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• Blog / CPW

  CPW will not be perfect and it doesn’t have to be

  

  whether or not to enroll here. It’s also one of the most overwhelming ... place simultaneously. Over the course of the full three days, there were ... in the weeks (and maybe years...) leading up. One of my closest friends

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 8, 2026
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  becoming an MIT admissions blogger: you must be scared of the dark. Bold ... of there like a shot. Being adventurous and exploring the outskirts of ... , I would've burned rubber. We peeled out of there like the city

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  A moveable feast

  

  into the unknown. You find yourself tonight thinking of all that has ... glaze over with the years and shine in the memory of a moment you cannot ... piece of black cloth and walk through the door. As I arrived I walked in

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • June 16, 2026
• Blog / Summer

  tiny living when life gives you lemons...

  

  coming soon) into a new one in the heart of Boston. Unbeknownst to us ... in for the month of August, but wasn't sure if it was worth the move ... Solution: Just make your own kitchen? I woke up to the noise of Raymond

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 1, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  blog. Some of my most prolific blogging streaks are when I'm actually the ... . They've also been installing new Ethernet jacks in all of the rooms -- at ... to paint murals! The mural I'm working on is a scene from the end of

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Visualize whirled peas

  

  much at peace. Last night I went to see the opening night premiere of the Bollywood movie Veer-Zaara. I love the energy of opening night film ... until Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (have you seen the teaser trailer yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2004
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  right now I'm in Mountain View, an hour long drive from SF. The scales of ... 5 million people. Both of these are small compared to the Bay; even ... average. The delay's not due to waiting or a lack of options, but due to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  ’s actually in the sense of, “the place where something originates”, like alma ... meaning of the word enough, could also mean something expensive, valuable ... words are used. I trace a lot of the influence in my writing from spoken

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , had probably the second best time of my life (getting accepted and ... place justice, though citrus tastes oh-so-delicious. The best parts of my ... , "Ohmygods I can't wait to watch bouncy balls fall out of the sky and play in a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Set Theory and other Shenanigans *Literal* Set theory

  

  cards that, for each of their four characteristics, are either all the same or all different. A set must meet ALL of the following conditions ... fillings have all the same number of symbols, or all different numbers of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  an outlook on emails a week of my inbox’s pain and suffering, compartmentalized

  

  A couple of weeks before the school year started, I spent countless ... .01 (Physics Mechanics). But emails being amongst the overwhelming aspects of my ... was interesting to see directly the amount of outreach that’s been done

  • by Waly N. '24
  • September 21, 2020
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  As Vincent mentioned, the MIT Class of 2019 freshmen are currently ... Water War and for the Top of the Sponge roofdeck party. It's funny to ... head and roll some blocks of ice down the hall! because it's not the ice

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  of right now, the corners of my lips are raw, and I still look like a ... get a copy of the detailed syllabus for the GIRs so I can start ... classes. Keep in mind that this is only current for the Class of '10, so the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Art Imitating Art well, at least blogs.

  

  Application, I included as one of the optional essays the following prompt: You ... excerpted on the entry announcing new bloggers: The smell of decomposing ... voice. The Gods of Metal replied by raining down utter carnage. Lightning

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  -making process (the part where he explains his thoughts leading up to using vinegar to slow the breakdown of pectin in the potatoes is pretty cool). As ... The weather sobered up just in time for CPW, and we celebrated the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday on 16th Street A Day in the Life

  

  of the city where I was born. I felt the calling. Actually, I also ... high school. I take the free bus down to the other end of 16th Street ... to the ticket window. I give people the benefit of the doubt, but I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 11, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  freshman here at MIT now, although I have no way of proving that. The irony ... down a notch - otherwise the lives of high school students are destined ... MIT, and even moreso, its dean of admissions and the office she has

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  + piccolo) below the seat in front of me just the way I was taught by ... of background info: The MIT Concert Band is a student organization, as ... that we were playing in the verdant lap of mother nature today

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  start the essay. Of course, it's different for everyone. But I found that ... the personal details, but really, this was the essence of my application ... bring people together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019