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• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  with Bruce Poch, Dean of Admissions at Pomona College, to promote their ... college admissions practices can be very different from those of public ... children will be admitted to the best colleges for them, regardless of where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list. During this time ... from the wait list. This year, we had a record-high percentage of ... parlance as the "yield") of over 74 percent, which left very little

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

  Schools of dreams

  

  same few colleges," Luke complains... "Many kids are unaware of the other ... the first one: Not the same few colleges: The State University of New ... School of Dreams (a case study of Whitney High School in Los Angeles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  state college the next. And I got lots of work here now, but at least I ... respectable sources about college admissions, I descended into the depths of ... American College Application Process. Most of my visits to college websites

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  's liberal arts college in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Five College Consortium and the oldest of the historic Seven Sisters colleges ... perhaps the most impressive of all American colleges.    Berea

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Crotchets and Quavers The evensong tradition

  

  thing of great pride for a college, and they will entice good musicians ... [by Patrick '09] On Tuesday, I went to Trinity College chapel for ... deserves some explanation: There are 30+ constituent colleges to Cambridge

  • by Cambridge
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  the College Night at the Bronx High School of Science. Fellow alum ... up for the June administration of the exams (and, yes, pay the College ... income students. The fair was held in the Great Hall of City College, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  classmate about the class of 2019, and we agree that college acceptances have ... to you. the most important aspect of a college is how well you fit in ... , think instead of the self-reflection you did for all those college essays

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Visit

  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  of racism, sexism, transphobia, etc.) that make graduating from college ... receive tons of visitors every day at MIT (and so do most colleges!). We ... ’d feel incomplete if you didn’t continue in college? Are there aspects of

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  College's High School Summer Institute. Also, University of Miami's Summer ... I said I'd do it, no? Many of these websites won't have information ... some of you may want to look into, what with summer often involving large

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  our veterans page. MIT has a growing community of veterans on campus, which includes a dedicated Office of Student Veterans Success (SVS), committed to supporting the academic, financial, and personal goals of
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  failure did not determine the rest of my academic career. Fast forward 16 ... a ride in my virtual time machine and look back on some of my science experiments: 2nd Grade: Will the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? 6th Grade

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ethicist

  

  number of requests for college recommendations in past years. He said that ... As many of you know, I'm an avid reader of the New York Times. Reading the Sunday paper is a favorite part of my week. During less busy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  "Not the same few colleges," which also consumes a reasonable amount of ... In one of the 28 (and counting!) responses to my last post, Kelly ... of applications I still have to read. The other work (yes, other work

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  put MIT at the forefront of the growing number of colleges that are al ... of residential and campus life at Wellesley College. Students there ... be completely free of pets, save fish), along with an accompanying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  themselves in their college essays, or procrastinated a bit because of caring ... a college visit, and instead of sitting back and listening about the ... , instead of using their authentic voice in a college essay, they tried to be

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College Admissions Decisions 1. Dream about getting into colleges that don't exist ... goes to college.) So there you have it. Plenty of options to get you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Punting

  

  freshers from Gonville and Caius College (one of the 31 colleges at Cambridge ... is of King's College. I walk pass this several times a day and it is ... , and avoid pseting (the opposite of punting is tooling). But here in the

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life ... 'll be better off from it. Here are just a few highlights of what college ... have a lot of work. College is a sum of multiple different experiences

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Does the Khan Academy offer practice SATs?

  Students can prepare for college-entrance exams by going on an online "SAT quest," complete with custom practice problems, instructional videos ... Khan Academy. Students can access hundreds of previously unreleased