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  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  disturbing article today. Reality-television-culture meets college admissions ... that "colleges are looking for." Absurd. And supposedly the girl is a ... terms of competitive college admissions and how we (meaning all colleges

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Waiting… and a more serious note about pre-decisions at the end

  

  recorded when I was talking to my parents about college decisions. To spare ... . Hopefully some of these help take your mind off of college, even if just for a ... : Ever since college started, I haven't been able to keep up with bullet

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 15, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  senior year of high school. I’d tell myself not to worry about college ... unknown. And not getting into the “right” college meant that the future was ... , but three years ago, I wouldn’t think MIT was the “right” college to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  College Confidential thread about the pressure to load up on AP classes ... the majority) had no college classes. The most common AP's taken were in ... want to, or simply because you think it will get you into college

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  going through college: I can tell you what would have been good advice for ... interactions with high school and college students these days — whether talking ... ,[/annotation] prospective college students, underclassmen I meet through random things, posts

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  working on your college applications instead. But since you’re already here ... relatives you totally didn’t forget about! a tenth of a college textbook! The ... essays before submitting. Enjoy your break. No, refreshing College

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  today, effectively inaugurating another college admissions cycle. Now ... ? Now, I'm on record as saying that the college essay is often one of ... . '11's excellent post Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  students are the first generation of their family to go to college. We also ... disporportionately male when compared to the college-going population as a whole (in 2005 57% of college students were female), we've come pretty close to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  wherever you finally find yourself for college, whether that happens to be ... : being in college will be a wonderful experience, no matter what university ... run, college will only be as rewarding as you are prepared to let it be

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  't find much, decides to make things juicy by adding "CollegeConfidential" to the search* *Gags at the cesspool that is CollegeConfidential while wading through it* OMG guys! You made a CollegeConfidential thread about

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  about this they'd send me packing. Now here I am in college in probably ... . You're in college now." Here's the catch. It's MIT, a place with as many ... . But that's what college is about. I'm still figuring it out myself, but

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  does it work? Don't I have to let other colleges know by May 1? Is it ethical? You do need to let other colleges know by May 1, and you should ... case you don't get in off the waitlist. Those colleges will likely

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  Services Center offers students the opportunity to volunteer in its numerous ... policies and programs” (MIT Course Catalog). The living groups offer unique ... words of wisdom for survival at MIT. MIT offers many workshops, programs

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  The Oreo Post i tried them all* !

  

  bought these on my very first grocery shopping trip of college! I felt like ... tier (not good enough to buy, but I would eat them if offered): vanilla

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 29, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  at the South Asian Youth Initiative a New Haven adventure

  

  excitement has not worn out. New Haven is a beautiful college town and we are ... ; 11:30 pm - Deekshita, being the queen she is, offers to put henna and I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 22, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  ever offered a choice on what to do with my hair anyway. I gave it up ... alternative”. And, even if I look back at old college photos and laugh out of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  the last semester it was offered, or an official practice that the ... Final Exam Study Schedule - College Info Geek" by Thomas Frank "Study

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  college, and I agreed. For sake of privacy, though, we agreed that the entry ... -approval, and it offers good coverage if you need to go outside the network. It

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave

  

  "]fifty-five degree weather[/annotation], I felt the consequences of my actions ... , illuminating rain coming down furiously at a forty-five degree angle. I got the

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • October 16, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  ="for those of you with Celsius mind- that’s about -1 degrees, so freezing"]30 degree[/annotation] weather. 15. Kill the batteries of your equipment

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019