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  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  lots of people at MIT interested in helping you make your college decision. I would really encourage all of you to ask lots of questions this ... think all or most of us signed up anyway. We like helping.) Actually

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  's Women's Week. Check out the variety of events that are going on. Women's Week 2005 November 5th-10th "To promote a model of femininity that incorporates and embraces the properties of intelligence, competence,and ambition

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  the College Board. Mike asks, "Matt, if I mail a cassette tape of my ... lot of mail. At least a dozen buckets of mail came in this morning, on top of yesterday's already heavy mail . The records office staff are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  majorly Part Of The Problem. Going to college 5,000 miles away from home ... [annotation note="courtesy of the valiant desk guardian Ekanem O."]the front ... stacks of packages are reaching NBA-player height, so if you've received an

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  Before I get to the point of this entry, I'll answer a couple of ... guests are permitted in Institute Housing with the advance permission of all students of the room/suite in which the guest is staying. The host

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Shall We Dance? having two left feet is a thing of the past.

  

  my head all Monday night. As part of my summer of fun, a few friends of mine and I decided to take advantage of free dance lessons offered at MIT ... , the Ballroom Dance Club offered lessons in Mambo. My friend Jackie and I

  • by Bryan
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  institution. the university that is on the lips and minds of so many people ... in session and i have...an assortment of feelings. i guess my last post was a lot of feelings, but there's a lot of feelings still. too many

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  university. All hope is lost for the latter if you can't do the former. Of ... 's worth mentioning that I was on a FIRST team for all four years of High School. It was a huge part of my life. I initially joined FIRST because my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  once. I still haven't even read all of them. Which is my loss, really ... of navigating to just the topic you want. You know that bright, rainbow-colored bar a the top of every page? It's not just for decoration - it's your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  Gilberte Furstenberg (teacher of French III, a class we're both taking). The homework I'm doing right now is part of a unit called Cultura, where we correspond with university students learning English at l'Ecole Polytechnique

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  , based in colleges and universities. If you join the program, you participate in four years of ROTC in college (three if you join as a sophomore ... Hello everyone! The following was written by a couple friends of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  at their own universities—student populations filled with clout ... other schools, but here are some of the approaches I’ve developed from my time in college: Not being involved in professional clubs. My sophomore

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  . MIT can offer you everything in terms of academics. I could not ask for ... changes daily), adventure I had taken into a new area of Boston, or just to ... , we headed to Quincy Market in the heart of Boston, where I had been

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  of major in the comments. If you offer to bring me cookies at CPW, I ... month. You all need to decide where you’re going to college next year (COUGHMITCOUGH), which, I mean, is a kind of a big deal and will in fact influence

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  're getting ready to welcome the prefrosh and their parents to four days of events on our campus and we're thrilled that so many of you will be here to enjoy the weekend with us. Each one of us in the Admissions Office has a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  Recently, one of my friends relayed that she grew up in an ... . It’s a story I’ve heard from plenty of people. I needed to be careful ... might continue long after college admissions; after another friend

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  Dear Members of the Class of 2022, It's been an absolute pleasure to ... around 4am, I sat down to finally write down all the thoughts and pieces of ... by the Class of 2021's struggles to adjust to the Institute. This post

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  to other local colleges! There is a blog section of our website where ... of traditional art studio classes that the SAA offers) is something ... Massachusetts College of Art and Design (which is 10 minutes away by uber)! Many

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  anyway, after having another bowl of Chef Boyardee for lunch today, I ... 's food was real. Mine came out of a box: This neat little all-in-one box ... of the floor...) It was nicer than most meals from home! (Oops, my mom

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  feels like to apply to colleges overseas or out of state. The pressures ... your friends or family. The hardest part of applying to college. The best ... I'd like to publish on this blog some of your reflections about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007