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• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  , and most importantly....food. (seriously, there's so much food for you ... for the sake of them being cool and not necessarily for any practical or ... things too, like study for exams and work on psets. But those aren

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time in a bottle. A Newbery-medal-winning collection of short stories.

  

  Wednesday I had marching band practice and no time in between class and work ... course, I forgot that this rehearsal was actually for elections and ... for twelve consecutive hours on my 10.213 (Thermo) and 10.302 (Transport

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  poster for Thursday's showcase: and in the process realized that I don ... I was overly loud and abnormally assertive for the environment I was ... genuinely want the best for me and tell me to put myself first.  

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  -250 for an hour with 250 other very hopeful people, and feel like the ... . March 12, 2020: After my afternoon classes, I walk into the glass lab for ... things that I am, and reach out into myself for any last thing I might have

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  information about the requirements for each major, when classes are offered, and ... rules around double counting classes and such), it’s good enough for my ... Engineering and Computer Science) major is known for being super flexible

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  they're sold for drastically reduced prices. And the "damaged" books are ... that for my econ, math, and organic chemistry exams, I've never been ... follows that there was a 12-point question on this topic, for which I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  (usually fantasy) until one of my parents found me and, for the millionth ... love for reading and keep up with it, even if I have to wait for less ... ended up re-reading the whole Harry Potter series (fan for life) and the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  campus, I take the elevator up for anything more than two floors, and I ... has legalized cannabis for recreational, adult-use purposes, and I ... from time-to-time—sometimes I get buildup that lasts for days and affects

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  freezing. In between studying for 6.006, working on the 6.042 pset, and ... of itself, but preparing for that one exam--and finshing up my other ... (we're given 5 for the term), and finished and turned the pset in 1

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Regrade Request Analysis points, please?

  

  for assignment submission and grading. I like gradescope more than other ... regrade requests and responses like? I took two classes in Fall 2019 for ... from both problem sets and exams. The classes were 6.042 (Mathematics for

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Admitted Students Welcome, Class of 2013!

  

  your peers if you haven't already, and keep watching for things since the portal gets updated for new information (if it haven't already ... admissions this year, and it's always an interesting read. (there's already an

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  be setting foot on campus, many of you for the first time, to ... down. One thing you should know for sure is that the much acclaimed weather machine is up and running in order to give you all some of the best

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  . And yet I’ve been happy on the East Side for three years. That said ... community that fits you. For this post on East Campus pros and cons, I asked ... . Bonus: For some awesome starting posts about EC culture and lifestyle

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Last Look Back 201920192019

  

  -lining for the first time 26) Witnessed my old PI and bioengineering idol ... picking for the first time, had my very first bottle of apple cider and ... . And that gives me a lot of hope for whatever is to come after. It may

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  teams (team 2 could only trade with teams 1 and 3, for example). On ... . It seemed that team 5 won, but a last minute merger between teams 3 and ... Leadership Laboratories (ELLs), and one thing I’ve realized since I became a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  heaters and electric blankets for the coming winter. Although I'd love to ... students to study and design technology for developing communities in ... zoo, cook for homeless shelters, distribute AIDS info packages, and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  what really is disease. 12:55 PM: Leave recitation for 10-250. Have ... illness, and ironically, 5.111 professor is lecturing for 5.112. 1:03 PM ... .111 and 5.112 are identical. Stay in 10-250 for 18.02, calculus. 1:56 PM

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  apologize for that in advance. --- Paul joined a fraternity, and now lives ... , and try begin planning for Rush. During this "Work Week," renovations ... goes on, it becomes more and more important for interested freshmen to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  eventually make me both happy AND less sick because I’ll be able to pay for ... -rays come at no extra cost to me. Between a sprained knee, norovirus, and a ... cook so much, and I cook pretty healthy food! Living in a cook-for

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  And I'm back! I'm determined to make up for not posting at all in the ... lights division. My friend Chris '09 and I rented a Zipcar for a day at ... other places. And once you have a Zipcar for more than 4 or 5 hours, it

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007