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    Inventions & innovations

    flow of ions instead of moving parts to generate thrust and propel the ... seconds 2019—Capturing the first direct image of a black hole as part of ... 's innovators and entrepreneurs and encourages the cross-pollination of ideas
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    . Alden Thresher, an economist and the first Director of Admissions at MIT ... with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of ... of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility.[/intro] The college search and application process should be about one thing
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    official scores and/or certifications to the Office of the First Year, and ... courses, the Department of Chemistry reviews all chemistry courses, and so ... of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    set of makerspaces where you can design and test your out-of-the ... [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and ...  mens et manus—mind and hand—puts equal emphasis on theory and practice. The
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

    [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... —redefining the nature of research at MIT. Hundreds of academic papers published ... mentorship. The projects span every stage of the process of academic inquiry

  • Housing and residence life

    experience, and all first-year students live in one of our 10 on ... halls—and others are more alternative, full of murals, cats, and community ... , collectively known as the FSILGs. About 37% of MIT's undergraduates are
  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    that end, we seek the best possible community of scholars (and humans ... curated from the latest issue of the MIT Facts book and data from MIT ... statistics and the first-year class profile; for statistics on financial aid
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    Tech, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford.   However, of the ... . Here are some of the things they do next.[/intro] Careers Career advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising &
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    admission. If you are in your first year of college, the earliest you can ... 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
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    About MIT Admissions

    and selection of all undergraduate applicants to the Institute ... , tradition, and integrity of our work on behalf of the Institute and those who ... undergraduate student body composed of some of the world’s most intelligent and
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    others is the foundation of our culture and community. As such, we ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be students and community members first, and applicants second.[/intro] As our
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    computing education, research, and infrastructure across the schools. Each of ... credentialing and more on the substance of what you need to learn to effectively ... learn through programs that are at the leading edge of their field
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    your life and your expectations around the narrow goal of trying to get ... , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    , a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a fully staffed sports medicine ... , the home of MIT football, lacrosse, and track and field Briggs, O ... United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and
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    February Updates & Notes Form

    after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second ... currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form ... directly—we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit as needed
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    Getting started

    the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... data to predict anything even if we wanted to. Moral of the story
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    Academic foundations

    students, veterans of the U.S. military, and applicants who took an extended ... that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the ... ='More specifically, the GIRs consist of a Science Core; the Humanities, Arts, and
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

    . Admissions statistics for the Class of 2028 See also: First-year class profile ...  determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... Middle 50% score range of admitted students (25th and 75th percentiles
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    Our selection process

    decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no ... the site began in 2004. That's easily several books worth of tips and ... committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty