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• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Photograph-athon Because anything can be a catchy title if you add -athon to the end!

  

  .) *With Class of 2013 matriculation decisions due in less than three days, I've ... design at MIT: I've said this before, but the pursuit of free food is a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  me. Ever since I got to MIT I've wanted to see a Great Dome hack, but ... I'm a blogger. As a blogger I've been contacted several times by

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• 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 ... cover this... I know we've all been throwing advice at you left and right

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  —something I've already mentioned here. I've already mentioned that MIT has

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  the waitlist? As I've said, the waitlist is not ranked. We will ... recommend sending us a letter in mid-late April with an update on what you've

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  been a huge task. You’ve gotten them this far and you are to be ... and just in case they forget to tell you…thanks for all you’ve done!

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things You Shouldn’t Do And something I did

  

  I'm not sure anybody has mentioned her, so allow me. Everybody, meet Winnie. Hi Winnie! Ever since Ben Jones left we've been looking for ... again. This semester is incredibly busy for me, busier than I've seen at

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  to Simmons after hosting my radio show at 2:30 AM - I don't think I've ... the best purchase I've made in the last year is a wind-proof jacket from

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  . Tell your children.) So long, Fall '08. You've served me well and made ... 't help much in the long run. I've always been ridiculously independent

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  that I am a biological engineering major. Moreover, even though I've ... tomorrow. I've been making good progress on them so far. But because I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  backs guys, if you've done your best walk away from it now. It's out of ... . Enjoy every minute you've got and don't get too caught up in being the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  thing or two I've picked up on how to deal with these weeks. One might call them "a bad patch", "times of difficulty", or "oh dear, I've

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  's gotta explain that three-inch scar - but, whatever, I've been doing okay ... , I've been traveling on horseback with a group of mounties. They let me

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard Yes, yes I am.

  

  MIT is hard. BUT . . . since it feels like I've only been writing wanky blog entries lately, I'd like to write one that's not, because ... you've never done MIT before. Sophomore year the difficulty is no longer

  • by Snively '11
  • October 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  -semester freshman (Classical Mechanics, you're cool and all, but I've realized lately ... in the Building 12 Athena cluster, where I've been working to finish up

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  silver segway after you've just trudged through three or four exams ... to wonder if you've slipped onto the other side of the bell curve

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  E-mail It's like D-mail, only the next letter.

  

  and download PuTTY here. Once you've downloaded it, sit back and enjoy this nice little video I've made showing you how to log on to MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  misconception not only because of all the prospectives students I've talked to ... the party goes smoothly. Because we have four formals each year, we've

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  was sick when classes first started, got better, and now I've been sick ... wearing the same pair of sweatpants for the past three days should've be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  's impossible to rank the events by awesome, I've ranked them chronologically: 11 ... and music. We've been studying the "griot" people of Senegal lately, and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008