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  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  go listen to concerts in Boston for free. In other words: I've had a ... of MIT students, much less for a class that has music-reading ability ... written for. The harpsichord, for example, cannot sustain a note. You hit a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  -time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been ... stressed-out over the SATs, ACTs, SAT IIs and EIEIO (a test only given by Professor O. McDonald), but you deserve a break today. Listen closely: drop

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MIT is in Boston!!!!111!!!1! It's something to be excited about!!!!!

  

  I don’t even really have words for (there was this thing with a ... a smaller one. For me, I’d never really lived in a big city like ... “Greater Boston Area”) While at MIT, I’ve been able to hang out with a lot

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  excerpt from the PE course listing for last quarter. Here's a link to the ... to de-stress and take my mind off academics for a little while. Plus ... our “daily walk” around the track, followed by a vigorous round of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  Wrapped is unfortunately a little underwhelming, since I use Spotify for < ... sucker for anything time travel-adjacent, and this story had a really ... —my audiobook wrapped! And if you’re looking for a good distraction in this hectic

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  for the first time in a week, I also thought about how lucky I was to be ... before the big concert; naturally, the entire afternoon was blocked out for a dress rehearsal. Still, we had one more excursion at the Cultural

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  the first place, I decided to stay. I lived in East Campus for a year ... possible. It's stigmatized for being a 'sellout' major that tons of people do ... sorely needed the experience. It took a long time for me to realize that

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  independent college admissions counselors. It was a great opportunity for me to ... . For example, I attended a session about ethical admissions practices ... need for all students, international and domestic MIT has a quota on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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  the mail for a week or so after it was mailed (i.e. "lost in the mail ... student for further consideration during regular action. A long time ago ... Thanksgiving was a beautiful day here on the East Coast -- I watched

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004
• Blog / Classes

  Senior Fall Classes Better late than never

  

  that could create a skeleton out of spheres (for the joints) and cylinders (for the bones), given a set of points defining the location of the ... techniques out there, so for our final project, we surveyed a few of them

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  isn't exactly something MIT is world-renowned for. Yet. But there's a ... -Lab: surviving on $2 a day - the typical living income for a Third World country - for an entire week. Recently, I discovered that a good friend from

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Night Vision Funny how "photo"graphy throws you into the dark

  

  there was a preview button. For all the inconveniences of the analog ... shake your head too hard.) For the past two years that I’ve owned a DSLR ... This semester I’m taking Intro to Photography. For the first half of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 8, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  inevitably reach for a whiteboard marker, which is why I've never seen a blank ... ’s name here] for help with [some math class with a fancy name that I don ... all my heart. I also happen to have a particular soft spot for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Open Letter Employers love students with dorm desk experience.

  

  Prime membership (with free two-day shipping) for a year. And, supposedly ... various sizes. The culprit? Well, most pinned the blame on Amazon for its ... than anyone else on this matter. I purchased tea, a scrapbook, and

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  It's been a busy week, and I've still got a lot on my mind. As long ... Independent Activities Period! Only two months away! picking my classes for ... for this weekend: studying for the upcoming 20.110 (thermodynamics

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  yesterday for the 20th annual AIDS Walk San Francisco. Thanks to your many generous donations, I qualified as a Star Walker, and was eligible to wear a crown during the walk. Some of my teammates told me I reminded them of a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  About Some Activities (ASA) More tangents than a trig test (~11 pictures)

  

  was weird for taking a photo of Sha-har. He later found out that I ... (AWS), had a small meeting today for some mentor/mentee pairs. From left ... On Tuesday, a group of which I am a member had a large meeting in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  to give her addiction to "papas adobadas," a kind of mexican hot Lays, but she says it is not easy. Thanks for the great banner design, Zaira ... .) --------------- Thanks for all of the comments on my previous entry about PE classes

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Unwinding how i destress

  

  ) who have been on the YouTube and Twitch train for quite a bit. You might ... Hearthstone but now really known for his Among Us 400IQ moments. I've found a ... in events for the title of Minecraft Champions for the month. I was a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  foreign license only if I’ve been in the country for less than a month. But ... .” For the last three years, I’d always put off getting a US license for ... school to use their car for the road test. A US license (with REAL ID) also

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025