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  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  writing about a myriad of other things. I posted to College Confidential ... things until I got to college. Although you may not yet know what you ... ’m drawn to MIT’s unique writing department, which offers both creative and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  weekend in the White Mountains. The PE course offering at MIT is incredibly ... your Swim Test offered in the beginning of the year, and it basically ... intensely disliked in high school, would follow me to college. However

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  decision yet, because I neither have a full time job offer nor a graduate ... AND get a full time job offer and have to choose between the two. I get into graduate school and don't get a full time job offer. I get a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road

  

  their family to graduate from college, and which offers advanced ... to come to a central meeting. And then I call their college counselors ... understand what a selective college admissions process looks like 'from the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 12, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer a pre-med program?

  Approximately 10 percent of MIT's senior class enter medical and other health profession schools each year. MIT doesn't offer a premed or prehealth major; rather, students can pursue a variety of majors and take
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Self Help I

  

  't really have much to offer. I was looking around me and realizing that the ... offering quick or permanent solutions to problems I thought were probably ... sophomore year of college, a friend lent me a copy of Feel the Fear and Do It

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  , we forfeit our acceptances into all the other colleges. If we sign the admissions contact to another college by May 1st, there doesn't seem to be much ... reply/confirmation date for other colleges? What if we confirmed our

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

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to ... school does not offer any calculus classes...I also worry about not being able to take AP classes, as they are not offered at my school. I would

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  , also the first days of college, were intense. The East Campus Head of ... appreciate the breadth of MIT offerings for athletes and beyond. The main ... and since—that start-of-college-90-mph energy has reduced substantially

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  in college). Given all of this, I turned down offers to Brown ... liberal-artsy college, although I eventually came to the decision that if ... school offers. (let's face it - as "great" as Harvard is, you can

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  school with you. (But not my mom, because she already has a college degree ... friends at other universities have to stay in the college they applied to ... lot to offer, so you can still research subjects totally unrelated to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare the courses offered at your institution to MIT's by referring to the MIT ... courses offered in each department. You may receive credit for subjects of
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  every applicant. If we are unable to offer you an interview, your ... admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  Well, are you rural? You might have heard about the STARS College ... common questions I get at college fairs and webinars: "Does MIT ... stopped behind a cattle drive, or where your high school’s idea of a college

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  why i chose mit the paths not traveled

  

  a trip had to include visits to prestigious college campuses. It ... of colleges, had I decided to attend those instead. Here's a secret ... else. Truthfully, I started college when I was young and impressionable

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  bloggers past about the very specific feeling that is awaiting your college ... ’ll do awesome things. i wish i’d known earlier that good colleges aren ... distract and enliven you, the students here have offered some serious and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  doesn’t offer me a bite. 99.999% of the time I don’t actually want the ... this is related to MIT or college life in general, or at least I hope ... it has without a doubt been one of the most rewarding parts of college

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  ’s block parties. I miss my backyard. I miss fanatic college football fans. I ... lot of you are probably in the thick of college applications right now ... finish, but don't get too embedded in your bubble universe [of college apps

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  , also works there and yesterday she offered me a ride back to Boston ... Science will host a “Clubhouse-to-College and Career” Fair August 6, where the youth will explore career options, interact with local college

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  a list of 14 colleges that I was planning on applying to, but I had ... discovered CollegeConfidential.com and began showing me people’s ridiculous ... offer even if I did get in (clearly this was just an ill-planned coping

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006