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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  M. ‘18 and I went to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) College ... You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957,” a collection of art from “a ... Mountain College art:       In the Transcending Material: ICA Collection

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  the Show-Me State, Columbia is a lively college town, except for the ... , college kiddos, and old folks who really like our retirement communities ... (it was 67 degrees when I left home today), but last Thursday we had a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  -answer questions to olympiads to college classes and now to research. I ... point: I considered studying CS or physics in college, but liked math more ... degree (for example: I took Systems Biology, where a large focus of the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senioritis We'd fight for a cure if we weren't so lazy.

  

  am no longer going to be a college athlete, I think I'd better start ... course catalog that some departments (like 10 and 22) offer a joint BS and ... want a masters degree in your subject pretty much by the end of sophomore

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  got in. It was my first college decision, and I was so excited, and so ... the end in itself. Take advantage of what MIT has to offer you, because ... 't get in - we'll all be there at some point, whether it's other college

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist who ranked MIT but was not matched still apply for EA and/or RA?

  Bridge Match, you’ll receive the College Match Scholarship. If you’re admitted ... offer made up of grants and scholarships that will meet 100% of your ... to the College Match Scholarship.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  Masters that is offered only to MIT undergrads. You apply in your junior ... degree since I would have a PhD as well? Right now, I think the answer is

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT writing faculty comment on GPT and other AI assisted writing in education

  

  college (or even admissions application) essay, to say nothing of broader ... .I.-assisted writing. CMS/W is where I did my grad degree, and also occasionally teach ... critical thought to constitute almost all of a typical college essay. Our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 24, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  know that different high schools have different course offerings, and ... your high school maybe at a local college. Also, you may want to talk a ... /or ask your college counselor to note it in his/her recommendation to us. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  come to a section about a student coming in for a mock college interview ... were unable to offer admission were also really great students and people ... applies. The inability to offer admission can leave you thinking that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  graduated, this is the type of post-college wisdom I might share from time to ... that much. By sophomore year of college, I had to declare my major. I ... sense” Typically, when you go to college and want to study robotics, it is

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  During my college application season, the adults around me (in ... applying to college now, you probably know what I mean. I remember being ... ; your mileage may vary. I will also try to offer general advice. I hope

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  : Easing Stress of Getting In Looking at colleges with her daughter was often ... here. They tried so hard to present their university as offering ... experience made her re-evaluate many of her assumptions about college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  decision. Out of the 437 students on our wait list, 26 were offered admission ... who was wait listed at my first choice college in high school (but didn ... and great college experiences, and wish you all the very best at

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  each program has to offer." This is correct. Approximately 50% of ... enrolled at another university in a degree-seeking program, you can only ... freshman admission). You will need to provide your college transcript, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  Pounds, 17. "I'm so ecstatic to get into college life." What drove her to ... , said she knows her daughter is ready for college. "She's more mature than ... is like; he graduated from MIT in 1979 with a degree in electrical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  As some of you know, I got my master's degree from the Comparative ... I was going to graduate in any reasonable time, and in which degree ... arts colleges. The biggest difference you'll find is after graduating

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea ... year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just ... financial aid at Connecticut College. We at MIT are among those college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea ... year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just ... financial aid at Connecticut College. We at MIT are among those college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  degree in astro/aero, lastly told a story about opening a highly successful ... , and the other college discussion board. It was great to them in real ... because of which they offered him/her a slot - that is nothing to scoff at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005