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  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  New York Times about the college admissions process, it is hard for me ... difference in perspective relating to what applying to college is supposed to ... college? I imagine it went something like this. At the end of another very

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  the dilemma of racial identification on college application forms, with ... tests, long before I contemplated completing an application for college ... in a highly selective college admissions process. Instinctively, I knew

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  degrees to go the other direction, was called tacking. there were nuances to ... extremes of thirty degrees. we headed against the wind, tacking back and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  emotions we feel towards college admissions decisions. https ... relate to a different thing from college admissions. but there are points ... would be, i felt sick to my stomach. a college's admission decision, for

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  army is a lot like getting rejected from your favorite college. That ... about your college applications. You can study like Hermione Granger to ... extracurriculars, and you can craft exquisite college essays. There are also a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  colleges. This network is brand new this academic year. “Where do you want to go to college?” There it was again, the dreaded question high ... aggressive, the answer felt obvious. But I applied to colleges using the “throw

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  ?! And my response is yes, there was definitely some degree of novelty to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  've known, because I'm staying for another year to finish my Master's degree

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT wedding Paper airplanes instead of rice and a reception at a science museum... what's not to…

  

  (For those of you just tuning in, I'm Mollie. I graduated from MIT in 2006 with degrees in brain and cognitive sciences and biology, and I'm now a second-year PhD student in developmental neurobiology at Harvard

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  and bad) that I've had with people on CollegeConfidential and elsewhere ... the most important things about college is its role as a socializing institution. College is a place where you meet all sorts of people from all

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  College Confidential reaffirmed a lot of these beliefs in high school. If you have not heard of College Confidential, good for you. College Confidential is an online forum where parents and students discuss college

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  embarrassingly naive about college admissions. I had only a few ideas about colleges and had drafted a handful of generic essays, but really didn’t have ... across College Confidential. At first, it seemed like a rare gem - a unique

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  it comes to college applications than trying to do too much of stuff ... in the best light possible for competitive college admissions. So as ... into a college because then you've got the wrong idea.   Table of

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

  't feel pleasant. Not at all. But negative *college* decisions were ... say the least. The reality is that the college application process is ...  having gone through the college application process, and two years (going on

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  , whose first choice when applying to colleges was admittedly NOT MIT, but ... college admissions process, I've gained a lot of perspective. I don't know ... happiness was contingent upon my acceptance into a college. I only realize now

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  expired. I’d bought too many pairs in anticipation for college. {First ... I ever pset-partied in} The hardest thing you will do in college is ... you will do in college is do too much. Try it. On the 1st week, you only

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  following quote:   One of the most important things about college is its role as a socializing institution. College is a place where you meet all ... - broadly defined - for college to matter.   I hope that this quote is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  from MIT. First things first: I have now actually been out of college for about as long as I was in college, which is an incredibly weird feeling. The audience that I used to write for has now graduated from college

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  most of April and May- Queens' College library Enough about classes ... beauty of Cambridge! St Johns Street Clare College Cam river ... College Chapel   King's College Bridge of Sighs, St John

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  socialize with college students beyond MIT. You find that everyone you meet ... . ‘15 The sun is shining. It’s 85 degrees. The sun is shining. Soft flakes

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016