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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    for the pleasure of it." is not a trick question. Answer it honestly ... community is collaboration and cooperation; you can see it all over the ... . Risk-taking The most creative and successful people—and MIT is loaded
  • 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 ... there during the early period—you may not simultaneously apply to MIT, and
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    , you may not be familiar with the application process for American ... note='We recognize that this designation may not correspond to the lived ... final grades, and we understand that they will not be available until the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    . Summer Science Program (SSP) While the Summer Science Program (SSP) is not ... -focused summer program is what you’re looking for and you’re not sure where to ... those from underrepresented or underserved communities. The program is
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    The transfer application is intended for students who have finished ... -year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university or college level. The transfer application is available in the MIT
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    -200 Cambridge, MA 02139 Please note: this is not where our office is, in case you ... email. Plus it is green and doesn't kill trees! 🌲🌳🌴 ... sent online via the application itself. If you must mail application
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

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

    First-year eligibility

    The first-year application is intended for students who have ... secondary education, but may not apply using the first-year application if ... contrast, the transfer application is intended for students who have finished
  • 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 ...  admissions officers read applications from around the country and world, and are
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    First-year learning communities

    Director David McGee said. “So students are really in the driver's seat, not ... . Unlike some of the other FLCs, Terrascope students do not take their core institute classes within Terrascope. The community is focused solely on taking
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    -party service other than the MIT application portal. If your counselor is not ... school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted ... uploading them directly into the MIT application portal By using a third
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    [intro]Ask anyone at MIT what their favorite thing is about the ... community is the single biggest reason why admitted students enroll, and why ... will inspire and guide you along the way. What follows is a brief
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    the length of a video or compressing the file size is permitted.) If ... the composition. The composition portfolio is currently designed for ... ; Architecture Portfolio The Visual Art & Architecture portfolio is designed
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... activities. There is only enough space to list four things—please choose the ... Rather than asking you to write one long essay, the MIT application
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    [intro]If you're like most parents, helping your child find the right ... the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility
  • 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
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either ... application fee is $75. However, we understand that paying college application ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need

  • Schedule your campus visit

    follows the Institute emergency closing guidelines. If MIT is closed, the ... life, the application process, and financial aid. A student-led campus tour immediately follows the info session. Student-led tour only
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    on family, [annotation note="There is another section on the MIT ... Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... four activities that are the most important to you. Your academics don