<p>Who reading this has been on an "overnight visit" to MIT? </p>
<p>Any recommendations re. "don'ts" or "must-dos?"</p>
<p>If you're already an MIT student, and you went on an "overnight," how well have your impressions from the visit matched your actual experience at MIT?</p>
<p>I'm psyched for mine and want to make sure I make the most of my visit.</p>
<p>I had not stayed at MIT until CPW, but I lucked out and had the coolest host for that, ever.</p>
<p>Are you coming up during term or IAP? It makes a big difference...</p>
<p>^He did, in fact, have the coolest host(s) ever. (Because he stayed with me and my now-fiance.) :D</p>
<p>I went on a non-CPW overnight, and I'm really glad I did. It had the effect of making MIT a real place to me, and I got to meet people and discover that they were incredibly welcoming and kind and helpful. (I had been really nervous before I went that people would be stuck-up or inaccessible.)</p>
<p>That experience was pretty similar to my MIT life, although I stayed in a dorm that is considered pretty culturally dissimilar from the dorm I lived in as an undergrad. So my actual "social" experience as an undergrad was somewhat different.</p>
<p>I would recommend, if possible, exploring a few different dorms. I've had prefrosh come into the dorm randomly and ask for a tour, and I've always personally been willing to oblige. Your host will probably also know people in other dorms who would be able to give you a tour.</p>
<p>Your host will probably be totally willing to take you everywhere during your visit, but don't hesitate to wander around by yourself for at least a few hours if you want.</p>