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  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor-filled college admissions discussion sites; this one made me laugh out loud: I ... true that students who have achieved a national or international degree

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission ... among the many stellar students to whom we are not offering admissions ... undergrad degree from MIT. Being rejected made me feel like those dreams would

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  admission offers to. (If you think waiting for a handful of college decisions ... The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a dance that happens between students and colleges where the power dynamic

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  a diploma?". As a homeschooler, I won't enter college with an offical ... 's degree. [...] Do I have any chance of getting in to the Physics M ... college board they say they are already sent, however in my application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  enjoy your college experience at all. Those stories are important, but ... Institute last spring, with an [annotation note="trivia: MIT only offers Bachelor of Science degrees, which means that all degrees are SBs

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of ... colleges is quite appealing to many families. There are more than 50 colleges ... colleges from one base. Most of the major universities are on subway lines

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  : Lubbock, TX High school: Lubbock High School College: Tulane University, Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome ... Looney Tunes cartoons Advice about applying to college/MIT: Pay attention

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Sidebar: Visiting MIT this summer

  

  ; other Boston area colleges frequently visited by our guests. All times ... : Kenmore Square10am and 2pm, Monday-Friday Boston CollegeGreen Line, B Train: Boston College9:30am, 10:30am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, Monday-Friday Northeastern

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  /EECS realm3 that also offer such programs or hire freshmen. 5) Ask your ... for something related to your education, MIT offers a lot of ... transcript. 2) Having my résumé critiqued A lot of clubs hold critique events

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo ... in an a cappella group for most of college as well as college choir ... " MIT offerings. Post what you play and what you're looking for. For

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  completion of a degree. But imagine going through college without a single ... lot of what I was looking forward to in college.   freshman year  As a ... research has to offer. By the April of my freshman year, I declared 6-9 as my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  the degree to which the cliches and tropes of college essays had ... college application essays, this is a great time to revisit some of the ... .   But the same is true for college essays, as Orwell doubtlessly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  cardboard box under Harvard Bridge for two and a half months, I was offered a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  from a library book about reproductive biology, with a degree of ... high school students taught by college students and where the motto is ... proposal. But he liked my idea. And he offered to help me improve it. Ed was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  were getting a master's degree by the end of your undergrad studies and ... D programs in the sciences offer a master's only as a booby prize for students ... graduate-school-going population is a lot tougher than the college

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission ... who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the first college and enroll at ... waitlist? We offered 499 applicants -- approximately 4% of applicants -- a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  college counseling position in Providence, RI.  While I am no longer an ... . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live ... distance, to some degree, I am as well. So despite my departure, I will

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  'd offer a bit of unsolicited advice (but puh-leeze, you know you want it) about the... DUN DUN DUN... COLLEGE ESSAY. Before I start, I'd like to offer a statistic for those of you obsessing over the "chance me" threads

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  classic mythology. Athena offers the globe in her hand, illustrating both ... Institute. The branch transitions into a diploma, signifying the culmination

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006