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    Admissions videos

    by faculty of the need to work ethically in the production of science ... throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... can expect to have at least one international experience with research ... more than 40 countries, with most opportunities fully funded by MIT
  • 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 / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    (produced by our research and innovation) MIT also tends to [annotation note ... rigorous academics with a learning-by-doing approach.[/intro] Our guiding ... offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in
  • 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 extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  On our application, we ask for up to

  • Housing and residence life

    (blog by Shuli J. ’22) Re-orienting (blog by Fatima A. ’25) Guide to ... -campus residence halls. And MIT allows its students to choose which residence they want to live in, giving students the chance to live in a place that feels
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    a test by the October test date, and fall entry applicants must take a test by the March test date. School Official Report: To be completed by ... . Remaining documents should be mailed to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    can do to prepare for MIT. These step-by-step guides will help orient ... enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really worthwhile. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    your life and your expectations around the narrow goal of trying to get ... If you’re thinking about applying to MIT, you're probably curious, love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    Our work at MIT Admissions is both bound and inspired by MIT's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will become the leaders and
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    to submit the requirements below to us directly by November 1. If you ... to MIT or withdraw your MIT application. By January 5: Use your QB ... MIT is proud to be a QuestBridge partner About QuestBridge Quest
  • 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 / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    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 ... terms, we want students to pursue the things that interest them with
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    be allowed to demonstrate that you are entitled to such credit by ... until after you are admitted to MIT, at which point it is evaluated by the ... areas. To prepare for MIT’s academic program, we recommend that transfer

  • Schedule your campus visit

    any closures to mitadmissions.org and notify you of any cancellations by ... hosted by admissions officers who share details about academics, campus ... reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. [button
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    practical discovery and improvement.” To achieve this diverse education, General Institute Requirements are completed by everyone at MIT no matter their area ... , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    mentors to the undergraduate community by holding study breaks and providing ... the MIT Housing website. Choosing where to live All incoming first-year students are sent the MIT Guide to Residences. The Guide includes data about
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to ... setting. [/intro] Everyone prefers to eat differently: alone or together ...  approach to housing, we give our students options about where, how, and what to

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    [intro]From puppies to pyrotechnics, MIT students organize hundreds ... to share that excitement with.[/intro] Student activities Sure, there ... Rhg[/embed]   Athletics Surprised to hear that MIT is home to the nation