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  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  event you want to attend or star each event for every day on your phone so ... of every second of CPW by meeting your prospective classmates and doing ... 't enough for your parents, you can tell them that MIT has a 24/7 student

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  self-taught dancing: a how-to how i learned dance through YouTube

  

  's so high-energy. Rock Your Body by Delaney Glazer—this choreographer ... ), but honestly, if you're on your own, why not? how do I actually get ... while, though, I can say: if you're a beginner: focus on hitting key

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 4, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  anything else at MIT, first class. Your instructors are Pulitzer Prize ... . While all your CS friends are going off to Google and Facebook, making six ... notice a lot of weird stares from employers and questions about your resume

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  classes you'll never need and don't even like instead of spending your time ... spent a lot of time and effort preaching to you about your high school activities and life: Spend your time with things you're passionate about. Don

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  under the bathroom stall when you're inside. Not that I really care about ... seen. Black with white paws. Problem is, when you pick him up, your shirt ... right next to the door, never got emptied. Walking to your room shouldn

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  take outside the General Institute Requirements. (If you're only doing ... can take in one semester without breaking your brain. You're welcome, of course, to sit down with the course catalogue, your intended degree

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^n

  

  three answers: 1, 2, 4. Can track you track your paper application online? Yes! After receiving your Part I, we will assign you an MIT ID number and provide you with instructions on how to track your application on My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 3, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Sensations On Having Feelings

  

  sort of yellow that makes you think of your childhood and white kitchen ... more alive. Cold weather makes you feel human, in some strange way. You’re aware of your every extremity, you can feel the warmth of your own breath

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  I feel sooo motivated today. You know that feeling when you’re just starting out your semester or school year or whatever and you keep telling yourself that you’re positive this is the semester where you’re going to

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  Learning. What does your typical day look like? Mostly fart around. (But ... its stuffing. ^Cast and crew. What is your favorite part of your job ... of your life - these are all meant to be temporally-finite experiences

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  running experiments or doing work, you're also good at expressing the ... -filled buffer, you can induce the movement of your analytes through a gel. Since ... purple color, is an indicator that tracks the progress of your gel

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  last week: You can't plan your life out ahead of time. But if you just try to always make the best decision, your life will later read back as ... takes, not doing anything but your classes, doing all the sexiest

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  't know what happened to your week. Fortunately, it's not most weeks of the term that you have such an experience; if you plan your schedule right ... knowing where to park your car between safe periods. Most of the time, I can

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  lecture, never skipped a problem set. Failing here and there is ok, when you're getting your footing, it's not a requirement by any means. It's not a ... embarrass you or for you to wear around your head like a crown, grades are a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  and time of this activity is registered to your computing account (or a computer in your area of responsibility). IP Address: 18.247.6.191 Hostname ... your own words the steps you have taken. To avoid loss of network access

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  are. Let's face it, you just spent the last four years of your life ... classes you took was something that defined you and dictated what your day ... application process will mess with your preconceptions and alter the way you

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  the country. Your roommate moves away out of the because she can't stand ... all of a sudden all the Biot-Savart equation just falls out of your head ... ? Maybe that won't be you. Maybe you'll come to college and your bearings

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  preference, and stick the list under your pillow just before you go to bed ... beneath your sleeping form, leaving a $2800 charge for next semester's room ... then use the rest of your application - all the stuff about your number

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  awesome that MIT allows you to do whatever you like to your room. I really ... person who's getting your room the next year agrees, you can just leave the ... don't need to have 15 of them and you don't need to have started your

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  ), you'll talk to your fellow students and find that their acceptances and ... ?) So if you come to MIT next year or in the next few years, your TA might ... shook my hand and said (I am not even making this up), "I saw in your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006