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  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  Wait wait! Stop! Hold the presses! I have one more thing to add to ... printed and are sitting in boxes waiting to be distributed to YOU when you come to the Student Center to check in tomorrow*? Oh no! How will I ever

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part Two Interior photos of vacant East Campus dormitory rooms. (Photos of occupied/"lived-in" rooms are to come.)

  

  wished to convey a picture of a lifestyle heavily influenced by factors ... First of all, a big thank you to everyone who replied to my request ... -depth entries about projects as I decide what exactly to write about! In this

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  After my kickboxing class today I ran to the Bush Room and just finished a three hour shift of the Admissions Telethon, calling to ... on the East Coast, slowly moving across the US into the West Coast by 9

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  Mechanical Engineering course 2.009: Product Engineering Processes took to Killian Court (the big grassy quad by the Great Dome) to fire birds at pigs ... students are divided into 8 different color teams.  By December, they will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  by ridiculously fast, and now, I find myself back on campus, wondering ... mentioned in her entry, IAP 2010 is about to begin! People are doing all sorts ... abroad like the aforementioned individuals, my first IAP still promises to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break! *frantically waves arms in the air*

  

  It's always exciting to get not just a three-day weekend, but an ... have spring break a week or two earlier, meaning we don't get to see many ... class. In fact I'm in an Athena cluster right now, supposed to be working

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  't Doonesbury vote-bomb me though! A new class will be offered by the Economics ... for students interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent ... believe that the economists might have something useful to say about this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  Again, happy 2006 to everyone! Electricity and cable have been ... probably isn't reading this) is safe and getting by okay. We dropped my ... know they have no power. Uh oh. I fly back to Boston this weekend, where

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  So it's Nobel Prize week, and this year, MIT has been able to add another name to it's list of professors, affiliates, and alumni who have won Nobel Prizes. This year's Chemistry Nobel Prize has gone to Yves Chauvin

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  'm Rachel, possibly more frequently referred to by my Athena username, rfong ... At 8:57 AM on December 15, 2007, I was admitted to the Massachusetts ... were: the process by which I knit a replica of the spawn of Cthulhu

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  TMI WRT MIT TLA’s Wonderful things happen that I can organize around a coherent theme. Also, I didn't lose…

  

  this is by far the most polite and complimentary. It's nice to see the ... over to Nightmarket, an Asian-street-themed festival sponsored by ... This was a great day. Take my word for it. What, do you want me to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  's probably acceptable to hold it by the bulb, although wine snobs might still ... sometimes get a bad rap with regards to social interactions.  We ... Charm School, a series of classes during IAP that aims to help members of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  occasionally horrible. We've done our best to make mitHarmony. If you find that ... Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  gave so much to make you into the fascinating person you are - don ... I was your age, we didn't have any official release date to count down to because they came in the mail. In tubes. We also walked six miles to

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

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Extended to January 3 We have extended the RA deadline. Happy Holidays!

  

  Reports do not need to be submitted by January 3; they should be submitted ... admission to January 3. The freshman application can be submitted through My ... to submit your deadline. If your application is ready to go, click that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more ... states, which have not historically been as well-served by computer science

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine ... 've taken to meet the req's! Legend GIR = General Institute Requirements ... = Fun and Games: Cross-Cultural Perspectives CMS.100 = Introduction to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  working to make admissions decisions. The waitlist admissions process will ... waitlist. Within the next few days, we plan to admit approximately 60 ... with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  :45am-10am, 11am-1pm If you happen to see me, or if I happen to be checking you in, please don't be shy -- say hello! Also, make sure to come to the Meet the Bloggers event on Friday, from 8:30pm-10pm. It should

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 vision new year's resolutions

  

  real world, but I'm also sad to see them go. I really want to make the ... looking towards the future and making moves while not bumping into furniture or people who resembled blobs because I forgot to wear my glasses

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2020