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• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  wanted them to like me! In 2014, with my MIT degrees and my own blogging ... everything from college admissions, to getting a great job opportunity, to ... leave for college, almost all the days in your life that you’ll spend with

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  what it means for a day to feel like it’s NINETY DEGREES (ah yes ... that here – i sure had some reckonings with my first year in college =D ... before college, but when I joined I decided that I didn’t want to

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Structure and function, dorms and culture

  

  academic buildings - are all markers of a traditional college residential area, and a traditional college experience. The geographical locations ... of any of these dorms does not remotely resemble a traditional college

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  Interested in different paths you can take to get a masters degree ... undergrad degree last year in Course 6: Electrical Engineering and Computer ... a Master of Engineering degree in addition to their Bachelor of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  our training came out to greet us, offered me water.  “No thank you,” I ... degrees so that I wouldn’t have to make eye contact when I couldn’t. I often ... takes three offers before someone takes the tea.” She realized what I

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  offer any advice it's just to emote. Let your psychological immune system ... success. You can go to a community college and still end up at the top of ... true story. Tim Tebow was the best college football player to ever

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  should proceed college admissions from here on, what other applicants are ... Internet related to a particular college decision as results were released ... probably focused on getting into college, and much of your life may have been

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  Common Reply Date. The day by which you need to let your colleges know your ... you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... get attached. This college process, is, of course, a two-way street. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  insights into the college application process—through the unique lens of ... expanding college access to small-towns and rural students through the STARS College Network, 32 institutions across the country, including MIT (a

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  proficiency has been scored is the PEAU, which is offered by the college board ... Rico has been offering it. I am very worried about this since we ... other version of the TOEFL was being offered, but I was unsuccesful. Many

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  —WELCOME PREFROSH!!! The sections of this post are: 1. Degree Requirements ... . Scheduling and Registration DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (for a formal overview, go to catalog.mit.edu) The degree program currently consists of: 6

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  are a lot of core requirements that must be completed before a degree ... dozens and dozens of cool classes offered in Course 2, but most students ... degree from the MechE department and no official recognition from the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  chance to see what different places have to offer can open your mind to new opportunities (and it plants the seed for study abroad)! 3. College Road Trip! - Summertime is a great time to visit colleges. You can go to information

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  never had in college, in part because college is defined by new ... academic offerings at MIT. But the two seniors in our group both said they ... extremely hard towards my degree just like all of you here. And I still

  • by Phi A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  Hey everybody. I must confess that if I were not a college admissions ... to college and they didn’t know what the MITES opportunity meant ... definitely wouldn’t let me go to college all the way across the country

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  ’ve tried in college. The number of MIT students I have met feels incredibly ... friends and hobbies as my “old” life while college is “new.” But it’s hitting me that this is the halfway point now, and some of these new college

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  learn about their unexpected challenges, college advice, and wild moments ... orientation at MIT in my freshman year, who ended up pursuing a degree in STEM ... do you have for high school students? Sarah: College isn't all fun and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Regret… less-than-optimal decisions I've made in college

  

  ’ve made while in college...   1. Trying to go for the computer science ... graduate for my Mech. E degree. I probably would have had a better academic ... me, sounding like a college confidential parent) 5. Not going to class

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  college decisions being sent to their inboxes. Such a beautiful season. If ... in. And if you’re like most every regular action college applicant ... the absolute absurdity of the US college admissions process. But you

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  writing about a myriad of other things. I posted to College Confidential ... things until I got to college. Although you may not yet know what you ... ’m drawn to MIT’s unique writing department, which offers both creative and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019