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• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  "]CPW[/annotation] 2020, except it isn’t. It’s the first day of CP*, a virtual answer to ... this event. We’ve all done our best to pick of the pieces of a scattered ... in person. I’ve been looking forward to being a Blogger at the “Meet

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  a) get a doctor's note saying I can't live in the house by some ... forth between having joined a sorority. I get upset because of the archaic ... 'm writing a bit too casually and uncensored and I'll probably get backlash for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  also observe that this is supposed to be a letter from 2024 janet and it ... in 2024 and wrote most of it then; but then i had to work on a bunch of ... who has experienced the upcoming year, and I write a response letter to

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  , I'm getting a little old, but it's cool. It's really crazy awesome to ... finally, a sorry to those of you who thought I would be taller or more buff ... I want 5 MORE YEARS. By the time I graduate, I will have spent a third

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  in me was hyped to hear that. The arboretum is a good ~5 miles away, so students usually get there by the T, Uber, or even bike. Thankfully ... spent a couple of blissful hours there. The area is HUGE—281 acres, to be

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  getting ready to play (and sweep) the Coast Guard Academy in an afternoon ... way to several brunches hosted by the faculty housemasters. This brunch ... Saturday afternoon, which included a performance by the Cross Products. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  it's a cloudy Tuesday morning and i'm walking to Caffe Nero to get a ... my house in Central, and the latte is conveniently free thanks to a voucher sent to me by an upperclassmen. as i walk, a thought pops into my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  the iceberg...to get a head start on your plans check out the schedule ... those same questions just a year or so ago. They are also easy to locate ... . A great place to find a parent to talk to would be in the Parent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  Sorority, a newer organization to campus, promote adult literacy efforts. In an effort to introduce you to a slice of our Greek community, each ... pursuit of innovative ways to serve our community. During a time when

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  in renewable energy. Wants to: Get a good-paying job so he can afford ... during a class barbecue to celebrate the success of their woodworking ... , too, with a penchant for chess and crossword puzzles. He's headed to MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  the bills and counted them one by one. While it hurt just a tinge to see ... quite enough. By the point I was halfway through trying to woo the places ... by the end of this.” “Dude you’re literally going to lose.” “You

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  're getting to campus. If you're arriving by air, you can take the airport ... ? And how did you get to be hosts? Are all the bloggers automatically ... matched up based on answers to a questionnaire that you completed and we

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  intermittently ever since IAP. In fact, I was able to get a taste of neuroscience ... we can assume is a constant, akin to death and taxes. Naturally, almost ... other events.I'm not one to spoil a surprise, but I'll be covering about

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Things Fly for a living.

  

  get to do this every day. You get to do one double-pset and a lab each ... * *creeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaak* And off it went. I tried really hard to get a picture of the ... Unified Engineering your sophomore year. Mostly, you get to wake up at

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  State on my full scholarship, she was planning to get a pool in the ... of getting a room there? Well, that varies from year to year -- it ... know a couple of his professors fairly well by going to talk to them

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to ... this meager offering. I'd like to write a happy post. Some light fare ... takes your hand and dances. You'd get to come along on my adventures. The

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  downstairs and took a walk, and the sun was setting. so i tried to find as high a point i could stand on to watch the sunset. i ended up walking to, i ... my hunger. stand up every once in a while. remember to blink, because

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  to do before I graduate and one was to get through this list. Last weekend, I made a little more headway on this goal by tackling Item #51: Eat ... , I'm probably going to go back this weekend (and maybe actually get

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  really easy for her to get what she needed." Such a need has been around ... guide curious students to available services. As Laura, a blogger alum ... of LGBT Services and a strong advocate of the campaign, talked to me

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  , what might be my short term and long term goals, it's important to go a ... to America to live with my parents. I'd left everything behind but a ... interests. I guess I had a lot on my mind. I like to write, but this is

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009