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• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  You’ll get your hosting assignments soon. All hosts are asked to reach ... !). Your host will know how much time to allot for you to check in and meet ... especially helpful at the end of the weekend. How to get into their room

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

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  knuckle pool because nobody really wanted to walk 5 feet to get the sticks ... to support my thesis of inherent DDR-incompetence by jumping on ... way to the wastelands of bygone travels. I landed in St. Louis on

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  your schoolwork!). Because eventually, you're going to get to go to that college, and you're going to get to (not HAVE to!) kick up a storm again and ... talking about how to judge whether or not you're suited for MIT, and vice

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  / https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/advice_on_how_to_approach_your ... to tell your story and for us to get to know you as a three ... will reach out to you using the contact information provided on your

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer On-Campus No exams woohooooo

  

  I chose to stay on-campus this summer because I knew that if I went ... with the content and know what I'm getting into. I've never learned how ... tonight. I'm heading to a skate shop this weekend so I can learn how to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toy Design Wrapup What am I going to do with all of my time now?

  

  dotted the MIT campus, urging people to get to 6-120 as fast as possible ... your toy yet?" "Um, no, should we?" "Well, you're about to pitch your ... patent." "Oh, you're right, um, ok, to an Athena Cluster!" Elizabeth and I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  where is home? leaving your home is easy / it's keeping this one that's a struggle

  

  covid. without the rhythm of the semester reminding me to get tested on ... . since moving in to simmons, i went on a subway trip with alan, which was ... i didn't know. with everyone gone, it felt closer to how i felt when i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 27, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  here’s everything i thought about in 25 minutes an uncurated and somewhat meta discussion on anything and everything

  

  idea how close i’m getting. the google doc i’m writing on right now isn ... pressure on myself to get things right the first time and i get frustrated ... and the idea is that you’re just supposed to follow your stream of

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • July 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  answer. Getting out on the road to meet you is one of our favorite times of ... Country Club Plaza If you're in one of these areas, I look forward to seeing ... the door. If you've RSVPed (please do!), you'll be able to check your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  . Personally, I am working on my thesis, learning how to code better (for my ... the privilege to interact with the new cool kids on the block. Can ... connections the Institute has with local STEM companies. Last week, I went to on

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  everyone on your hall, it's harder to initiate new conversations. On the flip ... retreat to your single at the end of the day to get away from socializing ... There is so much to say about residential life at MIT.  On campus

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  advice for how to get stuff to us generally. Thanks for applying to MIT ... control. There is still plenty of time to complete your application in time ... since then as quickly as possible. To see what’s missing, log in to your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Maiden Voyages First years, welcome to MIT

  

  'd yet to navigate on my own. At the ticket counter, I said goodbye to my ... conversational protocol you quickly learn when you're headed to MIT. I asked him ... so. Drenched in sweat, I tried to unbox my bedding and put it on a bed

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 15, 2022
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your ... transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit ... official transcript from your school counselor on your Applicant Status page
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  everyone on the outside. You get to hear people’s dreams, you get to see ... were...... Finals. On the other hand I was about to be able to go home ... of take some time to answer any random questions like “how often can

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  . "What socioeconomic class would you say your person belongs to?" "Do you ... to come to MIT, so I'm a total authority on all of this. Plus, I ... this book. Roth can really write, and I want to get acquainted with some

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Is Here! Welcome to MIT.

  

  your way to campus, I thought I’d share a few words on my experience at CPW last year in your shoes. Well, I had never been to Boston before, so ... . I had already committed to MIT prior to getting on the plane, so I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  who are brave enough to live in the dorms with your kids! You'll get a ... meetings. Not complaining, just want to get the facts straight so that we can plan. Are we free to roam after we've dropped off Junior? You're free to

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Events

  4 comfort songs for your first day shake those jitters!!!

  

  my head. Nerves tightened. I couldn't quite get myself to bed. The ... on the ground All I wanna do is fly away 'Cause I'm trying to find the ... accompany excitement. When I'm wrapped up in feelings, I turn to two things

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 3, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  things are they working on? How far have they come to get here? What do ... people's confused, surprised expressions. You're the one that gets to watch ... while blindfolded. But learning how to listen to a piece was only half of

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012