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    We are makers. We are thinkers. We are explorers. In all that we do. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose to make a better world through education, research, and innovation. We are fun and quirky
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there ... anything like that. If you choose to apply to MIT during Early Action, we do not place any limits on where else you may apply, nor do we require you
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    regularly scheduled classes to do...whatever they want![/intro] [annotation ... full tuition in either the fall or spring term do not have to pay ... to travel or work or nap. Basically: what you do in the month of
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    International applicants

    applicants should do the same. Only accepted students are required to send ... part of the world. We do not try to convert your grades to the American ... against your classmates or students in other parts of the world; we do not
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    -centered process, not a school- or region-centered process. This means that we do not ... applying. We also do not consider legacy/alumni relations in our process. At ... that we do. These blogs will help you "get" what the MIT admissions
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    application portal along with the Secondary School Report. To do this ... application portal to submit transcripts. However, they do have the option to
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    doing two things: taking the time to really explore things that ... do the work Becoming your best self What you shouldn’t do is build
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    enjoy doing. Intensity, curiosity, and excitement In a nutshell, you ... quantity—you don't have to do a million things to get into college. Put your ... about something you do simply for the pleasure of it.) is not a trick
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    school's curriculum and community. Some school counselors do not or cannot ... admitted students do not submit any supplemental recommendations. Applicants ... portal to submit documents. However, they do have the option to submit
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    that we do not require a high school diploma or GED from our applicants. Successful homeschooled applicants We do not have separate requirements for ... . However, we do have some qualities we look for in for homeschooled students
  • 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
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    WISE 2025

    . Please do not make any travel arrangements on your own. Participants book ... 12th grade. If you do not have access to these courses through your ... ="We do not require you to have taken AP classes or exams prior to WISE, but