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• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  you should download and test out in your first few weeks of college. I ... College students have to be productive. In trying to manage all my ... . After trying dozens of them and seeing which ones most of my friends use

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  college essay is a lot of work, but the work should not be bad; the reason ... the best of you. The college essay is the time to shamelessly (but ... are purchasing one, why haven't you offered me rides yet? The college

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  role of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in college admissions turned out ... detriment of everything else because they think it is what we (college ... college out of gas," says William Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions at Harvard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it means ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is ... her first year of college sleeping in the kitchen of New House. The ... act as an Admissions Officer for a fictional College or University

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  study conducted by the University of California’s Standardized Testing ... offer any remedial math classes ‘below’ the level of single ... attended, and eventually transitioned to similar exams offered by the College

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  could be assured of some admissions offers, but I didn't count on being admitted to all of the colleges on my list. I was also really lucky in that ... rankings or someone else's list of "best" colleges. A school missing from

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  aid offer made up of grants and scholarships that will meet 100% of your ... colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application ... Regular Action. In the email, please include your full name, date of birth
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  The May 1 reply deadline has come and gone, and we know many of you ... , we had a record-high percentage of admitted students choosing to enroll at MIT (also known in admissions parlance as the "yield") of greater

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from ... colleges recognize and accept this. If I'm admitted off of the waitlist, do I ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  University, 1989, BA Sociology (Home of the Spartans!); University of Delaware ... college/MIT: (Time for me to be serious) I have 3 points: 1. Put a lot of ... to know that you can't afford a College/University: First you apply

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  Thursday night was my first Central Meeting of the year. Not only did it conflict with the season premiere of Ben's favorite show, The O ... : Number of hurricanes dodged: 1 Meals eaten at Columbia restaurant: 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  community, I did research at a local university. But in spite of all of those ... simply happens to attend one of the craziest universities in the world. I ... of the University of Notre Dame. Although I've eagerly adopted Boston

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summary of the Semester I'm a senior and it's super weird.

  

  I'm a senior! And it's November of my senior year at MIT! Crazyyyyy ... an eight minute bike ride north of MIT. Well, a little longer than that ... Do you want to see a picture of my cat? Of course you do! SHE'S SO

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 9, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college ... waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the first college ... . We colleges recognize and accept this. If I'm admitted off of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  limited to) those listed on our enrichment opportunities page. One of these is the Siemens Research Competition. MIT is a University Partner for ... college scholarships through their participation in the competition. Siemens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  Counselor), at our high school's annual college forum, where a bunch of ... Dade College’s campus, and half of our required curriculum was to take ... limited by the lack of arts it offered. We asked our guidance counselor if

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  New Years Eve with some of my friends from MIT. Since there's a bunch of ... kind of letter instead of that portion of the application, just outlining ... of a school abroad. My question is: Will this letter put me at a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  This is the third rush to happen since I graduated MIT. And most of the time, MIT is not at the forefront of my mind. I've got code to write ... remember feeling like a failure a lot. I remember being in a state of shock

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  a woman gets to experience many of the other universes that might ... , they broke up during her junior year of college. Near the end of her time ... problem set, and I actually care. No axis of the universe has actually

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022