MIT doesn’t offer any special or conditional admissions. All first-year applicants fill out the same undergraduate application and meet the same testing requirements.
The International Student Association (ISA) was established to bring together the diverse international community at MIT and to support international causes on campus.
We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows plenty of room for you…
We read applications from students interested in everything from apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with…
The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that enrich and support undergraduate education at MIT, and serves as your first year headquarters as well as a resource…
Advanced Standing Examinations are one way to earn credit for MIT subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you’re confident that you’ve already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an…
Here’s something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a “pass” on your…
MIT doesn’t provide names or contact information for current students. To learn more about MIT from a student’s perspective, please spend time on our site learning about academics and life…
MIT doesn’t have any age requirements and doesn’t require high school completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from younger students who have outgrown their…
Being a student at MIT can sometimes feel like drinking from a fire hose and Student Support Services (S3) is available to help you manage the water pressure. They are a friendly…
You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that comprehend agriculture,…
The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to address fundamental questions about climate processes with a multidisciplinary approach. The Center’s goal is to improve the…
Each year we aim for a class of approximately 1,100 students. Based on our estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend (known as the “yield”), we admit about 1,400…
MIT is proud to offer Army, Air Force, and Naval ROTC programs on campus. Military training has existed at MIT ever since the Institute opened its doors in 1865. Since…
If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or form at MIT, please know that we appreciate your interest and thank you for your service.…
For one awesome weekend each November, thousands of high schoolers flood MIT’s campus to take classes, taught by MIT students, on anything and everything. From music theory to Hungarian history…
Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China…
If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the spring and…
MIT uses numbers for everything. You could be in 10-250 taking 18.03, which is 5-0-7, for 6-2.At MIT, all of your friends would understand exactly what you’re saying. Translation: You…