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  Summary of CPW 2006 CPW 2006

  

  wanted job in the universe next year) -being bright-eyed and bushy ... experience in all the labs on campus. It's one of the many things that make MIT unlike any other school in the world. As a freshman, you can work in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adam makes a guest appearance Adam's motto: Step one, get it done. Step two, there's always more to do.

  

  in the universe, death, taxes, and MIT students complaining about how much work they have to do. I guarantee you that one day will not go by in ... something therapeutic about complaining. So in keeping with MIT tradition I am

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  graduated high school a year early, and had a few friends at MIT who came in ... successful college/MIT student? I'll be happy to answer any questions left in the comments about this -- or any other topic -- in my next Questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  Zoom University. On top of setting stuff up in my apartment (unpacking ... love with the way the universe works in Cambridge—how you're probably ... I landed in Boston on a cloudy day about a week ago, and...it sure

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast

  

  [annotation note="More on this in a follow-up post!"]signed my return offer ... — changed."   I ran into a friend who I hadn't seen in over a year or two. We were in the same project group for DEECS, the former Course 6

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  wherever you go, there you are alive internet theory

  

  magically change? Sometimes I feel like Esau. In the bible, Esau was the ... back from hunting, he was extremely hungry, and his brother offered him a bowl of stew in exchange for the birthright that Esau would get from

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Exhaustion Guess who's not ready to go to grad school after all

  

  overwhelming amount of exhaustion. I am doing much less than I ever have in a ... floating in sludge, and that every amount of work I do actually get done ... 've always felt that I lack in comparison to other MIT students: I just don

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Classes (or, Gettin’ Classy) I made a series of Biology videos about blood and learned about digital education!

  

  This summer, I was enrolled in one of the five summer@future classes being offered for MIT students (with the snazzy bonus of summer housing ... Learning Materials for Biology aka. THANK YOU MIT FOR OFFERING A CLASS (even

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  method of scientific teaching and that of premed-prominent universities in ... On Monday, I got to see a pacemaker insertion surgery, eat lunch in ... Dr. Lee pointed out about life in med school was actually that the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  are twenty-two FPOPs offered in August, and each one gives an amazing ... .013 and 7.014 are offered in the spring.  All of these classes cover the ... the institute once again in the fall! So now you've decided to go to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: From the Life and Times of Cam

  

  myself in a mudslide of classwork and undergrad research this January, so ... computer screen in the coming weeks. For the record, it's virtually unheard ... on a personal blog, but also for the admissions blogs in the hopes that

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i will meet zendaya even if it’s the death of me a wide-ranging rant written while feverish

  

  ways, the universe puts me in a weird situation (casually living blocks ... taste of death lodged in the back of my hot, sticky throat, I was ... , Challengers, Euphoria). At any point in my life if you asked who my celebrity

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 26, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  class at The Ohio State University and I am one of three females in a ... festival in Davis Square with an array of arts and crafts vendors. I’ve been ... remarked on my bright red hair. It’s noticeable. Not in Davis Square though

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  friends in Heidelberg find this idea of "campus life" weird. "University" is ... . I graduated in June 2014. Now I do astronomy research at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany.) Some news from me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  -minded view that most of the things in my life were "just normal" or universal ... In a few short hours I will hop on a plane back to the US. I have ... my summer in Spain. It doesn't reeeally say what I want it to, but I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  offered financial aid for low-income students in the form of TechCash to ... could try (and likely be unsuccessful in) compiling a list of activities ... remember. Playing numerous 3-5 hour sessions of Dungeons and Dragons in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  subject. Begged. We're talking knees, clasped hands, tears, and offers of first borns. The topic in question? Bathrooms. Apparently bathrooms are a ... you a bathroom primer. Now, I only live in one dorm, so I can't speak

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  'll highlight it in a future entry! A little background: back in the summer of ... -Recorder, a newspaper focused on the African-American community in Minnesota ... gave to the store clerk and the cash she received in return. Thus began

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  , and your safety. You will not be penalized in the application process ... possible in these situations. When you’re able to do so, reach out to us at ... you need to apply in the timeline that works best for you and don

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Halls are Alive with the sounds of students...

  

  ' return to campus, I reveled in the laughter and greetings heard down the ... love to see and hear about all the cool things offered to students or ... . How supportive are MIT faculty in encouraging students' ideas? What

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 25, 2014