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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Halloween Every day in organic chemistry is a holiday.

  

  Happy Halloween from my organic chemistry professor, Professor Buchwald, and yours truly! Because organic chemistry doesn't always have to be soulless. And neither does applying to college - remember

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 31, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit my final grades?

  Most students apply to college at the beginning of their last year of high school, so final grades aren't available. Only admitted students are required to submit their final grades.  
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is MITES Semester (formerly MOSTEC)?

  MITES Semester (formerly known as MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community, MOSTEC) is a six-month hybrid learning STEM and college preparation experience, free of charge, for rising high school seniors. The
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What schools can I cross-register with?

  If you find something that you're interested in studying that isn't available at MIT, you have the option to cross-register at Harvard, Wellesley College, and MassArt.
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Where can I find parent info?

  We understand that helping your child find the right college is a daunting task and that many things have to be considered. We have information and advice that we hope you find helpful on our For parents page.  
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review, the Net Price Calculator will help you learn your eligibility for
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a dance that happens between students and colleges where the power dynamic ... process, picking and choosing which colleges they want to apply to. For

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  applying to college. Not just applying to MIT, but the entire college ... applying to college. A funny moment while filling out applications. What it feels like to apply to colleges overseas or out of state. The pressures

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  So many of you are starting off with college applications trying to summarize and capture the important things in your college application, and ... breath, close your eyes, and count to ten. Applying to college is really

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Sidebar: Visiting MIT this summer

  

  ; other Boston area colleges frequently visited by our guests. All times ... : Kenmore Square10am and 2pm, Monday-Friday Boston CollegeGreen Line, B Train: Boston College9:30am, 10:30am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, Monday-Friday Northeastern

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  college essay process! Huzzah! Three Saturdays ago, I was walking through ... procrastinating and skip ahead to the college-relevant material, you slacker.) (Did ... .g. prefrosh material -- we were talking about the college essay process. For

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  I often hear students say that colleges control their destinies and that the admissions process is all about whom the colleges admit and not ... disagree. There are three major decisions in the college admissions process

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  AMC and NSLI-Y were the be-all and end-all to my college acceptance, and ... into a good college, but I was so wholly impacted by them that it ... Specificity — generally, the higher degree of quantitative precision with which

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  that I’m applying to liberal arts colleges, so WHY does she ask a ... polynomial function of a real variable, and the degree of  is , then  is the ... make it out of college—a very big “if”—they tend to be played out within

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  is the best opportunity I have to go abroad. College is one of the most ... taken a college language class. I ended up interviewing with the teacher ... beautiful 270 degree view of the entire of city of Barcelona, the ocean in the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  college. I think all of the colleges has a matriculation ceremony on the ... sign a book or piece of paper. Each college also hosts their own ... college. All the CME students participated in this process. My college

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  their college admissions-themed issue. Similarly, Newsweek featured a chat with Bruce Poch, Dean of Admissions at Pomona College, to promote their college admissions-themed issue -- it is also worth a read. Here's the TIME

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

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  that elite colleges do not have higher rates of suicide than others ... years ago; most suicides at colleges are not heavily publicized. (See also ... ; thousands of other suicides at colleges went mostly unmentioned.) These deaths

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  short term / long term on growth and learning

  

  ungrateful, I see it as a "fake" CS internship. It's not a real Microsoft

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 10, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  THE BURTON THIRD BOMBERS pset, party, pset and party party, rinse, repeat

  

  10.[/annotation] Other hacks include a fake concrete bomb in Kresge in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 17, 2020