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• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  bloggers past about the very specific feeling that is awaiting your college ... ’ll do awesome things. i wish i’d known earlier that good colleges aren ... college experience if you want to and if you work for it. Out of fear of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  college apps at this time last year...lo and behold: "college essay dump ... college essays, i was applying for random scholarships in a desperate effort

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  for MIT. I had never rowed before college, but I fell in love with the ... : Growing up, I never thought I’d become a college rower. I was a swimmer in ... that it is one of the few sports that you can pick up in college and be

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  this is related to MIT or college life in general, or at least I hope ... it has without a doubt been one of the most rewarding parts of college ... Americans and more specifically American college students. That a general

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  Bridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don ... Bridge application shown up on my MyMIT tracking page? A: Colleges only just received ... the results of the National College Match. If you are not matched with

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  my total time in college is coming to an end. I suppose this is ... my feelings toward college. As many resources as MIT has, as many world ... scary, full of uncertainties. Entering college sure felt like that. But if

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  Bridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don ... application shown up on my MyMIT tracking page? A: Colleges only just received ... National College Match. If you are not matched with any school, we will send

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  Bridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don’t worry! You can ... my MyMIT tracking page? A: Colleges only just received your application ... Bridge will announce the results of the National College Match. If you are not

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  for all I knew or cared. College? Yeah, it was something that I was ... college will most definitely not get you through it. And being rejected does ... ’m assuming that, especially after writing all of your college essays, you know

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  H^3: Home, Hummus, and HBV The end of my first semester (and Pass/No Record D:) and the beginning of a…

  

  comment about how odd I felt to be a college student returning home. You ... college. At the same time, take some time to thank your family for the ... !! When you're in college, you'll really come to appreciate the things they

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 15, 2012
• 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