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    Via mail

    email. Plus it is green and doesn't kill trees! 🌲🌳🌴 ... -200 Cambridge, MA 02139 Please note: this is not where our office is, in case you
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend ... -focused summer program is what you’re looking for and you’re not sure where to ... , Engineering, and Science (MITES) MITES Summer is an intensive six
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    application is complete, it will first be read by a senior admissions officer ... and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student-centered This is all very intentional. The committee process ensures that every
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    spirit is collaboration and cooperation; you can see it all over the ... are very common. MIT is known for its interdisciplinary research ... most creative and successful people—and MIT is loaded with them—know that
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life ... advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising & ... companies. Meanwhile, the Fall Career Fair is the largest annual recruiting
  • Discover / Life and culture

    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 ... . The MIT Symphony Orchestra is open to all students who would like to
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    Social media

    MIT Social Media Hub If you want a snapshot into what all of the different MIT communities/offices/labs/important people/etc are posting, the MIT Social Media Hub is your spot. The Hub shares everything MIT, from
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    (RA). What's the difference? Only the dates of the deadlines! It is ... is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... . Rules and restrictions Early Action is an option for all applicants
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    Application: The application for spring entry is due October 15, 2025. The application for fall entry is due March 1, 2026. Only U.S. citizens and U ... number, which is located on the right-hand side of the application portal.
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    submitted if they feature work that is both significant to you and relevant to ... than one research project, focus on one project that is most significant ... Room portfolio. Note: only one Research Supplement is permitted per applicant
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    [intro]Our admissions process is not regionalized, so there is no ... hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... recommendations process is online and managed through our application portal. If an
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    who you are today, who you’d like to become, and why MIT is the right ... the mountain The most important way to prepare for MIT is dedicating ... do the work Becoming your best self What you shouldn’t do is build
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    Because all students enroll at MIT "undeclared," their first year at MIT is ... system is designed to ease the transition from high school by giving ... their [annotation note="FYI: there is no class rank at MIT, nor any

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    follows the Institute emergency closing guidelines. If MIT is closed, the Admissions Office is closed and all visit programming is canceled. We will post
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    Basic facts

    year is the last year for which we have data. Source: MIT Institutional ... [annotation note='The 2023–2024 academic year is the last year for which we have ... ='The 2023–2024 academic year is the last year for which we have data. Source
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    that you want what is best for your students. However, there are many ... sacrificing quality for quantity–something that is happening far too often. We ... college–this is especially true at MIT–engaging and collaborating with
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    Via email

    Our email address is [email protected]. If you email that address, then we'll sort out who needs to respond and [annotation note="We get about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about
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    Via phone

    Our phone number is 1.617.253.3400. That's it. That's the number you'd call, and we'll pick up as long as it's between 9AM and 4PM ET, Monday through Friday. This probably didn't need to be its own page, but now that