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• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  interested in engineering, Berea offers a 3-2 dual-degree engineering program ... your plans:   Mount Holyoke College: Mount Holyoke is a women's liberal arts college in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Five

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  Taiwan (where it is wonderfully 80 degrees outside. I can envision the warm ... program for freshmen at MIT. Terrascope is a freshman learning community, and there's a couple others offered for incoming freshman, including ESG

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  , college kiddos, and old folks who really like our retirement communities ... the Show-Me State, Columbia is a lively college town, except for the ... (it was 67 degrees when I left home today), but last Thursday we had a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  on more college admissions decisions (and/or maybe happen to like ... that Twitter offers as a medium for storytelling that make it a very ... senior. Applying to college! Well, she’s waiting to hear back from colleges

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  ’re a college student, for a brief time you can basically do whatever you ... returning to the rest of the world, or from the freedom of being a college ... leaving school, to stay in the world of academia with masters degrees and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hello from seattle This blog post hopefully not brought to you with an NDA.

  

  hello from seattle! Also, another nerd circus. (re: Chris (M)’s post ... summer... On Wednesday I caught a cab from Microsoft’s campus into Seattle to visit my aunt; my aunt and uncle live in Seattle and I’d never been

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  , trying to make decisions about this whole college application thing, and he ... students leave MIT with two degrees, so it's clearly not impossible, but it ... your diploma -- it's what's in your brain. ;) EDIT, 9/4: MITalum

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  upon date by which students reply to offers of admission. Following May 1 ... be able to make plans for their college enrollment with as little ... . It is our loss that we will not be able to offer you admission. We hope

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  , personalities, and backgrounds that MIT offers. One can argue that the people as a ... community that i found. and yes i do think i could form this anywhere. but ... ways and more willing to foster community easily & everywhere. some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  restaurant in the Seattle area. Thursday Live in the Lone Star State? Check ... . There is a whole MIT community that can’t wait to meet you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  ) in Fairfax County, VA. Wednesday Join the MIT Club of Seattle and ... if requested. There is a whole MIT community that cannot wait to meet

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  some sort of Associates’ Degree, from a community college*. So I became ... tons of paths to success. People often go to community college or a ... : *I very strongly believe in community college. Community colleges are

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  learned where both of my parents went to college, what their degrees were ... kidding, but going to college away from home requires more skills than just ... applying to a college outside of Costa Rica, since our education system is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  college search process. She is the first in her family to attend college and ... uncertain about the process of identifying schools and how to apply to college ... , but I would discourage you from choosing your college ONLY by the amount

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Does the Khan Academy offer practice SATs?

  Students can prepare for college-entrance exams by going on an online "SAT quest," complete with custom practice problems, instructional videos, and tailored feedback offered by the popular nonprofit learning website
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission ... among the many stellar students to whom we are not offering admissions ... undergrad degree from MIT. Being rejected made me feel like those dreams would

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology a non-comprehensive analysis of the 95 tabs I have open on my phone

  

  plays in Seattle, which made it interesting to come back to "The Second ... and Employees" "BSO College Card Program" - MIT subsidizes the BSO college card, which is a program that the Boston Symphony Orchestra provides

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 27, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  , 2009 valedictorian of Chisum High School and Paris Junior College ... college courses as high school students. Landers is now a graduate of Paris Junior College. Both students said they learned a great deal attending the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  sleep. So to a degree, the reaction my friends had was well deserved ... , crazy stories travel from the college towns to suburbia where I'm from ... actually do a lot for the community, provide a lot of development

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  MIT strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for LBGTQ students. MIT and its surrounding communities offer a broad array of ... , welcoming communities on campus willing to answer questions for current MIT