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  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  offspring about the College Process. I must say that they have handed ... entry has been on my mind since this time last year. My college roommate ... less than 6 months your child will go off to college. Complicating

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  College Confidential thread about the pressure to load up on AP classes ... the majority) had no college classes. The most common AP's taken were in ... want to, or simply because you think it will get you into college

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  college admissions process is spooky and mystical, presided over by ... conference of the Overseas Association of College Admissions Counseling (OACAC ... international admissions officers and college guidance counselors from schools

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  going through college: I can tell you what would have been good advice for ... interactions with high school and college students these days — whether talking ... ,[/annotation] prospective college students, underclassmen I meet through random things, posts

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  working on your college applications instead. But since you’re already here ... relatives you totally didn’t forget about! a tenth of a college textbook! The ... essays before submitting. Enjoy your break. No, refreshing College

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  where you’ll be attending college. In reality, that is such a small part ... college apps. Mentally, I had long since left high school behind and my ... college. I focused on my academics and used my free time productively

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  today, effectively inaugurating another college admissions cycle. Now ... ? Now, I'm on record as saying that the college essay is often one of ... . '11's excellent post Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  students are the first generation of their family to go to college. We also ... disporportionately male when compared to the college-going population as a whole (in 2005 57% of college students were female), we've come pretty close to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  changes from home to college ... what to bring, how you’ll spend those last ... and what not to eat... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to ... college? And besides, what else would you do to prepare for that promising

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  changes from home to college ... what to bring, how you’ll spend those last ... and what not to eat... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to ... college? And besides, what else would you do to prepare for that promising

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  't find much, decides to make things juicy by adding "CollegeConfidential" to the search* *Gags at the cesspool that is CollegeConfidential while wading through it* OMG guys! You made a CollegeConfidential thread about

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  about this they'd send me packing. Now here I am in college in probably ... . You're in college now." Here's the catch. It's MIT, a place with as many ... . But that's what college is about. I'm still figuring it out myself, but

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  does it work? Don't I have to let other colleges know by May 1? Is it ethical? You do need to let other colleges know by May 1, and you should ... case you don't get in off the waitlist. Those colleges will likely

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  —WELCOME PREFROSH!!! The sections of this post are: 1. Degree Requirements ... . Scheduling and Registration DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (for a formal overview, go to catalog.mit.edu) The degree program currently consists of: 6

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Events

  [Joint Post] Avoiding Sunstroke Solar Cars, Solar Stories, Solar Blogs

  

   chases it. I am driving the solar car. It’s 90 degrees outside, which means I ... Illini solar car when she was in college. He seemed a bit wary of us at

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  GELcamp project management… in the woods?

  

  … Day One Hello! I am currently typing this in 14 degree weather, snuggled ... slack). Also, side note, it was -2 degrees this morning and my nostrils

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 6, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  ="for those of you with Celsius mind- that’s about -1 degrees, so freezing"]30 degree[/annotation] weather. 15. Kill the batteries of your equipment

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  thought better approximated the graph they saw. One trendline was 5 degrees shallower than the original noisy line and one was 5 degrees steeper. An

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  from 40-60 degrees on average, with rain on Thursday. If you just wear a ... 40-60 degrees on average, with rain on Thursday. If you just wear a t

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  outside to grab some lunch. It was a whopping 77 degrees. In comparison, it ... hours for some help. Once I headed out, it started snowing. 77 degrees to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016