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  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    to have them, and hope that they take some of the values of MIT with ... Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT

  • 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
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    take no more than 20 minutes of your time. You will need to answer some ... Calculator is a tool designed by the College Board to help you assess what your ... helpful to have recent tax forms or pay stubs on hand before you begin
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    helping them remember to take some time off and just have fun (or both!). ... think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of ... encourage you to first and foremost help your students become their best
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    can learn more about you.  If you have time to explore your interests ... 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

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... from home. Consider this your starting point as you get to know MIT ... —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual-MIT-choose-your
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    time to your education, your interests, and your community. We care about ... If you’re thinking about applying to MIT, you're probably curious ... better place. It can be tricky to sum up all that you’re passionate about
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    now—not because we have any quotas. You won't declare your major until the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and then to explore, discover new things, and change your mind. What you
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed at least two terms ... . If you have been enrolled in college part-time, calculate your full-time ... apply to transfer to MIT is during your second term of study. Maximum of
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    WISE 2025

    12th grade. If you do not have access to these courses through your ... if you have taken exams, we do require you to submit your scores ... note: You will not have access to your application after submission
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    total. If your work was performed and recorded, you may submit up to 10 ... architectural work. You may submit a portfolio of up to 10 images of your work ... questionnaire help us match your portfolio to the reviewer best equipped to take a
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    , the most important thing is to be your authentic self. If you have ... before applying to MIT through our transfer program. Remember, having this ... student’s success at MIT. If you don’t have access to calculus coursework
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we ... while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript ... Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... period, devoting more time to each application, and 2) it provides
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    like to ask so that they have as much time as possible to write about you! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of ... Social studies Geography How to submit Your school counselor (or
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    significant time in the United States, or those who have a liminal status as ... who have[annotation note="Exceptions may be granted to students in the ... . However, this will not negatively impact your application to MIT. MIT
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... , including at least two relevant to your major, to develop effective writing ... credits of practical, project-based work to stimulate your resourcefulness
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    quantity—you don't have to do a million things to get into college. Put your ... for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the ... ability to prioritize balance Despite what you may have heard, this place is