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• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  (Jan. 1), Cooper Union (varies), Harvey Mudd (Jan. 15), Olin College (Jan ... College (Jan. 1), Boston University (Jan. 1), Brandeis University (Jan. 15 ... University (Jan. 1), and Wellesley College (Jan. 15), among others.] Should I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  Growing up in the Midwest, my "beach" experiences consisted of the sands of Lake Michigan or small lakes in Wisconsin and Michigan. Living (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  So you're flying to college. Or you're flying anywhere alone, and you ... the people going to the same college you are, is aware of the late girl ... the college you are on this plane will tell everyone you're clearly not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  the organizers tally the results. No post-college, pre-50 female

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Other summer programs A further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors…

  

  AwesomeMathCanada/USA MathcampHampshire College Summer Studies in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  Blog Squad, Technology Review Colleges using blogs to attract students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  College (Jan. 6), RPI (Jan. 1), and the University of Chicago (Jan. 1). For ... Boston College (Jan. 2), Boston University (Jan. 3), Brandeis University ... ), Tufts University (Jan. 1), and Wellesley College (Jan. 15), among others

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the College Board Conference, with limited internet access, and the MyMIT server decided to make life interesting for us. Fortunately the primary tech folks

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  Admissions Hometown: Baltimore, MD High school: Gilman College: Oberlin, 1996 ... city (250,000+ college students can have that effect on a place), the ... 's car. That steering wheel was dope. Advice about applying to college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Scholar

  

  college admissions-themed scholarship competition. The first of six episodes ... give the winner a college education from a top-rated school of their ... ultimate American prize. For the chance at a full ride to the college of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor-filled college admissions discussion sites; this one made me laugh out loud: I found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  of my old college friends who are writers, and two quick web searches

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First read

  

  : Michael Buble, Come Fly with Me Not the same few colleges: The University

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is EECS?

  , nanotechnology and more. Part of both the Schwarzman College of Computing and the
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  officers at many colleges and universities will travel across the country to ... institutions, while also answering questions you may have about the college ... told they are only admitted to colleges because of their race, gender, or

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  I saw going to college as a rebirth. I really disliked high school. College was a chance to both remake myself in a friendlier mold and to build ... frustration made me aloof. I didn't want college to be a repeat of high school

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  anxious students and family members who are going through the college ... literally only been 8 months since I had college apps"]as an elder now ... ambiguous goal of being a college student not just anywhere, but at a very

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  college math classes require a lot more mental legwork than my high school ... : I think I came into college with the expectation that my classes would ... , please do keep an open mind about college math classes! My math classes in

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  We are in our senior year of college [annotation note ... , but it is actually uncanny how déjà vu senior year of college feels. It ... after finishing all our college apps. But here we are, filling out

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  college admissions essay was supposed to present all the best sides of me ... very far removed from the circus that was college applications for me and ... as resilient as them. There's this weird trend in the college

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016