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• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  the degree to which the cliches and tropes of college essays had ... college application essays, this is a great time to revisit some of the ... .   But the same is true for college essays, as Orwell doubtlessly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  cardboard box under Harvard Bridge for two and a half months, I was offered a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  from a library book about reproductive biology, with a degree of ... high school students taught by college students and where the motto is ... proposal. But he liked my idea. And he offered to help me improve it. Ed was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  were getting a master's degree by the end of your undergrad studies and ... D programs in the sciences offer a master's only as a booby prize for students ... graduate-school-going population is a lot tougher than the college

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2011 MIT Class of 2015 waitlist decisions will be released today, via email, at approximately 3pm…

  

  offer (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will ... waitlist offer) or decline it. For all other students on the waitlist, we ... Time) that we will not be able to offer them admission. At that point, we

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  college counseling position in Providence, RI.  While I am no longer an ... . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live ... distance, to some degree, I am as well. So despite my departure, I will

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  calculus and physics at the college level. Depending on your major, you may ... institutional offerings.
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  'd offer a bit of unsolicited advice (but puh-leeze, you know you want it) about the... DUN DUN DUN... COLLEGE ESSAY. Before I start, I'd like to offer a statistic for those of you obsessing over the "chance me" threads

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  decision, including the 52 to whom we have offered admission. At that point ... MIT. We know you will have incredibly bright futures and great college experiences, and wish you all the very best at whatever college you choose

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in ... four years. Luckily, many departments offer a flexible option (such as 2 ... 's a completely different degree option you can take - 21S (for science

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  classic mythology. Athena offers the globe in her hand, illustrating both ... Institute. The branch transitions into a diploma, signifying the culmination

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Finally, I Wrote a Post about Grad School "grad's cool"

  

  college. While they pushed me to pursue college, I did not get much guidance on that besides don't waste your time on a liberal arts degree and you ... graduate MIT soon with a science degree and no debt, so I guess everything

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures from a Month into Classes and I'm thrivi... surviving?

  

  next to a 360-degree student-built gyroscope ride in the middle of one of ... that offers Freshmen up to 20ish different programs they can engage in ... an FPOP called [annotation note=" An FPOP program offered by the MIT

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the Last but at least, I'm trying not to

  

  morning. All I do, is read her the first line of my offer letter. "Dear Paige, On behalf of the Admissions Committee, it is my pleasure to offer ... there. And while in various senses I think I achieved that to some degree

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 22, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  '."]Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science[/annotation]offers a ... 'm doing research, the main part of my actual degree. To be honest, so far, I ... signed a job offer two days ago (!), so I guess that means the next year of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  [or RN] student;" for education level, choose "4 year college degree ... equivalent to creditable college level courses asked in the MIT Application? i ... anything specific for that matter. However, to receive an MIT degree, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  committing to MIT or any college for the matter. I had a strong desire to ... is offered every quarter. At MIT, we got semesters, but there are 5 PE ... not entirely so. I am [annotation note="TO AN EXTREMELY MODERATE DEGREE

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  second major. Also, if you stay a 5th year to get your M.Eng. degree in ... degree in that 5th year. Niraj wrote, "I have a question about choosing ... wrote, "It seems that almost all colleges have chosen May 1st as the last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  bachelor's degree in course 6 (EECS) and one in course 15 (management), and ... Georgetown, and is waiting on others. I'm getting two bachelor's degrees -- one ... year of high school -- but it's even weirder in college. All the juniors

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer ... offer) or decline it. Also, we will begin notifying some students on the waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009