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• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college before May 1. After May 1, when all students have sent their replies, colleges will determine if they need to go to their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  next wave of applicants. "Just because you haven't heard of a college ... grown since college, colleges are changing and growing." So, current MIT students, when you made up your college list, did you apply to the most

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  I do about the May 1 reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college before May 1. After May 1, when all students have sent their replies, colleges will determine if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  get a start on the college exploration process. For that later group I ... the College Admissions Process Podcast. We had a great conversation ... the horizon of the college admissions landscape. It is definitely worth

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  Town and Rural Students) College Network, a collaborative effort of a select group of 16 colleges and universities, including MIT, dedicated to ... newly established STARS College Network, we plan to extend our engagement

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

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

  a buddy who wanted to hang out. Since I was a college admissions ... was quite confused during my own college application process. Although ... , neither had attended college themselves and couldn't be as helpful as they

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  who was wait listed at my first choice college in high school (but didn ... and great college experiences, and wish you all the very best at whatever college you choose.

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  actually relax. There's this increasing pressure to be thinking about college in your every waking moment before college, and thinking about a career in your every waking moment during college. And neither of those

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  will have incredibly bright futures and great college experiences, and wish you all the very best at whatever college you choose. Last week I ... college you attend next year, or whatever else you choose to do with your

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

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

  

  during high school but to not look too far away from Revere for a college ... college, Rindone starts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this ... interest in Shakespeare. Dakin said Rindone may seek to spend a college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  Four years ago, I started to apply to colleges. Four years later, I ... natural progression of life events was school followed by college followed ... piece in a larger puzzle. So as many of you begin to apply to college and

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life ... 'll be better off from it. Here are just a few highlights of what college ... have a lot of work. College is a sum of multiple different experiences

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  school: Troy High SchoolCollege: MIT '05, BiologyFavorite thing about MIT ... college town and a walking town - you can walk or take public transportation anywhere and there's so much stuff to do for college kids. I love that the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ethicist

  

  . Today's The Ethicist column had a pretty ridiculous college admissions ... number of requests for college recommendations in past years. He said that ... colleges but by reference-letter shopping instead and using more flattering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  "Not the same few colleges," which also consumes a reasonable amount of ... "Not the same few colleges," but I hope my point is made. Yes, we do our ... -good-on-a-bumper-sticker colleges. More soon...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  I often receive requests for advice about the college process. It ... from the college process.  While the specifics of each situation varies ... child for success in the college application process?” About two years ago

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  state college the next. And I got lots of work here now, but at least I ... respectable sources about college admissions, I descended into the depths of College Confidential forums. Now, don't go to these, but there are whole

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship for future engineers Chance to win $2,000

  

  college student attending a school in Massachusetts, so keep it in mind!

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

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

  

  already planning your summer, the changes from home to college ... what to ... ... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to leave home that’s ... ," because after high school, don’t all good students go to college? And

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

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

  

  college admissions season can be a particularly anxious time for students. I ... going to college?" "What schools have you applied to?" "When do you get a ... visit my college choices, asking good questions while staying neutral. My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007