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• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  Hello folks of the blogosphere! Greetings from Columbia, MO. Now I know you are probably thinking, “Wait – but it’s the middle of April… aren’t you supposed to be in…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cute! an MIT mood meter – Are you smiling today?

  

  First off, I hope everyone who came here for CPW had a great timeeeee (and will be coming back soon! c:) But now for the cute… the other day I…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while — I’ve been hosed with the deluge of tests, homework, and projects that inevitably follows CPW. To temporarily satiate your craving for reading…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Inventional YoYo what the what

  

  I’m completely hosed with post-CPW communications right now, and will be for the next few days and weeks. So though I’ve got a bunch of things to blog about most…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 12, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  After a busy CPW weekend, I was driving home on the Mass Pike basking in the long awaited spring sun streaming through the windshield and heating up the front seat…

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting MIT’s Newest Truman Scholar! Yeah, I know I've been blogging a lot this week - but believe me, you…

  

  During my freshman orientation many, many months ago, I came across a girl named Anjali Thakkar: My first thought when I met her was, “Whatttt. How can one person be…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  Wait wait! Stop! Hold the presses! I have one more thing to add to the CPW schedule! What’s that? The schedules have all already been printed and are sitting in…

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  Ahh CPW. The time when underclassmen, upperclassmen, and prospective members of the former convene together to celebrate a 10M concentration of all the things that make MIT great. Parties, food,…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Coming up with entry titles is harder than it seems Reasons 9001 and 9002 to get "absolutely pumped about CPW," as Cam would say.

  

  Hello beautiful folks of the interwebz, It’s been a while! Much has happened since my last post – I stopped being a teenager, I went to San Diego, I discovered…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  CPW officially begins tomorrow! I’ve spent the past couple months planning the Closing Remarks and Variety Show taking place Saturday night – you should definitely come if you’re here for…

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  So it’s pretty interesting if you take a step back and look at your life for a second. Whether you’re a current senior and getting excited for CPW, a current…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  Hi, prefrosh! I assume that the bulk of our audience right now is students who are thinking about joining the class of 2015, and/or those admitted who don’t mind the…

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how ARe you today? Do you Nintendo? On an unrelated note, part of me thinks this and this might…

  

  Alright, a quick peak out of blogger retirement today to share some Lobby 7 hacker awesomeness. 1) If you haven’t heard of hacking, go here: hacks.mit.edu 2) Ok, now that…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  ARE YOU PUMPED FOR CPW? Who wouldn’t be excited about 72 solid hours of free food? I’m excited. So much so that I’m running two East Campus events. Guess what…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Cultured C-Show 2011

  

  A couple of noteworthy events took place yesterday: (1) I discovered that I was capable of turning off my alarm and going back to sleep, without any conscious knowledge of…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

    To continue on my series of Weekend Adventures, this blog will cover a couple different trips over the past few months. And since 90% of these getaways have happened…

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  For our newly admitted students, the time is rapidly approaching when we will welcome them to campus for the first time as members of the Class of 2015. We’re getting…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  So a couple days ago, frustrated as I was by the fact that I wasn’t getting anywhere with my biochem studying, I decided to take a break and wander through…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  Just the other day, I joined a handful of parents at my 15-yr-old’s high school. We were there to listen to a presentation about a new program for his junior…

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  Let’s take a tour. Begin by walking down Dorm Row, which takes you past almost all the dorms in West Campus. Stop when you are greeted by the following sign:…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011