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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  weekend I attended "CollegeFest 2009" at the Hynes Convention Center, just ... out tons of free stuff and market to the college crowd. Alas, I didn't attend as a college student, I was there for Livescribe, demoing and

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow snow snow. I'm wearing bright colors so if I get caught in a snow drift someone will…

  

  . Seriously, now. EDIT2, 9:09am: http://wbztv.com/schoolclosings#College Really?

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  One seemingly minor, yet important, change I've noticed between college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly exciting. Whether it's postcards from friends overseas, care packages from my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  As Ben wrote last month, he will be leaving MIT today to take up a fantastic new job (Vice President for Communications!) at Oberlin College. If you're reading this site right now, odds are Ben has touched your life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  . (Sorry Yankees fans.) More blogging advice from me about the college ... see the college process from the point of view of a dad and not just that of an admissions officer. In fact, we made our first college visit

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last night, the MIT women's volleyball team defeated Bridgewater State College

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  recent gathering of college admissions professionals in Boston. She means ... and physical toll of the competition for slots in selective colleges ... -building, they say, are draining the fun out of life for their students. College

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  pick up some other college essentials... " Enjoy the last week of summer!

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  financial aid tracking. Daniel just posted an update in College Confidential

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  students searching for colleges. Should there be rankings? ABSOLUTELY! If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the ... on your criteria of what's important in a college. This whole process

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  College Admissions. I've resisted jumping into the fray until now for one ... minorities and the college application process. Does that mean that you have to ... profession - called College Admissions." Three weeks after graduation I

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  section. In March, Les Perelman attended a national college writing ... the panel from the College Board disagreed. "He told me I was jumping to ... . [...] In an interview, five top College Board officials strongly defended the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2009!

  

  attention to them. Short entry today, since I must run to a College Fair

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  movie derail me from that. I was thinking about how no colleges ever visited my high school, not even the state/local colleges. I do remember ... very small number of schools, and that some colleges spend most of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  MIT hacking is legendary among college pranks. MIT culture distinguishes itself not only for its seriousness of purpose but also for its unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  —one year each of college-level calculus and calculus-based physics. Depending
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Are you ready for some FOOBAW? the one and only time I talk about football

  

  -Auburn college football rivalry is so intense, that you can't drive ten miles ... 't watch college football. We were casual fans of the Atlanta Braves, and ... best character design out of any college mascot in the United States

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  about why colleges care about Makers and read an interview with me about ... College from Maker Faire on FORA.tv   Happy Making!

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  got a list of what colleges we'll be living in and I'm going to be spending my year at Trinity Hall (not to be mistaken with Trinity College

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  lecturers or college reps. Monday's lecture was by Dr. John Cohn, from IBM ... colleges. Instead of 1 program, we had 3: two other summer programs joined us for RSI/MITES/WTP college night. I mention the college night in a blog

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011