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  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  impressive it may seem, loses a lot of its luster. Institutionally, we aspire ... the concept of students completing elaborate “paint by number ... , I can not argue with the logic of trying to discover the formula for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  Though I’ve thought of myself as a writer for most of my life, I ... meaning in the everyday arcs of human experience. But still, I struggled. I ... . This was my state entering playwrights’ workshop, with the basic aim of

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  One of the things I love about the Boston area is that being a college student gets you all sorts of discounts at cultural institutions. By ... advantage of a new opportunity that allows MIT students to visit the Isabella

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  because I had nothing to put in one of those and thought that maybe they ... have been actively building up a portfolio of technically creative stuff ... scary and a lot to ask of a teen whose brain is not yet fully developed

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  An MIT wedding Paper airplanes instead of rice and a reception at a science museum... what's not to…

  

  (For those of you just tuning in, I'm Mollie. I graduated from MIT in 2006 with degrees in brain and cognitive sciences and biology, and I ... 's government, and was the captain of the cheerleading squad. When I was a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... people, and came away with a few new ideas. One of the most interesting things to come from this group in terms of information is the international

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life But make it four

  

  little montage where you get to see the live comparison of how each person ... blog form, so instead of filming clips, we went through our days and did our best to snap a picture every hour of what we were doing at the

  • by Gloria Z. '26 MEng '27
  • February 10, 2026
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  I'm taking advantage of the Starbucks wireless network, at the Westin ... , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size of New House + McCormick. I grew up in Singapore and London, which have

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  water but keeps on vomiting it up, fever of over 100 degrees, has no ... with MIT, so be forewarned. =D Since the middle of June, I have been ... even one protest in front of the state Capitol in Sacramento. Truthfully

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  language class (French III). I’m also getting an Institute requirement out of ... It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already ... well. First of all, I like being an urban planning major. I’m taking a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  I wrote a blog at the end of last summer subtitled "so many different ... , like I’m in the middle of a field and there used to be a road I was ... , and looking at the future I saw only hazy outlines of possible paths. At

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The entire state of Wyoming (population 509,300) has ... while. I'm real sorry; I'm just not exactly on top of my life right now, as the remainder of this entry should prove. So I stayed up until 5 AM

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  The Oreo Post i tried them all* !

  

  arrive at MIT in the fall, to trying each and every one of these flavours and writing a review at the end of the process. If hired as a blogger, I will guarantee you exclusive rights to the publishing of this review and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 29, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  hearing test because I named the pitch of the note being played instead of ... labelled none of my perfectly plotted points and promptly got a 0. My mother laughed, called me a shrimp-for-brains, and asked when I’d grow out of it

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  Matsuoda, the VP of Technology at Nest, she admitted that she didn't do ... My employer recently sent me to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women ... -and-growing conference centered on removing the barriers that keep women from technology

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  economics degrees done that i missed out on finding my true calling, which, of ... the work of not working this is going to be a challenging semester ... different type of work this semester--the work of being present and focused

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  doing a wide variety of projects involving combining art and technology in ... Black people through the use of technology, often presented through art ... of art and technology with biomaking here at MIT, which inspired our

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  Institute. These beautiful, glorious lulls come in a variety of flavors ... BREAKING NEWS: Stu Schmill '86 Named New Dean of Admissions - go wish ... students reprieve and respite from the constant deluge of problem sets

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  Amnesty International's MIT Chapter, as a part of their lecture series, hosted Noam Chomsky, an MIT Professor of Linguistics, to talk on the issue of social action within academic institutions. The title of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  friends, refreshing some of my math knowledge, incredibly weird technology ... figured I'd say hello to all of you lovely folks in the style of Qiaochu Y. '12's post from the time of yore with an Ask Me Anything! If you

  • by Phi A. '21
  • August 12, 2021