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  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless ... you graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate's degree ... Baccalaureate, A-level, Baccalauréat, etc. Some MIT departments have established
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    WISE 2025

    [intro]WISE is a three-day program taking place October 5–7 for ... , including students who come from low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area ... , October 7. (Yes, we know it’s no longer really a weekend.) Participants stay
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    [annotation note="Note that we do not formally require you to have graduated or earned a GED, though you may well choose to!"]concluded[/annotation] their secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a ... (and often do) speak at length about our students, but why not get to know them yourself? Student perspectives Explore a day in the Life of MIT
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation ... only: finding the right fit. This means finding a community where your ... can do to prepare for MIT. These step-by-step guides will help orient
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    the things they care about. We don’t expect applicants to do a million ... 're 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world. Advocating for ... money to interesting lectures—and it’s up to each student to choose a path
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    . Here are some of the things they do next.[/intro] Careers Career ... companies from a wide range of industries. Many students encounter job ... mentorships, and chats over coffee. According to a survey of graduating students

  • MIT visits you

    [intro]Not everyone can take the time to come to MIT, so we do our best to come to you. We crisscross the U.S. as often as we can, so that ... . Below you will find a list of where we have been over the past couple of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before ... majors at MIT include a science core that consists of two semesters of ... applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A's in mathematics
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    About MIT Admissions

    than 45,000 visitors a year who attend our information sessions and ... working at MIT Admissions is more than a job: it is a privilege, an honor, and a responsibility, and requires a public and institutional trust that
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    , we offer an interview with a member of the MIT Educational Council, a ... whenever possible, however you may coordinate a virtual interview if agreed ... your interviewer a vivid sense of your passions and aspirations. MIT
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or ... hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of ... it; perhaps even leave a note saying when it will be returned. Brute
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT. You choose where you live, and each living group is a community with its ... -campus residence halls.[/intro] We believe that students should have a great deal of
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    matters is that you are prepared to take, and do well in, a class that ... the toughest problems in the world. Building a strong academic ... that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend ... . Similar to the way we look at a student’s extracurricular activities, there are absolutely no “right” or “wrong” answers. But, if a STEM
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    search the world for students who we think will be a good fit at MIT, and ... will inspire and guide you along the way. What follows is a brief ...  humans of MIT are truly special, and we hope that among them you will find a
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    action cycle. Just do what works for you! Application fee or waiver Our ... fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for ... -blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... ethical character. We don’t want students to do things just because they ... a sense of competition, rather than the joy of learning. We don’t want
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    DACA & undocumented applicants

    note='A term for students who have received Deferred Action for Childhood ... waivers on our application, conduct [annotation note="This means we do not ... ."]need-blind[/annotation] admissions, and provide generous financial aid that meets 100% of a family
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    MIT, or if you want to pursue [annotation note='To be clear, we do not expect students do anything above and beyond what is required to ... programs, which offer college-level courses at a local high school, college