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  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  By Karen Sittig ’12 If you were ever skeptical about MIT, read this entry. MIT is intimidating. This was the first thing that I saw from the bus: Yep, THE…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mastering Physics Has No Soul I love online assignments. har. har.

  

  I don’t usually like to post these kind of “on-the-whim” entries (I’d write more, but I’m still finishing 2 psets), but I believe this is an important part of MIT…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  By Li Brunetto ’12 “STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two”: this was the advice I received from an MIT alum a while back. Throughout my time at CPW, I came to understand…

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  By Joseph Colosimo ’12 Intro So, I’m Joseph Colosimo. I’m a amateur blogger, coder, gamer, and web designer (rather, I try to be). I came from distant lands (Lexington, Massachusetts)…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Toy Design Update How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

  

  Hey all, just thought I’d take a break from the “OMG, CPW TTLY PWND ME!” and give you a quick Toy Design update. I haven’t talked about Toy Design in…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  By Chris Merrill ’12 All throughout today, the day after CPW, I kept taking my keys out of my pocket and looking at my recently-purchased lanyard. Now, when I should…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW, via Video Experience (or relive) Campus Preview Weekend through online videos.

  

  For those of you who couldn’t make it to campus for CPW, here is a video recap of much that occurred! I hope this is helpful =) And for those…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sore Subjects state of affairs isn't so good. But here are some telescope pictures!

  

  Okay, so it’s like this, right. Pictures and backlogged entries are piling up like crazy over here. But so is work on my 8.06 term paper and analysis for the…

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MTB Party Pic & TechTV CPW Coverage Some fun ways to remember the weekend...

  

  Hi folks, It was truly AWESOME to spend lots of time with all of you this past weekend. I hope you guys had as much fun as I did! A…

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  Has CPW left you with this? :) So I learned two major things about myself this weekend, courtesy of you guys: 1. I apparently do not look like myself *points…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it exhausting. I don’t think I went to bed before 5 every morning. From BBQs to…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  Yes, we are this cool. We perform our drinking song, in capes, for our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see,…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Come one, come all to CPW! I don’t know about you guys, but the energy on campus right now is absolutely amazing. The Infinite Coordidor is packed with hosts and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  Hackers don’t waste any time hacking CPW this year. It’s the first day and already some strange things are appearing around campus. Have you ever been walking down the hall…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW LiveBlogging Project Followup Here's the link!

  

  The CPW LiveBlogging project is up and running! You’ll find it here: cpw2008.tumblr.com Enjoy! :-) -B

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  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