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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Thirteen Theses on Wide Tim In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.

  

  of mass dissemination of images. It is, rather, a Weltanschauung which ... supplement to the real world, an additional decoration. It is the heart of the ... is the sun which never sets over the empire of modern passivity. It

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  veins with IV fluids most of them had better things to do - like go on ... of other stuff - which is kind of convenient since there's a pharmacy ... 's in part due to my winning combination of Pepto Bismol chased down by

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  . In the long run, it's better to judge the rest of MIT - and its ... . :) Donating blood or volunteering at a blood drive is one of the easiest and ... going to respect you simply based on the title (or titles) you hold

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  waiting (not scrolling on my phone or talking to someone, but just existing ... elusive skill of patience – waiting for the bus, waiting on a friend at a ... spans now from our phones and need constant stimulation. Which perhaps is

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  have any questions. Also, I'd love to hear your thoughts on any of the ... . There is a range of things freshmen can do on campus—don’t give up hope ... lots of on-campus events while on Pass/No Record. Try to sign up for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  that wasn't surprising to hear). No matter which school you attend, most ... . Today, something magical is happening. Students, DSL team up to bring ... cooperative effort between students and Division of Student Life is bearing

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Spoofy Spooky Stories MIT is ~haunted~

  

  !!!” It’s kind of a walk from Stata to McCormick, but McCormick is on the ... you who are applying to MIT EA, the deadline tomorrow is probably one of ... butt glued to a random chair on the first floor of Stata. But your mentor

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 31, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  regrets about college and the pandemic

  

  days or weeks or months on end. it is okay that i haven’t visited much of ... tv shows about jobs and work, and so on. for better or worse, our ... inability to better understand the future, and therefore work on improving my

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 30, 2021
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  here are interested all kinds of different fields, from anime to manga. What is there to study here that isn't Technology? It turns out, due to ... studying this or at least one. The Massachusetts Institute of Tea: This one

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  On Moving A goodbye that took me a semester, and some distance, to write.

  

  fit on a small bookshelf, and a pile of flattened cardboard is stacked against the wall to recycle. In the town of Missoula, Montana which has ... of the time, which is what I did when I was most bitter. I have so much

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  're working pretty hard to read each and every one of them. I know the wait is ... every one of you a fair chance is to read what you've presented to us, and ... I'm in reading mode. I listen to CD 101.9, which always reminds me of

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  i feel completely fine and maybe that's okay

  

  , which is the kind of writing that always makes me want to write my own ... try,' or 'to attempt', and is the root of the english word 'essay'; or ... eventually."]instead of getting back to the people I need to get back to[/annotation]or

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 12, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  ?” was one of the prompts I responded to. I wrote about finishing my ... ; fairly mundane stuff. But mundane is nice. I often feel like I have to ... City to stay for the summer about a week prior. Most of my stuff was

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Dance ‘Til You Drop 53rd planning a 53-year old party i've never even been to

  

  Bombers installed a giant concrete bomb on the Kresge lawn, which led to a ... jumping through a bunch of hoops to ensure everyone is kept safe. We had to ... living group, the Burton Third Bombers, on [annotation note="the weekend of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA and How to Extract It Messy, slimy, colorful science from a class I taught for Spark.

  

  on to your children. Instead of paper, it is written on a long string ... wooden BBQ skewers or something else with which to stir. One container of ... interested in the nucleus of the cell, which encloses the DNA. Your DNA is a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 31, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value ... , which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? (100 words or fewer) At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  related to technology, who all descend on Las Vegas the first week of every ... January is “supposed” to be an off-month for MIT students - a break ... I managed to be at least as busy as I was in October or November

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  incompatible, emotions, a few of which I want to name and honor: - Sadness that ... it is normal. It is also okay, and it is normal, to feel a sense of ... ’ traces to a 1382 English translation of Acts 19:9: “Summe weren endurid, or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  need to figure out in order to decide on a program, therefore, is which ... hard, or do students in the program encourage each other to work hard? Is hard work a virtue or an expletive? Is there a lot of competition between

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  [by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director of Arts Initiatives, and Ken Haggerty '11] MIT is at the center of one of the most original and ... 's performance of Leocadia. Photocredit / Hayden Taylor ARTALK will focus on the

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008