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    College access & advising programs

    The process of applying to college isn’t always straightforward ... their family to attend college.  Here’s an incomplete list of college ... committed to transforming the veteran community through the power of higher

  • Policies

     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in ... crucial for the successful future of our world to educate people from every ... educational mission of MIT. We are committed to providing our students “with an
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    Accessing advanced coursework

    are four options that many of our students have found useful to prepare ... then click the link(s) next to “Program Website” for more detailed ... these kinds of exams online, but many of our students have found these to
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    WISE 2025

    , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage ... financial aid application process. Travel The cost of transportation to and ... able to find one on your school’s website or in a trusted database
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    STEM programs

    some remarkable programs, organizations, and websites that many of our ... students come from a wide variety of contexts and may not be able to access ... of invention, you may want to set your sights on these fairs and

  • infinite MIT

    learn from each other.[/intro] When we admit a class of students to MIT ... wonderful temperament or sense of humor, to compelling personal experiences, to a wide range of individual gifts, talents, interests and
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    applied to the Massachusetts legislature for "an Act of Incorporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology," which was to include a museum, a society ... remain open to members of the public. The charter was granted on April 10
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... credits of practical, project-based work to stimulate your resourcefulness ... subjects of Restricted Electives in Science and Technology to give you the
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool ... Applications for financial aid are processed by our office of Student
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    Be yourself!

    the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... the journey, from a fiercely hopeful outlook to a deep sense of ... interest you, both inside and outside of school making sure you're ready to
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    mentorships, and chats over coffee. According to a survey of graduating students ... Research. Graduate school 49% of the Class of 2024 went directly to ... . According to surveys of alumni who graduated more than 10 years prior, 68
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    First-year learning communities

    represent thriving communities that allow students to have a group of peers to ... to make the world a better place. Terrascope combines all of these ... with a plan to solve. Last year’s mission was the effects of climate
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript
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    Essays, activities & academics

    consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... these short answer essay questions: What field of study appeals to you ... .) Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you. We
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    Science Fiction Society, home to the largest open-stacks library of science ... -relieving effects of animal interaction to improve the state of community mental ... ). The student leadership of the ASA helps allocate space and funding to
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be ... Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    care of each other and lift each other up; they inspire each other to ... to their communities and will help sustain the heart of MIT's. The ... measure of downtime. Therefore, we like to see that you've prioritized some
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    Arts & music

    of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic ... Art, just to name a few. The arts have always been an essential part of
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    Inventions & innovations

    discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... flow of ions instead of moving parts to generate thrust and propel the ... -temperature superconducting electromagnet to a field strength of 20 tesla, the most powerful