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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  D-3: I need a resume?! I have a busy week ahead--an 18.02 pset due ... anything and everything relevant." OK. Well I don't have any business or ... down. I also worked as a bookkeeper back in high school for a local law

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  on every student who passes through their doors. Whether schools ... ROI on most undergraduate degrees. It is incumbent on all of us to do ... requirements for a degree. So students, as you are exploring campuses in the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live ... distance, to some degree, I am as well. So despite my departure, I will ... , including my new life as a high school college counselor. My College

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• Blog / Community Projects

  CPW: ASA Midway, B1 B1athalon, and Cutting Crafts with Contour not to mention meet the bloggers

  

  time and effort on my creative writing degree; not 'art school' per se ... beforehand, but I was too busy prepping for all the events I lead or helped ... would you be in Tucson? Who would you be in art school? I didn’t have the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 25, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  cupboard in a middle school science classroom that contains a book called The ... through high school, I began to feel uncomfortable with physics. There was ... ) discussed why he majored in physics, and then went on to medical school and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  , things are, as you might imagine, quite busy around here. I'll do my best ... ) and Math (Course XVIII), but ultimately I graduated with a degree in ... information about me and my school and that I was chosen to represent India at

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

  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  Elizabeth Lozada was in middle school in El Paso, she remembered hearing about ... immigrated from Mexico, didn't have the money. After she finished high school ... Washington Post study. The May graduate of Central High School was accepted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  L@@K at the Class of 2015 profiles in greatness? a great profile? or both?

  

  was offered $100,000 to start her own company based on her research ... Potato Cannons, who is also an Athlete of the Year A high school inventor ... National School Inventors Challenge An award winning Canadian filmmaker

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

  

  "C's get degrees" and move on with my life as soon as possible. But ... because I generally enjoy this class? I did debate in high school so I have ... strategy. Offer at least two examples of international relations situations

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 15, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  that story all over again. I thought getting my bachelor's degree would ... schools. It's not an easy task either. Waiting on pins and needles to hear

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  An (overdue) blogger update! I'm trying to come out of writer's block lol

  

  laugh back in high school. As with most people, my sense of humor changed ... anything to offer about my life other than classes (which I wasn't compelled ... that I was too busy with problem sets to enjoy Halloween. And all the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Residence-Based Advising Residence-Based Advising WILL NOT allow you to change dorms during your freshman year.

  

  get to school, when everyone is looking around at the different dorms ... offers seminars, there are fewer choices available than for those in ... can also rap Outkast's "Bombs over Baghdad" like nobody's business

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline Tomorrow Questions? I've got answers.

  

  Eastern Time on November 1. Your school/teachers may submit their ... teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our office by ... your application. Again, please allow 10-14 business days for processing

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 31, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  trouble submitting their Parts 1 and 2.) Your school/teachers may submit ... understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in ... processing of all materials at this busy time. If you need to switch from

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  my mind since school started two weeks ago. I had just finished my ... high school, and you may or may not have a résumé already. So what should ... advantage of the free resources that the GECD offers beyond résumés, like mock

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  trying to get in contact with people on the ground here, so to be offered ... representative of business culture in Haiti by one of our Haitian professors ... have been out of school since the earthquake hit, and the dean mentioned

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  decision to take the EMT class offerred through MIT Medical and MIT-EMS. This ... Anatomy and Physiology. I didn't have that in high school, but I was ... blog name? So I went to "High Tech High School," and we all kind of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home safe Bad guys don't hang out in the Infinite.

  

  safety on campus, because she was worried about sending me off to school in ... -looking fiance. And at least I have learned how to cross busy streets: if the light ... offer seminars and other resources to keep students safe. Crime on campus

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  get a sense of what classes are offered in each major. What sounds cool ... other school in Cambridge. Try every dining hall, so that you can gauge ... . Some businesses may only apply a student discount if they see the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023