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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    First-year class profile

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  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... , including at least two relevant to your major, to develop effective writing ... credits of practical, project-based work to stimulate your resourcefulness
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    you in the process and tell you what you and your child need to know ... [intro]If you're like most parents, helping your child find the right college feels like one of your last great parental responsibilities. We see
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    independent educational institution relevant to an increasingly industrialized ... envisioned a new education to unify mens et manus, mind and hand, theory and ... applied to the Massachusetts legislature for "an Act of Incorporation of the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    foundation before you come to MIT contributes to your own development, shows us that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the Institute when you’re here.  We aim to make sure that every student we admit
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    information to your MIT QuestBridge Supplement and your recommender will receive ... emailed to you if you are selected as a finalist. Transcripts: Your ... how to apply. Recommendations: If neither of your Quest
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    -focused summer program is what you’re looking for and you’re not sure where to ... , or scoping out the stars sound like a fun way to spend your summer ... We often get asked if there are particular summer programs students
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    to be submitted and processed, we will add it to your application as a ... representative. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    typically use the email address you provided on your application to contact ... range from 30 minutes to two hours long. Before you meet with your EC ... interviews are not usually formal affairs. You do not have to dress up for your
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

     credit. How to UROP You may apply for advertised UROP positions or propose your ... you that maybe get your feet under you first. First-year UROPs are often ... you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    regionalized officer who exclusively presents to your school or area. All of our ... prepared to speak with you and answer your questions.[/intro] Call us We are ... for you as well as two teachers at your school to write thoughtful
  • Help / Contact

    Via email

    , then we'll sort out who needs to respond and [annotation note="We get ... emails tend to spike especially around the application deadlines, so please be patient if we don't respond in realtime."] get back to you as
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    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 ... questionnaire help us match your portfolio to the reviewer best equipped to take a
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    [intro]We are committed to helping our students pay for their MIT education. We offer aid that meets 100% of your demonstrated financial need ... . We offer full-need financial aid, which means we meet 100% of your
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of ... Social studies Geography How to submit Your school counselor (or ... , social science, or language teacher. We also require materials from your
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... period, devoting more time to each application, and 2) it provides
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    sure to include your name, date of birth, and application reference ... all of your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts ... test by the March test date. School Official Report: To be completed by
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    . However, this will not negatively impact your application to MIT. MIT admissions counselors are trained to understand the educational system in your part of the world. We do not try to convert your grades to the American

  • Policies

    action MIT takes with respect to your application. Note that, beginning ... information We collect, use, and process your personal information to (1 ... @mit.edu. We will always respect your request to stop processing your personal
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    find our mailing address below. We'll get back to you much faster via ... -related documents to us for some reason—or if you would like to mail us something not related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of