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  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... taking my tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the ... October test dates, you will not qualify for the Match. If you have not

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  hope is that the students who are reading this will realize they're not ... your friends or family. The hardest part of applying to college. The best ... college application. Your worst moment in the application process. Your best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  what was previously new is now normal; that the wonder and mystery of MIT ... footbridge, cross the street, then walk for two minutes. On a good day, the ... , so when I think of Valenzuela, I imagine MacArthur. A road that is, for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  -representative things can be seen: two of the students will be working for Lehman Brothers, for example, while last year 8 students in the entire class accepted ... ; etc. In short, this is for you to get a sense of some seniors

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  pay the application fee. It is safe to say that you should apply for an ... you one. Action Steps for the Fee Waiver You can write directly to MIT ... of philosophy, MIT is committed to the idea of equal access to higher

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^n

  

  , is also something the best engineers possess. More tangibly, I would ... is not an activist campus in the sense of protests and picket signs and riots, but it is a place where students believe in working for change in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 3, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these blogs and our whole ... If I live for today The beating of my heart Is all that matters https ... to us in the comments below, we’re here for you. We ask that you

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  A Day in the Life (of IAP)

  

  mnemonic that the class taught: "b," on the left, is for bread, and "d," for ... best viewing point for MIThenge. You might ask the same question Marivel ... Someone Something They'd Rather Not Hear," "Hello, World: Manners for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  works for you and not necessarily the most convenient time. The best TA I ... try to go every week. It's also best if the TA that is staffed is your ... recitation and office hours. This is a compiled list of the resources that I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  coming year is the Year of the Pig. So, as has become the tradition, we ... Counselor for MIT in his spare time. Ian and Peggy have been best friends ... : Remember, Peggy is my favorite pig in the world. No demeaning or defacing her

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the ... TOEFL? A. TOEFL is the one test for which we have minimum scores. They ... testing requirements. For the most up-to-date information, please view the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  applicants-college essays. The best advice I can give is also the most cliché ... application season, and if so, then this post is for you! First I’d like to ... abroad, and the answers I'd give with the experience I now have, (which is

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  . Which is why, for the next couple of weeks I’ll be giving you my ... . The semester is really underway now, so that means tests and psets and ... Jessie so eloquently explains, MIT students really care about the direction

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  . '13, would do a small hike Monday, and then join Car 2 for the Franconia ... excited for the adventure, and drove up Sunday night to Rumney, New ... search for the overturned canoe.  We quickly found ourselves hiking around

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  wherever you go, there you are alive internet theory

  

  year some life I've engineered to the good for all my peers. Did you ... that the internet is largely just bots and ai-generated posts designed to follow algorithmic trends posts like these make me believe the internet is

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  This is, for the most part, a post about Seattle. I've been a ... is close enough to the serotonin boost I receive from solving small ... 't always a way to solve for x. What I also know is that I could have this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  teaches 7.05, is a major spokesperson for the "RNA world" theory and just ... hands down the best way to prepare for the exams -- usually 3 or 4 -- that ... have? Do you have to do p-sets for Biology classes and if not, what is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  at MIT). But see for yourself. Below is the movie 4-145, then the real ... Robotics: "Great post! my one comment is directed toward clarifying the ... have enough real ones to make up for it. The Bay Area is pretty conducive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hot Crosswalk Buns free food and football cleats

  

  wearing them. So not the best recipe for someone with terrible knees and ... Niketown, to ask the resident experts what kind of cleats I should get for ... to 0, they sprinted back to the sidewalk, waited for traffic to stop

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  admission (it's okay, we know you're making the best choice for yourself), or ... our best to show you MIT. Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great ... alumni across the globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2014, as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010