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Blog / Art, Literature, Music
MIT gave my pod free art supplies!! and despite being hosed, we used them
In January, I heard about an Arts at MIT initiative that provides grants of between $50 and $250 to pods and virtual groups for art supplies ... , pleasure, and community building," and anyone of any level could apply as -
Blog / Personal Travel
Patriots’ Day Rejuvenated by a Reenactment
tip: don’t get sick while at MIT. So when my friend Roxana '09 suggested biking to see the Battle of Lexington, I was THRILLED! We woke at ... activities for the past two weeks have been working during the day, working at -
Blog / Admissions
We Want You! Write for us!
As per usual, CPW has again come and again, all of the prefrosh will be going insane trying to eat 500 lbs of food, watch people juggle with fire, run around campus at odd hours of the night, watch NextACT, and -
Blog / Academics & Research
More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.
Things Work". This class starts at the level of MOSFETs (basic electronic ... I woke up this morning at 8:15, 45 minutes after my alarm was going to go off. I go and look at my computer (which is supposed to be my -
Blog / Extracurriculars
It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.
pervasive feeling at MIT of not having done enough — and still making a living ... MIT, surrounded by students with years of experience at X or Y and ... hard to feel like you’re making any progress at MIT. A lot of progress is -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Visit to the Museum of Fine Arts There's nothing like a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts to make you realize…
I just checked off #34 on the list of "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate from MIT": Visit the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). The drawing class ... my interest in the arts, so I thought I would make the most of my day -
Blog / Academics & Research
What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things
This summer, I'm working part-time at the Division of Student Life ... does add up to a substantial amount of time. The commute starts pretty early. For the first leg of the trip, I hitch a ride with my dad to his -
Blog / Admissions
Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11
have to say, this is one of the coolest drapes I saw at East Campus. Wow ... MIT Admissions webpage in hope of a new entry every hour. Anyways, since I basically spent most of my weekend with her, I figured that it -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation
of the coffeehouse at one point, but his successor wanted to rename the ... of Car Talk (an NPR radio show about cars) spoke at their commencement ... Because my summer plans are about as fluid as one of those squishy -
Blog / Challenges
then and now a reflection on the very bad
stress of college applications and the stress of just being at school in ... , letting them know the good news. I got a lot of fake shit at school. A lot ... nearly cried with joy at the prospect of not having to go back to high -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.
happenings and other life events. Of course, our conversation arrived at the ... the thought that I, personally, am representative of anything at MIT ... preserve a more interesting mix of classes at any given time. After the first -
Blog / Academics & Research
Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief
my laptop! And most of it won’t be affected by my grade! I smirked at ... none of those are true at the moment. Between classes and the annoying ... . My circuit design was only failing one of the online tests, which meant -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.
aforementioned locations. Jamaica. Florida - and the very tip of it at that. I ... running around in the courtyard screaming at the first sign of flakes. Yes ... don't have to be the best at everything. Neither do you. It's kind of a -
Blog / How to MIT
Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.
.) They were some of my most exciting and carefree days at MIT. Once classes ... year, and the rest of your career at MIT: Use your resources!!!!!!!! You ... Class of '10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you -
Blog / Life after MIT
Everything is different now That's ok, I have a cat now
music and anime has been constant. I was shocked at how many of my posts ... month. My last year at MIT, I spent most of it ignoring school work and ... . Within three months, all of the confidence I had developed at MIT was -
Blog / MIT Life
“Why does my kid have to move again?”
prohibited. Consideration should be given to the rights of roommates at all ... words and pics) Finding heritage at MIT (If you don't read any of the ... around to help you with your stuff. A quarter of last year's freshmen at my -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind
better? This has always been a pet peeve of mine, and, at this point ... is really in the art where the questions sit at the forefront of my ... 've often thought of writing as this kind of deeply lonely task. You sit at -
Blog / IAP
Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people
IAP is a wonderful time here at MIT, where the month of January is ... weeks of IAP at MIT, and the last week at home. Over the past few weeks I ... organized the Green Building Challenge together! Here we are at the top of the -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues
embracing memories of my time at MIT because I feel that's already talked about quite a lot. To name a few of these memories: A friend at Random ... ’, here always be sure to flush!”. After months of staring at this weirdly