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  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  still apply to MIT for Early and/or Regular Action? A: On Nov 30th, Quest ... be able to admit you during Early Action (just a few weeks later) if ... complete and you did not match to a binding school. If you take MIT off your

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Video: New Zigzag MIT's podcast takes on athletics on campus, and more.

  

  A new episode of MIT's video podcast, Zigzag, is now available. It includes a nice piece on MIT athletics as well as a Thanksgiving story ... alternately hosted by Marsha Bolton from the President's Office and myself. To

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  a list of 14 colleges that I was planning on applying to, but I had ... onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful ... … drive quickly but cautiously under the speed limit) home to check my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  on in mit culture, whether as a warning to first-year students to set ... love email. leading up to mit you get a handful of emails about ... to mit, you add yourself onto lists, and then you get a deluge of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a ... was to show you a controversial play where a penalty has occured and ... think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to a highly

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Spring Line-Up, Part 1: Classes Learning Middle English, sketching constellations, holding meteorites

  

  to read and pronounce Middle English, writing pieces on radio astronomy ... our solar system, and getting a broad introduction to the universe using ... and very special. But I want to start by introducing a class that isn

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  geographic traits to New Orleans, Venice. A quick Google news search produced a ... " O.C. on September 28th). My visit to Orlando, by the numbers ... reviewed, revised, maintained and repaired as needed," he said. "To see a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  will, it comes pre-installed on many new laptops, but a downgrade to XP ... , there are a few that I'd like to suggest you focus on for certain ... able to take notes during class on a tablet? Be able to use Photoshop

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  your CPW host. Please respond to them as quickly as you can--school doesn ... from 40-60 degrees on average, with rain on Thursday. If you just wear a ... K. '18 "A Letter to CPW Pre Frosh" by Anna H. '14 "Events, Food

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  think) still guide our office today. I know it's been a big influence on ... of print for decades, but for our new website, the College Board agreed to publish it as a free PDF for anyone who wants to read it. Now that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  between listening to albums and putting on a random playlist Spotify ... exposes you to music you'd never hear on a "This is..*artist*" playlist, for ... listening to music: looking for new songs/albums, actually listening to them

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  . I was pretty new to this skill, but it's honestly a quick learn ... sure to build a quick little prototype that verified this would function ... was a completely opened ended opportunity to design your own printed

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  deferred applicants, I thought I should post a quick Q&A about what to do ... includes a text box for you to update us on anything important that has ... Hi Everyone, I was just taking a look at some of the questions on

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  novelty the closest thing to time travel

  

  first three weeks each felt blissfully long, as if i’d found a way to ... has more to do with an inability to retrieve information than a problem ... out. in his post, sam wrote: Do new things often. This seems to be

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 5, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  House, and I was on my way to Baker. (pause for information) Just a few ... degree, this has to be a decision your son or daughter has to make on their ... in high school, I was a pretty shy person. I was very quiet, went to

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  Every year, I try to set aside a chunk of time to reflecting on the ... were you not able to accomplish? I wanted to focus a lot more on my ... . Navigating new friendship dynamics and coming back to a fall semester that was

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  from around the globe. Over a 24-hour period from September 17th to 18th ... , and realize the projects of your dreams!" Head on over to hackmit.org to register. There is a randomized lottery to get in, but if you want

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bruno Recalibration

  

  It was 86 degrees F in Boston on Wednesday! A blooming tree in ... him a new unit of volume was created: the 'Bruno.'" Now the Bruno, like the Smoot, is a uniquely MIT unit of measure. Brush up on some of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  is a huge project that encourages dozens of MIT students to teach ... to click on that link.) I taught two classes: Intro to HTML, which I ... Edgerton, the Edgerton Center has a lot of stuff going on. But first things

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Road Again Adventures in Texas!

  

  Just a quick post here - I'm actually on the road right now, doing ... to Boston. A whirlwind trip, no doubt! Hopefully I'll see some of you ... account - feel free to follow me @MikeyMIT. So far it's been mostly text

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 4, 2010