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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Rediscovering en Plein Air Painting by Elisa X. '26, MEng '26

  

  then, it was one of the classes I dedicated the most time to (due to how ... budding skills. Although I learned how to use most 2-D art mediums, my favorite was always paints, particularly acrylic due to its versatility in

  • by Allison E. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Are We Waiting For besides this video from the freshman arts program

  

  (appropriately) to the MIT Movies Emeritus page. In its place, you can find "What ... students to use the music. If you like the song, or if even if you'd just like to support the band, you can download it from iTunes here. p.s. if

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  and I asked them something like, "oh, it's too late to sign up for MISTI at this point, right?" to which they said, “No, it’s not!” To be sure ... actually came down to it though, they didn’t seem to be annoyed or sad (or

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  guest lecture actually be about? Brief sidebar here to mention that it is ... common knowledge that I never thought to wonder about how it came to be ... his talk was that it is important to have an accurate definition of what

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  the world is blooming! and so am i?

  

  less the image of seasons that exists in my head. When it comes to summer ... "]spring[/annotation]? Spring is something different. I used to think the problem with these ... fuzzy little pods, but it only took them a couple of days to fully emerge

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  undergraduate/graduate class which uses programming to design stuff. We learned Rhinoscript, which you can use to program pretty much anything in Rhino 3D, but ... almost everyone else is kickin it into full gear to ace their own tests and

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  without the booklet as it contains, in addition to useful maps of campus and ... jumble of activities. Most of all, it is extremely difficult to define. So, I'll instead attempt to demonstrate the part of MIT that can't be

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  . There can be restrictions on what you can carry so it is best to plan ... . Regardless of that, it will be useful to have some money on you before you are ... -regularly for updates on deadlines and use it to get your questions answered. Your

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  unrelated to the institution you are working at. You can imagine that that ... year that it's hard to keep my mind in school and on my psets. The ... accidentally ran four miles (I thought it was 2.5, until I Google mapped the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  so long as I keep enjoying it, I can see myself continuing to hikes for ... going out and trying new things as much as I used to. It’s a feeling I ... just can't figure out how to fix it for you

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  sign might take 10 minutes to figure out. I might be using the same ... starting to get a little idea of what being a scientist feels like.  You can ... . p.s. I think even my iPhone is getting used to our new relationship

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Right NOW Making Things

  

  't do that. It's like planning to bake a crisp and hoarding fruit months ... make something, do it--or decide to do it--right then. That's my advice ... Yesterday I met with Ta-Nehisi Coates to talk about writing. I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 2, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  , but it is slightly different. It's the Independent Activity Period. I ... it hard to quite put the feeling of IAP into words. But soon, i ... I went home for about two weeks before IAP started. I went to all the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  not just because it took two buses, the T, and an hour to get there). I ... stupid thought that came to my head, and I kid you not, was, “Why is it ... me to recover, but I did shut my mouth and head to class as quickly as

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  ? It's always a good idea to contact the coach for your sport if you are ... (research, play an instrument, community service, etc...) it can help your ... to colleges... is this still "official" in the sense you need it? Yes

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  summer before I came here, but the notion behind it has come to be a sort ... involvement in the arts, MIT has a lot to offer. Aside from the numerous student ... -registration, you can even exhibit your work on the MIT campus! My name is Li, and I

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making the hard decision a couple of brutally honest stories from friends here that had originally wanted to study…

  

  way for me to take the world that I know, and modify it in a way that ... writing was more than a hobby, it is a passion equivalent to my love for ... email me and I can try to get you in contact ^_^)    

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 17, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  of its construction plans in order to obtain Cambridge building permits ... the last decade or so we've been doing it. But it can't be helped. At ... , and you can be damn sure there's going to be an epic roller coaster next

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Conclusion Rock the vote!

  

  've been waiting to tell your friends, family, or family pets to vote, do it now! You can vote by clicking here. You can also use multiple computers, iPhones, Treos, whatever.. just be sure to do it before the deadline

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  dorms because unless you've lived there, you can't describe it. Sure, I ... . This isn't to say I won't tell you if you ask, but I'll avoid typing it ... stored the file away figuring it would be useful for something one day

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009