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• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  're quite interested in finding ways of making college admissions and the high ... ,000 or more many of them would be paying for college. I'm not writing to ... college admissions makes parents nervous about any kind of unusual path

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  success. You can go to a community college and still end up at the top of ... 's not the important thing. What happened next is part of college football ... friend Steve '11 (freshman ex-roommate) was reminded of the story of Tim

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  BEST WEEK OF 2007 ...a self-rewarded happiness.

  

  dancing. Don't know when I'll stop. It's a different kind of excitement ... college somewhere, but with my PhD application, I felt as though there were

  • by Bryan
  • January 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  was college, it was a just a matter of choosing which one. But, I ... You don’t need me to tell you that the college application process is ... of recommendation and proceed to your personal statement, where you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  MIT hacking is legendary among college pranks. MIT culture distinguishes itself not only for its seriousness of purpose but also for its unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  increasingly interested in the college process. Why were some of the students I ... just as confused about college as you might be now, and most of us just ... a buddy who wanted to hang out. Since I was a college admissions

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  . Being a first generation college student, we were flying blind a lot of ... , despite the small number of comments from parents, there is a large population out there of parents who are readers of the blog. While most of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  Applicants who have completed college coursework are asked to submit ... application process will be recorded as "College Transcript" in our database. If you submit an unofficial college transcript, the information will be
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship for future engineers Chance to win $2,000

  

  Are any of you high school seniors who are Massachusetts residents ... amount of $2000. The deadline is May 30, 2008. For more information: http ... college student attending a school in Massachusetts, so keep it in mind!

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  's too late (just kidding). This just shows an important aspect of college ... program or the college you want to enter. MIT is no piece of cake, so just ... College Confidential. Now 4 years ago, I didn't know something like CC

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  If a QB applicant is admitted EA/RA, will they receive full financial aid?

  MIT practices need-blind admissions for all students, regardless of ... assemble a financial aid offer that will meet 100% of your demonstrated need. This usually means an award similar to the College Match Scholarship
• FAQ / First-year application

  How much is the application fee?

  card when you submit your application. We understand that paying college ... one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices ... negative impact on your chances of admission.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How did the blogs get started?

  behind the blogs was to open a window into the lives of MIT students: what they do, think, and feel. MIT was one of the first universities to have students write their thoughts about life in college in blogs. These honest
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  MIT doesn't have any age requirements or limits. Each year we receive a small number of applications from young students who have outgrown their high school curriculum and feel ready for college. We have a lot of
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  MIT was named the most visited college/university web site by 4 International Colleges & Universities, a higher education directory. I have a few theories as to why we elbowed our way to the top of the list

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  sliver of the voices at MIT, and yet we capture many of the experiences, hardships, accomplishments, and adversity that can occur inside and outside of campus and college. The following is an unordered list of some of our top

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  know many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list. tldr ... “closed” and will not be admitting any additional students for the Class of ... updates that many of you have submitted, and appreciate the time and effort

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Anthony Rindone A local first generation college student.

  

  college, Rindone starts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this ... Tuesday, June 6, 2006 REVERE - Class of 2006 valedictorian Anthony Rindone ... our salvation," Rindone plans to remind his varied group of fellow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  role of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in college admissions turned out ... detriment of everything else because they think it is what we (college ... college out of gas," says William Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions at Harvard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  following quote:   One of the most important things about college is its role as a socializing institution. College is a place where you meet all sorts of people from all sorts of backgrounds and you learn from each

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011