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• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  that receiving the news that you are deferred has to be disappointing (to say the least) to all of you. Please take heart in knowing that you ... . Please let me know how I can help to put it into a perspective that helps

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... yet reached Cambridge, the below photos come from recent trips to New

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

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  lucky enough to secure the Clark Educational Center at South Miami Hospital for the meeting, thanks to one of our Educational Counselors who ... expected, meaning a number of folks had to stand. To those of you who stood

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Road Trip—sort of.

  

  Sorry I haven't posted in so long! My friend Rose '05 came to visit, and we took a mini-trip to Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, and Watsonville. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is rated the #3

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 19, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your ... /employers and other supportive materials that would assist us in getting to know ... , the more creative you'll have to be in submitting supportive
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with their ... realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our ... required to send your official scores as part of your application. Instead, you will be asked to report exams you have taken or plan to take, and we
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an ... enough information for us to evaluate students for admission. However, you will have to submit our MIT QuestBridge Supplement, which will be
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that are substantively equivalent to corresponding MIT subjects. If your academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t Read This if you Already Go to MIT My life is good and I get plenty of sleep. Please don't hate me.

  

  The shadow of my plane, surrounded by rainbows Lately, life seems to be going my way. Case in point number 1: As I was returning to Boston recently, we flew through a cloud-bank and I was able to take the crazy

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  Selection committee has begun! We are pleased to announce that we're still on schedule to release MIT admissions decisions online at 12:00PM ... this juncture. Decisions will be available to those who meet all of the

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

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more ... divisions, beginning from very rudimentary to very advanced. It also provides

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  I like to pack light. Maybe it's some combination of old hiking ... off to college.  I won't try to cover everything you should bring (if ... working to optimize what I carry, so this is a work-in-progress and (2) that

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] A Journey to the W I D E by Wide Tim (Margaret Z. ‘23, MEng ‘24)

  

  ’s hard to go through the semester without seeing him, from a poster in the hall to a post somewhere on Instagram. I even have a little sticker of ... blogs! I thought to ask him to say hello, so I’ll let him take it away

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 13, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  My first reaction to the ridiculously ridiculous airline adventure I just had was to write something along these lines and send it to the CEO ... need to behave around you? Might I make a small suggestion? DO. Then go

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The ratio of people to cake is too big.

  

  . It goes out to Meder! Solve it to understand why...) Today was a ... officers are expected not to come into the office (where there can be ... at Diesel Cafe. Reading is kind of like studying: everyone needs to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  undergraduate student that works with MIT faculty to provide support and act as a ... go on, a lot of these things will change and so it's always best to defer and refer to the OFY since they know these things best. It's one of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  AUGUST 10 Update! I'm bumping this to the top of the page (shameless ... out there! Don't let go of your chance to fame and glory on the MIT ... exciting picture of what you're doing this summer! You don't have to be in it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  If you’re applying to MIT through QuestBridge College Match, simply ... forwarded to us for review, and we will contact you about filling out our additional MIT QuestBridge Supplement. You do not need to fill out a first
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a mild-mannered Admissions Officer. I have to admit that I've been excited to get back to one of my favorite hobbies, movies. Just as I got ready

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006