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    The MIT community

    economic mobility index of its peer schools. Long a home for those who felt ... Institute and they'll probably say "the people." The quality of the MIT ... even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT
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    Independent Activities Period

    Johnson, of saving fuel during the energy crisis.']Established in 1971,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of
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    Admissions videos

    MIT, "The Social Beaver" focused on the community living and range of ... Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers ... comforting character for those of us old enough to remember videotapes

  • 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 ... started. [button_link link="https://mitadmissions.org/explore-on
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    Arts & music

    [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and music classes each year. Our campus features more than 3,500 noted works of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing
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    Athletics & recreation

    . About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average ... 'Brien, and Barry fields, which offer acres of on-campus athletics fields for ... United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and
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    Books about MIT

    , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... MIT hacks, from the police car on the Great Dome to the abduction of the ... reflect on the role of blacks at MIT and beyond Where Futures Converge
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    Creative portfolios

    Room.
 For more information on each type of portfolio, please review the ... reflecting on your research experience. Abstract/poster: Include a PDF of ... submitted if they feature work that is both significant to you and relevant to
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    First-year learning communities

    main goal of Terrascope as being focused on the students, on preparing ... able to focus on the humanities. Of course all students have to take ... a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks
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    About MIT Admissions

    , tradition, and integrity of our work on behalf of the Institute and those who ... on the basis of their own individual interests and aptitudes as opposed ... [annotation note='For example, we routinely extend deadlines on account of
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    Academic foundations

    introductory courses in economics and management science—depend on a mastery of ... This section will focus on academic preparation for first ... students, veterans of the U.S. military, and applicants who took an extended

  • infinite MIT

    of our students do. They work on campus in labs, departmental offices ... students on projects, labs, and papers, you carry on a long tradition of ... , and a lot of exploration along the way. We don't read, edit, or

  • Explore MIT on your own

    than 130,000 square feet of makerspaces—and more on the way—MIT supports ... new things—whether on campus or off—there's more than enough to explore ... .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one
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    Letters of recommendation

    ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of ... We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to
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    A brief history of MIT

    remain open to members of the public. The charter was granted on April 10, 1861, on the eve of the Civil War, which delayed classes until 1865. In ... the creation of a committee, led by Professor Warren K. Lewis, on the
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    Undergraduate research

    you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands-on ... [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... thousands of projects each year with 95% of MIT graduating seniors conducting
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    Extracurricular activities

    extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  On our application, we ask for up to ... about who you are and how you spend your time outside of schoolwork ... to concentrate on just a few. Some students may spend significant time
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    Inventions & innovations

    magnetic field of its kind ever created on Earth 2021—Reliably producing ... resources to help them get started on entrepreneurial projects of their own ... of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel
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    Estimate your cost

    [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost ... College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For ... eligibility for financial aid might be and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses