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How do I apply as a permanent resident?
there is a change in your citizen status during the application process
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FAQ / First-year application
What should I do if I’m deferred?
If you're deferred during Early Action consideration, you don't need to "improve" your application, or redo/edit/modify your application. The only thing you need to do is submit the February Updates & Notes -
FAQ / First-year application
How does MIT consider extracurriculars?
. Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to -
FAQ / Life and culture
What does the Office of the First Year do?
. The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs -
FAQ / Academics and research
Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?
. Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is MIT's response -
FAQ / Life and culture
What kind of study abroad programs are available?
Initiatives (MISTI) is MIT’s flagship international education program that -
FAQ / First-year application
What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?
decision-making process. MIT’s Early Action program is both nonbinding and -
FAQ / First-year application
Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?
The February Updates & Notes Form (FUN) is required for Early Action admitted and deferred applicants, Regular Action applicants, students who have graduated, and international applicants. The form will be -
FAQ / First-year application
How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?
profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is -
FAQ / First-year application
Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?
the Bulletin, is available free online and provides a comprehensive -
FAQ / Transfer
Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?
study area or intended program of study at MIT. If a summer semester is -
FAQ / Transfer
What does MIT consider for transfer admission?
There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive, even more so than the first-year admissions process. There’s no minimum required GPA; however -
FAQ / Transfer
How do I apply as a veteran?
If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or form at MIT, please know that we appreciate your interest and thank you for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on -
Blog / About Decisions
I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET
Pi Day is a big deal at MIT. Not only does it go hand-in-hand with the "nerd culture" that MIT is known for, but it’s also tradition to ... staff will be observing Pi Day 2025 — which, NASA tells me, is also a -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)
South Africa?” “Andi, this is Boston traffic we’re talking about. Aren’t you the least bit terrified?” “Is it even legal for you to drive here ... the [annotation note="Short for “Registry of Motor Vehicles”, which is -
Blog / People & Identities
someday fate of friends
. Los Angeles is filled with murals sprawling over twenty-story-tall brick ... moment is worth giving yourself over to, so is the passage of time. I live ... to my room is one I recognize every stroke of. Now after I’m away for a -
Blog / Challenges
必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming
restaurant back in 2003. There’s a[annotation note="which is better described ... relationship with the restaurant is complicated. It’s my family, my culture, my ... this is rooted in imposter syndrome, but it’s also rooted in knowing the -
Blog / Challenges
leaving season blue blue blue
really because every time, you think there is still a lot to get done ... hits you. the leaving. oh, the leaving. bitter or sweet, it is always ... think about those nights. it is the place that kept me through my first -
Blog / Academics & Research
10,000 Ways That Won’t Work
? That my experiments didn’t work? That the effect I investigated is likely ... ? You know this question is required, right? Whatever, just make up some ... form. What is a UROP anyway? A UROP – Undergraduate Research -
Blog / Academics & Research
last first day (take 3) there are so many other blogposts with this title
. Every minute that passes by feels crucial, like not a second is even to be ... Storytelling. This is a Harvard class and I'm really enjoying the content so far ... (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so really I'm just excited. The professor is an absolute sweetheart and