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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly ... of getting mail. Well, for one, I wanted something to take my mind off of linear algebra and eigenvalues for a little bit by blogging. And

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  see the college process from the point of view of a dad and not just that of an admissions officer. In fact, we made our first college visit ... million-dollar question. Suffice to say I am back and I have lots of advice

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  pick up some other college essentials... " Enjoy the last week of summer! ... those of you who are looking for one: "We will be running an annual bike ... 3rd week of school, but you can usually get something ridable for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the ... on your criteria of what's important in a college. This whole process is about you picking the best college for you. For many of you I know

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  power brokers. For some time now I've been intrigued by all forms of communication and their effect on society, in particular that of minority ... you a backstage pass to the theater of the absurd, better known as

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both calculus (or higher level of math, whichever meets your ability level) and ... calculus and physics at the college level. Depending on your major, you may
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  Pennsylvania, and then the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania in 1862. The town ... in State College represents a moral coming of age, an iconic American ... College began slipping away, in the hands of a child rapist and people who

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  12 years of public school education could do for me. I started applying to college. I kind of went about it in a semi-orderly fashion, but I ... I graduate. This is my promise. So similar to the list of parameters

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Wrap-Up 2008

  

  was an extraordinary year across the admissions landscape, with some of ... effects, requiring longer waitlists at many colleges this year. We're glad ... schools for the fall. To those of you who stuck with us on the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends My last last day of school

  

  moment I finally decide to roll out of bed? As a college student with a ... four years of my life. I’ll probably feel like a college-student in a ... my time as a college student is finite. And so, with the passing of my

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 21, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  colleges. Instead of 1 program, we had 3: two other summer programs joined us ... during the presentations. I was timing all of the college reps to keep them ... Once I was at a fancy banquet-type event, one of the ones where they

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  , and one of the topics dealt with writing. It got me thinking about some of my old college friends who are writers, and two quick web searches ... Canadian Club 5 MIT Alumni Club of Boston 0   (hey, they're Canadian

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  ideal college, and now I get to grow here. The speed of the transition ... thus breaks the rules of nature. Like π. It’s college application season ... perfect finish to the college essay. I can almost feel the shivers of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event celebrating the Infinite Connection

  

  The first MIT sign appears on the corner of the gracefully named ... . The marker points to the location of the MIT Club of Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event, a highlight of my August. The welcome from organizers and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  importance of having many cultures and learning from them. Today, I would like to share a bit of my own culture with you. It is, in fact, my home state of New Hampshire's greatest, and most revered, cultural practice

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  always feasible in the hustle and bustle of college life and as it turns ... a few aspects of taking care of yourself we wish we had learned two years ago. MIT has its times of incredible stress and it's during those

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  It has only been a couple of months since I left MIT Admissions for a college counseling position in Providence, RI.  While I am no longer an official member of the broader MIT community, I find that it is difficult for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Best from staff

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  about my college application process mostly because of a lack of accurate ... about the college process with all of you. I'm incredibly excited to join ... hated science at the back of every one of my classes?" And, well... he

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  moment that feels like it will define the rest of your life. You’ve got one year left and a whole lot of stuff to do. And whether you choose to ... ’ve got mixed emotions. You can see college peeking at you from around the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  's How I Take Care of Myself at one of the most stressful colleges in the ... participate in to take their mind off of the academic aspect of college and ... trigger warnings for mentions of depression, EDs, and anxiety I don

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019