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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Are you ready for some FOOBAW? the one and only time I talk about football

  

  -Auburn college football rivalry is so intense, that you can't drive ten miles ... 't watch college football. We were casual fans of the Atlanta Braves, and ... best character design out of any college mascot in the United States

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  about why colleges care about Makers and read an interview with me about ... College from Maker Faire on FORA.tv   Happy Making!

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  got a list of what colleges we'll be living in and I'm going to be spending my year at Trinity Hall (not to be mistaken with Trinity College

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  lecturers or college reps. Monday's lecture was by Dr. John Cohn, from IBM ... colleges. Instead of 1 program, we had 3: two other summer programs joined us for RSI/MITES/WTP college night. I mention the college night in a blog

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  't always obvious. Other important factors in your college decisions process ... 't really part of my college search vocabulary or conceptual framework. I can ... I went on to Princeton Review, searched for liberal arts colleges

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you do for fun around here? What,this isn't fun to you?

  

  A friend of mine ended up studying lit at a nearby college here in Boston. (If you didn't know, Boston has approximately 10^24 colleges. Per m^2). She asked if I'd mind showing her around the 'tvte, as it seemed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  well as you think you know yourself and what you enjoy doing, the college ... colleges, especially if you're doing it right. If you're cranking out ... college application process you will know so much more. It makes you think

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  5th of November, Remembered Bonfire Night celebrations in Cambridge.

  

  felt compelled to go. So after eating dinner at my college, I headed over ... colleges held their own fireworks last week.

  • by Cambridge
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  programs AwesomeMath Canada/USA Mathcamp Hampshire College Summer Studies in ... these summer programs as a thing to do "to look good on a college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  college/MIT: Have some confidence that being open and honest and being ... whatever you do, not just in applying to college.Fun fact about yourself: In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waiting Game hit submit time to quit

  

  let my college decision consume me, free myself from the burden that is ... decision, your hard work is not time wasted. The college application process ... colleges. I gradually understood myself more and more, answering questions I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  aversion to STEM continued as I went to college and pursued a major/minor in ... undergrad institution, I had worked with students for two years a college ... ample experience working in college admissions and access. Even though I

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  ’ve got mixed emotions. You can see college peeking at you from around the ... will play out. College applications just don’t seem to end, and as you ... college admissions will see it. But you still spend time on every single

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  This is a guest post by someone--Michael T. (UMD '19)--whose college ... waiting (and anyone else going through college admissions), this is for you ... time. Fast forward nine months into my first week at college. I was

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  ideal college, and now I get to grow here. The speed of the transition ... thus breaks the rules of nature. Like π. It’s college application season ... perfect finish to the college essay. I can almost feel the shivers of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is ... to be different than everyone else to get into a good college. You ... is one of the best things you can do to prepare for college. Not only

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  , most people from my high school decided to stay in Texas for college for ... 't believe in allowances. I got money when I needed it. In college, I have a ... in the garage and I use it to get to A to B. My car at college rests in

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  Facebook and other internet profiles can affect college admissions. After ... internet can hurt them with college admissions? (Not necessarily at MIT but ... when applying to college since many schools are believed to be checking

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  Two weeks ago, while visiting my family in State College, I got to ... white-out game, titled, “The Greatest Show In College Football.” I used to ... from State College, the town surrounding Penn State’s main campus, or

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  between now and departure stands a few classes

  

  degree. I’ve picked up electronics experience over the years through

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 14, 2026