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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if you graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate's degree ... -secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer
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    Accessing advanced coursework

    (in alphabetical order):  Art of Problem Solving (Ao ... credit policies of each university. On the MIT application, you’ll be able ... many of our applicants have interests, aptitudes, and curiosities that
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities, Arts ... these schools offers degrees in their courses of study, as well as minors ... History 21H ✅Yes ✅Yes History of Architecture, Art and Design 4 No ✅Yes
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    Cross-registration

    Harvard University for degree credit at no extra charge. Harvard subjects ... -register at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), a respected ... [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... Art, just to name a few. The arts have always been an essential part of
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full-time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of ... pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    .[/intro] A private university in the public interest The story of MIT begins ... of the arts, and a school of industrial science. The state agreed, and ... of ore from Colorado, here.']earn a degree in STEM
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    -year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university ... different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. If you are ... high school and will have completed at least one year of college before
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    Academic foundations

    ='More specifically, the GIRs consist of a Science Core; the Humanities, Arts, and ... students, veterans of the U.S. military, and applicants who took an extended ... that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of our community ... . Homeschooled applicants make up less than 1% of our applicant pool (and less than
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    : 47% of 2023 bachelor’s degree graduates had internship/externship that ... . Here are some of the things they do next.[/intro] Careers Career advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising &
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    Athletics & recreation

    other universities, while intramural sports are teams of MIT students ... , a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a fully staffed sports medicine ... United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and
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    The MIT community

    alumni, while others come from hundreds of other universities around the ... . This unusual degree of access has deep cultural roots in our longstanding ... Institute and they'll probably say "the people." The quality of the MIT

  • Arts and music

    they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... music, visual and digital art, and a vibrant world of dance.[/intro] Music ... design! Other highlights Trashion Show Chalk of the Day Arts at MIT
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    .S. permanent residents may apply through spring entry. Transcripts: Copies of all of your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts ... current college/university. Application fee of $75: If paying the fee
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    Returning students

    experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript
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    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in ... STEM in foreign high schools and universities a study abroad program
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    Creative portfolios

    a young artist. We encourage all types of media art, including ... Room.
 For more information on each type of portfolio, please review the ... significant research project outside of high school classes may consider

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    of clubs, organizations, and activities covering every imaginable topic ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog post by Emiko P. '25) Next stop: arts and music [button_link link="https://mitadmissions.org/arts
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    Books about MIT

    , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... small technical school into a major research university Becoming MIT: Moments of Decision a volume edited by Professor David Kaiser, which traces