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• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  Experimental Study Group (ESG) offers instruction in the core first-year subjects of biology, chemistry, math, and physics through small, discussion ... supplemented by a variety of community activities, including weekly luncheons
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  know that different high schools have different course offerings, and ... your high school maybe at a local college. Also, you may want to talk a ... /or ask your college counselor to note it in his/her recommendation to us. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  accomplished, and diverse community of students at MIT. Our Early Action admits ... to offer admission this year, please believe that you are also ... their college admission process. Again, congratulations to the newest

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  writing about a myriad of other things. I posted to College Confidential ... things until I got to college. Although you may not yet know what you ... ’m drawn to MIT’s unique writing department, which offers both creative and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  communities." After earning a degree from Oxford, Matt plans to return to the ... , she was also named as one of Glamour Magazine’s top ten college women in ... participate in community service. In NCAA Division I competition, Gethers has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  captains of our own destinies, but transitioning into college is a test you ... -epic REX disaster, I’ve decided to offer you people some advice for when your ... ^3 offers all kinds of help for pretty much any kind of problem an MIT

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  from Hartford to Hong Kong, Seattle to Singapore. Most meetings will be ... for college or head east to Cambridge. Fortunately, over the years I

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  Hey everybody. I must confess that if I were not a college admissions ... . _____________ One of the best things that I have found about the MIT community over ... far fewer Filipino, White, and Black families in my community. I

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  night, I took a Zipcar up to a college fair in New Hampshire. I'd say the ... ) degree, including some who enter a 6 year accelerated combined BSAD ... college fairs (one each day through Friday), spend Mothers Day with my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  SHE CAMPUS ON MY PREVIEW TIL I WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my freshman cpw post turned east campus love letter

  

  the EC community: its ability to turn any ridiculous idea into a bright ... prefrosh who were being led to believe that Boston was always 70 degrees and ... upperclassmen friends who freely offered up solid advice and told us about their

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  engineer in my company had a master’s degree or was studying for one. This ... ."]abroad.[/annotation] Some of the international scholarships in the UK would offer 2 years of ... side, I was often choosing between schools/programs that offer “Mech

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  become more important to you very fast, maybe to different degrees but it ... healthier!) to cook for yourself. Nearly all dorms have at least a community ... up for the first credit card you get an offer for, slow down. You

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Scholar

  

  college admissions-themed scholarship competition. The first of six episodes ... give the winner a college education from a top-rated school of their ... ultimate American prize. For the chance at a full ride to the college of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the ... League school, a college with easy access to a beach, or one with a top ... , I fell in love with the city with 135,000 college students and just an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  August 2007 will MIT make a conditional offer i.e. I will need to get three ... , although I don't know enough to comment about other US colleges and ... been taught, even despite taking all of my school's offered physics and

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  message out to the MIT community: From: Susan Hockfield Subject: Tragedy at ... [email protected] To Members of the MIT Community: Yesterday's tragic events at Virginia Tech have shocked and saddened all of us. We offer MIT's condolences to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  year as a private diary to document my food adventures in college. While ... ; versatile and diverse, they offer a quick yet intimate glimpse into a community’s tastes. If I’ve learned anything, tastes reveal much about

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... behind The Art of Problem Solving (AoPS). The fantastic AoPS offerings ... formulaic approach to life for the purpose of college admissions. I may have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  who are leaving for college a year from now. Your parents might be ... pretty much in your shoes. I've identified a college that I was very ... a 45 degree angle to the left side of the paper, so it's basically

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  the USACO community, which also offers a bulletin/discussion board and ... online math community and learning site on the web, bringing together ... father and, by proxy, his daughter, family and community, all my best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006