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• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  : over 1,100 high schools are represented amongst our admits. Every day at ... unable to offer admission, please remember that, as one of our bloggers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Public Art And one fantastic sandwich

  

  school taking an art history course when I pass by Calder”s Big Sail on the ... Art offerings. Best viewed with a clover food truck sandwich in hand, of

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blast From The Past: Garage Hero! Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a MIDI Garageband device.

  

  In the old days, when I was in college - when dinosaurs roamed the earth, or at the very least when Facebook didn't yet offer photos or groups as features and you couldn't friend folks at other schools and it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Ends 522 EA admits, Snively, molecular jewelry, and Evan Broder's holiday card - more random than…

  

  other highly selective schools. Each university's yield (the percentage of students who accept their offer of admission) is predicted to decrease

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  people that I would be going to school with for four years. I also had a ... everything that MIT has to offer. Relish in it. Rule #5: Don't knock it 'til

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  from high school was voted "Most likely to prove the Riemann Zeta ... power of two!" you would be offered automatic admission. I hear that we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  I did some ~leadership~ in high school, as I'm sure many of you did ... , tbh, since I followed a very typical path. In middle school and freshman ... school, I learned a lot, both about my clubs' topics themselves (#Classics4

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  school, namely, the ABCDF system, except with a few additions. Below is a ... semester was the first time that D-Lab: Education was being offered, and I ... high school. It was my first project-oriented class, and I was really

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  ,927 Admitted regular action (including deferred students) 898 Offered a place ... ; Hawaii 20% Abroad 10% Schooling Public School 67% Independent School 15% Religious School 8% Foreign School 9% Home School 1

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  schools, met with students and parents, and just spread the good word about ... racking. So here is the best that I have to offer 1. Take a DEEP BREATH ... accepted to colleges and have the opportunity to select which school you

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  I'll be interviewing there in three weeks. (All of the schools at ... stay for graduate school. Actually, MIT is the top graduate school ... . I'll offer this warning, though: no matter how much you might think

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  program for students who want to go to medical school. MIT has no official ... school -- as long as you complete med school requirements (more on those below) you can apply for medical school. For example, an acquaintance of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  writing, "Anon -- MIT is probably one of the most gay-friendly schools I ... decide to not major in science? As for applying to law school - they should ... most of the schools I was considering. But still, I had an inkling I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I want to be when I grow up Did I go with the baseball announcer idea? Or the Daily Show script writer? Read…

  

  job at the time. During primary school, I remember wanting to be a ... PTA sponsored an "Author Day" at my school. They invited a children ... of the US. In middle school I wanted to be popular. Freshman year of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  , and I just graduated from MIT in June with degrees in brain and ... graduate school applications. I talk about my research in a bunch of ... the past three years, both in terms of getting me into grad school (the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the wait list? We offered less than 4% of applicants ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... 1 reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the waitlist? We offered approximately 3% of ... should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to ... other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  waitlist ranked? No. How many people are on the waitlist? We offered ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... the offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered between 800 ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... 1 reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  like writing about them. I'll be back at school soon, where I'll actually ... . Of all of the hundreds (thousands?) of classes offered at MIT, three of ... requirements at once. On the other hand, it is offered every semester, so it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006