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• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  your essays fit word limits, it can be very helpful to get a second ... expressed concerns about my essays, my parents literally said to me, “your SAT ... ; your mileage may vary. I will also try to offer general advice. I hope

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  I recently discovered that they also happen to be getting married on the same day. My comment to Mollie: "Wow, you guys are going to share ... aren't really looking for a precise answer; they're just trying to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  majestic it's hard not to let your breath get taken away. (Or maybe that ... somewhere in Tokyo, it was a great opportunity to get out of the city and ... public bath. Essentially the idea is, "welcome to Kyoto; in order to get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  suggested events to attend and tips on making the most of your CPW experience ... ? Either get your questions answered immediately by the Financial Aid ... your chance to meet and mingle with Parent Connectors, Educational

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  our hosts will be before we get there? I know you're just matching us up ... our best to find you a host that matched your personality, interests, and special requests. We were not always able to meet your requests, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  , I don’t really understand your project. I tried to sum it up again ... experience showed me once again how easy it is to get lost in the production of THINGS - whether that means drawings, models, renderings to show your

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  ways at MIT where you can get help if you want to. Office hours (an hour ... problem, it was easy to get help if I needed it. We don't have office hours ... with a graduate student to review your assigned work. While I did enjoy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• 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…

  

  has not been received, we will personally contact your school to get it ... application. We generally use them to confirm a decision (i.e. to make sure you're ... supplementary materials? Other than mid-year grades, yes. You're always welcome to

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

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  get that one last answer. Good luck! BTW, if you're not part of the ... lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my Mac

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Food Truck Song What do food trucks dream of?

  

  liquor license to serve booze? Don't you worry your food trucky head We ... area has recently become home to several food trucks - from quick and tasty quesadillas at Jose's Mexican Restaurant to $4 pad thai at

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  "shopping period", in which they get to sit in on classes and decide if they ... , so we get a long time to decide our final schedules. I've been ... sessions that I'll be going to over the next month, and then I get to take

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  From the eyes of a newly minted EC A flashback++

  

  you're getting other than little sleep. However, when I was able to see ... there or what it took to get in. As I started to fill out applications, I ... the excitement lied in the fact that I was not expecting to get into MIT

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  achieve iCampus's goals, and if all goes well, they get funding to make ... buttons that allow you to zoom in or out, get background information and ... I'm not quite sure under what category to file this entry, since it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Summer School's out for it

  

  , meaning I have to catch the 6:25 AM commuter rail to get there. Of course, the commuter rail leaves from South Station so I need to get there first ... need to wake up, shower, get ready for work, and then travel to the T

  • by Snively '11
  • June 27, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/16/23, at 12:16 PM ET Your early action decisions, wrapped

  

  GDp?si=026e893c1793453a To check your Early Action decision on Saturday ... don’t run into any issues on Saturday. If you need to reset your ... someone from our team will get back to you!']login[/annotation] to apply

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  get into MIT. Being deferred means you're going to get another fair ... and Notes form. You'll use the FUN form to tell us your midyear grades ... recipient and we'll add them to your application. You may not rewrite your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  venture out to spread your wings and go about the often-tumultuous process ... respecting points of view that were counter to your own personal philosophies ... , many of you went out of your way to remind us that mutual respect is the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  the runaround a star-studded event twenty years in the making.

  

  Symphony Hall, so if you were to use your free College Card courtesy of Arts ... deal before you offer your intelligence :) for those who want to join ... birthday, I rarely ever have the opportunity to celebrate my birthday with my

  • by Bryan
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students: MyMIT Updated Important and cool new information on MyMIT: check it out now.

  

  tracking portlet (get your materials in ASAP if you haven't yet), links to ... , learn about your classmates, find out who else is from your area and who ... students admitted to the Class of 2010, as soon as this Saturday! Check out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2006