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  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
• 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 / 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 / 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 / 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
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  of belonging, and community. I had already found the perfect coffee ... belonging and community requires more than just material things, as cliché as that may sound. The interaction with people from my community is very

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  community college, and I'll receive the grades for the classes I took this ... colleges also offer very strong financial aid for international students, as ... for the record, I live in Seattle. So I guess if people in FL haven

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  : Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions,” which talks about ways the college admissions process might “promote ... 100 of my admissions colleagues at colleges around the country. I think

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  During my college application season, the adults around me (in ... applying to college now, you probably know what I mean. I remember being ... ; your mileage may vary. I will also try to offer general advice. I hope

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 2 our experience trying to prepare for the animation industry at MIT

  

  different degrees! Art classes MIT does not offer: It may have been evident ... that MIT is just a STEM school, there is a vibrant arts community here ... something we never felt limited by through MIT’s course offerings. We both

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 22, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  care about my dorm and floor communities. I've talked about my ... preserve its communities. For one, our murals are being painted over, and we ... annoying because it hinders college students from, uh, being college students

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  MISTI-India: Community Health Internship The MISTI experience of Gilad Evrony '07.

  

  an internship working in community health, something that the MISTI-India program did not usually offer. They were very helpful and found an ... -AIDS community awareness program in the Neelasandra slums. We met with several

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  semester, is designed to offer freshman community and expose them to new ... I'm the undergraduate assistant for a Freshman Learning Community ... "]Bento[/annotation] workshop, in which a culinary writer visited the community and taught

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Junior Year Sticky Notes mainly thoughts on post-grad life & friendship

  

  with my degree requirements. After this semester, I will officially have ... lol"]degree[/annotation]requirements. The first is a required core ... [/annotation]to fulfill our degree. Something I learned in late February was that BE allows

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 3, 2026
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  completion of a degree. But imagine going through college without a single ... lot of what I was looking forward to in college.   freshman year  As a ... research has to offer. By the April of my freshman year, I declared 6-9 as my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  essential that colleges offer comprehensive, accessible and affordable systems ... comfortable. Among all key members of the college community, communication ... the College Community (Wiley). Some resources: Centers for Disease

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  community college. These are students who travel hours for college fairs or ... Well, are you rural? You might have heard about the STARS College ... common questions I get at college fairs and webinars: "Does MIT

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025