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• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  prospective 6-3 diploma. My initial attitude was something like, you got this

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  I think the college essay is a lot like froyo. It comes in a variety ... applied to college 2 years ago (2 years! I'm old :( ), I wrote over a dozen unique essays to all the colleges I applied to (btw - applying to 15

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  't realize the degree until that conversation on Saturday night. In my post on ... less marginally exhausting to read. One pragmatic reason why your college ... basically any college you apply to, or frankly any sufficiently any

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  caveats: There’s more to life than grad school. And college. And school ... haven’t even read that many college essays compared to everyone else in ... real-world skills that I didn’t get from college. I also just really

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some More Pi Day Facts and Advice You thought all that was over, didn't you?

  

  , not just for MIT. College is a weird place, so I hope you can gain some insight from these experienced college-ers. You made it! Happy Springtime :)

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  college trying to get a degree. 20. People have lived my life five times ... took a gap year between high school and college, in which time I worked ... great degree of structure to it, six years of grade school, followed by

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  , applying to college. This college may even be MIT. But, readers, if you ... college apps, you would be sadly mistaken. Once you get to college, you might want to apply for an internship. Just like applying to college

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  terms you may hear in college. It also may reference emotionally or ... draining pathways of dating in college, I want you to know what I wish I, and ... poster called "hookup culture" on entering college, and not all people find

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  ambitious people I know. And during the college application process, this can ... institution is like. College is a place where you'll be for the next 4-6 years ... earlier in life personally, during the college application process the

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  problematic fake science Myers-Briggs test (read more about that here). Big 5

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things Charles Has Made fare thee well, rocket powered roller skates

  

  Guan. Charles will be graduating tomorrow with a degree in mechanical

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay, Pt. 2) My take on the MIT short essays.

  

  once upon a time, I wrote a blog comparing the college essay to froyo ... in the merits of the first blog in regards to a long college admissions ... out of the prompts for the 15 colleges that I applied to (number one was

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 23, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  degrees) is now a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering ... thing today at MIT (and many other colleges across the nation) but I didn

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  regrets in life is that I didn't take more pictures in college. My excuse ... builds character. 37. In the long run, where you go to college doesn ... to be present in the now. You won't get the most out of college if you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Axes of Confusion ????

  

  , one for the minimum amount of classes we need to finish the 21E degree ... degree. With just a glance, you can see the CMS option has much more free ... frees up *significant* time. potential course road for 21E degree

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 21, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Units of Measure A simple question with a lot of cool answers

  

  Provenza = “madness” Matt Kirshen = “redundancy” Scott Adams = “1 degree

  • by Snively '11
  • January 7, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  Hey! I’m back this term to finish my undergrad degree. I realize that with the incoming class of 2019, most of you have no idea who I am ... purgatory and get my degree just in time for the Class of 2012 π reunion. But

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  picking out her sweet joint degree Melis on -- oh wait she basically already ... Course catalog Degree requirements (mysteriously titled 'course catalog

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  college experience, and I prepare for my 10-year college reunion, I thought ... home a few times a week, even if just for a few minutes. In college ... college career, do something fun and irresponsible when you should be

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  peers to be the “perfect” student or “perfect” applicant to colleges when ... college application essays since junior year, took SAT/ACT prep classes and practice exams until their hands cramped, extensively researched colleges

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • October 2, 2014