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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

     determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... . Admissions statistics for the Class of 2028 See also: First-year class profile ... deferred students) 614 Offered a place on the wait list 590 Wait list
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    advising centers run by the U.S. Department of State. This network includes ... The process of applying to college isn’t always straightforward ... support of a whole community. If you want help understanding the college

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [/embed] One of the earliest programs of its kind in the U.S., the Undergraduate ... for free Enroll in one of MIT's free, self-paced courses offered through ... .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By ... 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
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    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 ... -year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... Departments offer hundreds of credit-bearing subjects during IAP. And any member ... January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    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
  • Discover / Learn more

    Books about MIT

    , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... : Moments of Decision a volume edited by Professor David Kaiser, which traces the evolution of MIT as seen in a series of crucial decisions over the
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what ... these short answer essay questions: What field of study appeals to you
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in ... -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine ... principles Since the first classes were offered in a storage warehouse in
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in ... that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    . 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 ... even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT

  • Online info sessions

    [intro]There are many ways to get to know us, right from the comfort of your own home![/intro] Join us for an online session Sign up to see ... stores. [button_link link="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/3/viewer?mid=1
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    start, here’s an incomplete list of summer programs that MIT students have ... elsewhere, that offer compelling intellectual content and a rigorous educational approach, a great community of like-minded peers, and are either

  • MIT visits you

    our best to come to you. We'll be crisscrossing the U.S. this fall so ... them as well! Check out the list of where we're headed below, and we ... application process. There is a Q&A period at the end of session as well
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of

  • infinite MIT

    , and a lot of exploration along the way. We don't read, edit, or ... check them out, there are 7,300 as of this writing."] student bloggers.[/annotation]We hope you'll get a good sense of the MIT community and if it might be a
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    , we offer an interview with a member of the MIT Educational Council, a network of over 3,500 MIT graduates around the world who volunteer to meet ... interviews will take place in January. If we are unable to offer you an