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  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  it was! Something exciting constantly happens at MIT. The routine ... math and MIT. I now hope to meet more applicants. Come visit! It'll be ... . * Speaking of wonderful lectures, Noam Chomsky also came to talk at MIT, about

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Events

  What if You Didn’t Like CPW? is MIT still the place for you?

  

  got into Reddit (bad idea at this time of semester), especially r/MIT ... CPW but still love MIT once they were actually a student?" A prefrosh talked about how he felt he wouldn't fit into the MIT community because

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.

  

  MIT – and specifically, you teaching at MIT. What? There are many things to love about the MIT student community, and one of them is that we ... to MIT to teach as much as you are to learn. *If you are anything like

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Update – Featuring Tim the Beaver as Miley Cyrus Everything is awesome!

  

  grills were fired up and ready to hand hundreds of prefrosh and MIT ... looked like plain MIT mugs, but when heated they said "Caltech - the Hotter ... Greater Boston Invitational Songfest, where all of MIT's awesome a cappella

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  of cute animals and other things that I have seen around MIT, whether ... : Derp Cat: Thor: Muffin: Snowy MIT That's right, I've been ... friend's orders. MIT Excellence Awards Chris Peterson and I got to go on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  began working in MIT Admissions. It will also mark my last. At least, for a little while. Next week I will begin a leave of absence from MIT. I will not, however, be leaving MIT. I will instead be moving a few

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  I always seem to know I’m back at MIT when I can vaguely hear my ... what seems ridiculously early for MIT students to go and exercise for 2 ... it any other way. The home of MIT rowing is the Pierce Boathouse

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  As far as admissions counselors go, I am relatively new to the MIT ... wacky place called MIT and trying to visit with as many students, faculty ... MIT flavor. I have decided to dedicate my first 100 days to exploring

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  Even though I just finished my first year at MIT, this is actually my ... visiting MIT (more on that in a sec), you'd probably find me poring over some ... MIT. It's sort of contradictory - how many people go to summer school at

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  big MIT event, there's a lot of hype, rumor, and mythology surrounding ... , and what not to expect. Your host: A team of admissions staff and MIT ... well-matched host for the weekend. Tonight, we had a meeting with the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  I want to talk about the MIT bookstore. Almost every college out there ... MIT Coop sells MIT stuff. That makes sense, what doesn't make sense is ... was pronounced Co-op (rhymes with low hop). I got to MIT and all of a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Out I attempt to top Emo Walt Whitman, even though I'm only taking a brief reprieve…

  

  (So honestly, I wrote this emotional post about my first year at MIT ... own totally better and more emotional post about his four years at MIT ... freshman year at MIT is over. Let's take that apart, shall we? The phrase

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  I thought it would be appropriate to talk about why it was I chose MIT...twice. Yes, folks, I'm making it public. I decided that I love MIT so much that ... to MIT? I think the way that I see it is if you've ever read one of

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  lately is that MIT is a competitive and cutthroat place, and that ... , MIT is difficult. This is partially because the courses are inherently ... upon their students, and partially because MIT students secretly love to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  resources MIT has to offer for a student?" In a word, no. No matter how much you take advantage of what MIT has to offer, there are going to be ... key is to try to maximize what you do get out of MIT. For example, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  MIT Class of 2007 class ring. (Thanks to Mitra for the invitation!) Each class year at MIT officially gathers three times -- once, at the ... down their factory for the one week each year of prime MIT ring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Friends, Part 1 a cross-registration love story

  

  MIT and Harvard. I say this both because it beautifully expands the ... cross-registered at MIT to take [annotation note="previously known as just ... "Course 8," which is the MIT-way to say Physics). To date, Denisse is by far

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  't halt for us either, and all the hosts are regular MIT undergraduate ... . If you haven't been contacted yet, email cpw-hosting [at] mit [dot] edu ... . A raincoat is also a fantastic investment, but for the uncomMITted, a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  registration form for CPW?" You can register for CPW in your MyMIT Portal. Just ... truly doesn't matter who I'm with cause it's freakn' MIT!!!!!" Nadia wrote ... parents at CPW. Before I answer, I'll repost a comment from a real-live MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  simple to travel on train or ? from Logan to MIT?" We'll be running a bus from Logan Airport to MIT all day Thursday, and back from MIT to Logan on Sunday. Just look for the person with the "MIT" sign near the baggage claim

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005