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    Athletics & recreation

    United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and ... addition to a Division I crew program. MIT is highly competitive within its NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

  • MIT visits you

    [intro]Not everyone can take the time to come to MIT, so we do our ... take a look and see if we'll be in your area. We can't wait to meet you ... application process. There is a Q&A period at the end of session as well
  • 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
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    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