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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  [/annotation] major at Tufts and invites me to a life drawing session the other day in a ... leave on the paper, I make with intention because I only have time for so ... limited set of lines. Learning how to distill the complicated human form

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  Surrogacy.” There are readings on the history of education methods and ... major on my floor, and the only sophomore in my department. I don’t take ... courses are secondary to their technical requirements. I had to scour the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  and Hand," MIT is very big on hands-on projects. To facilitate this ... hands on some power tools- of the large variety. One of the principle machine shops on campus is Pappalardo Lab. This is the lab space used by

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…

  

  the hell the Biot-Savart equation is, and make you work harder on your ... Allow me to combine Bryan's impressive video posting initiative with Sam's undeniable nerdiness and my own insatiable appetite to document

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  on to discover the even greater joys life has to offer. Earlier this ... part of the cycle. Ben is on his way to even bigger things. And that ... summer before I came to MIT, my last summer home, and the one thing I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  a postscript to Nehalita -- I hear you on the forcible DOFMH. We had ... going to be brief -- the new freshmen remind me of bouncy balls and are ... doused in olive oil and parmesean cheese. On the way home, Adam and I got

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  -winning writers on the faculty. I was surprised to learn that, apparently, MIT has ... semester to say she thought the introductory writing courses must rate as ... student, I too found MIT's writing and literature courses to be among the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  can pick up color, texture, and movement of a brushed surface. On the ... their immediate environment. There are many paint/drawing programs on the ... " digital palette the software provides. The idea of I/O Brush is to let the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  the secret recipe to get into MIT. Here it goes. Check off 4 out of 5. Score 2300+ on the SAT. Earn a 4.0 GPA. Participate in math team ... ’s easy to zoom in so closely on what you do that you never stop and wonder

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  just want to talk."]banging away on the piano.[/annotation] Ultimately ... The first quarter comes to a close at MIT. I am crocheting winter ... "]released.[/annotation] The fall quarter [annotation note="The first half of MIT's Intro to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Personal Projects

  summer side projects a nonzero amount of them are final fantasy related

  

  before it gave up for the day. my original plan had been to work on my ... bookstore in NYC and bought it for me on the spot. i finally got around to ... love to do a thesis on final fantasy 7 (somehow). reading cracking the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  want to say on the matter, like tips to make a small room look bigger or ... means taking on the job of making a home out of a small shared room with ... ’t seem to fit with anything. The latter is more specific to my own dorm

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  , check it out! Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great place to meet ... ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after ... possible. Finally, please complete the Medical Release Form. Notes to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fall Semester Recap my classes so far

  

  quick recap of how the semester's gone for me so far since I've wanted to ... myself. The class meets three times a week, twice a week for lecture on ... look forward to every class with excitement, mainly because I love the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Mustaches in the airport, Daleks in the library, and Food in many stomachs French House winter traditions

  

  on my coat to leave and squashed the toy, which blurted out (very ... goes to Xiaoyue Xie '15) Because many MIT undergrads live in the same ... like 7 or 8 alums. In the weeks leading up to Dîner de Noël, we have a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 27, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  to finish, and skip steps 3 and 4. Craft your scenes on the fly. 7 ... organizing, to the filming, the lighting, the sound recording, and the post ... pitch black"]extremely frustrating.[/annotation] Later, we moved on to

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  mean "this morning?") watching a biblical archaeology special on The History Channel that was trying to determine the precise location of Sodom ... promise to write retroactive entries on everything that kept me too occupied

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  2023 is now live. While some have jumped at the chance to scope out the ... to wait until the very last minute. While I certainly won’t extol the ... doesn’t matter (e.g. has no impact on our decision) when you choose to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  On Friday I flew out to California to visit my friend Greg. Greg is ... Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never had the opportunity to visit Greg, so this past weekend was my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  participation, and the remaining 5% on some in-class assignment that is supposedly ... towards the Course 9 core requirements but also to the MIT communication ... all over the United States, giving them the opportunity to speak with

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011