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    For home educators

    less constrained educational environment to take on exciting projects, go ... . Successful homeschooled applicants We do not have separate requirements for ... . However, we do have some qualities we look for in for homeschooled students

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    security policy statements. For information on security and safety on MIT ... .org is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA. In short, you are free to ... crucial for the successful future of our world to educate people from every
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    Extracurricular activities

    extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  On our application, we ask for up to ... to concentrate on just a few. Some students may spend significant time ... “right” answers on the MIT application; we want you to be yourself so we
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    For parents

    can do to prepare for MIT. These step-by-step guides will help orient ... for the MIT application portal. We're happy to help! ... enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really
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    Estimate your cost

    College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For ... helpful to have recent tax forms or pay stubs on hand before you begin. Things to note Both tools are designed for first-time, full-time students
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    Majors & minors

    best; you are then free to choose from among any of MIT's courses of ... credentialing and more on the substance of what you need to learn to effectively ... confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can
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    Be yourself!

    , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... the mountain The most important way to prepare for MIT is dedicating ... , we’re looking for people who will contribute their unique strengths to
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    Eating at MIT

     and eat at any dining hall on campus. If you choose to live [annotation ... meal plan and eat at any dining hall, or you may choose to cook for ... program called SwipeShare. Where to shop For students who are cooking for
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    . Please see the Student Financial Services website for details on how to ... feel they may be eligible, to apply. Information for seniors ... an appropriate teacher to complete one for you. You can add recommender
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    Visit our office

    application-related documents to us for some reason, please read this page ... to the Welcome Center! Depending on where you are coming from, you ... there. In addition to being faster, cheaper, and better for the

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    Line is your best option to get to the Welcome Center! Depending on where ... you to park further out on the Red Line and take the train from there. In addition to being faster, cheaper, and better for the environment
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    Returning students

    need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience ... send for review is left up to the individual non-traditional applicant to
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    Global education

    that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a ... opportunities for you to use your skills for good globally. Some core ... and grants to support sustainable, for-profit enterprises that promote
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    About MIT Admissions

    we do not take for granted and work very hard to keep. Our Mission The ... commitment to meritocracy and fair access to our admissions process for ... all applicants without regard for their ability to pay for the MIT
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    Essays, activities & academics

    ? Depending on the question, we're looking for responses of approximately 100 ... .). Use one entry only per class. For example, it’s not necessary to use a ... Rather than asking you to write one long essay, the MIT application

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    Early vs Regular

    , MIT requires that you respect those rules. So for example, if you apply to ... fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two
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    A brief history of MIT

    applied to the Massachusetts legislature for "an Act of Incorporation of the ... remain open to members of the public. The charter was granted on April 10 ... , which allowed states to sell up to 30,000 acres of public land—for each