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  What’s Going On Some of the 600+ Campus Preview Weekend events.

  

  Important note: the weather forecast has a 70%+ chance of rain Friday night through Saturday night. Bring an umbrella, raincoat, and/or waterproof footwear! (Thursday looks to be beautiful, though) It’s…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  I know, I know, it’s CPW season, but that doesn’t mean that every blog entry has to be about CPW, so I’m going to treat you to another story. I…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  I know there are lots of parent blog readers out there lurking… this entry is for you, and is specifically about CPW (regardless of whether you’ll be there). For the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  I should NOT be writing this right now because I have a ton of other work to do (let me rephrase that. . . .AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!) This is just a quick…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  Since nearly two-thirds of the admitted students are attending Campus Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little time helping to set expectations for the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  In Matt’s recent entry about the movie 21, he mentioned that he found Ben’s room “more soulless than any dorm room I’ve seen at MIT.” I haven’t seen the movie…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  Arthur Dent: You know, it’s at times like this, when I’m trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space,…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  So even though my own CPW was now FIVE years ago, old age has not settled in enough that I don’t remember what my own experience was like :-P For…

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  As of right now you may or may not have a job. I got my first job the summer between junior and senior year of high school as a carousel…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  It’s ironic that I post this entry now – Matt just posted an entry about deferring for a year, and here I am giving you information on how you can…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  I’d like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.

  [by YeSeul Kim ’10 and Anne Shen ’11] Hello there MIT hopefuls and acceptees! YeSeul >> Last year, I founded a really cool organization called the Leadership Training Institute (LTI).…

  • by mitblogs
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW LiveBlogging Project A big experiment.

  

  As you’ve likely read, Snively, Paul, and Bryan will be hosting a variety of prefrosh guest bloggers during CPW. This has been done in the past with great success, and…

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  One of those “big picture” days 2 hours of inspirational lectures, one from the CDC director and the other from broadcasting…

  

  A preview, courtesy of today’s MIT homepage: It was 2:03 pm when I ripped out the carbon record of my experimental results and dashed out of the 5.310 (Experimental Chemistry)…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Gluten-free at MIT Oh hey, that rhymes!

  

  Hey, everyone. I’ve been hosed (I know, I know, tell me something</> new) on all fronts and I hate first post (I’ve been labeling all of them as junk. Try…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  [by Danbee Kim ’09] Before I got into MIT, I was torn by a dilemma – should I go to art school, or should I do the “safe” thing and…

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  A Fool’s Holiday How MIT celebrates April Fool's Day

  

  I was just reading Wired Magazine online and came across this. Specifically, let’s look at 1998. 1998 Disney has bought MIT for $6.9 billion. The School of Engineering will be…

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five minutes of fame? Well here’s your chance to be a blogger. Last year, I piloted an…

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rrrrrrr. CPW! [UPDATE] CPW Smoke. Don't breathe this.

  

  [The Call For Guest Entries has been updated/modified] Wow, excuse the title, some days I’m just more creative than others. Today isn’t one of my creative days, it’s one of…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  Before we get to scenes from the MIT Class of 2012 Movie Night, I’ll share a few of my thoughts and observations after having seen 21 this weekend (now the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008