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• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  stressful, believe me, I'm applying to graduate school and every day I call my ... schools I want to get into. I was in your spot once, and I'm there once

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  . So don't run out and buy textbooks yet! Wait until you get to school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  rigorous school, right? do u even have time for fraternity life? do they ... management.... My response: MIT is a pretty hard and rigorous school, but I

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  the final time this school year on Saturday, June 3. The deadline for ... Admissions web sites of all of the schools that you are considering to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  presidential election, Massachusetts public schools, university riots in the '60s ... of old-school NES characters: Application reading begins this week

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  Name: Mikey YangJob title: Admissions CounselorHometown: Troy, MIHigh school: Troy High SchoolCollege: MIT '05, BiologyFavorite thing about MIT: The people. Hands down. The people at MIT are not what I expected them

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  before the school year starts (because I'm going to be taking too many ... had gotten into grad school, but in biophysics (and trust me, if there

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  in the (almost) two years since leaving school, the term “infinite ... thought the world became less malleable the moment you left school, and you ... during school, though of course all the details have changed i still

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  receiving heartfelt thanks from high school counselors, inspires us all to ... special for me. Jackson Hole High School was gracious to host us, and as the school counselor handed me the microphone after her warm welcome I was in

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  me whether I was a morning person or a night owl in high school, I ... 's when I'm most productive," high school me would've told you. That wasn't necessarily the case, though. I spent most of high school in a vicious cycle of

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  Last June, I returned to my former high school to present an ... 's not wrong. If you rewinded back to high school, a younger me (still just ... in every math class I took. Although my high school was incredibly

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  before January 1 working on regular action applications for other schools ... application into your other applications. [But MIT is my dream school, I can ... amazing schools that are out there. For those students who are really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  going to college?" "What schools have you applied to?" "When do you get a ... being. Many students describe finding the right school for them as a ... is not admitted to his or her first-choice school. In the face of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  !) Question: What is the transition from high school to MIT like? Academically, the transition depends greatly on the rigor of your high school ... regardless of your high school preparation. You can also make life easier or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  action applications for other schools. You should still put the same energy ... applications. [But MIT is my dream school, I can't imagine being happy anywhere ... become so focused on MIT they can't see all the other amazing schools that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Sulinya Ramanan Sulinya Ramanan '10, "hometown hero"

  

  Schwartz / The Weekly Beat Sulinya Ramanan has not yet completed high school ... lifetime. On May 18, the Spackenkill High School senior will be honored as ... Red Cross staff to local schools and community events to speak with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Daniel Guillen Our football coach gets a surprise in Daniel Guillen '10.

  

  engineering, learned that the school is interested in his football talents as ... Ramirez, a product of Wichita Falls Hirshi High School who is graduating ... several school rushing records. The Engineers play in the New England

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of ... the names of their kids' schools as status symbols. You've craved an ... school, you think "I just need to get into [top college]. Once I get into

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  for other schools. You should still put the same energy and thought you ... want to reread Marilee's recent post. [But MIT is my dream school, I can ... amazing schools that are out there. For those students who are really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  down a notch - otherwise the lives of high school students are destined ... her school, she is pretty much a revolution of one as she tries to push ... between schools to get top ranking on national lists such as the annual US

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005