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• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  out about the MIT sororities before going to CPW, so this was a perfect ... fraternities are right across the river, accessible by a short walk or a ride on ... food at the CPW festival, which was just a taste for what was to come

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  right now, but I thought I'd take a quick break to tell you a little about ... that she has a 760 on the Math SAT. As I was about to tell her that her ... to have a picnic on that Saturday. Because to us, a 760 math is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  with a large table awaiting us. It was a great opportunity to catch up on ... I've been working with Daniel on advising a group of freshmen this year, and in exchange, I get to tag along on group outings. On Friday

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  at a distance staying in contact with friends from home

  

  , I've started to see these years in a new light. I'm starting to feel ... I would run/scooter to on weekend mornings when I was a kid. Ariana ... people that used to know me best. Around this time 3 years ago, I was a

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 20, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  their families to take part in a few time-honored traditions: huge, home ... in the 20s because a large number of Macy's employees were new ... new every day.) Macy's is a huge department store, the main branch of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Welcome To Guild Camp [by Susan Shepherd '11] "Boot, Not Summer."

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] It was 5:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning in ... yet. Then it was 6:30. It had just begun to dawn on us that we were ... to design, write, produce, and then run a game all within two weeks

  • by ARTalk
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  people go on to write their ideas out. The minority that does go to the ... friends will take up a large amount of your time, and it is very tempting to ... , MIT provides a reasonably simple solution. Since you need to have taken

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  to lure them closer so that I could hop on and take one for a ride ... Once upon a time, in a land far far away (called New Jersey), a young man fresh out of college would drive 90 miles each way to his new job as

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  'd gotten a 730 on my SAT II but only because I'd crammed two days before the ... took a physics class in high school but it was more hands on and not AP ... indicators, MIT does its best to make sure you end up in a physics class that

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Hackapult Sieges The Dome

  

  river to — past the giant catapult.    Yes, there was a hack - a ... dome, a multi-part hack appeared on the morning of September 4, 2015 ... was used to fling older hacks back on the Great Dome. The hack

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  held in a reception area. We had the opportunity to put our new knowledge ... appropriate if you're introducing yourself to a veterinarian or fellow dog lover. 5. Do your homework! If you're going to an event sponsored by a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  . Those accepting a spot on the Waiting List, need to choose another ... admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches ... admission, simply need to move on, acknowledging that enrolling at MIT is not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  . :) I haven't done a Q&A in a while. I'm sure that the new admittees ... comments on this entry, and I'll answer them. It saves me having to be ... Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Hey Guess What Guys!” That's what!

  

  want to do is sit still and go online (at least it was for me) but if that's the kind of thing that tickles your fancy, then I have a nice website for you to visit. http://whitehatdesign.com/chat/ This chatroom

  • by Snively '11
  • March 15, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is there really a Game Lab?

  groundbreaking games, interactive online courses, and new applications to real ... Can you believe we have a GAME LAB? The MIT Game Lab brings together scholars, creators, and technologists to teach, conduct research, and develop
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  This is not a post about budgeting, because no one likes to hear how ... more generous. And knowing gives me a lifestyle to work towards, one full ... me spend on the things that are actually important to me.  --- Knowing

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  of leaves (shoutout to the folks who are making these), and trying a ... : Complete by 2000 The mission was scheduled to begin at 1800, with a tight turnaround to meet the timeline. We quickly encountered delays, however, and by

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hail to the king, baby. The coolest thing that never happened to me... plus, the journey back Boston way.

  

  "Spider-Man?" Well, anyway, it turns out that he just directed a new film ... 's picture on the cover? I conceived that as a rhetorical question, but ... had dressed in full zombie regalia as a tribute to "Army of Darkness

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to put together an ohms concert apparently we have a concert this weekend

  

  on trying to produce a score which is as close to the original song as ... that you should come to if you happen to be a current mit student ... ohms. arranging here refers to the process of taking a song and turning

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 17, 2021
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  finished a three hour shift of the Admissions Telethon, calling to ... do you tell a high school senior during a surprise phone call on a ... process started going a lot smoother. We got a chance to chat with students

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012