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  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... . In the first term, students either pass the class or receive no record of having taken it; in the second term, students earn an A, B, C, or no

  • Discover

    We are makers. We are thinkers. We are explorers. In all that we do. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose to make a better world through education, research, and innovation. We are fun and quirky

  • Arts and music

    [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their
  • Discover / Learn more

    Admissions videos

    Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be ... tradition. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here, or in the
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its ... members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    full data.']$12,715[/annotation] in the 2022–2023 academic year. 86% of ... recent data, college graduates who borrowed, owed an average of $29,100 in ... , the average starting salary for an MIT senior entering industry in 2023
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... the office reading applications or sequestered in the admissions committee. Writing and submitting evaluation letters In this process, we ask
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    people in everyday life.[/intro] For MIT's 150th anniversary, the Boston ... -delivering channels that release medicine in response to changes in skin temperature and ... detection of gravitational waves reaching the Earth (in collaboration with
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    paper; we're interested in the whole person. That's why, whenever possible ... with applicants in their home area. Interviews are held in person ... Action interviews will take place in November and most Regular Action

  • Schedule your campus visit

    In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/visitmit"]Register[/button_link] In-person group tours If you would like to bring a group of 6–50 people ... accommodate groups of 6–50 people in our regular information sessions and tours
  • Jobs

    Assistant Director, Special Cohorts

    does the person in this role do?  The Assistant Director for Special ... stakeholders with a special interest in students with unusually advanced ... navigating complex educational systems.  Where does this role fit in the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    your summers in the way that best suits your personal needs and goals ... any high school student can come to campus to take courses and live in ... pursue careers in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship, especially

  • Explore MIT on your own

    —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual ... on our site, and you'll find those pages linked in the headers. When in ... ”"]“mind and hand”[/annotation] suggests, our learning philosophy is rooted in
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    completed internships while at MIT. In 2023, 49% percent of undergraduates ... , starting income, and largest employers by major, are publicly available in ... students who don't go directly to graduate school, many do so in the future
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    these activities. We don't expect or require applicants to participate in ... students PRIMES-USA, a free, year-long research program in math open to ... travel to) MIT's campus in Cambridge, MA: Educational Studies Program
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in college and beyond. We want students to challenge themselves appropriately in the areas
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area, or might be the first in ... access and advising programs (in alphabetical order) that MIT students have found helpful in their education journeys. You may also want to talk to
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... your recommenders write—to better understand you and your achievements in ... inspire each other. With all that in mind, preparing yourself for MIT means