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  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  with sleep deprivingly awesome events for an entire weekend. Good luck ... growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it ... mentioned that some of you are flying in TOMORROW!? The entire room just lit

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  work from Professor Tester and Dr. Adams. For example, a grad student in ... out that even in the People's Republic of Cambridge, known for its ... If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I'd like to do

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

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  cannot escape. My name! On a chalkboard! In front of an almost ... used as an example for proper research paper citation format. Also, our ... greeted by a freshly-set table in an abandoned dining room. Actually

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  For several weeks now, I've been actively intending to write about FASAP, an advising seminar for MIT freshmen that has not one, not one ... that night and I blogged about it in an anticlimactic manner a few days

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  biggest reason was that, having been stationed in Hawaii and Guam for the ... I remembered that I submitted my application in January. Last spring I was both working in the Navy full-time and attending college full

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  in situ hybridization) into an empty tube instead of first putting the ... chilling in a tube on its own. 5. Have an idea? Share it. One of the ... in my head. And now, that mental blog entry is here :) I was thinking

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  . The reality is that for most of us who are majoring in an engineering ... family member and talk for a half hour. Watch an inspirational video ... done in short periods of time." "I want to thank MIT for exposing me for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  , and I have accomplished more than the average MIT student does in an ... squeezed in an hour-long workout. With the rest of my day, I will work in my ... future as an officer in the fleet. MIDN 3/c Robert Block is a sophomore at

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  + looks exactly like an A-, which in turn looks like an A. That's great if you squeak by with an A- for a term in one class, but if you got, say, a ... the extra three points I needed for an A! Moral of the story? Don

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  , Ohio for the first day of freshman orientation in fall 2002, but I’ll be moving to the west coast in about six weeks to start as an adjunct lecturer ... . So he’s been in California for the past two years, and I’ve been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life But make it four

  

  consider this an editorialized or ideal "day in the life at MIT." Of course ... ’s project this semester is an occupancy tracker for a Cambridge park to help ... for an MIT Admissions Blogger meeting! S: Thesising to my February

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  qualified enough for them. You never know whether they'll actually take you in ... and advice for crafting your resume. You can also make an appointment ... to look after an undergrad. Maybe they’re just not interested in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five ... from you soon! See you in 9 days! CPW is a blast -- tips for conquering ... piloted an effort to capture CPW through the eyes of a prefrosh, and this

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  , writing a blog post for the first time in almost four years. Since I started ... , and for the first time in my life, I learned to fly alone. I’d grip my ... forth travel, but also a time capsule for the different points in my life

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  sit in an empty Zoom room for thirty minutes; during this time, I sent ... and don't like it, it only costs a fraction of what I make in an hour ... finally received an interview from a small start-up. The interview went fine

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  [/latex] gets at an even more fundamental relationship that is present in circles ... ]\frac12[/latex] exists in front of all of these equations for the same ... the areas of thin rings in the circle (imagine an onion with many layers

  • by Phi A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in ... :30pm Kresge Auditorium - MIT - FREE In celebration of Black History ... Advocates For Awareness, the MIT African Students' Association, the MIT Black

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  scared. This was my second time going to walk-in hours, again after an ... woke up the next morning at 7am, for an interview with a really awesome ... presence in an area without distraction and without judgement. There are

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  watching the construction for the past year that I wanted an early look at ... except for signage. An artist-designed sign/marquee promised for the brick ... museum administrator, I could claim I went for professional interests, but

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  . For many students, it doesn't really set in that they're an MIT student ... almost here! Because I care about you, here are some tips for choosing an ... characters.Signing up for your account will give you storage space (an online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009