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    Getting started

    then to explore, discover new things, and change your mind. What you ... Application deadlines Your application must be submitted by November ... Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either
  • Discover / Life and culture

    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 ... discussion sections for large classes, or by serving as live-in Graduate

  • 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 / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the ... something new is often the best way to achieve success. We apply theoretical ... quantity—you don't have to do a million things to get into college. Put your

  • infinite MIT

    place you'd like to call home. And if you haven't signed up for our ... students: Undocumented and DACA students are able to apply for financial aid ... provide support for Black students and to promote social interactions
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    About MIT Admissions

    we do not take for granted and work very hard to keep. Our Mission The ... commitment to meritocracy and fair access to our admissions process for ... right thing by our applicants and our institution. We are egalitarian For

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... new things—whether on campus or off—there's more than enough to explore from home. Consider this your starting point as you get to know MIT
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    First-year learning communities

    , you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes, find your way around a new school. We get it, it can be overwhelming trying to navigate your new life! Amidst the huge changes, some students
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    , and get together with your friends to nerd out however your heart ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the ... , or about 1 for every 10 undergraduates. If you don't find an existing
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    -class instruction to anyone, for free. Founded by MIT alum, Sal Khan, Khan Academy is ... free online lessons and practice for you to learn new material at your ... then click the link(s) next to “Program Website” for more detailed
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... oxygen 2014—Designing a new paper strip diagnostic test to rapidly ... resources to help them get started on entrepreneurial projects of their own
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    come to be called a "maker education."[/intro] Our motto The motto ... former you get from learning in the classroom, and the latter from making things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend ... -focused summer program is what you’re looking for and you’re not sure where to ... -week residential academic enrichment program for high school juniors who intend to
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a ... Applications for financial aid are processed by our office of Student
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    can do to prepare for MIT. These step-by-step guides will help orient ... for the MIT application portal. We're happy to help! ... enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    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 ... , which allowed states to sell up to 30,000 acres of public land—for each

  • Next steps

    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 ... mS2kdkI[/embed] Join us for an online session Sign up to see if MIT

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part ... (and often do) speak at length about our students, but why not get to

  • Schedule your campus visit

    reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. [button ... any closures to mitadmissions.org and notify you of any cancellations by ... hosted by admissions officers who share details about academics, campus
  • 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 ... .). Use one entry only per class. For example, it’s not necessary to use a