The Secret to Successful College Application Essays: MIT

(The secret is... there's not really a secret. Just some tips.) ICYW: I'm MIT Class of 2013 and a current Assistant Director of Admissions for MIT, so I have a good sense of what we're looking for ;)

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: http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/...
Advice for last year's prompts (which are the same as this year's) from our former Associate Director of Admissions: http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/...
And my favorites from various former students/admissions officers: http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/...
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