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

  

  about college essays. It's interesting how life changes. A year ago, college applications were at the forefront of my mind. I scrapped essays ... feared that colleges would reject me on basis of senior fall grades alone

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 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

  

  After attending many entrepreneurship networking events as a college ... either also in college or a recent graduate working on their startup. Even the dropouts usually have at least one year of college under their belt

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  Bridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don ... Bridge application shown up on my MyMIT tracking page? A: Colleges only just received ... of the National College Match. If you are not matched with any school

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  atmosphere. Her first job out of college was programming for Jim Elliot at MIT ... . She studied astrophysics at Wellesley College and then went on to ... physics and math major from Sienna College. She appears in the New Horizons

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  in college? Nope. College, high school, grad school, all the chapters ... remind you that, like wearing Spandex, college is a priviledge and not a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  two of his friends from Montana, who just moved to Boston for college ... begun my senior year. My last year of college. MY LAST YEAR OF COLLEGE

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  college stuff, and cried about leaving home. My parents dropped me and my ... impressive than getting into college. I’ve realized over the past two years ... decisions page: We know that applying to college is stressful, and that the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  home than MIT and I was the first child in my family going off to college ... have a great experience at any of three colleges to which I applied. So ... an amazing college experience!

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college ... world. I remember thinking about how old college students seemed all ... junior year of college. The workload has increased substantially, but I

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Summer School's out for it

  

  college. Wonderful, I picked the major with the worst possible times for ... , you theoretically always have money on you. My college loans feed ... college, MIT, admissions, or anything else. Can I be fired for this? Meh.

  • by Snively '11
  • June 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  probably won't in college. You'll probably get lazy and gain some weight. Or ... , there's a lot college has to teach you - calculus lessons, life lessons ... to college, and maybe all the time you've saved from tying your shoes

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  Georgia Military College, in Milledgeville, Georgia. Etta is a straight ... 'll close with this. The concept of an LΔ is really important for all college ... for college applications for a moment. Every attribute that contributes

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  professor put up a transparency with a "script" for a college-age heterosexual ... researchers who surveyed college students and were trying to figure out what ... , because before college, I had no idea what was going on around me in terms

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  Hollywood fantasy. NEWSFLASH... NO ONE MAKES IT AT MIT/COLLEGE (OR IN LIFE ... student who will take an advanced course at the local community college ... of "B" in the college course instead of the "A" that many of her peers

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as ... part of my transition to college. Second, [2] my colleague Mikey '05 ... college education isn't just about the classes - it's about educating the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  yet. College is supposed to be about freedom. Discovering yourself is ... things in red cups just like the rest of the nation's college students. The ... . "Oh my gosh! I'm in college now! I can do whatever I want! Heehee, my

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  college interviews. Nearly three years ago now...believe it or not, guys ... senior (in your final pre-college year), you probably want to take the SAT ... TOEFL as well. When you start applying to colleges, you'll get the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  Campus dorms can be considered more traditional in terms of college ... , in fact, "more traditional in terms of college atmosphere". I doubt you ... typical college party. *grin* There are other cultural differences. West

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  -to-know-you questions ended with college apps? Nope! “Tell us about who you are, your ... are" question, whether in college apps or desktop backgrounds or Discord ... another college application, Allison. They just want a way for you to

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  college. It was easy to feel more “ahead” in middle school simply because I ... grew older. Once the initial euphoria of getting into college wore off ... happen in college. At the same time, though, I have to keep reminding

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024