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FAQ / International applicants
Can you mail me materials internationally?
Due to increasing mail costs and in an effort to be environmentally-conscious, we no longer mail materials internationally, and we do very limited mailing within the U.S. You may however, sign up for our monthly newsletter -
FAQ / QuestBridge
How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?
If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application… -
FAQ / First-year application
Do letters of recommendation have to be submitted in the MIT application portal?
Our preference is for recommenders to use our application portal to submit documents. However, they do have the option to submit their additional documents via Naviance, SOCIR, or other methods. Applications will -
FAQ / QuestBridge
How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?
If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part.… -
FAQ / QuestBridge
How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?
QuestBridge applicants submit portfolios using the same system that all other MIT applicants use. Portfolio submissions are not expected nor required. To learn more about the different kinds of portfolios… -
FAQ / First-year application
I’m a high school student taking college classes. Do I apply for transfer admission?
If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you have taken at the university level. The transfer application is intended… -
FAQ / First-year application
Do dual enrollment students apply as a first-year or transfer applicant?
Students participating in dual enrollment programs or taking college-level courses while in high school apply for first-year admission at MIT. If you apply to MIT while you’re still in high… -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
…and other things you can do with your four-day weekend context around the marathon
I love the most, and the classes where I most enjoy doing the work ... ="I've been using this word for 'doing very little academic work on a given day ... afternoon; I sat there at my desk, fuming, not really doing any work as my -
FAQ / QuestBridge
Do I have to submit a math/science recommendation with my QB application?
MIT strongly recommends a letter of recommendation from both a math/science teacher and a humanities/social science/language teacher. We accept QuestBridge applications without a humanities/social sciences/language teacher letter of recommendation, but… -
FAQ / Visit
How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?
We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in-person info sessions and tours as well as online sessions. Head over to our Visit page to sign… -
FAQ / First-year application
Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?
The February Updates & Notes Form (FUN) is required for Early Action admitted and deferred applicants, Regular Action applicants, students who have graduated, and international applicants. The form will be available… -
FAQ / First-year application
How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?
. If you are interested in doing research at MIT, you will need to be -
Blog / Admissions
It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it
! You're receiving this email because we do not have a core piece — namely ... will review your application when it's ready. Before you do anything else, please read through this email for what to do next and for answers -
Blog / Academics & Research
How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?
bodies. My sandwich lay forgotten until well past noon. How do you know -
Blog / Challenges
Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now
. I didn’t know what to do with myself or what was important to me ... losing things I didn’t realize were important, do I now have things I won ... live as a human being and not a human doing. Here are some of the -
Blog / About Decisions
I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET
does Pi Day look like at MIT? Do students eat pie? Do people recite the ... do something to celebrate Pi Day. FRANK: Oh my gosh, it is Pi Day! I ... history of nerd culture, are you guys doing anything to celebrate Pi Day -
Blog / Events
Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.
'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines. He is: a prediction wizard and ... them, but everyone pays attention to what they do." "Someone already -
Blog / Challenges
101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out
I am or because I do? At what point do your actions determine who you are? Is it a balance? How do I apply to grad school? How do I figure out what I need to do to get into grad school, or if I even want to -
Blog / MIT Life
You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!
do you do with these three items? You make this video. And then you ... -Conner, they can do this too!