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  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    club or organization to match your interests, it's easy to start your own, and get together with your friends to nerd out however your heart ... , a radio station, student government, and so on. But alongside these
  • Blog / Academics & Research

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    MIT student blogger Vincent A. '17
    on our face. That week invoked familiar images of being new to the ... code, polished websites, sophisticated projects. On mine: a spatter of ... so on. I met with a nice lady who encouraged me to include my Olympiad
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    application process, learning how to tell your story, and finding a school where ... counselors, teachers, or other leaders in your local community to explore ... one-on-one advising to help students select colleges suitable for them
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  On our application, we ask for up to four activities that are the most important to you. Your academics don
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    DACA & undocumented applicants

    consider your (in)ability to pay for MIT in our admissions process ... universities’ policies, resources and scholarships, and guidance on questions to ... has taken to protect and support undocumented students on our campus
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    your life and your expectations around the narrow goal of trying to get ... you, then you can succeed on your own terms and be a better applicant to ... If you’re thinking about applying to MIT, you're probably curious
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    quantity—you don't have to do a million things to get into college. Put your ... MIT are designed to be worked on in groups, and cross-department labs ... , seed money, and interesting lectures aren't simply handed to students on
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and ... come to be called a "maker education."[/intro] Our motto The motto mens et manus—mind and hand—puts equal emphasis on theory and practice. The
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    reflecting on your research experience. Abstract/poster: Include a PDF of ... total. If your work was performed and recorded, you may submit up to 10 ... architectural work. You may submit a portfolio of up to 10 images of your work
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    the MIT Housing website. Choosing where to live All incoming first ... ). After your first year, you may want to move into FSILG housing or remain ... and cats. It's up to you where you choose to make your home. Mentorship
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    February Updates & Notes Form

    . Midyear grades Please be sure to get your official midyear grades from your ... . The February Updates & Notes Form will be available on your ... accurately. Your counselor does not need to mail your midyear grades to us
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    quantity to crowd out interest in the common good. Because when you get to ... encourage you to first and foremost help your students become their best ... that you want what is best for your students. However, there are many
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript ... in getting to know you. This includes the secondary school materials ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    regularly scheduled classes to do...whatever they want![/intro] [annotation note='With the unintentional benefit, according to then-President Howard ... ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    encourage you to share as much about your military experience on the MIT ... to reflect on your military experience and provide any additional ... ’s important to you. The essays provide you an opportunity to reflect on your
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    of invention, you may want to set your sights on these fairs and ... students find to be exciting resources for their growth—though your local ... qualifying competitions, training camps, or other programs available to your