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  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  great resources so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In ... , so don't be afraid to ask for their opinions...they know exactly how

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Seven Supervisors A Buzzfeed Style Look At Supervisors

  

  of the syllabus is frustrating when you don't already understand the ... fact, it's extremely awkward if I don't ). And that concludes my list of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  for Social Media (CMS.613/21W.751) is—I don’t know where else you could ... sixties, and in the sixties you don’t have Twitter. That doesn’t really ... dig into what they do on a day to day basis because people don’t only

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  outside your field, and take full advantage of your wider environment. Don't be embarrassed to ask the "I really don't know anything about this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In addition we ... that are most important to you, the parent, so don't be afraid to ask for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  ' various affairs. In principle, I don't have anything against putting two ... , Backstage, to name a few of many) so maybe I'm just unsophisticated and don't

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  ;         I don’t personally know Hendrik, but I do know Brandon. Brandon ... , because like in Big Bang Theory the characters don’t seem abnormal and the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Welcome back into my life, crutches The universe's way of telling me to sit my butt down and study

  

  of my clothes. WHAT. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN. Options: 1) don't wash my ... . Another moral of the story: don't wear loose slippers on the stairs. A few

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  don't know what casing the joint means 2) FRANK WILCZEK IS TALKING TO ME ... despair. "DON'T tell me," said, slightly muffled by the whole table

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-Thanksgiving Post-stuff and Foodstuffs In which I'm reminded I have a life, and am thus eligible to give a…

  

  I almost don't know how to get started with things. That same ... I transfect almost every other week in lab don't sound too tasty

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m sitting on my bed right now so sleepy

  

  out on dorm row. Passers-by don't seem to realize that their ... significant figures) of his life. His plant is named Jade. Mine don't have names

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  the end of the day. I don't know how one can can feel so long when a week passes so quickly, and the weekend is over in a flash. I don't know

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  , I'm starting to realize that I don't need to get perfect grades or do ... .  You don't have to cure cancer or meet the president or take over the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  never want to be without it.     I don’t think I ever ... town like Happy Valley possible. As you might imagine, these values don’t ... that I really, really don’t mean residents who aren’t going to be able to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  Listen: writing well is hard. It is hard for a lot of different reasons. Sometimes it is hard because you don't know your audience and have ... wrote: [my advice] boils down to: don't try to write an essay to impress

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  /Cambridge! During the school year, I don't have a lot of time to go out and explore ... from MIT. But don't just take my word for it, check him out on MIT OCW

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  him that it made me feel like running. He simply told me “Don’t waste inspiration.” I reminded him that it is 2 a.m. He said “so what; don’t waste

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  don’t care if that’s the youngest applicant they have. “People often say ... than not, companies don’t take my resume and instead recommend that I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In addition we ... that are most important to you, the parent, so don't be afraid to ask for

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

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  Google calendars in my life. Now I don’t know what I’d do without it, its color-coded glory, and it's ability to sync with my ipod. Also, I don't

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011