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  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the QuestBridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don’t ... expect a report from your interviewer. Q: Why hasn’t my Quest

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  . Yesterday, I couldn't have been more ecstatic about a 63 on my 3.091 midterm ... being stuck on psets, but my friends aren't immediately available to hang ... . If you feel the same way, don't hesistate for a second to shoot me an

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  puzzled/distraught by it, like “I know I don’t agree with it… but why?” Each ... ” without their consent.   Something you shouldn't do, according to Kant ... the error. Personally, I followed the logic right to the end and couldn’t

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  who were interning in NYC. They didn't have a couch, I literally just ... couldn't sleep for more than an hour at a time. But it was all worth it ... between 16 and 20 and working on their own company. I couldn't believe that

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  the sense of overwhelming relief. MIT has been home, sure, but it doesn’t ... two nearest movie theatres don’t even show all the new film releases ... assortment of interests and idols isn’t much help for figuring out life. I know

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  president's house to view the northern lights. We were worried that we wouldn't ... it couldn't be longer, and I would happily visit again someday! A ... and I'll see what I can do! I unfortunately won't be at many scheduled

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  wasn’t sure whether to declare a double major or settle with a minor ... classes. An unexpected turn (one I said certainly wouldn’t happen just three ... . Haven’t been at my other (Ohio) home since August and now I’m excited to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  , including how much I don’t know and what I really, really want to learn. So ... end, though I feel I don’t yet have the knowledge or conceptual tools I ... generally super interesting. There are six classes in total, but the load isn't

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  summer, but decided that ultimately I hadn't devoted enough time and would ... Turing Test, and an ending that didn’t make me want to throw my laptop out ... saxophone (this isn't a spoiler, I think). The Martian (2015) – Ridley Scott

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  friend who's at the gym waiting for me--well, I can't just not show up, can ... My mother ...keeps texting me emojis. I can't wait to see her ... you if you haven't but are still here reading. Thank you, world, for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

   This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the QuestBridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don’t ... expect a report from your interviewer. Q: Why hasn’t my Quest

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  are your plans for next year???" and I internally scream "I DON'T KNOW ... costume designer as a teacher. I don't know if it's offered regularly, but ... Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. MedLinks i.e. even though I don't want to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  some days it’s like I mean nothing to him. I don’t take it personally ... Caboodle dart out towards the door from under the bed as if he’s hoping I won’t ... benefits of the doubt. (!!!) I don’t know why I still try – maybe it

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Richard Binzel isn't the only MIT affiliate working with New Horizons. In ... ? It's just a rock, right? Well, no, we can't even be too sure what it is ... about. Pluto isn't one of our terrestrial planets like Venus or Earth nor

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  , like unicorns or people that don’t like Taylor Swift. What’s not to ... that I can’t sleep an arbitrary number of hours per day, which I can ... closer to our dorm. I couldn’t believe how much the morning had been full

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  , sure,” I promised, “And will you wake me up if I don’t wake you up ... “truth.” I won’t disclose the name of the modern deception masterpiece, but ... time differently, though I don’t actually believe that. One thing I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  , but that isn’t to say it is all accomplished alone. In fact, I had an ... theatre advisor said: Don’t worry about anyone else. Make something that you ... fulfilling journey that I don't think I'll be able to let go. Break a leg

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  decisions were not easy. If you applied and didn’t make it this year, I highly ... . He didn’t tell us much about rabbits, but apparently the teddy bear was ... , and his approval helped me believe in myself enough to improve. I didn’t

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  my UROP? I do that anyway." Another emailed back and said she hadn't ... researchers affiliated with CMS/W, we have: T.L. Taylor, a qualitative ... that evident interest. T.L. was teaching a course on the sociocultural

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  family. Everyone brings something unique and amazing to the team and I can’t ... solidified my belief that while some things can be done alone, it doesn’t mean ... for eleven years now and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. In the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014