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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i hate orthogonality making my furniture diagonal

  

  diagonally by fifteen degrees: and there the furniture would remain, all the ... bag — albeit at a 45-degree angle from the walls, stretching the entire

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • August 19, 2026
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  My ML model finished training right after I finished this post technically i *am* doing work right now

  

  would be doing this kind of stuff in college, she would be excited and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  Waiting for college decisions is difficult. Trust me, I've been there before. This is a collection of songs that helps calm me down before going into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I send in my transcript?

  All transcripts must be submitted by a school counselor or another school representative to be considered official. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your school does not have a school
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  's over a week for you to flail, refresh College Confidential repeatedly ... prehistoric year of 2015 when college decisions were delivered not through the ... college apps. A lot of universities have January 1st deadlines, and that

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  quiz: what halloween candy are you? based on your college applicant personality

  

  just for fun! What colleges are you applying to? I have like ... deaths A few state schools, two or three smaller colleges, maybe MIT ... -or-treating, but maybe I’ll go to a party with friends On College Confidential

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 22, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  Moines looks the same as my audience in Paris. As this is a college ... state school and thrive! You can go to a community college and thrive! A lot of people just don't go to college at all and yet they thrive

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  the grocery guide posted in May. This time, she writes about college ... why? To get into MIT? The truth is that the algorithm for college ... derivatives and conjugate French verbs. College admissions has become a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins the Putnam ...for the third year in a row!

  

  -based college math competition held on the first Saturday of December. The ... college than in high school, in part because college students are often the ... the primary math competition for college students, and contestants don

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Holidays from MIT! Images of the Season

  

  Happy holidays!!! Right now, some of you may be frantically finishing your practice exams, college applications, or holiday shopping trips. Some are expecting the EA application decisions tomorrow. No matter where

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  planning to submit your application, go to 2. If you’re writing your college ... relax. Apply to Regular Action colleges (for that, refer to 2 and 3). Live life the way you did before you wrote your first college essay. Don

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  weekend I attended "CollegeFest 2009" at the Hynes Convention Center, just ... out tons of free stuff and market to the college crowd. Alas, I didn't attend as a college student, I was there for Livescribe, demoing and

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow snow snow. I'm wearing bright colors so if I get caught in a snow drift someone will…

  

  . Seriously, now. EDIT2, 9:09am: http://wbztv.com/schoolclosings#College Really?

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  One seemingly minor, yet important, change I've noticed between college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly exciting. Whether it's postcards from friends overseas, care packages from my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  As Ben wrote last month, he will be leaving MIT today to take up a fantastic new job (Vice President for Communications!) at Oberlin College. If you're reading this site right now, odds are Ben has touched your life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  Illimani. This is certainly one of the exciting things about college that you ... you most treasure about your college days. Reading through your ... of them are going on to college. Add to that an increase in the number

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  . (Sorry Yankees fans.) More blogging advice from me about the college ... see the college process from the point of view of a dad and not just that of an admissions officer. In fact, we made our first college visit

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last night, the MIT women's volleyball team defeated Bridgewater State College

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  recent gathering of college admissions professionals in Boston. She means ... and physical toll of the competition for slots in selective colleges ... -building, they say, are draining the fun out of life for their students. College

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  pick up some other college essentials... " Enjoy the last week of summer!

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006