The Secret to Successful College Application Essays: MIT
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Published 2017-08-28
0:18 A lil' bit about me
0:36 Why you DON'T need to stress out
1:21 What "being yourself" means
3:47 The "what do you do for fun?" essay
4:37 The "what do you want to study?" essay
5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of others?" essay
6:38 The "describe your world" essay
8:38 The "challenge you've overcome" essay
10:17 Just breeeeeathe
My favorite blog posts about the MIT essays:
This year's prompts: mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/our-2017-18-applicat…
Advice for last year's prompts (which are the same as this year's) from our former Associate Director of Admissions: mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/our-2016-17-applicat…
And my favorites from various former students/admissions officers: mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to-write-a-colle…
mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/what-my-college-essa…
mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/dear-applicants-the-…
mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/show_dont_tell_the_c…
All Comments (21)
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*overthinking in progress*
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lol i used these tips... unfortunately they did not work for MIT but it ended up working out for Stanford! thank you!
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I'm not worried about the interview or essay. I'm worried about my score being the deal breaker
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Incredibly helpful video! Thanks a lot! Last year I applied to MIT as an international (brazilian here) and, unfortunately, got a rejection. I didn't go to the schools that I got in here in Brazil (Unicamp and USP) because I wanted to try again. Wish me luck!
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You’re channel is so great
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Fantastic video.. i feel like am so ready to start the application process and the fear about crafting the essay is really not there.
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I've read many bunch of books about college essays, specifically MIT, and most of them wasn’t as informative as your video, very underrated!
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the convention of references, e.g. recommendation letters is the main obstacle for several students. The importance of recommendation letters is undeniable but sometimes the barriers for some one.
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Great video, thanks so much!
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1:32 It's 4am and I legit laughed out loud. Thanks for the great video.
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VERY HELPFUL! MIT is my dream school, and I honestly found this advice very helpful.
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Great video !!
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Just finished my maker portfolio and finishing my app! You give me so much hope!
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Very helpful! :)
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I have a question could you please answered me does class 10th marks matter in taking admission in universities & getting job email me
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I wonder if the 1000-ish people who watched this video by the deadline would turn out to be the 1000-ish students who get accepted :)
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I want to take the ASE, but I need the signed of some teachers to fill the petition form. Would u help me to know how to do it?, I will appreciate that! 😊
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I wish I found this before I started writing my essays like a douche but I guess that I should start building myself up to try and transfer despite the terrifying odds (wow, that 6% for the fall and looking like it's dropping) hahahaha I sort of want to cry.
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also do I have to take the sat exam,what do I do?
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Focus on what she just said, your application essay is not going to make you break through- nothing can unless you have a bunch of Sthg that can make you a break through, Be yourself Show your voice , don't overthink and apply. If you get into MIT that's awesome for you if not it is not going to destroy your life. I am applying in the regular action. This video significantly changed my perspective for application essays. woo thanks!
