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  Letters of recommendation

  We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend one evaluation from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. We also require materials from your
• Afford / Cost & affordability

  How to apply for aid

  Applications for financial aid are processed by our office of Student ... paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool
• 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
• Discover / The MIT education

  General Institute Requirements

  of study. They include the: Science core: six foundational courses ... , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... subjects of Restricted Electives in Science and Technology to give you the
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Getting started

  1 if you're applying Early Action, or January 6 if you're applying Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need
• Discover / Learn more

  Newsletters

  campus. MIT Daily, from the MIT News Office, offers regular updates on ... future of work, and technology in general.
• Discover / Life and culture

  Clubs & activities

  Science Fiction Society, home to the largest open-stacks library of science ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only
• 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
• 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
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our selection process

  between when you apply and when you receive your decision? Once your ... committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty ... decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no

• MIT visits you

  them as well! Check out the list of where we're headed below, and we ... affordability & financial aid workshops as well. [button_link link="https://apply ... application process. There is a Q&A period at the end of session as well
• Discover / The MIT education

  Undergraduate research

  [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... thousands of projects each year with 94% of MIT graduating seniors conducting ... —redefining the nature of research at MIT. Hundreds of academic papers published
• Apply / First-year applicants

  February Updates & Notes Form

  deferred in Early Action, and all students who applied for Regular Action ... 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
• Afford / Cost & affordability

  Estimate your cost

  [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost ... eligibility for financial aid might be and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses. The Net Price Calculator will give you an estimate of your net cost and
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our mission

  with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of ... of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals interested in an education centered on science and technology. The students we
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Be yourself!

  If you’re thinking about applying to MIT, you're probably curious ... and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Essays, activities & academics

  outside of your high school (at a local junior college or university, for ... consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what

• Clubs, activities, and athletics

  of clubs, organizations, and activities covering every imaginable topic ... might expect. But MIT students also run a Laboratory for Chocolate Science ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog

• Next steps

  [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We ... advantage of.[/intro] Tour campus, virtually Follow blogger CJ Q. ’23 as he ... might be right for you. [button_link link="https://apply
• Apply / Parents and educators

  Advising your students

  Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of a sense of competition, rather than the joy of learning. We don’t want