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• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  wound up with 2 final offers at the end of it all. I actually applied to ... thought the process of applying to semi-elite institutions ended after ... consumes your life during your senior fall of high school, applying to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  requirements of any medical schools to which you plan to apply -- many won ... end of July so I could spend the month of August working on Ben's couch. True story. I'm going through and tagging all of the bloggers' entries

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  to ask whether MIT considers the University Level courses of EPGY ... there are people who are primarily motivated to apply to MIT because of ... the moon(that was used by my school's team( I was a leader of that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  love science because I come from a family of scientists? Yes, but it ... the field of atmospheric science looks like today. So, by the time I had ... computer science or some sort of engineering, and want to go into industry

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  many different universities to see what kinds of programs and ... student newspaper. Not only was the undergraduate Bachelor of Science ... whatever classes they want, within the constraint of satisfying their degree

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  I am delighted to join the impressive cadre of admissions office bloggers - a source of insight into MIT that I hope is of value as you consider applying to or attending the Institute. Since this is my initial

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  only wanted to do a partial computer science degree, meshing it alongside ... yesterday on account of being mediocre at MIT. These feelings have been sitting with me for a while. I quiet them most of the time, but occasionally

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  participate in one of 22 Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs (FPOPs), which offer ... Engineering and Computer Science DELTA: Discover Energy: Learn, Think, Apply ... Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  applying to college. Willard M. Dix, college counselor at the University of ... School who will attend Brown University in the fall, recalls a tour of ... staffers why, having gotten a degree from such a prestigious university, they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  semester of biology, 2 electives in science, and 1 lab course? 1211. Do you ... in college). Given all of this, I turned down offers to Brown ... prompt for the rest of their life compared to most leading universities

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred

  

  rejected, I offer my condolences, and the best of luck as you apply to other schools. For the deferred, I offer the rest of this post. Posts like this ... another blow to my confidence. I went and hid in a corner of the university

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. I've also always been a ... syllables. That's not why I applied. Sure, it was part of it -- I knew MIT ... , blah blah. Besides the terrible motivation for applying, I had a lot of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if my country has a different academic calendar?

  hemisphere. Students from these countries may apply to MIT before completing high school or wait until they graduate. We suggest students apply to university ... We're aware of the different academic calendar in Australia, New
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  with your choice of “Prestigious Big Name University with lots of money ... Here are a couple of other good questions that I have been asked by ... ...Referring to the application fee:“Full name of the applicant must be on the money

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  "]CSAIL[/annotation] that left me starry eyed towards what the world of computer science research has to offer. By the April of my freshman year, I declared 6-9 as my ... computer science side with a side of brains, or focus on the brain side with

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant ... University of Pennsylvania: "Not wanting to break stride is the American way

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  and/or abilities in the realm of computer science. There are certain ... exams in India? 2. Does applying for financial aid hamper our chance of ... isn't part of your curriculum. 2. Applying for financial aid does NOT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  , the computer science MEng is often seen as an extension of undergrad ... students to receive master’s degrees in computer science, the MEng requires ... research or industry experience on top of an advanced degree if you

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  are for. I have to say, it's going fast. When I applied to MIT and got in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to ... to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant ... University of Pennsylvania: "Not wanting to break stride is the American way

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005