Students

Jacqueline Martin ’15

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was in love with stories. She read whatever books she could find, devouring them and the stories within. She read…

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Ilana Habib ’15

I suppose I am a bit of an odd-ball at MIT, as I actually arrived at the Institute already knowing that I wanted to pursue a major within the humanities….

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Marisa B Fryer ’15

Through the MIT literature department and its incredible faculty, I have found a lifelong love of film, literature, and drama. I first stumbled into the literature department through a class…

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Laura Meeker ’14

Like most literature majors at MIT, I didn’t initially intend on studying literature. I fell into it slowly and rather late in my time at the institute. In high school…

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Anthony Farrell ’13

I joined the Literature Section two weeks before the start of classes, during our first FPOP excursion into Boston. I quickly made friends with both the faculty and the staff…

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Mariya Samoylova ’12

As a medical student, I like telling people that I was a Literature major at MIT: we’re pretty rare creatures. I started with Lit at MIT because I was curious…

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Ivana Lucero ’12

I have been a part of the Literature Section since my freshman year and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Studying Literature at MIT is great in that it allows for…

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Shardae Watson ’11

When I first came to MIT, I originally intended to study mechanical engineering. However, I came to realize that I liked studying literature more, so halfway through my junior year,…

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Anneke Schwob ’10

I get a lot of raised eyebrows when I tell people that I studied literature at MIT. For a lot of people, the mere existence of a literature department –…

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Ugwechi Amadi ’10

I came to MIT intending to pursue a double major in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Biology, with a view to attending medical school after my four years at the…

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