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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  'll meet people you will stay friends with throughout college, even if you ... find out much more about your future undergraduate community at MIT CPW ... ;insert your own> degree of seriousness? In my personal opinion, the MIT

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  professors that I have something to offer... when in fact I'm not sure I have anything to offer in comparison to the rest of the class of 2011. I was ... entire student, not *just* the academics, and the college experience is not

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  40 Hours in Cape Cod Take note, I typed this entire post with a broken shift key. Please appreciate the…

  

  Survivor, except instead of overcoming challenges, building community, having ... challenges, building community, having intense meetings, and eating asparagus ... walls, and admirably managing to squeeze 27 college students into a rented

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 27, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  community. Over the past couple of months, I have been exploring this wild and ... the culture of the MIT community. I figure that since I am sure to meet ... to the MIT community and thanked me for coming to learn more about the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  process the decisions, I thought I'd offer some thoughts on the process ... Illimani. This is certainly one of the exciting things about college that you ... you most treasure about your college days. Reading through your

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  fourteen days minus a Saturday, restaurants all over Boston offer special discounted Dine-Out Boston menus, so that even cash-pinched college students ... write an algorithm finding the number of degrees of separation between

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Boston’s college mascots, placed into a Tree of Life a project that nobody asked for

  

  Have you ever wondered how different college mascots are ... YouTubers and writers Jon Bois, where he ranked every NCAA FBS college ... and make something similar with Boston-area college mascots. I was going

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 18, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  's offer to host this entry. Thanks Keri! I've visited a few of the other ... Brookline. Epsilon Theta is more than just a residence; it is a community of ... pset, or eating a community homecooked meal. A recent pledge compares ET

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  drawing together a closely-knit, conscientious community in which nobody ... temporary offering, had only been around at MIT for five years. Over the two ... go from there not being much of a [queer women's] community two years

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  within a diverse community while developing skills in areas of problem ... students will develop a community among their peers, facilitated by MIT ... specific themes: Day 1: Building Community Day 2: The Value of One, the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  I made an AI write most of this post because I forgot I needed to post this week

  

  Consider Becoming a Pony in College! Reason #1: You will have a much better ... other college kids will be envious of your majestic beauty and cool style ... ! Reason #6: School cafeterias now offer a variety of hay options to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 2, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2012

  

  not be able to offer them admission. At that point, we will consider our ... college experiences, and we wish you all the very best at the college you

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission ... college of those who have offered you admission. Waitlists are uncertain, so ... . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered about 1,000 applicants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  got in. It was my first college decision, and I was so excited, and so ... the end in itself. Take advantage of what MIT has to offer you, because ... 't get in - we'll all be there at some point, whether it's other college

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  started college, 17 and still their innocent, perhaps helpless, teenaged ... boat as me. I’ve designed houses, monasteries, distilleries, community ... who loves this place. I still miss Senior Haus and the community I found

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Put a Ring On It 2013 RING PREMIERE!

  

  with which every MIT student hopes to graduate (aside from a diploma, of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  college admissions season can be a particularly anxious time for students. I ... going to college?" "What schools have you applied to?" "When do you get a ... visit my college choices, asking good questions while staying neutral. My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  gone straight to college. Therefore, the question wasn’t really what I was going to do; rather, it was where I would attend college. As my ... , I realized that I didn’t want to worry. I didn’t want to go to college

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  Journal about whether or not colleges should consider legacy in the ... offer fantastic financial aid and everything else. Stephen Joel ... your parents, and perhaps grandparents, went to a particular college

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission ... who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the first college and enroll at ... waitlist? We offered 499 applicants -- approximately 4% of applicants -- a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007