massachusetts institute of technology freshman admissions portal/community v. 2.0

Admissions Bulletins

Early Action Applicants • If the tracking system on MyMIT indicates that we are still missing parts of your application, fax your materials to 617-258-8304 as soon as possible, but no later than Monday, Nov 23rd. Please allow 48 hours to process your documents. Thank you!
Information Sessions & Tours • On-campus information sessions and tours are offered twice daily. For more information and details, please click here to view the calendar.

Upcoming Deadlines

Oct. 20, 2009 • Deadline to schedule your interview if you are applying Early Action.
Nov. 1, 2009 • Postmark and online submission deadline to apply Early Action.
Nov. 2009 • Last month for Early Action applicants to take standardized tests.
Dec. 10, 2009 • Deadline to schedule your interview if you are applying Regular Action.
Jan. 1, 2010 • Postmark and online submission deadline to apply Regular Action.
Jan. 2010 • Last month for Regular Action applicants to take required standardized tests. If you take the January test, you must list MIT as a school to receive your scores.

Applications Checklist

Welcome to the MIT Admissions Homepage! Here you can explore a great wealth of information about our Admissions process. We particularly recommend our blogs, where you can read honest, earnest, and uncensored accounts of what student life is like at MIT.

The following list is a very brief overview of the freshman application process (click here for transfer admissions or here for graduate admissions). The dates differ depending on whether you are applying for early action (EA) or during regular action (RA). You can learn more about each step (and about MIT in general) by clicking through the links at the top of this page. Print this page, tape it to your door, cross it out as you go along - whatever helps you remember what to do and when to do it! And thanks for your interest in MIT.

ASAP!

  • Register for a MyMIT Account
  • Submit Part 1
  • Contact the interviewer in your area (via MyMIT)
  • Give Teacher Evaluations to your teachers
  • Give Secondary School Report to your guidance counselor or principal

Before October 20th (EA) or December 10th (RA)

  • Schedule your MIT interview (for questions, contact interview at mit dot edu)

Before November 1 (EA) or January 1 (RA)

  • Submit Part 2 and all required application materials
  • Optional: submit music/art portfolios; contact coaches and ROTC

Tests

  • If you are applying Early Action, you must take standardized tests no later than November
  • If you are applying Regular Decision, you must take standardized tests no later than January

February

  • Complete the Midyear Report on your MyMIT account
  • Submit all Financial Aid forms by February 15th
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