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  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  This past weekend was the legendary Campus Preview Weekend at MIT and ... went.) I was instantly stunned by the campus and the intriguing ... getting settled in my host's dorm at New House 2, I was pumped and ready to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  , most students take the General Institute Requirements and learn that the ... lately is that MIT is a competitive and cutthroat place, and that ... instance, many people in Boston do like the Red Sox and say "ah" instead of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  's something to write about on a very cold rainy day, and b) I have some really ... and solve problems. Although a lot has changed since White was a grad ... takes away from the Institute. Hence tests. In Laura's entry, Eric asked

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  academics, such as planning and executing a water project in Ethiopia, becoming a founder of a new FSILG, and playing with robots but that is all queued for a later post (in an attempt to spread out my blogging and be

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of confusion and unease when it comes to my future. I taught in New Zealand and ... the disastrous combination of boring and detail-oriented—but every year

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  2008 United States Presidential, Senatorial, and State Elections. Key ... one that lulu took), Japanese III, and Macroeconomics (14.02 - falls ... things about MIT HASS (by the way, it stands for Humanities, Arts, and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  . however, in the past few weeks, I've been confronted with more and more ... , my host grandfather passed away, and two weeks ago, my cat was put to ... my host family's house, so I'd visit him and my grandmother whenever my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  the parks and have a lot of fond memories there from my childhood. I ... and remember some vague things about it. I remember staying up til midnight in the timeshare, sleeping next to my aunt and eagerly showing her

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Learned This Week notes and lessons from new classes

  

  🦖 RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! 🦖 And we're back, coming in blazing with a fire and a vengeance! And a whopping three (3) weeks into the semester ... , psets and exams are experimental/lab based, so I have to learn how to run

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . Following the advice of the scientists and heading towards 6-120 you may have ... busily, people running around in lab coats with clip boards, and caution ... final prototypes to an audience of industry representatives, parents, and

  • by Snively '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!

  

  life and the universe instead of vector cross products and tumor ... Fridays are sneaky. Theoretically, as the last day of the week and the only thing standing between you and two glorious days of freedom and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  doors, new carpets, new paint, and everything. Mikey's gone on vacation ... couch, and put my feet up on his desk. The downside, I guess, is that I no longer have my protein shakes and favorite notes from applicants

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  . Thanks to those of you who read and commented! I then realized I shouldn ... of various skills and abilities, freshmen ranked themselves most ... Education Director), and Professor Ed Crawley (GEL Co-Director) about their

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  the eggs and each egg reached maturity, it would take only three years ... 3, 2006. ""At this point 29 percent of fish and seafood species have ... clear trend, and it is accelerating. If the long-term trend continues, all

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No one: Absolutely no one:

  

  closet at home, and found some …. Things.  The sorting process started out normally. We went through the stacks of stuff, and pulled out hidden things ... , and memories, both cringy and happy, came flooding back. This container

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Filled With Cute Babies The story of my IAP in India.

  

  extremely jet-lagged state, turned 21, and spent the last two weeks of IAP ... Fellowship and join "the next generation of tech visionaries." Perhaps this ... You and MIT. Among other things, this page says: Opportunities abound

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you have class? A view of my classes for the fall semester, with some photos from their first…

  

  freshman advising seminar with Professor Nigel Wilson and Senior Research Associate Carl Martland, from MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 1.A24 meets every Monday at 3:30, and promises to personally

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  side, and a certain Institute of Technology it houses, reflects the voice ... brownstones to tea and scented candlelight. Yet some are always late. They ... favorite side of the house. Well, there’s only two to choose from, and the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  , but you can easily deduce longitude, latitude, and altitude from the ... , reconnection to friends, and eagerness for a fresh academic term is a permeating feeling of competence and belonging. This place is my jam. I'm writing from

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  )engineering, and being an upperclassman at this good old institute. ... implementation to consider, not to mention all the ethics, advocacy, and ... Tech for the past two years and know that he is not only an enthusiastic

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012