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    Cross-registration

    Institute, you can cross-register for no additional cost at Harvard, Wellesley ... and as appropriate. Harvard MIT undergraduates may take subjects at Harvard University for degree credit at no extra charge. Harvard subjects
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    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    [intro]At MIT, "hacks" are performed by students who safely and ... experience the hack.[/intro] At MIT, hacking refers to more than breaking into ... clever and elegant pranks that exist at the intersection of creative
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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if ... transfer credit or advanced standing at MIT. These policies and processes ... individual classes. Each department at MIT reviews transfer credit requests in
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    Transfer eligibility

    high school and will have completed at least one year of college before ... -year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university ... who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed at least two terms

  • Explore MIT on your own

    . Since folks at the Institute are always making, writing, and discovering ... .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one ... -MIT-choose-your-own-adventure experience. While we recommend reading through each page at least once, we hope
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    General Institute Requirements

    , General Institute Requirements are completed by everyone at MIT no matter their area ... , including at least two relevant to your major, to develop effective writing ... as capable as possible Your course of study Counting credits at MIT is
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    Academic preparation

    through advanced exams (AP, IB, etc.), then you should enroll at the ... majors at MIT include a science core that consists of two semesters of ... transfer Transfer students typically lose at least one semester of coursework
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    The MIT community

    [intro]Ask anyone at MIT what their favorite thing is about the ... even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT ... search the world for students who we think will be a good fit at MIT, and
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    Academic foundations

    Requirements, or GIRs. The GIRs are classes that students take once they’re at ... standardized American curriculum, this guidance is aimed at students attending ... look at three main categories of coursework to evaluate whether you
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    Undergraduate research

    —redefining the nature of research at MIT. Hundreds of academic papers published ... own. Or conduct your research at MIT, off campus, or even ... possible but only sometimes prudent."]at any time[/annotation] during your

  • Arts and music

    are more than a dozen active dance ensembles at MIT, and the best way to ... Fixation, MIT's competitive contemporary dance group, at Footwork 2019, a ... ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNN6RXRRtKk[/embed] Other dance highlights Dance at MIT!!! mega
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    Maker education

    things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at ...  and independent activities, resources supporting makers at MIT include: Project ... ]https://youtu.be/87-u1DebjBs[/embed] Project-based classes Many classes at MIT are
  • 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 ... . Alden Thresher, an economist and the first Director of Admissions at MIT
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    The first year

    [intro]During the first year at MIT, you will explore your interests ... Because all students enroll at MIT "undeclared," their first year at MIT is ... first term, and at any time during their course of study. This grading
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    Books about MIT

    Sphere: Evolving Cultures at MIT by Philip N. Alexander, which describes ... chief campus planner Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT ... Dean of Students and Undergraduate Education at MIT Technology and the
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    Veterans

    following while at MIT: Single and multivariable calculus Two semesters ... preparation may consider first enrolling at a different institution (like a ... Requirements, it makes students better prepared to succeed academically at MIT
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    Our selection process

    members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss ... own. We have no quotas by school, state, or region. You are not at any ... applying. We also do not consider legacy/alumni relations in our process. At
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    What we look for

    The match between you and MIT Ask any admissions officer at MIT, and ... Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... valid, but you might not be particularly happy at MIT. Initiative