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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  highly selective colleges,” Leo said, adding, “Others have actually had ... leadership experiences growing up, he said that it wasn’t until college that he ... at the next level through participation in Army ROTC in college,” Leo

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  ’s block parties. I miss my backyard. I miss fanatic college football fans. I ... lot of you are probably in the thick of college applications right now ... finish, but don't get too embedded in your bubble universe [of college apps

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  shock, he hid the envelope. Hid it from his parents, friends and college ... attend college. Instead, he might take his 4.12 GPA, his soon ... 's not going to college.' I thought 'You have got to be kidding me.'" No

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  message to all friends and relatives of current college seniors: We hate it ... 've heard from a person or two that this college ain't half bad. (Am I right ... potential to have their own college experience but weren't able to overcome

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  paperwork, forms, essays, and deadlines that applying to college becomes an ... you fill out college applications, you're telling a college who you are

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  've flown in the summer since I came to college in 2007. My only experiences ... college, you're doing it wrong. I had a double Wilbur with double cheese and ... college. Unfortunately, I left the cords for my HDD in Boston, so I've got

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEGGGGGAAAAAAA! [by Danbee Kim '09] Music from Sonic, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, and more!

  

  night, Berklee College of Music hosted an audience that ranged from moms and dads with small children to local college students to dred ... Orchestra was put together by Shota Nakama, an alum of Berklee College who

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  than they had been before they went off to college. My grandfather has ... another college essay) but we hope they will quickly realize that they will ... congratulated for that. With your help they are ready to enter college in the fall

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  to colleges that don't usually really get a lot of love, the Zion Bible College, for one. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Bob Jones ... gymnastics. And though I thought I'd be way too busy in college, after 3 years

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  back home but I didn't bring it to college, so this little guy will make ... Newsweek "How to Get Into College" magazine is now on shelves, and features ... at your dream college prove there's a place for every student." One of

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  Science will host a “Clubhouse-to-College and Career” Fair August 6, where the youth will explore career options, interact with local college ... asking questions and learning about various businesses and colleges. Doing

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  year after college, I somehow never made it down to Stanford during that ... ." :-) (As you guys know from these blogs I'm a big fan of college reps just ... my college reunion (I won't say which number, but you can stalk me on

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  're making your college decision. A bunch of them are mine, which has less to ... ://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...s_midway.shtml College Choice Why I came to MIT (Mollie): http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...e_to_mit.shtml Making your college decision (Melis): Why Melis chose MIT http

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  Around the world, college students are going on hunger strike in his ... college, and yes, you should celebrate your awesomeness for the rest of your ... college, and you're going to get to (not HAVE to!) kick up a storm again and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Passing Out ...of classes. Or in class. We'll see.

  

  for college when I took most of them (much like I have no idea what I ... credit for college courses, which is generally evaluated the same as if you ... , APs, college applications, or my horrible AP Chemistry teacher - I can

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  , but I do have a couple of things to say about starting college, particularly at the only college about which I know anything substantial. The ... people seem to think that the most important thing they'll learn in college

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  negotiate this fee and brought it to their attention that, as she's a college ... students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is ... -a-week plan like many of my friends at other colleges, which allowed me to 1 ... 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  spent a while fussing over getting into college, and as a result I'd put a ... leaving your high school friends and making new college ones. Maybe you'll make pre-college fellow admit friends who you'll all use as a support

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  includes (alphabetically): Assumption CollegeBryn Mawr CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityFranklin W. Olin College of EngineeringOhio University And

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005