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• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  interview is one piece of a large picture of you a college is trying to put ... forehead and trying not to cringe from the terrible aftertaste of the iced ... something that resembled shade. After a breezy but sweaty 45 minutes of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  Students who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (i.e., five terms) of college may not be eligible because of our residency requirements. If you have been enrolled in
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m taking college classes, do I apply for transfer admission?

  The transfer process is intended for students who have finished high school and completed at least one year of college. If you're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  in your first year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer ... .e., five terms) of college may not be eligible because of our residency ... MIT admits a small number of interesting, talented transfer students
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  , for college. I have also known many students, for fear of leaving their ... Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can ... which an institution offers you glory, but at the cost of sacrificing

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  a thick layer of college-related paperwork on top of that unholy ... communities and was featured in Glamour Magazine's 2006 College Women of the ... “poverty” doesn't always refer to the consequences of astronomical tuition

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  May 25, 2006

  

  Today marks my ten-year anniversary of train travel. I also just finished my first year of college. Time doesn't fly.

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  On the hallowed grounds of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... forge enduring relationships and learn to acquire the tools of both his ... girls, and at first found kinship in the physical similarities of age

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  ) pressure to make the most out of that last summer before college. To explore ... Disney Channel paints a perfect image of exactly what it's supposed to look like. Instagram feeds filled with beating rays of sunshine

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  ! Fast-forward four months. Not only did she apply to the College of ... 's family... but in many ways every student of color that I admit to college ... Cornell 10 months ago I made a promise to return in each of the next three

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  unpublished post of mine from nearly three weeks ago. Apparently I started ... my friends that I have a 4.0 at MIT! Granted, none of them know that we ... am dancing. I'm also back in Florida, having moved out of Senior House

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  on the Time Traveler Convention. Anyway, check both of those out. Last night, I took a Zipcar up to a college fair in New Hampshire. I'd say the ... , and I didn't lose my voice =) The most popular question of the night

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  , I need familiarity. At that moment, the novelty of college and MIT ... in college - but, of course, those things are created, and not found ... Saying that I was excited to go to college would be like saying that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  that in going to college, I had officially left something of myself ... everyone was posting about first coming/coming back to college, and all the ... version of it all. I think the theme of my first semester at MIT was

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  workshops on how to use every inch of the college application to communicate ... Some of you may look at my last post and wonder, "what's happened to ... year where we get to take vacation! So I did quite a bit of that - went

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the ... Keuhne (professional golfer who attended the University of Texas) Right now, many of you have probably procrastinated on making one of (what you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  of Admissions at MIT, wrote a short book called College Admissions and ... of print for decades, but for our new website, the College Board agreed ... admissions — the rising cost of college, increased competition, fewer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  . The whole college application process is one of back-and-forth decisions ... We've come to the time of year when many of you readers will find out ... confidence that you will be admitted to several great colleges, and a letter

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  many colleges I applied to, and the fact that almost all of them admitted ... photo of a Burton-Conner room also with an amazing beach theme (jaw ... with photos of the various dorms distributed to incoming freshmen during

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008