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• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  to participate in college. But I still wanted to be active, and my dorm ... 'd love to know about it. Not the same few colleges: Bryn Mawr College

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  informational pages are helpful in the same way that a college viewbook might be ... , which means I've been out of college for eight years. Every fall I ... going back, and it feels great. In college I double majored in Literature

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  it was I wanted out of college, taught me to be able to see myself ... car keys brightly decorated with a keychain from the college I chose to ... up going to my last choice college (that one of my friends even trashed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  processing in which I visit home and take time to think

  

  just how exhausted I was, from just over a month of being at college. It ... ="all that introspecting when writing college essays has to count for something ... towards (college) and a pretty limited set of possible experiences. By the

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  ridiculously low acceptance rates of colleges like MIT. I would then from there ... which I was deferred, was because I was vigorously stalking the College ... admit looking at other people’s scores, predicting which colleges I would

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  opportunities (and it plants the seed for study abroad)! 3. College Road Trip! - Summertime is a great time to visit colleges. You can go to information ... then venture further out. Visiting colleges over the summer is a smart

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  package. I'm a student who has to go to a full need college--the cost of ... different financial aid packages meant and which college is actually cheapest ... , heartfelt opinion straight from me.  *** "We are one of only nine colleges in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  Well, are you rural? You might have heard about the STARS College ... common questions I get at college fairs and webinars: "Does MIT ... stopped behind a cattle drive, or where your high school’s idea of a college

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Jebby Awards 2024: See All the Winners Here having fun with hyperlinks

  

  Guy Joined a Band in College, and That Small Animal is Riding a Huge ... of my second year at college. The Show That I Thought Was Good but Then

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  your college applications this cycle. The balance of the applicants ... in their college search. We recognize it's a lot of effort for all of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  your college applications this cycle. The balance of the applicants ... in their college search. We recognize it's a lot of effort for all of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  be able to make plans for their college enrollment with as little ... , we wish you all the very best in college and beyond. We know you will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  There has been some discussion on CollegeConfidential and in the comments on my post announcing the 12/17 12:17 EA decision release ... and time!   While Pharyngula on CollegeConfidential mused that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Important EA Processing Update! read this if your application is incomplete

  

  students whose November SAT scores have not yet arrived, because the College ... College Board to go directly to MIT, we will receive them in time for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  Once upon a time, in a land far far away (called New Jersey), a young man fresh out of college would drive 90 miles each way to his new job as a college admissions officer. Occasionally, this young man had a hard

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blast From The Past: Garage Hero! Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a MIDI Garageband device.

  

  In the old days, when I was in college - when dinosaurs roamed the earth, or at the very least when Facebook didn't yet offer photos or ... college, I was an Apple Campus Rep. It was basically a marketing and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  college, and they're understandably nervous about what the next few months ... up at a good college doing something I loved once the whole application

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  college. I think I will go. This summer, after graduation. Graduation. And there I go again, getting all queasy thinking about life after college

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  everything college has to offer. They want to work hard, show their parents ... enjoys floor parties and creates fond memories of college, as evidenced by

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  effort, managed by M.I.T. students, that has 25 college teams around the ... parts or designs. I thought writing for my college newspaper was cool

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007