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• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  . And, of course, you won't get to see all of the date-specific events ... Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  't know, glassblowing is a notoriously difficult class to get into. You have ... afraid to write about things and I don't really care if I get shit for it ... hopping from BC to Simmons to Random. I miss getting lunch at Sate right

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  in shape year round. I never have to worry about voluntarily getting to ... competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of ... decided not to continue playing their competitive sports after high school

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  feeling when someone is explaining something to you multiple times, but you’re just not getting it? And you feel bad, because they keep trying even ... early this morning”.   It’s really difficult for me to process that

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prettylatebuthere’sanIAPpost on MIT's independent activities period (ft. friends!!)

  

  semester, explore boston, get ready to UROP, and train for track season ... ’ for the 1st time in college, but after that i had to get on larger poles ... performing so well that i had to get out bigger poles, so yay! for fun, i

  • by Angie F. '28
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  THE BURTON THIRD BOMBERS pset, party, pset and party party, rinse, repeat

  

  ;feature=youtu.be Freshman DTYD Hacks: Each year, freshman class gets to promote the party with ... meeting to decide shirt names, and it’s a lot of fun since you get to learn ... life gets tiring), I chose Burton-Conner. I resolved to move into BC

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... Gillespie applied to MIT from a relatively small public school in Georgia. He was the first applicant from his school to MIT in a long time, perhaps

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  curry and donkatsu fills your nose and you smile. are you going to get ... 're familiar with another visit, and you've decided to get the worst out of the ... , waiting for my turn to sit. if you’re going for the first time, get the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  it is going to help them get into MIT. So where did this idea come ... your alumni happy by admitting their kids, they might be more likely to ... rest of the students by allowing them to build great labs and dorms and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  meant to make it the same color as the ones we wore, but I didn’t get the ... I’m going to pretend I have not been AWOL. Life updates shall come in another blog, so for now, let us get on with the content. Each class year

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Summer

  tiny living when life gives you lemons...

  

  classrooms around MIT! I think it'll be a great way to get our steps in and ... coming soon) into a new one in the heart of Boston. Unbeknownst to us ... which we were originally okay with because it was just like dorm living to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 1, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress! What is it? The MIT ... are looking forward to getting your form on time. Thanks for taking care ... students (including those admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  ’t need to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress ... ." You got all that? We are looking forward to getting your form on time ... Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  and journal and plan read a little bit, daydream a little get to work ... never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the ... , reading assignments, projects, and permission not to follow through with any

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  ’t need to worry about “getting it wrong” -- don’t stress ... ." You got all that?   We are looking forward to getting your form ... Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  really easy for her to get what she needed." Such a need has been around ... more," he said, "It's getting past the point of saying it's okay to be ... You Are Welcome Here campaign aims to increase the visibility of LGBQT

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stories from Uganda [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Installing an exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.

  

  this image is quite far into the future. Before I can get to this point I ... location for current MIT students to show off their work. Exhibits are ... Service Center Fellowship. In June 2009, I traveled to Uganda again with

  • by ARTalk
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  different, so you get to hear about almost all of the proposals: 6. Bamboo ... to blog about them all at once RIGHT NOW instead of putting them off ... interesting to me. I mean, I want to spend my life designing corn shellers for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  hacks?) What is your preferred way to the get the tour: on your smartphone ... I'm hoping to make a habit out of occasionally interviewing members ... companies and products that are directly relevant to the college search

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  sure I'd ever be able to get any work done. I went on a student-led tour ... -California, I had about 12 hours at home before getting on another plane to attend ... my travels over the last month, I just want to take a minute to thank

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007