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  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  needed to exchange last year’s light-rail tickets for current ones because ... , what’s your name?” We talked for a while. He said he’s from Texas and he ... for my number too, I didn’t give it to him. We talked some more, laughed

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Arma virumque cano: a guest post by Quynh N. ‘15 Why you should take Old English at MIT

  

  about to leave MIT in less than a month. I want to thank Connie for ... and friend. When I came to MIT, I was looking for an education that ... and will continue to be for a long time—I’m about to start an MD-PhD in

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 11, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  vs Cambridge for IB Computer Scientists (it varies heavily based on ... reproduce the answer. When you're completely stumped in a lecture for a course ... for students. This method of teaching is useful for those who understand

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Milk, Cookies and Dangerous Secrets Somewhere at the cloying helm of exponential senselessness (weird post incoming)

  

  decided to make Macaroni and Cheese for dinner. Deciding that a little ... somehow, for some reason, Milk wasn’t so gracelessly disposed. Perhaps the ... celebrated for their virtues, Milk receives annual homage by all other Random

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1130 students this year. Based on our estimates ... not be admitted. But remember, any statistic against you (or for you) is ... from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X or major Y

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  My PE class for the quarter is "zumba", taught by a very cheerful ... room with mirrors for walls, from 9-10am on Mondays and Wednesdays. At 10 ... third floor of Building 36. To allow for these kinds of circumstances, MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  Raisin Bran, read the syllabus for "Zumba" (my new PE class) and choked on ... -zero temperatures). I stuffed a few more calories down my throat, packed my bag for ... bubbles. My parents didn't take me back for another year. Just as my brain

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  ET, the kickstarter for Ministry of Supply, the business apparel ... specifically, what fascinated me about MIT. So, I came to MIT in April 2007 for ... camp/platform for teaching Android programming in Bangalore, India and I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  and I decided to repay Ben for all his awesomeness by throwing a mini ... (check for yourself here); so instead of taking a lunch break, I just ... ! Want to have coffee?" Ben: "Hey! Well, I have three letters to finish for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Trail Notes

  

  triumph of nature. For just a few months, the landscape alters dramatically ... little things we never even would have thought to look out for. I took ... growth and soil acidity limits nutrient availability, so for trees

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 6, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  21M.601 (Drawing for Designers). It's one of my favorite classes so far ... whole more overwhelming, at least I know it would in the beginning for me ... , for the larger part of my life, I’ve thought of myself as very bad at

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

  seven classes, got sick for a month, and pulled too many all-nighters to string together enough coherent sentences for much blogging.  Now it ... nightfall. When I was twelve, I had an infection that swelled for two days

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story of Tonight (more like 730 nights ago)

  

  for the first time in the most unguided way possible. I shimmied along ... Thomas Jefferson. I felt the need to jump out of my seat for Hamilton. I ... time you did something for the first time?" There's just something about

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  Hello! Sorry for the recent lack of post! After an epic trip around ... approaching (of couse, after the horrifying super intense final week for people ... Cambridge.) SIGH. I will look like a zombie for 2 months ☹ But it’s okay

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  friendful life recently

  

  my younger self for behaving that way. they just had a lot of growing ... unanswered for long periods. maybe it's a bit of a pride thing -- i can't let ... for help when i need it. thinking about the steadfast support and love

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Out and about in the fog at the edge of the world

  

  just in different hues. I've been traveling for the last month around the ... with the sesame paste on top. For a few hours I felt the city move and I ... child holding on to his toys for too long. But even so I would not say I

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  have ever read—for its emotional impact on me, but also for expanding ... . It seems like Ishiguro doesn’t hit hard for everyone, but I’d still say ... it standing right there at the shelf for two hours. Fun Home is a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  crazy! Oh, they have no weakness, except for a rock that you can’t find on ... the Great Depression, he was born out of a need for a hero. But I can ... . Think about it: for the last nearly 100 years Superman has been THE

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  eat food to live cook food because why not!?

  

  students at MIT, I’m not at home for this Thanksgiving. I won’t be eating my ... importantly I won’t be hanging out with my family in person :(( For those of us ... of friendship✨ and ✨the power of cook-for-yourself dorms✨! In fact

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  on for miles with no interruptions. The path is secluded from the road ... believe this was a Christmas Eve hike. We’re Jewish, so Christmas for me ... unpleasant for them but never long enough to wipe them out. When I run or bike

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023