d have ... .) But those are only two parts of poverty week, though, out of some number

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  Failure's Greatest Hits, including “Never Got to Finish Biology Test, Part 5 ... twelve times a year, depending on how much you liked math). Sometimes, you ... Finish Biology Test, Part Five” last weekend, which segued tunefully into

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  playing the lead part and kept inviting people to watch him perform. Because really, one of the best parts about college theater is watching your ... Wikipedia for that ;) - I had a great time watching Dirty Hands. The set was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  whether or not it's possible to calculate something in finite time. At the ... 't really like the new curriculum, but for the most part, it seems to me that ... , is teaching part of it, and he's just generally awesome. It think that

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  responsibility apparently has to do with novel concepts like time management and ... the part where it’s currently 77 degrees in South Florida, while here it ... essential part of the Haus. Three hours later, though, a few students and one

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  ="because this is our first time actually being on campus"]second round of ... that taught me a lot, but it was a hefty time commitment, and after ... Missa, Junior year definitely was a rough time. Most of high school feels

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021