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  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  My entire professional life has revolved around education and college ... undertaken by prospective students that ultimately leads to a college choice. In my work with prospective college students, (as an admission officer

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  : Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions,” which talks about ways the college admissions process might “promote ... 100 of my admissions colleagues at colleges around the country. I think

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  On college applications, you’ll probably come across a question like ... tell you something….college was hard for people like me- the first ... bright student had to drop out her junior year in college because of dad

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  them once again for helping you with your college process. If they need a ... scores sent to MIT. Our College Board (SAT I, SAT II and TOEFL) code is ... during regular action, if you're deferred. Work on your other college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / Events

  MIT is in Boston!!!!111!!!1! It's something to be excited about!!!!!

  

  of awesome Boston-area college students. Considering that a lot of ... colleges, I’ve definitely considered this a unique opportunity. There’s a ... have known initially, and meeting people from other colleges and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  ? Defining my senior year by the future of "college." I can’t tell my past ... mistaken also to think that college, particularly which college, defines the ... ’ve been the case no matter where I’d gone. Two years ago, my college essay

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  online in early April. After you’ve heard back from all the colleges ... ’ll email you to let you know. Next, be sure to enroll in a college ... choose another college to attend by May 1. What should I do about the May

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  online in early April. After you’ve heard back from all the colleges ... , 2014. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... . Be pushy. Be sketchy. Let your grades drop. Not choose another college

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  of your college choices. The deadline to complete the form is April 18, 2013. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... grades drop. Not choose another college to attend by May 1. What should I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  of your college choices. The deadline to complete the form is April 18, 2012. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You ... choose another college to attend by May 1. What should I do about the May

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  the fake phone numbers on Google have already been used by people with

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  . I spent so much time in that fake reality, that I forgot to spend the

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  , everything felt fake. Days, hours, classes, and psets blended into a

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  assassins – a liveblog day 7: five remain

  

  true late-game stagnant territory, so i'll be removing all the fake names

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  We open in Venice We next play Firenze, then on to Pisa (lots of laughs in Pisa), our next…

  

  because there was a fake statue of David like 100 feet away. There is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  , emotionally speaking. Sure, maybe exciting new college experiences(!!) would ... everyone worries about before college, but I think I was especially anxious because a lot of the “college experience” media that I consumed skewed

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  molecules do a perfect job: they rotate the light wave 90 degrees, so that all ... light is rotated a bit, but not the full 90 degrees required for all of it ... light the full 90 degrees.) G: 50% (all of the green subpixels are letting

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  different. When I graduated from college, it actually didn’t even occur to me ... college applications were selected or who did the selecting, so naturally ... of college, I searched for opportunities at nonprofit organizations

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  CollegeConfidential I don't know a single person who has gone to College ... experience CollegeConfidential is more a source of stress and nervousness and ... days leading up to Pi Day. Frantically checking CollegeConfidential is

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  pushy. Be sketchy. Let your grades drop. Not choose another college to ... colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college ... students have sent their replies, colleges will determine if they need to go

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010