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  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  I think the college essay is a lot like froyo. It comes in a variety ... applied to college 2 years ago (2 years! I'm old :( ), I wrote over a dozen unique essays to all the colleges I applied to (btw - applying to 15

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  Masters that is offered only to MIT undergrads. You apply in your junior ... degree since I would have a PhD as well? Right now, I think the answer is

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT writing faculty comment on GPT and other AI assisted writing in education

  

  college (or even admissions application) essay, to say nothing of broader ... .I.-assisted writing. CMS/W is where I did my grad degree, and also occasionally teach ... critical thought to constitute almost all of a typical college essay. Our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 24, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  know that different high schools have different course offerings, and ... your high school maybe at a local college. Also, you may want to talk a ... /or ask your college counselor to note it in his/her recommendation to us. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  come to a section about a student coming in for a mock college interview ... were unable to offer admission were also really great students and people ... applies. The inability to offer admission can leave you thinking that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  graduated, this is the type of post-college wisdom I might share from time to ... that much. By sophomore year of college, I had to declare my major. I ... sense” Typically, when you go to college and want to study robotics, it is

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  : Easing Stress of Getting In Looking at colleges with her daughter was often ... here. They tried so hard to present their university as offering ... experience made her re-evaluate many of her assumptions about college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  During my college application season, the adults around me (in ... applying to college now, you probably know what I mean. I remember being ... ; your mileage may vary. I will also try to offer general advice. I hope

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  “You are capable of more than you know.” Reflections from six MIT transfer students

  

  from community colleges, and others find their way to MIT from private ... ) Amanda Previous institution: Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA) MIT ... : Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA) MIT major: 10-ENG (Chemical

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 13, 2024
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  for two degrees, took five classes for five semesters, four for two, and ... engineering degrees). 2) I've never built anything at MIT (most engineering degrees). * To my credit, I was fluent in Python prior to entering MIT, so

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  decision. Out of the 437 students on our wait list, 26 were offered admission ... who was wait listed at my first choice college in high school (but didn ... and great college experiences, and wish you all the very best at

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  each program has to offer." This is correct. Approximately 50% of ... enrolled at another university in a degree-seeking program, you can only ... freshman admission). You will need to provide your college transcript, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Molly Pounds Chicagoland's Molly Pounds '10.

  

  Pounds, 17. "I'm so ecstatic to get into college life." What drove her to ... , said she knows her daughter is ready for college. "She's more mature than ... is like; he graduated from MIT in 1979 with a degree in electrical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  As some of you know, I got my master's degree from the Comparative ... I was going to graduate in any reasonable time, and in which degree ... arts colleges. The biggest difference you'll find is after graduating

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap (again) About deferring admission for a year, also known as a gap year.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea ... year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just ... financial aid at Connecticut College. We at MIT are among those college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  quotes below for comment. Many college admissions officers support the idea ... year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just ... financial aid at Connecticut College. We at MIT are among those college

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

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  program mentors.    Check out more pre-college programs offered by ... , college admissions, and campus life. Industrial site visits are also offered ... ,000 Scholarship for minority students that also offers college mentorship

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  how to change policies at mit [joint post with Rona W.] our CUP of tea

  

  , there are no credit restrictions. MIT will no longer offer Early ... newly-made College of Computing, and much, much more. As student representatives, we asked questions and offered our own experiences to shape all

  • by Phi A. '21
  • May 28, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  degree in astro/aero, lastly told a story about opening a highly successful ... , and the other college discussion board. It was great to them in real ... because of which they offered him/her a slot - that is nothing to scoff at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  college, I had no idea what I wanted to do after graduation, but I wasn ... from MIT as quickly as possible with a computer science degree, and then ... . If you find yourself to be the same person at the end of college as you

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021