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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
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    computer systems. As the journalist Steven Levy wrote in his history of hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of clever and elegant pranks that exist at the intersection of creative
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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
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    of examples. Collaborative and cooperative spirit The core of the MIT ... Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... . The character of the MIT community Our community is comprised of
  • 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
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    appropriate level for each of the disciplines mentioned above. Core graduation ... . Most students enter MIT as sophomores, regardless of the amount of ... transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    . The program is free of charge to participating students and provides ... ) Research Science Institute (RSI) is a program of the Center for Excellence in ... . Open to high school juniors, the program is free of charge for those
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    Returning students

    experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we ... while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript ... are difficult to obtain. The decision about what letters of support to

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    –5 business days for a response regarding the status of your request. Private ... this website. Final confirmation of your tour will be sent after the ... ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/group_visits"]Request a group tour[/button_link] Day of the visit Visitors should leave

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    they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... -level academic program and dozens of performance ensembles, like the MIT Symphony ... design! Other highlights Trashion Show Chalk of the Day Arts at MIT
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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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    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... : “the Institute should encourage initiative, promote the spirit of free ... the HASS requirement where appropriate. You can read one of Yuliya

  • Maps, directions, parking

    usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and, although there is ... Admissions at MIT Welcome Center MIT Admissions offers two types of ... life, the application process, and financial aid. A student-led campus
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    For home educators

    themselves and others, and more. Advanced classes The vast majority of our ...  Stanford OHS. Transcripts of these courses, in addition to an evaluation of the ... throughout the world who conduct interviews on behalf of MIT Admissions. We
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    DACA & undocumented applicants

    an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit challenging the repeal of DACA ... students in our blogs. For more detailed information regarding the cost of ... subcommittee of the Boston Teachers’ Union, has created a resource for applying

  • Schedule your campus visit

    : What if MIT closes? In case of severe weather, the Admissions Office ... In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... life, the application process, and financial aid. A student-led campus
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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
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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

  • 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