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    Housing at MIT

    [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT ... -campus residence halls.[/intro] We believe that students should have a great deal of ...  Residential Exploration (REX), where you do even more exploring of the different residence
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    February Updates & Notes Form

    after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second ... currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form ... college counselor to complete the February Updates & Notes Form
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    MIT has a very long history of educating international students, and ... colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in
  • Request a group tour

    Thank you for your interest in a private group tour of MIT! Please ... Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... students in their college search process. These visits do not include an
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... about who you are and how you spend your time outside of schoolwork ... outside of the classroom, choose your activities because they delight
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    WISE 2024

    , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage ... , or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note: You must attend high school in the United States or one of its
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    representative. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your ... section of their application. Our preference is for counselors to use our ... line of the email for easier processing. Please note: If you send us a
  • Housing and residence life

    experience, and all first-year students live in one of our 10 on ... halls—and others are more alternative, full of murals, cats, and community ... community among their residence, including faculty Heads of House (professors
  • Maps, directions, parking

    MIT section of our site. The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM ... . Cambridge traffic is usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and ... , you can conveniently visit many other colleges along the way! If you
  • Help / Contact

    Visit our office

    station. You can learn more in the Visit MIT section of our site. Welcome ... usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and, although there is ... environment, you can conveniently visit many other colleges along the way! If
  • MIT visits you

    .[/intro] You will find us at NACAC college fairs and hosting information sessions ... 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 / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    of examples. Collaborative and cooperative spirit The core of the MIT ... Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... advantage of what's around them—MIT's resources are unparalleled. Risk
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    only a few months old and restricted to a handful of colleges, which ... About MITAdmissions.org MITAdmissions.org is the official website of MIT's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We are located on our own
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    About MIT Admissions

    ."]MIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions[/annotation] oversees the recruitment and selection of all undergraduate applicants to the Institute ... coordinate the Educational Council, an international network of over 3
  • Policies

     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in one convenient location. Clery Act The Clery Act requires colleges and ... three years of campus crime and fire safety statistics and certain campus
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    and excitement of a college like MIT.  Here’s an incomplete list of some remarkable programs, organizations, and websites that many of our ... your imagination and powers of analysis, connect you with other young
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    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
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of ... of study. They include the: Science core: six foundational courses
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of ... Johnson, of saving fuel during the energy crisis.']Established in 1971,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... Globe published a ranked list of 150 inventions and discoveries