i saw you

i saw you i absolutely love the blogs, but there are a number of other places to vicariously ride the ups and downs of MIT. they cant tell you if youll get into MIT, they dont have any formal advice about navigating the treacherous requirements each semester spits at you, but theres a lot to glean from the comments. of course, the platforms all have some kind of bias. theyre moderated, but not rigorously. they show that my peers are clever, enduring, innovative and thoughtfulâ€"and sometimes immature, petty and enjoy a good sexual innuendo or two. as i share these not-so-public-not-so-private collages of MIT, i feel like im opening pandoras box. you are still forming your opinions of MIT. maybe releasing all the evils of MIT is risky. 1) MIT Confessions clever. heartbreakingly honest, sometimes immature, sometimes so college. and always so embarrassingly MIT? were lucky to have some people share their good news. there are upsetting experiences. and lighthearted confessions, and poignant observations with a generous sprinkling of impostor syndrome. 2) isawyou   isawyou is not as prolific as it once was, and today its occupied by relatively more trolls than MIT Confessions, which has probably driven away a few writers. its often times a lot raunchier, sillier, pettier but still entertaining. its the MTV of MITâ€"a guilty pleasure that some people are able to ignore, but many enjoy. isawyou attracts some poets, hopeless romantics and people trying to share a shy compliment. 3) Humans of MIT a project started by our very own emad (and talented company) based on humans of new york. its lucky to share uniquely intimate MIT stories documented by talented interviewers, photographers and writers. 4) Robots of MIT self described as MIT, one robot at a time.  Inspired by Brandon Stantons Humans of New York.  Interviews are 100% real. Photos are 100% not mine. at the bottom of pandoras box, after all the evils were released, there was hope. i think youll find a lot of hope nestled between these confessions and stories. MIT is taxing, but it gets easier when you not only find people who care about you, but you learn to care for others. practicing that is one of the best things you can do to prepare for MIT.