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  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  FAQs that QuestBridge applicants often have at this stage: Q: I am ... financial documents? A: Fax them to the MIT Financial Aid Office at 617 ... you have questions about your financial documents, email sfs at mit dot

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  for the most part electrical), the brickwork at the bus stop has a ... the time. I will say: I'm excited for sophomore year at MIT. I ... new room on 2E at East Campus, to be closer to my friends in the Toons

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  current students about what life at MIT is like nowadays. For example ... of the coffeehouse at one point, but his successor wanted to rename the ... of Car Talk (an NPR radio show about cars) spoke at their commencement

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  At 9:50 last night, Lucas ‘14 and I were walking through Building 14 ... he is very strong, so I pointed at him and announced that “he’s very ... . Finally, the window locked. I waved silently at Lucas and our two new

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  hours of sleep and crawled out of bed this morning at 6 AM. One group ... .   At the competition site, every team was given a taped-off area about 7 ... toolboxes, the teams around us sneaked awkward glances at our area and our

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  your cravings. But you get so discouraged just by looking at the people ... slice, you may be at a loss for a moment. As soon as you turned your laser ... , take another good thorough look at the dessert case, and try a different

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  by IDEO for the winter, with the stipulation that I would be working at ... contributions to the place you are working at. (For more on getting the most out ... month in Chicago at IDEO, because hopefully you can practice these skills

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  applicant list. In other words, it replaced one line, in small print, at the ... better. I know that the admissions officers at this school care. I know how complex a communications project at this scale can be. It's so easy to make

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  integrity, I was glancing over at the guy sitting next to my sister, who ... station (along with half of London, it seemed) I heard at least five or six ... made it in one piece. This afternoon, I arrived at my hotel and for a few

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  . Everything is more dramatic at 2 in the morning. The scanner in CopyTech was broken and a blinking error message smiled up at me. No amount of random ... .09 philosophy essay due Wednesday at 11:59pm. I really shouldn’t be complaining

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  case, it's kind of delicate and at the same time kind of badass, becase ... satisfaction and ego that I sat down at a soldering station and started stripping ... 's hard to get that feeling (for me, at least) when I'm sitting behind a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  a whirlwind of learning. I've blogged about teaching at these events ... tangentially related to this"-->"Okay, I have an idea for how to begin, at ... What is the particle in a box model? How to make ice cream at home

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  11/9/2013: At the time of this writing: > I'm sitting in a cozy ... performance on Friday night at Wellesley, but it was our Saturday evening ... members on stage at the end of their set, cutting off their last song. Not

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  Boston and almost ended up at the airport, but we found our way back home ... their team worked away at making the best piece of meat art possible ... flyers and bananas at the top of the building!! This has been a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  Entering college has meant I fly at least 6-7 times a year and I ... rather be drilled at the dentist. [1]   Pros Cons If you ... 's not terrible. The leg room is abysmal for tall people but at least you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  released, which defeats at least half the purpose of the whole form. And ... subject section like this: Java I (taken at B.C.C.) A+ Multivariable ... ______________________ and I will mail or fax them to you at that time." (Don’t forget to

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  Hi Everyone, I was just taking a look at some of the questions on ... at your application again and consider it in the context of the Regular ... deferred. In fact, there will likely be nothing at all missing or needing

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  remember my dad looking at me with his honest, slightly concerned eyes as he ... often does everyone hear that? Kindergarteners could tell you that. At the ... finals week for us here at MIT. So to all who applied, whether you get in

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  event that allows you- at absolutely no charge- to showcase your ability ... paste on setting: Friday. After 4 hours, at 11:59, quickly sprinkle in the ... emotional pick me up, or at least clean laundry. Content with the knowledge

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  away at problem sets or studying. For a much better (and more musical ... : Billy Rogers (Trevor M. '15), a freshman who arrives at MIT determined ... seven writers, four were full-time undergraduate students at the time the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012