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  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... , sometimes the match is perfect, but more often it's just pretty good, and ... ": One part of CPW mythology is the "Weather Machine" -- that somehow, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  Regular Action is December 10. If you haven't yet contacted your Educational Counselor (interviewer, or EC), I recommend you do so very soon (right now is ... contact information on your MyMIT page. Note that this deadline is before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  .) Following this trend, then, it shouldn’t be surprising that food is in large part responsible for getting me involved in GPI. GPI is the Global ... semester, our main project is Poverty Week (October 18-24! Get excited

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  - easy access to the Undergraduate Math Office in 2-108. Why is the ... for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs ... that Calculus is more my thing. Especially when she starts going all

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

  Sore Subjects state of affairs isn't so good. But here are some telescope pictures!

  

  piling up like crazy over here. But so is work on my 8.06 term paper and analysis for the 3rd 8.14 lab (Zeeman effect in Hg). My oral presentation is ... light, is definitely by far the fewest number of units I've stood to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  Princeton is next week, and Stanford the week after), I hope you have a good ... the weekend was, "How much of MIT Blogs is real? Why does it always look ... to give you a sugered version of what MIT is like. This is real stuff

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... dating, sometimes the match is perfect, but more often it's just pretty ... Machine": One part of CPW mythology is the "Weather Machine" -- that somehow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  while rooming in Burton-Conner is done on in a complex floor ... represent how small this room is. It's smaller than my AP Chem teacher. She ... of the dorm. The design is a pretty big downside to Burton

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  I've always been a big eater. Part of this may be because my dad is ... can do that, look! The record is only 14, and you get an hour and a half to do it, how is that even hard!?" Matt and Ben were skeptic. I was

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  to get through MIT is hard, and you'll often wonder whether or not the struggle is worth it. This is how I felt during the entirety of November and ... sometimes), and planning to run for president of Senior House is definitely

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  It is four days into IAP and I have yet to sleep in my own bed. In ... - with MIT-EMS. MIT-EMS (Emergency Medical Service) is a student ... been taking lately because it's IAP and THAT means FREE TIME (what IS

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  I'm in my room in Senior House (which, before you ask, is not just ... back in Boston. Too bad - it turns out that Florida is a pretty cool place, despite the heat. I really like how much nature is accessible there

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  ? My UROP advisor is on American Inventor, and next Wednesday is the ... to vote! The judges have chosen the six finalists, and the race is on ... . The advantage to the device is that it activates by just pushing the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  upwards, almost pulling the plastic part off the metal (it is a U-Lock, even though it's chaining up a bike that was only $20). It is after midnight. A ... assume the lock is supposed to go while you are riding the bike. Again

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  now that my schedule is really wacky, I'll be updating more often! (I ... hours in between. It makes for a nice lunch/blog update time.) Today is ... recapping to do. This is the most awesome picture I took this summer (the bag

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  Sahin said about his three classmates. Mr. Sahin is set to attend MIT ... this time has come, it is the close bond that I formed with my friends ... physics. His father is an Oxford graduate. "My dad is from England, and MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which is best known for its ... least in my opinion.) Well, Dr. Francis Collins is the director of the ... just use your imagination. When Dr. Collins is not practicing his vocals

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  's your boyfriend". So if you know that Morgan is the Big Boss, be nice and ... write it (this is my project, anyway, and I've been working on it for a ... news My favorite thing to do in the summer is cook up a storm, because it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  (For those who don't know/can't figure out, "Camberville" is a ... . It has been 45 degrees and raining for the last week. Yes, this is ... Ave, I'll be fine. Mass Ave is south of here, near Porter Square. Elm

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  They may take our lives… ...but they'll never take our free Celtics tickets.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Liechtenstein is less than 5 percent the size or Rhode Island. However, it is only the 4th-smallest European country. Wikipedia also describes Liechtenstein thusly: "Mountainous, it is a winter sports

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 14, 2006