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• Blog / Challenges

  cookies life lessons through six scrumptious sayings

  

  time to enjoy the now, that soon all you'll have to do is worry about ... remove any sense of control you have over your life. You are choosing to ... sociocultural factors and your willingness to be quiet as a child and not your

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  as to what your next year of school may look like). I have two psets ... , after which I have to run to Target and go shopping for pants and for toy ... back to my dorm and begin my 18.03 pset. I have no idea what's going on

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s All Going To Be Okay I won The Game!

  

  Have you ever heard of The Game? I've referenced it several times in ... 's not, I do have two quick pieces of advice I would like to share before I ... your shoes last year, after all ^_^), but at the same time...the biggest

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  novelty the closest thing to time travel

  

  arguments of the form you Should have a kid to do your part in continuing the ... reflective than predictive, that when someone declares your time will pass ... life have fallen into place? do you realize you are choosing to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 5, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  And miles to go before I sleep. Here we go again.

  

  day. Time and time again, a younger version of myself began to nod off ... lesson. Over time, with work, I learned to plan ahead and work without ... long night ahead of you." Great. The thing is, I know how to handle these

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  spots and 70% of the pool has great numbers, your pool is going to have ... spending time obsessing that a lack of AP's is going to keep your kid out of ... have them. And, I might add, for the right reasons. This brings me to the

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  have your elbows on the table? Brother 2: (Moves elbows off table, quickly) You're supposed to cut your spaghetti while you're eating it ... , do you want a fail proof way to know which bread and drink are yours

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Weekend of Hacking three events, one weekend

  

  MIT, companies ranging from the likes of Facebook and Google to smaller companies ... You're flipping through the TV channels, bored out of your mind ... that catches your attention. A brilliantly parodied logo appears on the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  to the context of your overall app - what you're interested in, what ... - remember that we have no quotas for majors, which is why you apply to MIT ... : "Should I have my November scores rushed to MIT?" And Sarah Bana followed

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  'd rather have meet a few people and then take time to reflect on your ... 't hope to answer everyone's questions and echo all of your feelings, but I'll share what advice I have, and hopefully it can be useful to some of you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the ... attend without the aid of a time machine, so to jump on the blogger ... such an encounter, although to be fair, I do have Ron Rivest's signature

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  , all the time" and to a large extent our office is that way too. We ... hope you'll take some time to experience it. I was struck anew this ... . I hope you'll take some time to see the environs around MIT as well

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  designed purely for you guys to have a great time, and there's a slew of cool ... have the huge, official guide to CPW events, but don't you want some ... offered at MIT will be there to address your questions. There's always been

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  go is. In the past two years, I have been to: the Netherlands, Belgium ... for grad school is having a harder time transitioning from an undergrad ... question of “what do I want to do with my life”. For instance, I have come to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter propaganda, and that means more snow shenanigans! This time brought to you by ... summons me at 10:00 pm to accompany her on the most random and hilarious

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  our projections; consequently, we have only been able to offer admission ... many of you have submitted, and appreciate the time and effort you have ... wait list, and remember what it was like to have that uncertainty pass

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  epithet. Q. (related to previous) Do you spend all your time studying? A. If we spent all our time studying, how would we have time to be in all ... , seriously. I bet you all go to Star Trek conventions all the time. Do you know

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  know that many of you have experienced such disruptions due to the ... process trying hard to impress a group of skeptical judges with your ... water. Support your family and community. Do not compare your beginning to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  was going to end up at MIT for college, I probably would have laughed in ... seems I have no choice other than to make the best of the situation. My ... - but most of the time I still like to think of myself as a normal guy who

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007