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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  – it’s a difficult adjustment to the college lifestyle, with the food ... me. College, man! Expectation: MIT doesn’t get hard until classes ... will offer advice on how to succeed, unless you’re me, in which case they

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  . There were a few teachers who were very invested in my college ... imagine what it would be like to have people around me offering sympathy ... opinion, MIT - and any college - is first and foremost a resource. People

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  5.0 G.P.A. Rhodes Scholar One of Glamour Magazine's Top 10 College Women in 2007 Member of the 2008 All-USA College Academic First Team ... , electricity workshops offered through the 4-H, and a problem solving competition

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  community college in which we literally took turns snoring away in the back of ... Study Guide put out by The College Board. This one has 8 full ... . There are tons of prep courses offered by Princeton, Kaplan, and even

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  One thing every woman’s missed in Massachusetts Bay Sam and Shana have gone to look for America, starting in Philadelphia.

  

  being and took the hint, offering us lodging for the night on his couch at Ursinus College in scenic Collegeville, PA, located just 20 minutes outside ... realizing that the college would bear his name for all eternity. Also, the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I waited waaaay too long to get a new computer Finally, a development environment I can work with!

  

  college. A secondhand Lenovo ThinkPad T420. 4.78 pounds, supposedly ... offer. It was with me the first time I went abroad and has been to as many ... to bring with them to college. But honestly, reflecting on my

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  awards that FIRST offers its teams. I worked my butt off, and the first ... always wanted to go to Hogwarts (college name pseudonym, for privacy ... her wherever she ended up going to college (she's now doing some crazy

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  to CPW - I really had very little idea of what college life is like ... tell you something: when you get to college, change is neither slow nor ... classical mechanics called 8.01. Basically, 8.01 takes your typical college

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  take BC Calculus. At my school, they don't offer the class, however I can ... . It's no secret that college kids drink, and MIT is a college ... acknowledging that drinking happens, because the truth is, college kids are

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your college application motivational soundtrack for January patience, young grasshoppers

  

  College apps are done! You did it! You'll probably never have to write another uncomfortably personal essay [annotation note="unless you become a blogger, of course"]ever again[/annotation]! But, now comes the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  practically done everything my school has to offer and am also the president of ... a person working in the MIT admissions office at a recent college fair ... would be elligible to apply in her mail. Should I still apply to colleges

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer ... offer) or decline it. We will be maintaining the waitlist for another few

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  Study Abroad programs from England to Australia offer students. Add to ... ever-important ventures into all the diversity the world has to offer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  the annual conference of the New England Association for College ... on Admissions," presented by Amherst College Dean of Admissions Tom Parker and Milton Academy Director of College Counseling Rod Skinner. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  MITFAC website. 1) Can you offer a seasonal menu featuring locally grown ... you serve? 5) Are you able to offer a healthier menu (e.g. lower in ... vegetarian and vegan menus can you offer? 7) Are the coffee, bananas, and

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y’all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month’s theme…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  colleges also offer very strong financial aid for international students, as ... decided earlier this year to take Organic Chemistry I at a local college ... that allows high school juniors and seniors to enroll in college classes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  formal swaps. We had our first CME study break at Downing College. Lots of ... of us visited Girton College, which (I think) is the farthest college ... amazingly nice college that has grass that you can actually walk on! And then

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  college education, here are a few questions: 1. What are the skills you hope to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Stress

  

  Two pieces that stressed out parents and students may want to check out... Boston Globe article: College applications add to holiday stress NPR Morning Edition story: College Admissions: What Not to Do (with MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2004