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    The MIT community

    Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT ... try to put together the best team of students to go through MIT together
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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 ... then to explore, discover new things, and change your mind. What you

  • Online info sessions

    [intro]There are many ways to get to know us, right from the comfort of your own home![/intro] Join us for an online session Sign up to see ... together a little virtual-MIT-choose your own-adventure experience to get you
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    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 ... ’s how to get certified: Learn math on Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers
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    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
  • Help / Contact

    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

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a ... (and often do) speak at length about our students, but why not get to ... freely from lectures to labs, from dance floors to darkrooms, from study

  • Next steps

    [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We hope it helped you get to know MIT and the students that make this place so special. Before you go, we have some final resources for you to take
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel ... application is complete, it will first be read by a senior admissions officer ... proper context. Strong applications will then be evaluated by additional
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    trying to get a clear picture of your academic preparation by subject area ... get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... Rather than asking you to write one long essay, the MIT application
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    First-year learning communities

    process that gets them there.” Once the students work to develop and present their comprehensive plan during the fall semester, they get to ... . “We take a spring break trip to kind of get to see that year’s topic in

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... from home. Consider this your starting point as you get to know MIT ... get to know MIT Professor Evelyn Wang, who teaches mechanical

  • Arts and music

    get to know them is by watching them perform. Enjoy this performance by ... Orchestra, Festival Jazz Ensemble, and Rambax, a Senegalese drumming group, to name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their
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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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    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 ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    Remember that there are many ways to make the world better—we're not looking for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the ... quantity—you don't have to do a million things to get into college. Put your

  • Request a group tour

    plenty of travel time to get to campus, taking Boston traffic into ... 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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    WISE 2025

    campus community by working with and getting to know current students and ... score report by logging in to your College Board account."]unofficial copy ... rising seniors to learn what it’s like to be an MIT student.[/intro] The

  • Maps, directions, parking

    .617.253.3400 between 9 AM and 4 PM ET, Monday through Friday. Getting to the Welcome ... your best option to get here! Depending on where you are coming from, you ... hosted by admissions officers who share details about academics, campus
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    students to Mechanical Engineering (ME) through hands-on classes (taught by ... We often get asked if there are particular summer programs students should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend