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  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    Official Report. If a hard copy of the form is required by your current (or ... instructor. We find that the best recommendations are written by professors ... and choose to enroll at MIT. Standardized tests The SAT or the ACT is
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    summaries, along with your entire application, will then go to the selection ... How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel ... application is complete, it will first be read by a senior admissions officer
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a ... . CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to ... here's a quick summary: Domestic students The following documents help us
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    system is designed to ease the transition from high school by giving ... by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... -oriented peers and faculty, and learning about ways to build design into the rest

  • Schedule your campus visit

    follows the Institute emergency closing guidelines. If MIT is closed, the ... any closures to mitadmissions.org and notify you of any cancellations by email. If you would like to reschedule your visit, it’s easy! Simply fill
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    your MIT application. Portfolios must be submitted by the same deadline ... responses in the questionnaire help us match your portfolio to the reviewer best equipped to take a first look at it. Media uploader After the
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can ... .[/intro] Your first year When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university ... chart below to get a quick visual sense of what you can study at MIT, read
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    club or organization to match your interests, it's easy to start your own, and get together with your friends to nerd out however your heart ... health and wellness Outing Club, which is dedicated to helping the MIT
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising & ... meaningful way, though we are particularly proud of the 43 MIT alumni to have ... [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how ... admissions counselors are trained to understand the educational system in your part of the world. We do not try to convert your grades to the American
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    people who dare to enjoy nerdy things, and help you prepare for the rigor ... students find to be exciting resources for their growth—though your local ... below the age of 21 who have not completed secondary education; there is
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    [intro]MIT believes the best education occurs when students are self ... order to graduate. However, the MIT education has always been based on ... strong foundation in core fields of human knowledge (implemented by the
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    until after you are admitted to MIT, at which point it is evaluated by the ... offered at your institution to those offered at MIT, you can refer to the ... chemistry and biology. For more details about the GIRs, please refer to the
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    -yard swim test, because your mind is in your body and we want both to be ... specializing in your course(s) of study. It is possible to earn advanced placement or advanced standing in the GIRs. The important thing to know is