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  For home educators

  [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and ... courses from MIT's edX and OpenCourseWare. Extracurricular activities Most ... , etc. Interviews MIT has alumni volunteers called Educational Counselors
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Getting started

  the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and
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  First-year eligibility

  another degree-granting institution.[/annotation] Please note that MIT does ... seek other routes to and through MIT, you may consider exploring some of
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  Creative portfolios

  submit optional portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slide ... your MIT application. Portfolios must be submitted by the same deadline ... the professional faculty from the MIT Music & Theater Arts

• Schedule your campus visit

  : What if MIT closes? In case of severe weather, the Admissions Office follows the Institute emergency closing guidelines. If MIT is closed, the
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  Essays, activities & academics

  Rather than asking you to write one long essay, the MIT application ... .) Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you. We ... something different than what was expected in your educational journey? MIT
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  Letters of recommendation

  request recommendations in your MIT application portal. You can request ... below. Recommendations: Whom to ask MIT requires two letters of ... recommendations through a third-party service other than the MIT application portal.
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our selection process

  MIT, we try to be as transparent as possible about our admissions ... that we do. These blogs will help you "get" what the MIT admissions
• Apply / Parents and educators

  How to write good letters of recommendation

  MIT Both school counselor and teacher evaluations are most helpful when ... MIT, what leads you to believe MIT is a good match for this person? How might they fit into the MIT community and grow from the MIT experience
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Returning students

  rigorous MIT education. Even though you may have been away from school for a
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  February Updates & Notes Form

  currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form
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  Biographical & personal information

  citizenship. If you have dual citizenship, you should apply to MIT with your U ... spiritual leaders, sharing information about resources available at MIT
• Apply / Parents and educators

  Advising your students

  college–this is especially true at MIT–engaging and collaborating with
• Blog / About Decisions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT, part deux The case study of someone else you wouldn't expect to have gotten in

  

  world domination in integration bees. The successful MIT application ... math, he actually got a 600 on verbal. But lucky for all of us, the MIT ... if they've seen me on ESPN.") Adam discovered MIT during his sophomore

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  , to study at MIT. In 2017, this ongoing chapter of my life promises to ... to USA, to MIT, have been some of the most monumental years of my life ... Virginia, prior to starting orientation at MIT. Even then, I was still

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  This whole “is there a formula to get into MIT” thing that’s been dominating College Confidential and the blog comments makes me sad. I ... into MIT. But most people who apply to MIT have good grades and scores

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  ; Here at MIT, you'll find that both entries are equally applicable. In ... 've had with people from the MIT community, nearly everyone has the same ... –-and you absolutely should! Getting into MIT is indeed an accomplishment

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Group Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Survivors three bloggers face the horrors of public transit

  

  show for the MIT community. In 2021, even former MIT president Rafael ... ! Aiden As a fresh-faced MIT first year, it was only recently that I learned of such important MIT Halloween traditions like Next Haunt. I was

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  was the first technical communications class I took at MIT, and it has ... ’t feel limited in your exploration! Remember, the point of your MIT ... for your visually-dominating, textually-minimalistic approach

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  To a lot of people, myself included, getting into MIT is the dream we ... me getting into MIT and why it meant so much to me. Enjoy!!!! Finally ... over my shoulder at the computer screen. The sun was having a joyous time

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016