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    STEM programs

    of invention, you may want to set your sights on these fairs and ... students find to be exciting resources for their growth—though your local ... qualifying competitions, training camps, or other programs available to your
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    International applicants

    colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how ... . However, this will not negatively impact your application to MIT. MIT admissions counselors are trained to understand the educational system in your
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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 / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    regularly scheduled classes to do...whatever they want![/intro] [annotation note='With the unintentional benefit, according to then-President Howard ... ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering
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    Maker education

    [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and ... come to be called a "maker education."[/intro] Our motto The motto mens et manus—mind and hand—puts equal emphasis on theory and practice. The
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    Extracurricular activities

    extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  On our application, we ask for up to four activities that are the most important to you. Your academics don’t shape your whole personal context, and our goal is to understand more
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    What we look for

    MIT are designed to be worked on in groups, and cross-department labs ... , seed money, and interesting lectures aren't simply handed to students on ... something new is often the best way to achieve success. We apply theoretical
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    Be yourself!

    you, then you can succeed on your own terms and be a better applicant to ... 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
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    Majors & minors

    .[/intro] Your first year When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university ... credentialing and more on the substance of what you need to learn to effectively ... chart below to get a quick visual sense of what you can study at MIT, read
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    Summer programs

    -focused summer program is what you’re looking for and you’re not sure where to ... , or scoping out the stars sound like a fun way to spend your summer ... students to Mechanical Engineering (ME) through hands-on classes (taught by
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    February Updates & Notes Form

    . The February Updates & Notes Form will be available on your ... . Midyear grades Please be sure to get your official midyear grades from your ... accurately. Your counselor does not need to mail your midyear grades to us
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    Interview

    typically use the email address you provided on your application to contact ... About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on ... range from 30 minutes to two hours long. Before you meet with your EC
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    Via email

    , then we'll sort out who needs to respond and [annotation note="We get ... emails tend to spike especially around the application deadlines, so please be patient if we don't respond in realtime."] get back to you as
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    For school counselors

    regionalized officer who exclusively presents to your school or area. All of our ... prepared to speak with you and answer your questions.[/intro] Call us We are always happy to have a professional conversation on the phone, especially
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    A brief history of MIT

    envisioned a new education to unify mens et manus, mind and hand, theory and ... remain open to members of the public. The charter was granted on April 10 ... .'](re)committed it[/annotation] to acting in the public interest in perpetuity.  A new

  • Online info sessions

    of your own home![/intro] Join us for an online session Sign up to see ... ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/virtualmit"]Online session registration[/button_link] Explore MIT on your own We have put together a little virtual-MIT-choose your own-adventure experience to get you
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    Advising your students

    encourage you to first and foremost help your students become their best ... that you want what is best for your students. However, there are many ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be
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    Books about MIT

    MIT hacks, from the police car on the Great Dome to the abduction of the ... planet" —  on the eastern end of the MIT campus We linked these books to ... , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening
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    Visit our office

    . Getting to the Welcome Center The MBTA's Red Line is your best option to get to the Welcome Center! Depending on where you are coming from, you ... you must drive to campus itself, then your best bet is to set your