things i have been consuming this summer
It’s been really hard to stay resilient through quarantine. I miss my family. I miss my friends. I miss MIT. I miss having a normal life. After wrapping up my internship just last week, I’ve found...
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My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston
A summer in Cambridge did wonders for my knowledge of the area. While I was at MIT, I barely explored the city, so my knowledge of my surroundings was limited to the MIT area, Chinatown, and the Back...
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Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call
Last December, I wrote Two thousand students walk into MIT, a blog post about Splash. And this’ll be a post about Summer HSSP, which is a similar program to Splash. Except, you know, it’s virtual. And...
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Parks and Relocation
I’ve spent the last five months living at home on Long Island, New York, occasionally rewatching my favorite episodes of Parks and Recreation on Netflix. This week, however, the rewatching was put on...
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My History of Task-Management
Being organized is fucking incredible. I like limiting stress in my life, especially from academics, so I’ve relied on tools that help me navigate my to-do lists ever since middle school. My first...
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so i guess fall is happening
in april, i was sure that in september, i’d be on MIT’s campus again. in may, as many things dawned upon us all, i realized i wouldn’t be. as a rising junior computer science major with the luck to...
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you can run
I’ve been trying to write this blogpost for the past week, but every time I try to, I inevitably break down, get overwhelmed, and stop. But I know this will only keep bothering me until I get it out,...
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Deciding to Live on Campus
Many bloggers have been posting about their decisions to live off campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I’d like to talk about exactly the opposite – deciding to live in...
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Classes, by the Group Chats
At the start of each semester, I typically join Facebook Messenger group chats for most of my classes. These group chats are somewhat helpful for: Resolving confusion about class policies. Getting...
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[Guest Post] All About the MIT Panhellenic Association
This is a guest blog post from the MIT Panhellenic Association, which oversees seven of MIT’s women’s+ organizations. I’ve never gone through sorority recruitment (and I am not in a sorority). However,...
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Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying
One. Last Monday, I waited an hour to get tested. The testing trailers are right in front of Medical, and the line went in front of and around the Media Lab, across the street past East Campus, past...
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My Major, Course 6-9
I get a lot of questions about it’s like to major in “Computation and Cognition,” known around MIT as Course 6-9. In this post, I’ll describe my experiences with Course 6-9 and give an overview of what...
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How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs
My dear friend and fellow blogger Kidist A. ’22 requested I write a post to describe how I go about writing my data analysis blogs. So, here goes! I’ve outlined my general steps and linked to my old...
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Exploring Classes
Choosing a class schedule at MIT can be hard. There are so many factors to consider: staying on track with HASS classes, completing major requirements, finishing up the GIRs, avoiding schedule...
View Articlea peek in a week of my summer
I cannot and refuse to believe that school starts next week. I don’t feel rested at all, and I’m not ready to be trapped in the pset cycle.05 Seriously, I wish psets were due every other week, and we...
View ArticleStarting Over
Every fall at MIT has felt like a new beginning. My freshman fall, everything was new, from the campus to the classes to the experience of living away from my family for the first time. The next fall,...
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Gap Year, Week 1
I’ve officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year, I left my home on Long Island to go live on a Christmas tree farm with a close friend. In this post, I’ll describe how I made the...
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PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free...
Today is Registration Day, or Reg Day, the day that MIT students sign up for classes. I’m co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on media and the election, and so for the past week I’ve been...
View ArticleTo the 2024s: Wishing You the Most
Hello 2024s. I’m about to go on another blogging hiatus, but I wanted to tell you some things before I go: Exactly two years ago, I was approximately where you are now. A summer of waiting to start at...
View Articlewhat i’m doing this fall
I’m excited about the fall! Since sophomores aren’t on campus, I won’t be running from activity to activity anymore, but I do have a few things that will be keeping me busy. Mocha Moves Treasurer...
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