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  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  NOTE: I drafted and abandoned this post in the spring of my freshman year. It is now my last chance to share these freshman thoughts with you. Editor’s notes were…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  In May 2016, I wrote Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later, where I shared the story of a student we had denied in 2011, and how well he had done…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  THURSDAY, April 12 Woke up to the smell of smoke coming from the East Campus courtyard grill. A traditional email to EC residents confirmed that rush-burger-making season had begun: “girlllz…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  This was me about a year ago: Even now, I remember what it felt like to finally be on MIT’s campus. As my Uber pulled up on Mass Ave, the…

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Is Here! Welcome to MIT.

  

  So, today is the day! CPW has finally arrived! As many of you make your way to campus, I thought I’d share a few words on my experience at CPW…

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  Thanks Yuliya for hosting this blog! I’m not out off-campus, so I have to post this anonymously… MIT is hella gay, and lots of cool gay events are happening during CPW!…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events We’re Pumped For! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  CPW is a very exciting time and it’s hard to believe that it’s already been two years since ours! But CPW is honestly just as fun for undergrads here as…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Events

  I went outside! *inhales, belts 'for the first time in forever' at the top of lungs*

  

  Seriously, this is a real occasion. People talk about never leaving the MIT bubble, and I didn’t really think about how little I actually leave campus until I eventually realized…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  It’s my 3rd year at MIT. I’ve lived in 3 different dorms. My current room is a triple. It’s on the 3rd floor. ~~~coincidence?~~~ Yeah, probably. I want to talk…

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  Emmanuel A. ‘18 is a member of my own class year (as is Pelkins A ‘18, who I covered last week) and therefore someone I’ve interacted with a lot while…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tag Yourself a tote bag meme

  

  we have many tote bags. our freindos have commented on our many tote bags. they have even called us suburban moms. we don’t disagree. we made a meme with them…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  CPW 2014 was the reason I chose MIT. At the time, the Institute wasn’t even my top choice, but after the amazing weekend, I caught myself spontaneously planning my life…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  Note: this post has been updated from the 2016 CPW mini-guide for the Class of 2020 (<3), now with fewer minions memes. CPW 2018 is next week!!! We are thrilled…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  This year, for spring break my friend Yida and I decided to head to Canada! My friend Yida, showing off the giant ramp of the snowboarding Jamboree in Quebec City.…

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a Pirate Now just in case I don't get a real mit degree lmao

  

  As of last week or so, I’ve taken and passed the following PE classes: Fencing Pistol Sailing Archery SCUBA And if you know anything about prestigious MIT PE programs, you…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Cassava Connection Part 1 of a series, starring a man, a plan, and a root vegetable.

  

  “Nobody is going to do it, if we don’t do it.” The room is quiet. “Will you go back?” This moment is a snapshot of many conversations I have had…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  March was the busiest month at MIT so far. It truly felt like it was never going to end. It seemed like all my midterms were clustering on the same…

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  Throughout high school we loved drawing, painting, animation, fibers, etc., but were only ever able to practice those things independently, because for 9th and 10th grade, we were in the…

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  When I introduce myself in new groups, a lot of times I bring that up how I inline skate, or rollerblade. Even after three years of being in the inline…

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  I took too many classes this semester. It was an accident. Usually five classes or four classes plus a UROP is a reasonable workload for me. Typically at that level,…

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018