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    First-year class profile

    For the MIT Class of 2028 Some facts and figures about the ... [/annotation] of the Class of 2028. You may also be interested in this post from our Dean of Admissions + Student Financial Services about the composition of
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    Our mission

    with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of ... of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals ... . Alden Thresher, an economist and the first Director of Admissions at MIT
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it ... ? Depending on the question, we're looking for responses of approximately 100 ... separate entry for each semester of the same class. Place all grades for a
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    Getting started

    the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and ... data to predict anything even if we wanted to. Moral of the story
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility ... [intro]If you're like most parents, helping your child find the right
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    Social media

    MIT Social Media Hub If you want a snapshot into what all of the different MIT communities/offices/labs/important people/etc are posting, the MIT Social Media Hub is your spot. The Hub shares everything MIT, from
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    Other videos

    , and Centers, the basic organizational entities that constitute MIT ... people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of our favorite videos produced by other offices that highlight the humans
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    Admissions videos

    in the Museum's archives. A product of its times, and resonant with ... by faculty of the need to work ethically in the production of science ... MIT, "The Social Beaver" focused on the community living and range of
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    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 ... directly—we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit as needed
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... the journey, from a fiercely hopeful outlook to a deep sense of ... your life and your expectations around the narrow goal of trying to get
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    . The Net Price Calculator will give you an estimate of your net cost and ... [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost calculators.[/intro] MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator The Quick
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    For school counselors

    outside of the reading season. You are our professional colleagues, and we ... and mention the name and location of your school. During the reading ... one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices

  • Student life at MIT

    “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part of what makes life at MIT so vibrant.[/intro] The humans of MIT move ... know them yourself? Student perspectives Explore a day in the Life of MIT
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    Via tesseract

    "That, of course, is the impractical, long way around. We have learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg ... , my dears. Cervantes. Experience is the mother of knowledge." Mrs. Who
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    Via email

    about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about four people. We average a response within 24 hours, but the number of emails tend to spike especially around the application deadlines, so please

  • 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 ... Admissions at MIT Welcome Center We are located at the MIT Welcome
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    Visit our office

    , we are located at the MIT Welcome Center near the Kendall Square T 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

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    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 ... people regardless of where they come from.
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

     Residential Exploration (REX), where you do even more exploring of the different residence ... [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