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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  and everything had to be done by hand. Today, club members design ... If you don't go to MIT, when you think about "hacking," you probably think of nefarious nerds tapping away at Internet terminals, fueled by

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who ... would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? Etc.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  What are the deadlines for transfer admission?

  For spring entry (February), we must receive your final application with all supporting documents by October 15, 2025. Only U.S. citizens and ... entry (September), we must receive your final application with all
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  ); you're pretty much expected to take at least 32 units per semester (2+ classes), or else you're considered to be taking a light load. ... all sides. It's difficult to brown the meatballs evenly in the skillet

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tuesdays with Linda It's kind of like making smoothies but not.

  

  So Sam and Mollie have both introduced you to their interesting ... their UROP. Basically, in a nutshell, I spent 2 hours sending emails to ... possibly interesting to me. Not having much exposure to a lot of research

  • by Bryan
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  beautiful moments i think too much

  

  check in, watching older students smiling widely when they get to put ... 's been harder to notice the nice and pretty things in life: sailing on the ... tension of not-quite-capsizing, square dancing, the joy i get when working

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nonlinearity My conjecture on finding my way through four years at MIT.

  

  to me by the minute. Fortunately, through my work on the committee, one ... 's very easy to project a very linear path for your life or your experience ... you're presented with so many opportunities that you don't know how to

  • by Bryan
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  this kind of breaks down once it gets below 0, because I kind of like to ... bad), we managed to get the chunks into the moat, grabbed a few branches ... ’m from Michigan, so Boston cold is still no big deal. To be honest, if it

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application ... to be reflected on your Applicant Status page (located in the MIT ... Bridge Finalist, you will be able to add the recommender information to your MIT
• Blog / Challenges

  My Funny Valentine No kissing on Valentine's Day.

  

  to my Valentine who will get her Valentine's day kiss when I'm no ... that on your TI-89. First off, yes, I am a blogging delinquent. Ben ... infection rendering my voiceless and without a desire to eat. So I think my

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Sunday Everyone Go read Marilee's post... NOW.

  

  desperately to get my kids to remember who I am, I logged in to publish an "I'm excited for everyone to get their mail this week!" post. In my in-box was ... really should all go read hers instead. Good luck to everyone who gets

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  not while friends are on vacation in Maine and only get the chance to ... 't get the movie back on and he was just going to drive to Portland. So, I don't know what prompted that, but we ended up getting to the city about

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  my decision was. My dad didn't force me to go to MIT, don't get me ... school. Nothing to get depressed over, really. I guess it's clear that ... to build my list in August of my senior year. We had done the campus

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  If you’re applying to MIT through QuestBridge College Match, simply ... to be reflected on your Applicant Status page (located in the MIT ... Bridge Finalist, you will be able to add the recommender information to your MIT
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  . Your score, which you aim to maximize, is calculated as (the number of ... player has access to the decision made by any other player! Moreover, there ... be influenced similarly to mine by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  happy palindrome week! conventions, patterns, palindromes

  

  noting on a blog read by students aspiring to study at a school fascinated by numbers and puzzles. When I think about palindromes, I think about ... of a week-and-a-half of them, running from 9/10/19 to 9/19/19. While

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  measure the accuracy of the midpoint measurement by comparing it to existing ... UROPers hung up their lab coats to head home, Shaye and two other undergrads would meet at the lab and if the sky was clear, they would drive up to MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  don't have a chance to read this anyway, but just in case- stop by and ... consumed at the Burton Conner Ice Cream Event today. Check your CPW booklet ... . But I have to say, last night's trip to Shaw's was my absolute favorite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to ... high school, getting into MIT, moving to campus, etc. I haven't gotten ... because I like taking my time to get out of bed. I've moved floors so I stop

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  the programs will allow your child to learn some things about MIT and ... efforts to position your child for success in the admission process, at MIT ... , and the positive developments attributed to “getting out of the way

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023