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

  

  Hamilton College, in Clinton, N.Y., has been offered bribes four or five ... ) comes this story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions ... Kalamazoo College. You may also be interested in the other stories from The

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

  First Post A little about myself.

  admissions. Until there is a really popular TV show depicting a college ... by being a tour guide at my alma mater. I loved college and all of the opportunities it offered and loved being able to talk to students and their

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  You don’t need me to tell you that the college application process is ... exciting path. The choice to go to college right after high school was ... was college, it was a just a matter of choosing which one. But, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  documentation. We recommend that nontraditional applicants take some college courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  , and Chris M.!): M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree By TAMAR LEWIN ... confession in her blog on the college Web site. "There've been several times ... reported, "IT IS SO TRUE. Love. It. So. Much." Dozens of colleges

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  MEng, or Master of Engineering, which is typically a one-year degree ... ; Comp Sci) offers this and I'm pretty sure it's a lock if you have a ... because you end up with both bachelor's and master's degrees in a shorter

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. As a matter ... assistance You meet the criteria set by the College Board as requirements for ... consulting your Guidance Counselor, the College Board website, or other adults

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  36 Units of Class To make room for 12 units of Life

  

  graduation day. We’d open our diploma folders, read our degrees, and be like

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 13, 2018
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  for grabs to a degree few still among the living have ever seen. And ... receiving their diplomas from President Reif and Provost Schmidt  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  undergrad and graduate students alike receive their diplomas in Killian Court ... identify their school and degree (red means PhD, or doctorate of philosophy

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  , aim high, and earn a degree or a place in college or the military, on ... of their own. And when offered an opportunity to come out of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  , most notably course 6 (EECS) -- biology doesn't offer one. (For that matter, I don't even think the biology department at MIT offers a masters degree to anyone -- masters degrees aren't really all that useful or common

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  going to college, they not only bring you what you expected (sometimes ... 't enjoy the grade schools I was in to varying degrees, but I never felt entrenched in them - maybe high school a little bit, but only to the degree

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  choosing where to go to college. Like many skills, there's a gap between ... college was easier than choosing where to go for college. But only a little ... spend another year or two in MIT and get another degree, or should I leave

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  captains of our own destinies, but transitioning into college is a test you ... -epic REX disaster, I’ve decided to offer you people some advice for when your ... ^3 offers all kinds of help for pretty much any kind of problem an MIT

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  night, I took a Zipcar up to a college fair in New Hampshire. I'd say the ... ) degree, including some who enter a 6 year accelerated combined BSAD ... college fairs (one each day through Friday), spend Mothers Day with my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the ... League school, a college with easy access to a beach, or one with a top ... , I fell in love with the city with 135,000 college students and just an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  are concerned, MIT was in the 1980s, as it is now, a school that offers ... decisions from colleges, but I don't think a few months is too much to ask for ... 'll hear back from US colleges over the next couple of months. kate writes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  who are leaving for college a year from now. Your parents might be ... pretty much in your shoes. I've identified a college that I was very ... a 45 degree angle to the left side of the paper, so it's basically

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  of college enrollment leaders and college counselors from across the ... ROI on most undergraduate degrees. It is incumbent on all of us to do better. Colleges and universities need to do a better job of centering

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025