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  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... ask questions for MIT Early Action and Regular Action at this blog entry ... tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  the MIT Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is organizing for high school ... , but if you can't be there, the award will be mailed to you.) So for those of you near Cambridge, come check out the fair! And for those

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  support for transgender students, particularly those who may wish to ... Insitute, "in addition to other objects set forth, shall provide for ... MIT Navy ROTC student was ejected from the program for being gay, which

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  you inspired for a spoOOoky time at MIT! #1 – Pretend you go to a ... costume for you! Pro: It's an easy costume to pull off when you promised your friends you'd tag along with them for some Halloween shenanigans

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  admission decisions should certainly be sinking in by now. For those offered ... institution, while holding out hope for good news from MIT. Those not offered ... , and for the most part is what happens. Some, however, really want a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  . I am giving you a hall pass for this blog entry. This entry is for the ... ! For the last six months I've spent time in cyberspace talking to your ... called for advice because his oldest daughter was going though the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  for me when I was a freshman and when I came to work at MIT it became a ... being connected to MIT has provided for me. But most of all, I miss ... well share my advice here for those who won’t get to hear it in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  September they reminded me to take a moment in my discussion each day for the families since this process is a tough one for them too. I took that to heart ... , or Waitlisted for the Class of 2013 and I know you all are waiting for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  virtual vigil. As the announcement for the vigil read: We gather in the wake ... Human Resources Ramona Allen Chief Diversity Inclusion Officer for MIT ... I think I speak for many members of the MIT community when I say that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  want is for college applications to add to that stress. We know that some ... same criteria to evaluate applications for both EA and RA. Take the time you need to apply in the timeline that works best for you and don

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  The selection process at MIT is holistic and student centered: each application is evaluated within its unique context. No school, state, or regional quotas are applied; neither is preference given…
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  App essays, or gearing up for the MIT regular deadline. Wherever you are

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  for residents of certain countries. This past weekend, a group of ... reaffirm our support for international students (as we did before for our ... America safe. We embody the American passion for boldness, big ideas, hard

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the ... : Everything happens for a reason, (insert name here) is a bad person, I will ... fantasy novels and took advanced math class. Middle school was hard for me

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  , including (but not limited to) those who are registered for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Since 2012, when the program was launched ... profiled Jose G. '17, the current President of DreaMIT, the student group for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  A couple people have asked about suggestions for useful items with ... shipping expense. Just bring enough stuff for a few days to hold you over ... for your usage, they seem to be easily procured if you know where to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  out if MIT is the right place for them. This amazing blog post by Yuliya ... took for me to punch it into place felt like several minutes. Feel bad. Fun fact: I had been the travel coordinator for my friend group (Kathryn Z

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  its utility for physics and CS. I suppose I still don’t, since I’m not ... 'll spoil the punchline for you: I'm officially a course 8 major now. And yet ... chance that I'll go to grad school, but it certainly won't be for physics

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Fabulous Festivities & Fireworks for the Fourth The annual Boston Pops concert and fireworks show.

  

  location. 2. The Sailing Pavilion. For members of the MIT Nautical ... love creating their own venues for watching the festivities. Another ... 's 1812 Overture. The live cannons for 1812 are always a big hit. Here are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  called it — and I thought, why not? We met on Sundays at 10 pm for me in Denmark, 1 pm for those on the west coast. One poem per week, with different ... rushed on, I found myself enjoying poetry. I signed up for Advanced Poetry

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022