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How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?
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Blog / Hacks
Fall Hits MIT… in the form of a Giant Spider! I promise I'm not a blog-hog, this is just too good!
Let's cut right to the chase: THERE'S A HACK IN 6C! Natanya's already told you about 6C, but I'll bet it didn't feature a giant spider on a web! I've decided to name him Lucifer. He's huge! He has the -
Blog / MIT Life
The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…
When I was in high school one of the most influential non ... after the book was published. In it he talks about how the cost of communication is the single most influential factor in how we work, from the -
Blog / Academics & Research
Semester Two Hosed, feeling, writing, love and hatred and whatever else
Back in my first semester, I wrote a lot. I had spare hours each day, and if I wanted to write, I would. If I wanted to spend an hour commuting to a new location to write, I would. I had time to do it. I like to -
Blog / MIT Life
Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters
were greeted with was an absolute flood of more acronyms. In fact, I think I’ve seen more acronyms in the past few weeks than in my entire life ... objective was in order. We would cross the illustrious [annotation note -
Blog / Academics & Research
“Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan
specifically integration. It’s complicated (so much so, in fact, that I ... (a factor we would normally not consider since it is so negligible in ... also measures how much information you can process at a time. In short -
Blog / Admissions
Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.
application I had a pretty solid game plan: Stress band, life in the country ... available (I actually think I got Part I in about four hours after it was ... in my application. I do so many things for fun, which one was the one I -
Blog / MIT Life
Kevin’s Room Portrait of an MIT Student
previously mentioned Kevin in my blog about snow antics. I built my first and only snowman, Olaf, with him in January 2015. Nearly two years later, I ... anyone who would listen, and in particular to Kyle Dannelly, his high -
Blog / Academics & Research
Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe
I believe in quantum physics now. The past few weeks have changed ... experiments in 6.2410 (Quantum Systems Engineering Lab) – a class I’m taking ... a video of a monkey reacting to a magic trick, that's exactly how I -
Blog / Admissions
Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.
likelihood. I hope that you will have another great choice to fall in love with ... still turn out well for you in the end. What should I do about the May 1 ... waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many students remain on the -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life
principle does not account for the organ variant. In particular, it would ... statement of this blogpost. I claim we should not give up quite so easily. In ... intuition, I don’t think we would deem it intuitively clear that the moral -
Blog / About Decisions
Why I Love MIT And why you should
multiple different groups on campus this past semester, I've realized how ... performing or playing in a game, we gather people to watch and cheer them on. I ... Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovely readers of the MIT blogs! I -
Blog / Community Projects
We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.
of the Kevlar fuselage. How did you steer the plane in the taxi ... /Build/Fly competition, and as hats flew and hair rippled in 30+ mph wind, it became clear ... today--two speed missions and one untimed cargo mission--so that we would -
Blog / Life after MIT
Thoughts from the Dungeon One night only
I’ve been stuck in the same dungeon in Metaphor: Refantazio for the ... would roll, and I could move on with my life. But…no. Mentally, I can ... ’m dealing with in Metaphor. Right? No. I was wrong. This is my fourth attempt -
Blog / Academics & Research
Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.
PE golf right up until May so she would be able to graduate in June ... Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend. MIT's Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) is in -
Blog / Events
And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.
most stylish professor I've had in my life. Not to mention his academic ... interesting solution would shed light on many of the mysteries surrounding the distribution of prime numbers. Or if you saved a penny every hour, it would take -
Blog / MIT Life
Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.
'm excited that I'll be sharing other people's experiences in the future with ... from the Boston side of the river as the humble brownstone I call my ... it out. Did you know blustery was a word? I didn't. I got an email -
Blog / Events
Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)
amazing; I can’t help but marvel at how much skill the pyrotechnicians must ... United States. But then I think about how strange the 4th of July ... ), the City of Boston is shrouded in fog and a light sprinkle of rain. This -
Blog / Admissions
International Men & Women of Mystery
. Need blind means that we do not consider how much financial aid we would ... /250/600. * I get lots of questions along the lines of, "In my country ... international students. I've been promising a post about international -
Blog / About Decisions
I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill
comments and answer them in the blogs. That was pre-Disqus, and I think ... else, or just talk amongst yourselves in the open thread below. I've got to drive up to a meeting in a few hours, and I've got a sprint