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  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  experimental writing. From Dada to 'Pataphysics and many more, we learned a lot ... , including a look at the "Table of Forms."  We would have lots of assignments which involved using a constraint, such as one from the Table of Forms, to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Not Farewell After All Hello again!

  

  about a year ago (June 2013) and - because I wasn’t ready to be a Real ... of medical school and absolutely loved it. In the past, I’ve had a lot ... since MIT is known to be a tough school, and whether looking back, I wish

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So @mitblogs_ebooks exists 'as you might know, i am a full time internet'

  

  Some of you may remember @horse_ebooks, a Twitter account which, before it was bought and subverted by Buzzfeed, was a truly delightful gibberish machine which spouted pseudorandomly generated spam tweets from a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  attended the CPW Welcome event Thursday night. It was a 5 minute, 5 step ... going for inspirational and life-changing. Here's a gif in case you missed ... was a major difference since my CPW: THE EVENTS DIDN’T GO PAST 2 AM. At

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  We begin with certain trivialities. *Resolution: A firm decision to ... times a week. I'll be strong, fit, the works. On Jan 2, it means: ahhhhhh ... , it means: Meh, was a busy month; definitely first week of February. On

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  , grew up with a classical music-loving mother, and now live with a ... go listen to concerts in Boston for free. In other words: I've had a ... Handel and Haydn. But I've never studied it. I am completely aware (and a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  flocked to HackMIT to crowd themselves into a gym for 30 hours and make ... a steady flow of snacks that ranged from burritos to late-night "insomnia cookies" to breakfast bagels with half-and-half milk. Toss in a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Classes of Semesters Past, Present, and Future since you asked.

  

  you leave a post with your course history? I want to take every class eventually and I can't decide!" So, here's a post with my course history. It's a nice record of my transition from pre-med/brains to astronomy. More

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  Hello! One of the first things I wrote about as a staff blogger was my transition from pueblerina to big city girl. A year and a half has ... . As a proud, first generation, Mexican-American woman, I found that

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  as a perfunctory check than anything else, and low and behold, there actually was a hack there! Floating in the center of Lobby 7's dome was a ... embellished with a QR code. Now theoretically, if one were able to scan the code

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  ... Nervous Systems jewelry and accessories began with a very common story. Boy ... accessories. OK, so maybe it′s not that common of a story. Regardless, what began as flirtations in an MIT dorm has turned into a profitable company

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  [by Jessica Noss '14] Unable to choose a single group, I decided to ... ended up staying all semester, which turned out to be a very bad idea by ... could handle two groups. The MITWE director, Dr. Fred Harris, is a great

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Metropolis and the Alloy Orchestra "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must be the Heart!"

  

  , March 5, the Somerville Theatre was packed for a World Music Crash Arts event. There was a sold-out showing of Metropolis (1927) that I had the ... films ever made, which by virtue makes it a—gasp—silent film

  • by ARTalk
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  have a cold so that means it is the perfect time... TO BLOG. In honor of ... spending 10-15 (count 'em 10-15!) hours on p-sets (I am a n00b. But still ... lectures focused more on conceptual things and “thinking like a programmer

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  ETS – the Educational Testing Service, a.k.a. producer of the SAT, GRE ... mentioned exams, but rather, a newer test called the TOEIC – Test of English for International Communication – a.k.a. English for the business

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  Dining is a hot topic here, and rightfully so 'cause a tooling MIT ... produce stand to campus Anne Wilson, Campus Dining March 27, 2009 A ... fruit in the form of a campus produce stand that will open for business

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  Following last year's tradition, here is a few applicants' moment of fame on the MIT Admissions Blogs- send me a picture of you and your card, and I'll add you to the post. :) It's kind of a fun way to meet your

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  Last year Jess wrote about a blogging scholarship that she had entered and became a finalist in. "Gee," I thought, "A blogging scholarship. Well, I'm not a woman, a minority, I don't have a parent in a particular

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  My most vivid recollection of a July 4 celebration came from a book ... . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in an apartment, only to find that they're all related at the end to a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  , only taking pictures with a color balance approximated below: I tend to be a man of few words, and my guest-entry was going to revolve ... consider me to be a pretty serious, goes to bed at 10, enjoys jazz music type

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008