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    The MIT community

    search the world for students who we think will be a good fit at MIT, and ... 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
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    Calculator is a tool designed by the College Board to help you assess what your ... [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost calculators.[/intro] MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator The Quick

  • Maps, directions, parking

    on the Red Line and take the train from there. In addition to being ... many other colleges along the way! If you must drive to campus itself ... hosted by admissions officers who share details about academics, campus
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

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  • Help / Contact

    Via email

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  • Request a group tour

    Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group tour led by a current MIT student. Tours last approximately 60 minutes. Please note this tour is designed to assist prospective undergraduate
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to ... provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a ... ’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Two steps to apply for aid
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    better place. It can be tricky to sum up all that you’re passionate about ... the mountain The most important way to prepare for MIT is dedicating ... applicants. If you set your goal as being admitted to MIT, you’re likely to be
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    contributes to the merit of each class. We are fortunate to be able to consider ... acknowledge that there are many ways to define the "the best" students, and that ... anyone should be able to understand how to apply to MIT, be able to
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    (though we try to be as transparent as possible at MIT!) and it can take the ... for high school seniors to apply to partner schools. MIT is proud to be ... academic boot camp, and we continue to be a proud partner in their work
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    students find to be exciting resources for their growth—though your local community may have some great programs, too! To be clear, we understand that students come from a wide variety of contexts and may not be able to access
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    entity. Counselors can submit transcripts to us in three ways: By ... -party service such as Naviance or SCOIR By sending PDFs to admissions ... to be submitted and processed, we will add it to your application as a
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    considered by MIT to be an international student. If you are a U.S. citizen or ... colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how ... citizenship or permanent residency to be an international applicant, [annotation
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    Remember that there are many ways to make the world better—we're not looking for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the ... MIT are designed to be worked on in groups, and cross-department labs
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life ... meaningful way, though we are particularly proud of the 43 MIT alumni to have ... adventure novel, which is how we think life ought to be. If you want to
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    ways to challenge themselves academically. Some applicants seek out dual enrollment opportunities, early college programs, and other ways to take post ... policies on transfer credit.  Broadly speaking, there are three ways to earn
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    First-year learning communities

    , find your way around a new school. We get it, it can be overwhelming ... the field, to talk to people who are affected by that problem, people ... concept, more time can be taken and more examples can be given to help, and
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    WISE 2025

    rising seniors to learn what it’s like to be an MIT student.[/intro] The ... , or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note ... territories to be eligible to attend. Program overview WISE begins in the