Portfolios & Additional Material

If you have a special talent, skill, or something else you'd like to show us, you may send in a portfolio or other relevant supplemental information. 

Music

Advanced musicians who are interested in continuing their music activity at MIT are encouraged to submit a music supplement via email addressed to auditions [at] mit [dot] edu. If you are thinking about submitting a music portfolio, please be sure to submit it by the application deadline. If you play two instruments equally well, submit a separate supplement for each instrument.

For all applicants submitting a music supplement: 

In the body of the email, please be sure to include:

• Your Name
• Your Date of Birth
• Your Instrument
• Composer and Title of the recorded works submitted

For Performers:

• MP3 recording attachments of two pieces of contrasting styles, of about 10 minutes total duration. They may be solo or with accompaniment but not in an ensemble.
• A one-page Music Resume attached in PDF or Microsoft Word format
• One letter of recommendation from a Music teacher attached in PDF or Microsoft Word format

For Composers:

• One recent composition score attached in pdf format.
• A one-page Music Resume attached in PDF or Microsoft Word format
• One letter of recommendation from a Music teacher attached in PDF or Microsoft Word format

Art / Architecture: 

Students who are interested in architecture or art are welcome to submit a portfolio of ten images of art, photography, or architectural work for evaluation by faculty and staff of the MIT Art Committee. Please be sure to submit your art portfolio by November 1 if you are an Early Action applicant or by January 1 if you are a Regular Action applicant.
Format: Email submissions are preferred. Please be sure to use .jpg or .tif files. Try to keep your files at 1mb or smaller to ease the emailing process. Note that hard copies, CDs and slides are discouraged. Never send originals. We are careful, but can’t assume responsibility for lost or mangled materials.

In every email please include: 

1. Your full name
2. Your date of birth
3. Early Action or Regular Action
4. The title, medium, and date each piece was completed
5. “Art portfolio” in the subject line

Please email submissions as attached files to andywarhol [at] mit [dot] edu. 

Sports

If you are an accomplished athlete and you plan to participate at the varsity level in college, we encourage you to contact the MIT coach for your sport.

Makers & Miscellaneous

Are you someone who has made something creative that doesn't fall into any of the above categories? Maybe a short movie, or a potato cannon, or a computer program? 

If so: show it to us! We love creative people who enjoy making things.

The best way to submit a supplemental of this sort is to put it up on the web and to send us a link in Part 2 of the application. If you don't know how to setup your own website / domain, that's fine; plenty of free and simple alternatives exist, including WordPress, Blogger and Google Sites. YouTube is of course great for video; you can feel free to submit an "unlisted" link, which will allow only those to whom you send the link to view it.