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• 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 ... degree, this has to be a decision your son or daughter has to make on their

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  with a Bachelor's and Master's degree from MIT in Urban Studies & ... Master's degree from MIT in Urban Studies & Planning). Commenting on ... 'm going to bed. Good night! Not the same few colleges: The University of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college ... waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the first college ... . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered 722 applicants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it means ... . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered 454 applicants ... grades drop. Not choose another college to attend by May 1. What should I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  another college to attend by May 1. What should I do about the May 1 reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from ... . How many people are on the waitlist? We offered 739 applicants

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  I often hear students say that colleges control their destinies and that the admissions process is all about whom the colleges admit and not ... disagree. There are three major decisions in the college admissions process

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  outside Kresge that was the venue of the College of Computing celebrations ... announced the founding of the new Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, aimed at interweaving disciplines offered at the Institute with computing

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  role of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in college admissions turned out ... time, because parents think that's what they need to get into college, and we in college admissions officers reinforce that, they don't get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  College students have to be productive. In trying to manage all my ... you should download and test out in your first few weeks of college. I ... books, and many are offered for free. The books are ePub format so the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• 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 / 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 / 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 / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  archetypal startup founder is a college dropout with some coding skills and a ... -educated engineering or business experts with advanced degrees and significant research ... Center for MIT Entrepreneurship offers classes on entrepreneurship

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• 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 ... up for the first credit card you get an offer for, slow down. You ... that offered 9% interest, 5% rewards on purchases for restaurants, gas

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• 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
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Confirmation Form If you're on the wait list, we sent you an email last week.

  

  If you were offered a place on our wait list in March, you should have received an email from us last Friday about completing the Wait List ... to enroll in another college/university by May 1 (even if it means

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2014