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• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  live are preparing to celebrate Marathon Monday tomorrow but for those of us in the Admissions Office the weekend is more about getting ready for ... the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can

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

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT from ... our Early Action process. We will accept up to November test scores for Early Action, and up to January test scores for Regular Action. Q: If I

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  vanished to college, taking on new spheres of life. I grew to resent staying ... get used to. Eventually, I made the decision to attend MIT—how could I ... new experiences (examples: a growth from no-cooking-skills to hazardous

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo Goes Camping An adventure to the top of a mountain and a little cabin in the woods

  

  Tetazoo. Last spring, I joined Tetazoo on an adventure to Rumney, New ... campsite for a half hour, we finally settled at the fire pit by the cabin and ... sleeping bags down and getting ready to go back outside and start a campfire

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  question posed by someone over at CC: "I am applying to MIT for the second ... here in Kuwait. It is vital for me to receive my admissions decision ... is read by multiple people, it goes to committee where it will be seen

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  . To the point where it feels like I never left for winter break at all ... . I’d like to think that I’ve finally nailed it. So for those of you ... and I kid you not, it took a solid 90 minutes for my legs to thaw

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  resources at MIT Medical and on campus to get the help students may need ... 'm hoping to get it published so we can have cute little coping with anxiety ... SMASH stands for Students At MIT Allied for Student Health. I am on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  is: you should be smarter. You really should get around to reading all ... ) inconsequential problems to not be excited by intelligence alone. extremely ... are many other ambitions - for instance, to be the best possible

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  first week was needed to adjust to my new schedule and the loss of Pass ... that are on campus. If you love to sing and dance, there's a group for ... like to try new things, you can find a new activity that you love! The

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  , people are really hardcore and get up at all hours to wait in line for ... same Tangerine Sorbet - By far, my favorite new flavor. I'm of the ... documentary (more to come on that soon) and then later returned home to get some

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  final act of the CPW closing show, we had a lot to get through to make ... , and then went back to my dorm for my floor's first CPW event, "Deep ... tapped out for this CPW, leaving it to a '25 and '26 who felt similarly

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  getting to know each other through some applied meeting of the minds, in a ... relationship. Anthony's take: this looks like a *very* promising way to get well ... department as a whole. 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry Taught by

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

  They may take our lives… ...but they'll never take our free Celtics tickets.

  

  chair, which means I get to plan things that I always wanted to do and then go to them for free and pretend that I'm promoting socialization ... , offering advice on how to get tickets, which games would be best, and other

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  – even if I don’t follow every single tip I hear, it helps to hear new ways ... project I've been working on for the past two ish years and want to try to ... my mind to it and get my shit together. It’s now November, and I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  A critical factor in getting outdoors is having something to do, and ... interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had ... something like trying to get up cold vertical stuff using axes and crampons

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  's resolution(s). My one goal for 2017? To get back on a normal sleep schedule. "Normal," meaning not going to bed at 3am and waking up just in time for ... principles that we seek to live by as Betas.   DAY -> NYC On Sunday

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  dope! Keep in mind that it tends to get a bit crowded on weekends (for ... from MIT, so if you're looking for somewhere new to walk/run or bike, it ... 's super fun to hang out at and also makes for an unconventional date spot

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  , there will be no way to find out. As for the postal mailing, we still do ... addition to sending out admissions decisions via postal mail, also release ... much to add beyond what you've already read elsewhere, but I do want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  family/friends aspect and making new friends =)" Moving away to college for me was something that I looked forward to and feared at the same ... , 2003: Bryan boards flight 382 from Houston to Boston. So I get to my

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  do fun stuff because I believe it's important to make time for fun ... didn't have to do that) and took me out to get a pedicure (my toenails ... for; he lives in Maine, and invited friends to go visit at the end of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012