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  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT from ... complete and you did not match to a binding school. If you take MIT off your ... considered for Early Action. Q: Should I rush report my scores to get them to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  reason to rush your application to us by November 1st, especially if you ... we're asking it, to help you get the information you need as quickly as ... your email provider to never send emails with an @mit.edu domain to spam

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  more independent— I’ve had a few opportunities to live alone during my ... available on campus without having to worry about getting perfect grades. I ... people but not much to do.    Now that I’ve been living in Cambridge

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  [/caption] But how did this shark plush get so popular? Blahaj’s rise to ... Internet Meme  According to Know Your Meme, the first widely circulated ... by your side if you want to discover the world below the surface of the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  for internships. I got lucky and managed to quickly get a few offers for ... get for myself and too often I'd find myself going to sleep as the sun ... I've officially been on my gap year for a week! To begin my gap year

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  So you're flying to college. Or you're flying anywhere alone, and you're ... think about all the new people you're going to meet in the next five hours ... 'll probably miss you, and you're excited because the airport you're going to has

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  of getting in based on your test scores ... social media. Lots of your classmates might be getting into various ... 's coming up real fast. Even if you end up getting into your top choice early

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  behind that is fairly simple. You get to write about yourself! You're not ... ? No matter what you write, your audience has to read it!* They get paid ... sometime tomorrow (check Matt's post for the details) to get your essays in

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

  in your lap. Rule No. 2 Talk Don't be afraid to talk to people, no matter what their rank is in comparison to yours. You have a lot to say ...  you have the length of an elevator ride to pitch an idea. You can't get

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  I spent the morning in a café, working. I planned to get things done ... , discarded my plans to see the city. I wanted to get inside. My sense of safety ... , I get nervous, and I get a little angry. I want to be the kind of

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  your future classmates, and to get emails and screennames to be in touch ... your future classmates and get questions answered by current students ... wise: if you're flying in, book your plane tickets early (You may want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Last train to Koblenz If I get back by 7:30, I don't need a reservation.

  

  , it had only taken us 4 hours for Ling and I to get to Bao's apartment ... DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION According to one of my labmates ... entire kilometer to help dedicated fans watch World Cup soccer. Now, I was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  , since you only get to submit this form ONCE, this causes problems. So what we really want is to get the MYR as soon as possible when your grades ... by you, the applicant. The MYR serves two purposes: to share your

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non ... Scholar Program, which enables current graduate students to enroll at ... demonstrate their ability to handle MIT’s rigorous academic standards. The
• Blog / Admissions

  Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.

  

  , including the famous Petronas Towers. Closer in, though, I was able to get ... trip brought me to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan over three great weeks. As this was purely a vacation, I decided to not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  MIT Tracking. The MIT Midyear Report serves two purposes: to get your ... your updated grades since you have applied, and to mention other updates ... by your counselor and sent to Common Application schools. The MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 note #1

  

  check the MIT directory to get a preliminary idea. If your first name or ... you to get yourself a Kerberos Identity/Athena username. What will this ... , you add me to your list of friends on Thefacebook ;) Your important

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living in Random Hall or: i really miss loop

  

  ) and we walked through a narrow corridor to get to Clam, from where we ... MIT. I held fun, but brief, conversations with Mariia trying to get to ... Cat Zella and having her wildly run around kitchen to get rid of her

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  you’re like 92% of kids who applied to MIT, then you probably didn’t get ... good afterwards…” “Look, yeah, I get you’re trying to make me feel ... , their decisions are real enough to be on your mind, but not all real

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  ’ve been on campus for just over three weeks, and, according to the Google ... to wander betwixt all the floors, get even more free food (with the ... side of Burton Conner, known as Conner 3, was fortunate enough to get

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014