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  Summary of CPW 2006 CPW 2006

  

  on what I was up to this weekend: Thursday night: At the opening ... read this blog by spreading the word that UROP stands for Undergraduate ... cool kids do... that'll get their attention. Afterwards, I worked at the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  through the NY Times, which MIT generously provides at no cost, I came across a front page article titled, "Many Women at Elite Colleges Set ... working or only work part-time once they have children, or at least until

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you have class? A view of my classes for the fall semester, with some photos from their first…

  

  Physics is used extensively and allows for assignments to be due at various ... Engineering. 1.A24 meets every Monday at 3:30, and promises to personally ... acquainted with transportation research and study at MIT, and with the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  additional essay on my experiences at a local research lab would be useful for ... . Good luck! Anon asked, "is resietering at MY MIT sufficient for an ... economics at MIT." Thanks for following up! Here are some good links to check

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  you are stealthy, you can search for it at the Wayback Machine or read ... For the integrity of alumposting, I'm pasting Daniel's bio from 2009 (when he last blogged for MIT Admissions) as a brief intro: Daniel is the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  It's Sunday. I've had a particularly draining week. For the sake of ... technically. It isn't a Course 6 requirement. Alright, do I at least ... for it, so it is going to take me more time than most. Hmm. Do I have

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred

  

  international, but this is not important for the conversation at hand ... This post has been rattling around my brain for a few weeks now, like ... empty."]a rock inside an empty tin can.[/annotation] For the accepted, I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  . For the past couple of years, I've used an app called Sleep Cycle to ... up early for school, took a nap after classes because I was too tired to work since I'd stayed up late, vibed for a few hours, then had to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  (100 yards) in droves, and receive a free t-shirt as a reward for not ... brutal Ultimate Frisbee injury, you spent the first two weeks at MIT ... average of one serious leg/foot/ankle injury per academic year at MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  together at the table outside next to me and put on a concert for those ... a meat tray at a party. You grab a couple slices of each kind, a few ... ’ve been attacking people at grocery stores and farmer’s markets around the

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week

  

  roommate picked up the following gem on sale for 50 cents at the grocery ... machines at Random get fixed. Stay tuned for the story of my four ... . Remember this post in which I facetiously asked for a space heater? Turns out

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  everybody else is doing at the end. Talking about people behind their backs ... working for Lockheed Martin as an engineer and project planner when i get ... are you doing this summer? Interning at JPMorgan in Investment Banking

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  When you think of people at MIT, maybe you think of Tim Berners ... about the other people at MIT who shape the lives in our community: the ... students across campus. He was the nightwatchman at two dorms, East Campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I Feel *a* Last or at least, I'm trying to

  

  over blue examination booklets, and stops at me scribbling away at my ... halfway mark of my time at MIT. I felt like there were too many stories left ... at the clock* and I still don't know how to describe how I feel. But oh

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  At the end of last year, I transferred from Burton 2 to Burton 1, and ... singles are not for the claustrophobic, the faint of heart, or in this ... out great for Marty's dad in Back to the Future, my main purpose behind

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  recommendations for parents: Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm Come meet yours truly at ... daughter) are interested in research opportunities for undergrads at MIT, you ... . ------------------------------------- The schedule looks fantastic - for the kids. There don't seem to be many

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Scholar

  

  ultimate American prize. For the chance at a full ride to the college of ... lifetime is about to come true for one of America's best and brightest high ... choice. Filmed on location at the University of Southern California, The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  i feel completely fine and maybe that's okay

  

  blog post of that nature. Frankly, I've been overdue for such a post, both in the sense that I haven't appeared on the admissions blogs for a ... -reflection at all this summer. Usually, when things go wrong—and things have been

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 12, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  Life on Campus? remastered 2021

  

  now I’m nostalgic for the academic buildings at night. I miss eating ... at the world and mad at myself. I miss waiting too long for a watery ... Zoom lecture. At lunchtime, I would trek to the Stud and wait in line for

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 8, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  Of all the numerous documents bestowed upon prefrosh checking in for ... test for prefrosh identification - more useful than phenolphtalein or even the flame test. No CPW-goer would set out for a day's adventures

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009