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  QuestBridge, CPW, and YOU! A welcome from a couple of MIT Quest Scholars to our newly admitted Quest Scholars

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW)! Over a thousand students will be on campus and there will be hundreds of activities going on throughout your stay. There is ... introduce you to a couple of them here. Enjoy! Quynh Nguyen '15    Hello

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • April 2, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  there is class you’re only somewhat late for, where you are spoon-fed Mat ... street, where a massive CNC machine chatters and hums. You’re breathing ... of the fantasy novels you both used to read, is showing a student

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  being, which means this is a pretty lonely time for you. I want you to ... can belong at MIT, so can you. I’m good at all of that! Over the years I ... wish there was an in-person CPW, but can still navigate CP* pretty easily

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  where you can pick up a poster of the LSC schedule. As for freshmen, when ... 'stin asked, "can you talk about the residence-based advising ... your residence hall with you. You have a faculty advisor just like the

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  .... Yes. Yes, that is in fact what you think it is. A monkey made entirely out of Legos. You know, you can get a UROP here? I mean c'mon, who ... advisor, which is an upperclassman who acts as a something of a mentor to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U.S. school systems ... you submit your high school transcript with three years of grades and ... Baccalaureate, A Levels, French Baccalaureate, or CBSE, which are required for
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doodles: Career Fair Edition A non-tech major takes on the career fair with the help of mechanical pencil illustrations

  

  for you, someone out there is. All you have to do is be direct about ... show up and they all potentially want to give you jobs. That is, if you are a senior. (If you're younger, they may or may not want to give you

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  I’M BACK!!!!! (and MIT is hard)

  

  ….). Now there is a reason I waited to post this after applications were due ... can do. That’s the whole point; the point is to know where your limits ... how much of a nerd I am (Ok maybe it is a little about that last one

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  awesome folks at the East Campus dormitory built a giant hammock (!) stretching between the two parallel buildings. In this photo, you can see the ... around campus. There were also a number of religious events on Saturday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

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

  

  can honestly say that I do not believe there is not a better position to ... kids, where does the illuminati stay on campus, can someone major in a ... and see my family, and there was nobody I wanted to see more after a

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  In the news around the country, there's a story from the Associated ... expect." What Jones can control is MIT, and there she has tried, at least ... perfection "is making our children sick," the MIT dean of admissions told a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what a sunrise sounds like another one for your ears

  

  runners along the esplanade (there are always runners along the esplanade) out by the sailing pavilion, there are some benches where you can sit with the road behind you and the river path in front, and watch the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  ... unique situation that is mildly difficult to explain. "Hey Connie, what are you doing this IAP?" "Oh, you know. I'm working at a startup in San Francisco ... you working on? What does your startup do?" "We uh... .... we're a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  became streaks down the dry skin of my cheek. And eventually became a loud sob. I can't remember the last time I cried like that. Alone and on a ... . Subconsciously, I've been feeling a lot of feelings. Sadness. Despair. Hopelessness

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  . Prof. Maier is also very humble, and likes to repeat, "if you found ... If you are at all following the news, you'll know that the US Congress just raised the debt ceiling, after a protracted deeply partisan

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can get anything you want… ...excepting Alice. Or a good blog entry.

  

  each one was, I can only offer you this news, which has me excited beyond ... However, the good news is that it should be a fairly eventful weekend; MIT ... year. So, while I'd really like to write a really long and complicated

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A: Round One Q&A, Round One. Keep the questions coming!

  

  students participate because the schedule is flexible and you can really ... MIT crew is pretty popular, but there are many varsity sports where the ... different histories. I think for a lot of people there is going to be an

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  there’s a [annotation note="For a $50 annual student membership, you can ... chaotic spreadsheet, we’ve arrived at a (prospective) menu: Is it ... [/annotation] nearby and a nice bike lane heading straight there, so it’s only around 15

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  the Trader Joe's lovers out there, you are in for some good news! The nearest Trader Joe's to campus is a quick six minute ride on the MIT Shuttle (and actually like a 17 min walk from Next House which is the furthest

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  . -- There are murals on the walls! You can paint on your own walls and ... how to cook good food. It is a little annoying if you just want to grab ... of a single time where everyone on hall is asleep during the semester

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017