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• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  important thing: You're going to be okay. It may not feel like it right now, if you're a bundle of nerves and it feels like your future is riding on this EA decision. It may not feel like it if you get in, and you're not

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  . So when you're cutting down on the things you're bringing, make sure to ... that reminds you of home. Your dorm is your new home for the next eight months. So make it like your home. Declare it your second home, a treehouse

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  ...don't freak out. 1. Prepare Your Wifi I applied early to MIT ... !"). If you're always nervously unpatient about these sorts of things, like ... own. You might want to wait until nighttime and open your letter under

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  You're a first-semester senior and this is what Section 2 of your ... the vast majority of your peers passed the swim test as fresh ... plausible, not because you didn't know how to swim but because your ankle was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action: Decisions Now Available An announcement.

  

  using the same username and password that you use to log into your My ... to receive your decision online before logging in to decisions

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  hope you're enjoying it. The long weekend, that is (or normal ... time to relax, to enjoy your dwindling time with high school friends, to ... or whatever it is that you do. If you're busy doing things that you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW time waits for no man, woman or beaver

  

  I know you've had a lot on your mind this past week, so I understand ... 's natural that you or your parents might still have some questions. This is my ... planning your weekend. And parents, I hope you've gotten the message that

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My schedule .

  

  you learn at MIT is how to manage without. I believe this. If you're a second semester senior taking 8 classes, you're doing something wrong. I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  Cambridge, California, or China. Four of the greatest years of your life are ... most to you - and if those opportunities don't seem exist, just make your own opportunities. Dedicate yourself wholly, totally, completely to your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  experiences applying to college will enable you to see your own experiences this ... for you. Always balance other people's advice with your own instincts. Remember, at the end of the day, you're still the one actually writing the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  applicants to contact their interviewer (and, if you're applying for regular ... are conducted in your home area (not on MIT's campus) by an MIT alum, a ... 't grill you: no questions about calculus, or your brainteasers, or anything

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  parent-readers out there, I'd also like to thank you for helping your ... your son's or daughter's abilities and college chances, it's a good idea ... disappointments or reversals in your own life. That way, whatever the outcome, your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  apps? OK, well I can’t see you if you’re raising your hand, but I bet ... . Because the truth is that your SAT score, no matter how high it is, is not ... perfect score. And that’s not what I mean at all. If you’re stressing over

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube". Let me hear from you! Are you excited? Are we your number one ... Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  matter what your major is, you have to get credit for 8.01 (Physics 1), 8 ... ), then you're looking at around 84 units beyond the GIRs. Add that to your ... addition to your GIRs and the classes in your majors, you'd have to take 30

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.

  

  face is as smooth as a baby's, as they say. Which leaves yours truly as ... catch the tears that would otherwise run with the ink of your applications

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 31, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  If a QB applicant is admitted EA/RA, will they receive full financial aid?

  MIT practices need-blind admissions for all students, regardless of citizenship. If you're admitted through Early Action or Regular Action, MIT will assemble a financial aid offer that will meet 100% of your demonstrated need
• FAQ / First-year application

  How much is the application fee?

  The first-year application fee is $75, payable online with a credit card when you submit your application. We understand that paying college ... negative impact on your chances of admission.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  that will help you develop your skills, amaze your future employers (our
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class, you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean