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• 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 95% of MIT graduating seniors conducting ... then, MIT has spent well over $100 million on the UROP program
• Apply / Parents and educators

  Advising your students

  a laundry list of a million activities. And we don’t want 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
• 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 ... advantage of what's around them—MIT's resources are unparalleled. Risk
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Letters of recommendation

  We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of
• Discover / About MIT

  A brief history of MIT

  [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... America. Since then, MIT has built a robust tradition of solving problems in the public interest at the intersection of technology and humanity
• Discover / The MIT education

  General Institute Requirements

  curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of ... of study. They include the: Science core: six foundational courses
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  How to write good letters of recommendation

  [intro]Because of our highly competitive applicant pool, letters of ... information and impressions we cannot glean from the rest of the application. Try to give a complete sketch of the student and the context of their
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  Books about MIT

  , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... : Moments of Decision a volume edited by Professor David Kaiser, which traces the evolution of MIT as seen in a series of crucial decisions over the
• Discover / The MIT education

  Independent Activities Period

  January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of ... Johnson, of saving fuel during the energy crisis.']Established in 1971,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering
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  First-year class profile

  For the MIT Class of 2028 Some facts and figures about the [annotation note="Class of 2028 data as of August 2024."]1,102 members[/annotation] of the Class of 2028. You may also be interested in this post from our
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  The transfer application

  .S. permanent residents may apply through spring entry. Transcripts: Copies of all of your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts should be uploaded within the MIT transfer application. Two letters of
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  Inventions & innovations

  of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... Globe published a ranked list of 150 inventions and discoveries
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  Transfer eligibility

  high school and will have completed at least one year of college before ... -year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university ... spring term, you cannot reapply for the fall term of the same calendar year
• Afford / Cost & affordability

  How much it costs

  education. We offer aid that meets 100% of your demonstrated financial need.[/intro] The big picture The full price of an MIT education is $89,340 for the ... . We offer full-need financial aid, which means we meet 100% of your
• Discover / About MIT

  Life after MIT

  . Here are some of the things they do next.[/intro] Careers Career advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising & ... event that takes place every September and typically welcomes hundreds of
• Discover / Life and culture

  Arts & music

  [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic
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  Getting started

  the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... your chances of admission. Field of study We're asking about your preferred field of study because we're curious about what interests you right
• Apply / Parents and educators

  For home educators

  [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of our community ... . Homeschooled applicants make up less than 1% of our applicant pool (and less than
• Discover / Life and culture

  Clubs & activities

  cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year Science Fiction Society, home to the largest open-stacks library of science
• Discover / Life and culture

  Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

  stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ... computer systems. As the journalist Steven Levy wrote in his history of hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of