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    Essays, activities & academics

    get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... makes you "look best," as opposed to the answers that are honest and easy ... tackling the world’s biggest challenges to lending a helping hand. Describe
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    Creative portfolios

    using a voiceover explanation or overlays to make your video more time ... to you. Please answer a brief questionnaire about your research ... . Nominate your research advisor, mentor, or Principal Investigator to submit a
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    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
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    For parents

    enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really ... the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation ... only: finding the right fit. This means finding a community where your
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    First-year learning communities

    to make the world a better place. Terrascope combines all of these ... , you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes ... . These groups help to provide a close-knit community and academic environment to
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    their service, and we are proud to support a community of veterans on ... Requirements, it makes students better prepared to succeed academically at MIT ... —especially calculus, the building block for many of our courses—is essential to a
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    Remember that there are many ways to make the world better—we're not looking ... . Lobbying a senator to amend bad policy changes the world. There are thousands ... quantity—you don't have to do a million things to get into college. Put your
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    Advising your students

    energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that are ... siblings or working 20-30 hours a week to support their family), or who come ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be
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    Admissions videos

    released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected ... the country to be shown at meetings for prospective students for a ... Beaver (1956) A promotional film for prospective students and visitors to

  • 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

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a ... of what makes life at MIT so vibrant.[/intro] The humans of MIT move freely from lectures to labs, from dance floors to darkrooms, from study
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    mentorships, and chats over coffee. According to a survey of graduating students ... if you like, and try to imagine what contribution you will make to the ... , and our alumni are proud of that.  Everything else There's a lot more to

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT. Since folks at the Institute are always making, writing, and discovering ... —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual
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    Academic foundations

    that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the Institute when you’re here.  We aim to make sure that every student we admit ... MIT to develop a broad base of knowledge across [annotation note
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    About MIT Admissions

    technology. The students we enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will ... financial need. We are committed to making MIT financially accessible ... admissions process, as well as our commitment to a level playing field
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    Books about MIT

     by Institute Historian T. F. Peterson, which provides a lively introduction to ... : Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub by Robert Buderi, a ... , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

     Interlochen, among many others) are a great opportunity to work with other students ... [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and ... .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants
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    International applicants

    colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how ... make sure to check with other schools before applying. In addition to ... considered by MIT to be an international student. If you are a U.S. citizen or