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  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  site (didn't catch where). The guy next to me jutted in to ask how many ... out how to pickle herring! "In fact," McCormick continued, "I looked in ... colleague in London who studied the Y chromosomes of ancient Britains to infer

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  for newly automated tasks, how can they be put to use in new and ... kinds of things appeal to them, and how do they interact with their fellow ... year." 11.5 hours a year saved? But what happens when you get to the end

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Blogger’s Block a hiatus from writing (but not memeing)

  

  , I truly planned to get my life together enough that I could post and ... thought about if I would get fired[/annotation] but was too scared to ask ... think in general it came down to (1) being hosed and (2) wanting to avoid

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  alone in cologne homesickness, better late than never

  

  . Recently, I tried to tap back into how I felt when I was in her shoes. For ... pivoted towards my dad, “How can you not be upset? Are you not going to miss ... sentimental; inspired by my dad, I’ve set off to intern in Germany for the

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  students in GEL program, and I love the opportunity to meet students from a ... startlingly similar to an ELL. “You need to talk to people, you need to get ... fantastic opportunities in the past year. Ministry of Supply got to present on

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  brushless motor. I’ve finally learned how to properly breathe in Yoga. I ... ’ve gone to office hours in my best pair of pajamas. I’ve turned 30 minute ... , day to day, I find myself in a constant cycle of never-ending work. But

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  the past month (in another). I scramble to get out my phone and write it ... The other day, I had a little epiphany that came to me in the shape ... luckiest sophomore in the world when my piece of paper is pulled and I get

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  you get to campus. I did not follow this advice when I was a freshman ... , Adam and I have been ODing on ice cream -- we went to Tosci's in Central ... myself how to use Photoshop for scientific applications today. Check out

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  Pinkett: The Tech: Once you leave MIT and get out into the real world, to ... learned when I was at MIT was the way that MIT taught me how to learn. We ... the potential to become obsolete. The material I learned in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Study Break!

  

  problem was just absolutely hilarious to me at that point in time. Luckily ... sounds weird. Trust me, I remember coming to campus for CPW and taking ... and get money for all these cool projects and we have a study break

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  campus for the summer. In August, I'll move back to French House, but this ... unfinished p-set, in my room. Finally, I have time: to do the things I always ... had to take a little detour to the hospital to get an x-ray to confirm

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Class Projects

  Make a Lamp! and cart the pieces of it from IDM to IDC, the forge, Metropolis, and back…

  

  came in to walk us through CNC machining, and another guest lecturer showed us CAD modeling. I came in to this class expecting to have a good ... base of the lamp in wood, I knew I wanted the body to be metal. My first

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  going to get the highlights (as defined by me) here. If you’d like ... your photo, and not get left behind. The piece is supposed to suggest ... get really cold during the winter and it’s a pain to sit on them

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  that in order to get the most out of my education, I was going to have to ... where I'm racing to finish up an incomplete in a class from last term by ... much time is left on my conversion to a movie in Final Cut Pro. (Two

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Love Is Hard (A Sequel) wherein anon feels different from how he felt seven months ago

  

  love, only for things to inevitably fade away in the end. However, these ... desire to leave. You wake up with them and the thought of getting out of ... certain smell suddenly starts to warm your heart in a way it never used to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 3, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  take a picture of you (and any MIT '12s with you) and send it in to me ... MIT Blackjack Team, opens Friday in movie theaters across America. In ... here: To celebrate the movie release, I am declaring this weekend to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Gravity Rides Everything We are gathered here today to allude to rapidly accelerating bouncy balls and The Moon…

  

  important: music, and how I listen to far too much of it. ...what?! I'm not ... , and go form your own opinion instead. How many bands can last in the ... you guys actually read it. What's up with that?! -fed you. Even in the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  ’s common to feel stuck in a rut at times, and there are ways to get out of it ... active field of research, because I want to get involved in areas that ... to have things sort of figured out in my mind, so I can say something

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  , really. Really. How many e-mails does Mitra send me in a typical day? Let ... The average length of the e-mails seems to vary based on how busy Mitra is at work and how excited she gets. The standard deviation, however

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  courtyard for rush, and this year is no different. in fact, i signed up to be ... lead on the project i'm working on knows how to cad and do physics and ... , to see so many people and have things in-person again, but at the same

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021