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    Advising your students

    siblings or working 20-30 hours a week to support their family), or who come ... quantity to crowd out interest in the common good. Because when you get to ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    to you. Research questionnaire: Complete a brief questionnaire ... to submit a letter of recommendation directly through the Slide ... is designed for students who would like their work to be reviewed by
  • 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
  • Discover / Learn more

    Other videos

    ."]DLCs[/annotation]have a YouTube channel where they post videos about teaching, research, and people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of our favorite videos produced by other offices that highlight the humans

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    [intro]From puppies to pyrotechnics, MIT students organize hundreds ... to share that excitement with.[/intro] Student activities Sure, there ... might expect. But MIT students also run a Laboratory for Chocolate Science
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

     and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of ... by teachers who know an applicant well as both a student and a person
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Deadlines & requirements

    application portal. Please note: You’re only allowed to apply once per entry ... a math or science teacher and one from a humanities, social science ... -native English speakers who plan to apply. Mid-February February Updates &
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college that they want to make sure they do everything “right”—down to their ... to concentrate on just a few. Some students may spend significant time
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    earned a GED, though you may well choose to!"]concluded[/annotation] their secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full ... pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on ... , we offer an interview with a member of the MIT Educational Council, a network of over 3,500 MIT graduates around the world who volunteer to meet
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    February Updates & Notes Form

    . Midyear grades Please be sure to get your official midyear grades from your ... quarter, if your school uses a quarter-based system). Trimester schedule If your school uses a trimester schedule, please use your first
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    [intro]At MIT, "hacks" are performed by students who safely and stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or
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    International applicants

    considered by MIT to be an international student. If you are a U.S. citizen or ... colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how ... page is simply intended to be a helpful resource for people who are less
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

    as coauthors on them. Every scientist was once a novice: UROP gives you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands ... .[/intro] In 1969, Margaret MacVicar, then a 26-year-old MIT professor (and
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... .[/annotation] To that end, we have established strong ties with nearby institutions to help our students develop their interests by cross-registering when
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    entering MIT. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first ... submit one application per entry year, meaning if you apply to enter in the ... who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed at least two terms
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    chart below to get a quick visual sense of what you can study at MIT, read ... , not to a specific major or school, so all first-year students begin MIT ... confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can