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• 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
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  a list of 14 colleges that I was planning on applying to, but I had ... discovered CollegeConfidential.com and began showing me people’s ridiculous ... offer even if I did get in (clearly this was just an ill-planned coping

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  extended essay in order to get the IB diploma. I remember thinking (as many ... (join our army), the course administrators offered the option to complete

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  restaurants around offer good vegetarian options. For example, on my list of restaurants, the following offer great veggie (and often vegan) options: Cafe ... to college admissions officers. There is no "right" package of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  me want to postpone getting my diploma. I worked hard to make it ... , but now it just signals the end. what do you mean I won't be a college ... with my college experience, and part of me has a lot of regret about the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  responsibility over my own life (including paying for my entire college tuition for ... college. After I got to MIT, I floundered a lot and jumped from major to ... 's degrees in mathematics and computer science, and I will have finished my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  Grad Student”. I start my second year of a dual degree program in ... and urban planning degrees. As I learned more about the field and ... time off might be before college, during college, or before grad school

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  T and talking trash about northern California weather. (65 degrees ... knowledge of what it entailed prior to MIT. And to some degree, you're never ... getting into UROP as soon as I get on a college campus and definetely this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  CTY also offer distance learning courses during the school year, which ... 's Talent Identification Program offers the option of either taking classes for college credit or doing field studies (in marine biology or medicine

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  gender imbalance in STEM fields, Women’s and Gender Studies offered up a ... : What better cathartic release of your pre-college frustrations than a ... options are far from limited. STICKERS!: Are you really a college student

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Now that you've been accepted to college, you have to decide where you'll spend the…

  

  Congratulations! You have finally been accepted to college! 4 ... is really like. You’ll get to stay in a college dorm, go to college classes, and (best of all?) go to college parties! You will roam the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 4, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn't accept applications for first-year admission if you currently hold an undergraduate degree. Students who have already completed a bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  ) pressure to make the most out of that last summer before college. To explore ... through all that life has to offer, things become increasingly unexpected. The six weeks I spent on bedrest before heading off to college forced me

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  have a diploma. I have about 100 pictures. I have a sunburn. It's a ... neighbor Lizz came in to offer her daily dose of humor. “What do you call ... individual to offer guidance through my planning stages. I wouldn't have the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Expo how MIT is leading the educational revolution

  

  as early as sophomore year of college! This year, WMBR is exploring new ... collection of short classroom labs offered in MIT introductory mechanical ... discussion. And at the Expo booth, he offered me to try three of the labs! I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I’m streaming/blogging live from MIT and I’m indescribably excited to start ... to get your hands on the prized diploma, but it’s way more fun to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  . It's time for the next year, whether that's college, senior year ... came to claim their diplomas, I lost track of my friends as I was taking

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  , I'll have a diploma in hand and some extra lines on my resume, and it ... lunch, go home, study for standardized tests, IM friends, get into college

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005