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• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  happened, but I’ve got to get back to making pretty pictures for my ... come to MIT, we wouldn’t even have the time to find rotten tomatoes to throw at her. This past weekend was an extended holiday because of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  year. It is now my last chance to share these freshman thoughts with you ... comprehend my state of mind back then. I want to have a conversation with that ... math major. I had a clear life plan to start in the first semester

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  week!!! We are thrilled to meet and host you, Class of 2022! GET HYPE ... contagious. Campus feels festive. We get to meet new people. There’s free food ... You’ll get your hosting assignments soon. All hosts are asked to reach

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  With the Regular Action deadline just days away, I want to wish all the best to the regular action applicants in finishing up their application materials. Try to get it done soon so you can have a rockin' New

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2004
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them ... and interviews that I have done since getting to MIT. From gaining other ... , to getting internship offers, my ROTC experience has given me an edge

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  Orientation and lasts for up to two weeks. - Over those two weeks, you get to ... like them and they like you, you probably end up getting a bid to join ... introduced to when you first get here. If nothing else, don't pass up the surf

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  on her history book and wake up knowing everything. 9. I get to eat ... Society in America), we get to pick any topic (course-related, of course) we ... this paper because I get to write about something I'm genuinely

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  would like to get out of the experience, have a preliminary idea of ... until the very last minute of the April 5 deadline to get registered ... having the best possible match between the prefrosh (get used to it, you

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  going to college?" "What schools have you applied to?" "When do you get a ... consoled me when I didn't get in, celebrated with me when I did, drove me to ... that we don't always get to choose which one we take. Finding the right

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  which to furnish their (or their student's) dorm room. While I am not going to list obvious things, like soap and shampoo, I want to say that not everything needs to be sent from home. Some folks think they need to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  . But don't feel like you have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for ... We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in-person info sessions and tours as well as online sessions. Head over to our
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fifteen Minutes to Clear My Head on my morning walk from Boston to MIT

  

  , and as such have to cross the bridge every day to get to campus. A lot ... having breakfast. As usual, I missed the Boston Daytime shuttle to campus. Like any other morning, it looked like I was walking to campus. But as I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  . National Ice Cream Day was on July 16, 2006. Even though I did not go get ... ) Herrell's D) Christina's Boston and Cambridge are home to many other fine ... distance of the 'Tute. Get the Scoop here. Joke answer: Pi a'la mode.

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  /employers and other supportive materials that would assist us in getting to know ... to brush up on their classroom experience and get some fresh teacher ... from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

    Hi. Meet my Google Calendar, the metronome to which my life ... semester, and I'm going to explain my classes and how I spent my first week ... recruiters (seen: online platform to coordinate housing programs, 3D

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  ’re all getting ready to go back to school… Returning students are probably ... guess my point is - all of you heading to MIT soon, GET EXCITED 'CAUSE ... just have two other relevant things to say- 1) Seriously don’t get caught

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  , to which I retaliated by going out and getting Daily Paperfolding or ... ; 700 are not going to destroy you. You're getting into some pretty major ... score, no matter how high it is, is not enough to get you into MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  few other things you should know. #1: Get to know your host. For the ... Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  (and free food), but I don’t try to get involved with them at any deeper ... -professional clubs proliferate like dandelions—I’ve found it reasonably simple to avoid ... passion. To be fair, MIT may have cultivated a different culture than these

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  takes a while to get used to. It is important for astronauts to adapt to ... Manned space exploration has been limited to fairly short missions to nearby sites such as the moon and low Earth orbit. For NASA to carry out

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005