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  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  When I arrived at MIT to start my freshman year I had never been on the campus before. I quickly realized it was all I had hoped for and more.…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  One of the things that I find most interesting about MIT, but hardest to document on my blog, is the sheer nerdiness of most everyday conversations. I can’t tell you…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  Remember the plot of The Matrix trilogy? Neither do I, which is why I IMDB’d it before writing this blog. Fun fact: under the space-warping influence of continued sleep deprivation,…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’M BACK!!! This, kids, is why you should store your passwords somewhere safe, just in case Firefox…

  

  Ok, so long story short (I’ll blog the whole thing later), I use firefox to remember my password to login to the MIT blogs website. I remember my username easily…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 9, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  One of my favorite of MIT’s 500+ student groups is called the Laboratory for Chocoloate Science. According to their Wiki, LCS can be described:   Founded in 2003, the MIT…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Red Sox *wwooooossshhhh!*

  

  Hey, did a Red Sox game just start? The dorm just shook and it sounded like a bunch of fighter jets just flew by, another benefit MIT has to offer:…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Springtime I actually had no time to write this entry, which is why I cannot explain…

  

  The mildest note of warmness singing through the bipolar whimsy of Boston weather reminds me that springtime is about to melt over this hemisphere like a pool of microwaved butter.…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  This blog is to all the ’14’s, ’15s, ’16s+ who are scared after watching the ’13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on MIT Admissions,…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next month. You all need to decide where you’re going to college next year (COUGHMITCOUGH), which, I…

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  I’m not going to grad school next year, but I am taking the GRE’s in physics this saturday. Few things I’m doing to prepare for it: sleeping < 3 hours…

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  [by Sadie Scheffer ’10] College? It’s about classes and professors and shirts and ties! What am I not prepared for? Nowadays, most high school students will be leaving home to…

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  That school up the river, you know, the one with the brick buildings, big yard, and law students? The one whose t-shirts hog all the space on the souvenir racks,…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  Dining is a hot topic here, and rightfully so ’cause a tooling MIT student has got to eat. In fact, all college students need to eat (hopefully that wasn’t surprising…

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  It has been almost two weeks since we released our admissions decisions, and I wanted to take a moment to offer a few thoughts, and to thank you for being…

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friendship Oh my dearest . . .

  

  E-mail is pretty awesome. No joke, “Reply All” is like the greatest worst thing that’s ever been invented. Apart from starting outrageous flame wars and being used correctly, it’s also…

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sixth Sense No, I don't see dead people.

  

  So, less than THREE WEEKS until CPW! All of us in the office are working hard to prepare and plan for the weekend. If you’re planning on coming to CPW…

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 27, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  [EDIT: It has been noted that the photos in this entry don’t show up in Internet Explorer. I’ll try to fix this soon, but in the meantime, I suggest converting…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  At a press briefing at the White House on Monday, MIT President Susan Hockfield joined U.S. President Barack Obama in calling for a “truly historic” new level of federal funding…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  Hello everybody! I’m still alive, I promise, just not at the computer. I will, however, be at the computer tonight from 8:00PM EST to 10:00PM EST to answer all of…

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  Each spring Educational Counselors all over the world hold events for admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families with an opportunity to learn more about…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009