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

  

  life in residences, residential support offerings, activities, dining ... enjoy the weekend with us. Each one of us in the Admissions Office has a ... weekend has in store for that set of guests. But before I do that here are

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  Environment offices, when I was accosted by a man in a bicycle taxi. MAN: "Hey ... with strangers. But as the man sped off in search of another victim, I noticed that the taxi was actually offering free rides to anybody who joined

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  weekend on their MIT portal; in fewer than two weeks, we will send out a ... CPW! If we can help you plan for CPW in any way, please call the CPW ... info, check out the MIT Bhangra Club and Bhangra Blast. A.M.C. asks, "In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] A Journey to the W I D E by Wide Tim (Margaret Z. ‘23, MEng ‘24)

  

  ’s hard to go through the semester without seeing him, from a poster in the ... do you mean  “I could choose to Double major in  Eating and sleeping ... emojis in the [annotation note='Campus Preview Weekend, but online during

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  know you online and in person, and I have loved your memes and inside jokes. Now that I'm leaving the Institute, I feel confident that it's in ... me. Stay in touch, friends. Talk to upperclassmen. They are your

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

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  goes when it’s not tied up doing psets. A lot of people participate in ... trade in courses in physics and math for wonky classes like "Science of ... the MIT community at any stage in the process of of starting a company

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  I spent this morning sitting in 1369 Coffee on Mass Ave writing new ... Instagrammed my food.   (In my defense, the latte art deserved ... further away for me, so in the interest of research—and inspired by a bunch

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last night, the MIT women's volleyball team defeated Bridgewater State College

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you give a girl an assignment… ...she's going to ask if she can blog about it.

  

  in Across the Universe). And when Romeo and Juliet finally do meet and ... blogosphere, rest assured you’re in the right place. It is Elizabeth here. There ... past couple weeks – his sonnets and in particular, Romeo and Juliet – and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  AARRRGHHHHH!!!!🏴‍☠️ (Pirate Post) A Review of 21M.299 - Pirate Songs and Whaling Chanteys

  

  I mentioned it in a previous blog, but this semester I took a class ... wikipedia-rabbit-hole-inducing one being offered, so of course I took it. It’s taught by Professor Joe Maurer, one of the most knowledgeable people in the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • June 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  yourself up in your room trying to get a 100% in every one of the 16 AP ... harder and more important than they actually are. Believe in yourself, take ... 't too long ago that I was in your spot and- Wait a second. It actually

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  hike. I was in a strange mood. I`m a student at one of the most innovative and progressive universities in the world and I always have loved ... happy with a move towards self-sufficiency in the woods, away from the

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  ) nobody in my family has ever won the lottery, suggesting that my otherwise ... 's statistically improbable to win things that aren't in cereal boxes. Well, it ... my genetic misfortunes, despite the misguided expectations instilled in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  isn’t a universally agreed upon ‘November Rule’. Note that (in this ... This post includes an in-depth and personal discussion of the ... schoolers, prefrosh, and people in general. And in case at any point it feels

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  're heavily involved in university research (particularly MIT) because "[they ... English words, I can describe things in a non-caveman-like way this year ... . Anyway, after all that excitement, we got to the hotel and checked in. I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  basketball, as of late March. Our season ended in the first round of the NCAA ... ) mechanical engineering class, and (1) thesis in order to graduate. And that ... Short Stories 2.002: Mechanics and Materials II 6.UAR: Seminar in

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  I managed to be at least as busy as I was in October or November ... personal health, just in time for me to start the spring semester at the tail ... Markov Chain. I drafted most of this post in the eerie, apprehensive calm

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  few of my friends are participating in - Spokes: Biking Across America ... cooked up the idea for this adventure. In the following Q&A conducted over email, Turner indeed describes Spokes in more detail. The

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  if you have any real problems but at least your summer will be in order ... meat that will, in the future, help the local slaughterhouse to determine meat quality. I am located in Leon, Guanajuato but I have been able to

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  that's probably only offered at MIT.) Hey all, No school is perfect. At college and in high school, you get occasional weeks where things just don ... three midterm tests in three of my classes, and an essay due in my fourth

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009