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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  My childhood best friend changed schools in 8th grade, so I didn ... in high school, she invited me to go to a MIT info session with her. At ... looked forward to about finishing high school. But with classic Asian

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  semester (or after completion of the second quarter, if your school uses a quarter-based system). If your school uses a trimester schedule, please use ... Application schools. The MIT Midyear Report is to be filled out by you, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Designing the 2025 East Campus Rollercoaster by Zack I. ‘27

  

  track to curve the full 180 degrees around. I chose 6 units because that would divide the angular displacement of each unit into even 30 degree ... only one screw at first, giving everything a necessary degree of freedom

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 18, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  letters without it are at no disadvantage. We will accept your school's ... teacher letters and school forms (such as transcripts) in three ways. Please ... processing. If your school uses Naviance/Docufide to submit letters of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Seatbelts, Everyone! Interrupting Radio Silence...

  

  Magic School Bus." (why yes, my generation does love reminiscing about the ... your classmates (like they do on the magic school bus), they are incredibly important. No one goes through MIT (or any school) alone; the help

  • by Alina G. '11
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  school. Friend: Oh that's better. Bryan: Right. Friend: OK, well I'll talk ... I was in lab on June 9. Welcome to graduate school! (I actually chose ... -- SAILING! I officially start graduate school in a week pursuing my PhD in

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Anthony Rindone A local first generation college student.

  

  and contemplates the high school years they shared. "Our memories are ... seniors. "The fact is our high school memories are going to be very ... during high school but to not look too far away from Revere for a college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  natural progression of life events was school followed by college followed ... . I want more school? Yes. Why you might ask? In my opinion, I ... later. I plan on doing the same with grad school apps; I'm going to put my

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  Match School and getting stuff ready for the upcoming school year. A lot ... on board that reminded me of my elementary school's cafeteria, it was a

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  for this school year's final SAT administration on Saturday, June 4, are ... -related reasons by calling our office on Monday. Most other schools will also allow ... hope is that everyone can end up at the school that is the best match for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Dance at MIT!!! [Collab with Ben O. ’19] hip-hop? contemp? bhangra? lion dance? MIT's got it all

  

  freshman year of high school. The Dougie during my eighth-grade dance was a ... America.   (Joanna Lin, MIT Ballroom) We start off each school year ... from other schools at each competition has developed into friendships I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 30, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  I Don’t Know where am i going to be a year from now?

  

  obvious that, duh, I’d be going to school next year. Maybe the only other ... a senior in high school trying to figure out which college I would be going to. But still – at least I knew I’d be going to school somewhere

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 27, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  additional FAQs: Recommendations, School Forms, and Other Documents ... will accept your school's own forms, the NACAC forms, or the Common App forms. If your school sends its documents electronically via

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  Basically, I got hacked. Can I just say I love this school? :)

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  So I just read this article in Time Magazine about bringing schools out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your college education, here are a few questions: 1. What are the skills you hope

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  class, you were guaranteed admission to a state school, so I figured ... best idea, but it's what I did. I decided to apply to about 8 schools ... factor." MIT was one of the schools I applied to because it was "that

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  this is very cool in and of itself -- there are not too many schools in ... school cares so much about student life and opinions that she asks students ... other schools she's had experience with (she was at Yale for 20ish years

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And here I am!

  

  school. I'll share some things I learned, some things that were reinforced

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…

  

  With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the Admissions Officers for the 2005-2006 school year. Some of us you already know through the blogs and other means. Some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005