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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  My second year of college just ended. I’ve been trying to think of a ... student halfway through college, I still haven’t figured out most things ... for? As any college student can tell you, that’s a really scary

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  I was like, “College students have like 3 classes a day that start in ... you, college students don’t have to get up until around 9 or 10 and get ... are wrong. One of the things about college is if you do not limit

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  belonged at MIT. I think that at some point in every college student ... . While looking at colleges, I was pretty conflicted about whether I wanted ... staying home and going away for college, the dilemma between feeling

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  director of studies at your college who you can talk to about these kinds of ... be formals, which are these three course dinners that each college hosts during the week. My friends and I went to Jesus College formal a

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  . "Why did you pick MIT over the bajillion other colleges out there ... intellectual stimulation. I didn't want college to be just a continuation of high ... colleges, but culture is really a tangible thing that you can compare. So

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  school here. And picking up a Boston Symphony Orchestra college card (which ... should actually get a college card instead of settling for video streams that look like a murky smoothie of pixels: With a college card, you

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  use college as an opportunity to expand my horizons and meet other kinds ... probably take literature classes in college without taking literature classes in high school, but good luck trying to take math classes in college

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  , generally speaking, college admissions has become more meritocratic over time ... are more people going to college than every before In our data ... selective college admissions on the other - were a bit depressing. However

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  study abroad in college. The International Honors Program is a unique ... that affect cities. I had always expected to study abroad in college ... school, I am aware that most college programs do not provide the same type

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  transportation! And things to see! If you've got MIT on your list of colleges, you ... Common (and nearby Public Garden), Emerson College, the Wilbur Theatre, and ... easily spend all of the money that you didn't spend on college stuff and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  and Vassar College, has helped several players reach the major leagues ... Mangrum, making a play for MIT baseball team, had missionary zeal in college ... College, 6-3. Creed was 2-2 with a 4.19 ERA as a pitcher for MIT, but made

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  liberal-artsy college, although I eventually came to the decision that if ... in college). Given all of this, I turned down offers to Brown ... colleges and many Ivies.* (*independently verified by the author) MIT wants

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

  Springtime I actually had no time to write this entry, which is why I cannot explain…

  

  college-ruled!) method for anyone else who suffers from Handwriting Deficit ... cooperative living outside of the relatively boxed-in college dorm environment ... into college curricula, however, has started to resonate with me. This

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  Welkowitz of Keene State College in New Hampshire hopefully speculated that ... positive. And his old college friends give the geek idea a split vote. While ... geeky signs in Obama as a freshman at Occidental College in California

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  pretty awesome. First of all, I'm against the electoral college system. I ... overrepresented in the electoral college system at this point in time. Wyoming has ... need to effectively overturn the electoral college system. Of course, the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  are you from? Mass College of Art?" "Nope." "Boston College?" "Nope ... idea of majoring in history in college (but called it off because the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  of college. I found that the more I was up and about, forcing myself to ... life at college. And my advice for you is precisely that. To echo Paul ... 're still in college to study - first semester frosh year or not - and don

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  actions? (just traffic accident etc, or is it just to help drunken college students off to the hospital or help a stupid college student who just walked ... Stata Center sandwiches. I think the thing that makes college food so bad

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  . We were en route to Mathcamp 2004 (which was held in Colby College, ME ... actually going to America. College was always "in that place across the ocean ... somewhat helpful, I hope) on College Confidential. I'm known as "Oasis" there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Internet is Gonna Get Me In lieu of studying, I finally get around to answering your questions.

  

  powder.) (The great thing about cooking in college is that regardless of ... around to eat it. Never underestimate the stomachs of hungry college kids ... online with a few words about yourself (no need to re-copy your college

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 29, 2007