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  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  that QuestBridge applicants often have at this stage: Q: What do I do ... will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date, what ... sure your full name and date of birth are included, as well as the word

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  prophecies reversing causality

  

  my favorite part of ancient greek literature is its treatment of self ... accident. cronos learns one of his sons will overthrow him, so he eats his ... they reveal their own endings early on and yet somehow the act of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 2, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  It’s cool to care but maybe care a little less

  

  summer i hit my ceiling of the amount of things i can work on at once that ... little less than a month into living alone, that I woke up at five in the ... the fare to the driver. Thirty minutes later, I was at school, thirty

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  fewer) At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral ... at no advantage or disadvantage versus the regular action applications ... , regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little historical data

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  Blogger application? That's a silly question, isn't it. In the annals of ... ... the coveted 50 pixel avatar of an Admissions Blogger. Sure you won't be ... office's own running of the bulls, only with more emoticons and Dr

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  manager. At this point, I was already somewhat familiar with the idea of ... field. For so long, I had put off taking any initiative outside of class ... of a fear that I wouldn't do it "right" or I wasn't "smart enough" to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of ... away. I recommend giving them all of the recommendation forms for every one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is also a good time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainly i am writing a blog post about another song

  

  was supposed to be may 31, but because of the situation, we could (again ... hear that, after two weeks of uncertainty over where i was going to stay ... frozen is one of the films i can remember the animation well enough to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  dorm, so you wouldn’t find any furry friends (besides Kaito, the Heads of House’s dog) roaming the hallways. But we have plenty of cool stuff to ... , breathing kitty cat in front of me? IN SIMMONS HALL? [caption id

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  one concern i hear from a lot of people on-the-fence is of mit ... matters to you won't always line up with what matters to others. if none of ... choose mit at all. the things that matter to me have changed a lot since

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2021 taking on the legacy

  

  contribute to the buzz with another year of blogger wrapped! minutes spent ... listening to Spotify constantly. this is not true because i am at the lower end of the group...bloggers really do be LISTENING artists listened to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 9, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  i'm writing this post while sitting at an LAX waiting to board my ... . i like seasons which show you the passage of time. there are some ... studio culture of santa monica studio. the people who make the games that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One more baby blogger Or blogger baby? I don’t know, is it the same?

  

  definitely doesn’t have a coherent point of view or an extensive blogging ... daughter, and as far as I know, she’s the first of Blogger Generation 2 ... , ok, great, thanks. She is already pretty excited about science, at

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline Tomorrow Questions? I've got answers.

  

  of all materials at this busy time. Interview reports are still ... you aren't alone! Lots of students have the same questions you do ... deadline. Please allow 10-14 days for the processing of all submitted

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 31, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  EA, RA, and Transfer Updates Including the status of MyMIT tracking and the latest for those impacted by Sandy.

  

  looks! MyMIT Tracking for EA: We are still processing thousands of ... know some schools and homes are still out of power, and we don't want ... for EA consideration.  And we continue to be flexible with all of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT is live we're ready for you to begin

  

  for freshman admission to MIT. Many of you may have received a shiny ... with each recommendation letter. Also note that MIT is not a member of ... available at MyMIT. But most importantly, remember to take a deep breath

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  , towards the end of this student's senior year, a small skirmish took place ... true, i admire [name]'s heroism for taking time out of his busy final study schedule to make sure that the portion of summer residents who watch

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Solution: Are we going to win? Guess where I am!

  

  to yourself, self, those look like classes at MIT. You would be right. Since MIT lives in numbers instead of words, the next step is to gather the numbers of all these classes. So you end up with this: Day 1: 6

  • by Bryan
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  experiences is one of the reasons I chose this MIT, especially because I didn't have access to them growing up. I dreamt of seeing worlds beyond my own ... place really like? I was there to teach a renewable energy course at

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 17, 2025