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  Diploma" if you complete the Pre-College Curriculum and take four AP classes ... So, usually I stay away from College Confidential, as it has a way of ... only did so because of pressure from elite colleges. Or arrange

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  for grabs to a degree few still among the living have ever seen. And ... solidarity with classmates and community members from around the country and ... receiving their diplomas from President Reif and Provost Schmidt  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  , aim high, and earn a degree or a place in college or the military, on ... of their own. And when offered an opportunity to come out of the ... , yesterday Chancellor Cindy Barnhardt sent a letter to the MIT community "to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  younger brothers went to college. Since the youngest Peterson will be ... neck muslces later I was boarding a plane to Seattle in a neck brace. I ... Seattle, rented a Jeep that had been designed by someone specializing in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  essential aspect of the college admissions process, it is somewhat problematic ... community. We say great! What do your teachers and school counselors have to ... admission decision means. If you are offered admission to an institution, it

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  diploma and smiling while my mother took a photo, opening the diploma book when my sister said “show the diploma!” and looking on in horror five ... college (here he is in my blog post from 2014), but hadn’t seen each other

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  that non-traditional applicants take some college courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying to brush up on their
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  disturbing. You go to college, supposedly become part of this "campus community ... going to college, they not only bring you what you expected (sometimes ... 't enjoy the grade schools I was in to varying degrees, but I never felt

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  , NJ Roxbury Community College, MA   But of course, there is ... high schools and community-based organizations. I love [annotation note ... Austin, TX San Antonio, TX Portland, OR Seattle, WA Lake

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

  brother going on the trip. This means we have two weeks to travel to Seattle ... , New Jersey, and New Hampshire. We're travelling by plane to Seattle and ... /24: Leaving Boston I finished my finals on Tuesday, so my flight out of Seattle

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Jonte ‘13 The fourth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  brings a $40,000 college scholarship. More than 10,000 students applied ... ." Craighead's list of colleges that he considered also included Stanford ... Technology, a regional school, located in Roanoke, that offers a math, science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  , and Chris M.!): M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree By TAMAR LEWIN ... confession in her blog on the college Web site. "There've been several times ... reported, "IT IS SO TRUE. Love. It. So. Much." Dozens of colleges

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  college counseling position in Providence, RI.  While I am no longer an official member of the broader MIT community, I find that it is difficult for ... . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  communities to join. Remember, you are not attending a college simply to study ... The Nance Effect has become a true on-line community. What does that really mean? Everywhere you look you see the word "community" casually

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  of precedent allowing colleges and universities to consider race as one ... students to selective STEM degree programs is essential to achieve these ... selecting the students who will be offered admission, MIT does not use any

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  watching the '13 college results this year. In one of my very first blogs on MIT Admissions, I wrote about what I thought was the "secret" of college ... looking at the college admissions process from the other angle (I like to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures from a Month into Classes and I'm thrivi... surviving?

  

  next to a 360-degree student-built gyroscope ride in the middle of one of ... that offers Freshmen up to 20ish different programs they can engage in ... an FPOP called [annotation note=" An FPOP program offered by the MIT

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 14, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  have shifted a lot since then, but the bonds with my communities on ... me want to postpone getting my diploma. I worked hard to make it ... , but now it just signals the end. what do you mean I won't be a college

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  have a diploma. I have about 100 pictures. I have a sunburn. It's a ... got myself into a Glee, Modern Family, Community, and New Girl epic ... neighbor Lizz came in to offer her daily dose of humor. “What do you call

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  MIT doesn’t have any age requirements and doesn’t require high school completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from younger students who have outgrown their…