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    Independent Activities Period

    ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... of the MIT community may propose a non-credit bearing activity ... legendary MIT events are hosted, including: Mystery Hunt, one of the oldest
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    The first year

    [intro]During the first year at MIT, you will explore your interests ... Because all students enroll at MIT "undeclared," their first year at MIT is ... that, though, it's worth noting MIT's forgiving first-year grading system
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    For parents

    can do to prepare for MIT. These step-by-step guides will help orient ... Please note: It is MIT policy to communicate directly with applicants ... for the MIT application portal. We're happy to help!
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    Admissions statistics

    We love data at MIT. Reliable data, properly contextualized, can help ... beyond the stats already contributed to the MIT's standard Common Data Set ... care deeply about factors like your match with MIT. Qualitative
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    Academic foundations

    break from conventional education. An MIT education combines deeply ... foundation before you come to MIT contributes to your own development, shows us ... will thrive in MIT’s classes, beginning with the General Institute
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    College access & advising programs

    (though we try to be as transparent as possible at MIT!) and it can take the ... access and advising programs (in alphabetical order) that MIT students have ... options near you! MIT partner programs College Horizons College Horizons is
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    WISE 2025

    rising seniors to learn what it’s like to be an MIT student.[/intro] The ... , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage ... on campus with a current MIT undergraduate student and learn firsthand
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    Deadlines & requirements

    The application The first-year application is open in the MIT ... submit supplemental materials. If you must mail materials to MIT, please ... -March Admitted students must inform MIT of their enrollment decision by May 1

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    Majors & minors

    [intro]At MIT, majors are conventionally called courses, and they ... .[/intro] Your first year When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university, not to a specific major or school, so all first-year students begin MIT
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    Accessing advanced coursework

    MIT, or if you want to pursue [annotation note='To be clear, we do not ... demonstrate their readiness for the MIT education. However, we also know that ... that you take outside of your high school on your MIT application.  Here
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    MIT's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We are located on our own domain (i.e., not on mit.edu) for historical reasons: when we started our ... process or financial aid, may be out of date. About the blogs The MIT
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    Estimate your cost

    [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost calculators.[/intro] MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator The Quick ... determined by the MIT financial aid office.  Completing the calculator should
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    First-year learning communities

    By Julia Davis August 25, 2018 Your first year at MIT can seem like ... students as they go through their first year at MIT. Each of the three ... MIT students are known for creating solutions, being makers, and wanting
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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