<p>Please read this from MIT:</p>
<p>[Applying</a> Sideways | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/applying_sideways]Applying”>Applying Sideways | MIT Admissions)</p>
<p>and one started by Gibby on chance threads:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one.html</a></p>