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    The MIT community

    Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and ... economic mobility index of its peer schools. Long a home for those who felt ... 't require a password, and its museums and libraries are open to the public

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    send you an invoice with a link to a secure website to make your payment ... Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group tour led by a current MIT student. Tours last approximately 60 minutes
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    name in order to do so. Since then, we've built up a following and sense of home at this domain, so we've just stayed here. This website is a ... update our website regularly and strive to keep it as accurate (and
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    Getting started

    Application deadlines Your application must be submitted by November ... Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either ... fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for
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    Visit our office

    .617.253.3400 between 9 AM and 4 PM ET, Monday through Friday. Getting to the Welcome ... best option to get to the Welcome Center! Depending on where you are ... [intro]Admissions at MIT Welcome Center[/intro] If you plan to visit

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    Estimate your cost

    Calculator is a tool designed by the College Board to help you assess what your ... a more in-depth review and to determine Pell eligibility you will need ... circumstances are considered on a case-by-case basis once you apply for financial
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    [intro]We are committed to helping our students pay for their MIT ... median annual price paid by an undergraduate who received an MIT ... -free. Those who do borrow tend to have debt at graduation lower than the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    . Their website has a ton to dive into, including specific events and ... application process, learning how to tell your story, and finding a school where ... to apply to, get admitted to, and receive adequate financial aid. Quest
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    Accessing advanced coursework

    then click the link(s) next to “Program Website” for more detailed ... be able to get high school (and sometimes college) credit through these ... -class instruction to anyone, for free. Founded by MIT alum, Sal Khan, Khan Academy is
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    QuestBridge

    MIT is proud to be a QuestBridge partner About QuestBridge Quest ... to submit the requirements below to us directly by November 1. If you ... be emailed to you if you are selected as a finalist. Transcripts
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    WISE 2025

    campus community by working with and getting to know current students and ... able to find one on your school’s website or in a trusted database ... ’ll provide you with a participation letter to take back to your school if you
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    Eating at MIT

    [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to ... learn to do eventually. There is no right or wrong answer overall, just a ... 't use all of their meals can choose to donate them to classmates through a

  • infinite MIT

    like to be a student here. There are videos to watch, blogs to read ... authentically about what it's like to be a student here. So we encourage you to ... .[/annotation]We hope you'll get a good sense of the MIT community and if it might be a
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    Housing at MIT

    the MIT Housing website. Choosing where to live All incoming first ... mentors to the undergraduate community by holding study breaks and providing ... [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT
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    Via email

    , then we'll sort out who needs to respond and [annotation note="We get about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about ... be patient if we don't respond in realtime."] get back to you as
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... machine to a crash course in stand-up comedy. Other students take the time ... [intro]Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a four-week period in
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    students come from a wide variety of contexts and may not be able to access ... students PRIMES-USA, a free, year-long research program in math open to ... -week courses (Cascade or HSSP) to a single day educational extravaganza (Splash

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    providing an inclusive and accessible environment. To that end, we have a ... universities to publish an annual report every year by October 1 that contains ... .org is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA. In short, you are free to
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    DACA & undocumented applicants

    preservation of DACA and advocating for a pathway to citizenship, and MIT filed ... Counseling published a comprehensive website that includes colleges’ and ... As part of our mission to uphold meritocracy and fair access for