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  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  Hello, everyone. This is probably the first time anyone has heard of ... us in addition to the many activities they're planning for Campus ... drawing some Venn diagrams, finally came up with the brand

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2008 Begins! The annual campus-wide puzzle solving competition will be going on all weekend.

  

  One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In ... and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ultimate goal of ... , you should check out these longer pieces from the Boston Globe, Games

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Enigma Gold Star Winners! Don, tell them what they've won...

  

  of you met the challenge. Initially we had planned to only award one winner, but by the list you can see we are feeling the holiday cheer! The following 20 individuals will get the gold star. If you are listed below

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  Here is what I bought at Shaw's (the local grocery store) last night ... consumed at the Burton Conner Ice Cream Event today. Check your CPW booklet for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You know my name I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Blake Ross, who is kind of the inventor of Firefox, is ... some score-writing software within the next three days. I took TBP ... that one could take? Well Justin, looking at the course catalog (updated

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  started off at MIT, I thought that the only way to learn was to take a bunch ... captures my story the best. When he was young, he would buy shoes that were ... MIT, 1 major is the same price as 2 majors and 2 minors, so why not

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  Thanks to all of the students, parents, and EC's who made my admissions travels to the Midwest so much fun. I had really terrific meetings (and huge crowds!) in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago (both the city and

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the ... decision, no decision will be made until we have the report. I should note ... 're sustaining the work that led us to want to admit you in the first place). We

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  topics: Advice on the college interview (Mitra) Advice on the application ... down! You probably shouldn't tell us if you failed the medical boards, though, Alex.) The admissions staff doesn't have some set list of priority

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  I'm sure most of you are enjoying the holiday season with your ... the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a ... of the burdens of adjustment and culture shock. I've been busy

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  While you wait... For those who are curious about envelope sizes: the defer letter and the deny letter each come in a standard #10 window envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). As for the admit letter, it is unlikely to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  It's that time of the year again -- MIT's Undergraduate Research ... research going on at MIT and around the world. We publish four types of ... the Visual Cortex *MIT Undergrad IDs Supersized Stars *Study Reviews

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  complete and submit the QuestBridge Match application. If you’re named a ... -year application if you are a Finalist; the QuestBridge application and MIT QuestBridge Supplement will act in place of the MIT first-year application. Please note
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  Regular Action. In the email, please include your full name, date of birth, and the email address that you used for your QuestBridge application ... Bridge application, along with the QB supplement, in place of our first
• Blog / Blog Projects

  how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...

  

  recommend"] like 15 hours writing [/annotation] about the food I ate for a solid month. At the end of it, I admitted defeat: like a bear who has stocked up on food stores from the plentiful fall, i too shall go hibernate

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 18, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  cooking. I was once on a meal plan for about two weeks at the start of my ... for food I didn’t even find that good. So, I’ve spent the last five ... i’m good at cooking!"]confident in my skills,[/annotation] with the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  times. These are some of the things I loved and would like to repeat, and ... thoughts so enjoy the whirlwind, mates. taking 72 units - downvote :( I ... technicals were the only place to carve time out of my schedule. I learned the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  It's June! Which means of course you're not interested in the graduating seniors, or Hank Green's commencement address, or all the cool things people are doing over the summer--you're interested in me, because I

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  Hampshire meant that the experience of old age was far beyond my perception. however, in the past few weeks, I've been confronted with more and more evidence that life is, indeed, inexorable. the weekend before classes started

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  The bloggers have spent the last few weeks telling y'all what we did ... . There was an ec-discuss (the general East Campus mailing list notorious ... thought that you guys might like to see the responses and maybe think about

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019