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  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    [intro]From puppies to pyrotechnics, MIT students organize hundreds ... . Chances are, if you're into something, you can find someone else on campus to share that excitement with.[/intro] Student activities Sure, there

  • Housing and residence life

    [intro]Housing is guaranteed on campus your entire undergraduate experience, and all first-year students live in one of our 10 on-campus residence halls. And MIT allows its students to choose which residence they
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    Getting started

    Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either action cycle. Just do what works for you! Application fee or waiver Our ... fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for
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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    policies on transfer credit.  Broadly speaking, there are three ways to earn ... , you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your grade in the class; if you ... Many students who apply to MIT are passionate about learning and find
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    Letters of recommendation

    ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of ... evaluation. Please refer to the instructions on how to submit recommendations ... their materials. Our preference is for recommenders to use our application

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part ... freely from lectures to labs, from dance floors to darkrooms, from study
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    The MIT community

    Association for extraordinary, lifelong service to the Institute. Our values In ... , they're generally welcome on campus. It's not uncommon to see people ... Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and ... come to be called a "maker education."[/intro] Our motto The motto mens et manus—mind and hand—puts equal emphasis on theory and practice. The
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    The first year

    ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... designate up to 48 units to be graded on a pass/no record basis after their ... by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    for students to interact with companies through career fairs, recruiting ... [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life ... mentorships, and chats over coffee. According to a survey of graduating students

  • Arts and music

    . Click on the room to learn more about the artists responsible for each ... [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as ... Orchestra, Festival Jazz Ensemble, and Rambax, a Senegalese drumming group, to
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    Books about MIT

    MIT hacks, from the police car on the Great Dome to the abduction of the ... planet" —  on the eastern end of the MIT campus We linked these books to ... , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening
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    Admissions statistics

    beyond the stats already contributed to the MIT's standard Common Data Set. Holistic admissions It is important to understand that these numbers do not ... characteristics like these are much harder to quantify and are therefore not
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    Our selection process

    region to compare you against each other; each applicant stands on their ... How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel ... admissions officers, who will summarize it for the Admissions Committee. These
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in college and beyond ... offerings, to feel like they are not going to be strongly considered for ... that you want what is best for your students. However, there are many
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    Transcripts

    section of their application. Our preference is for counselors to use our ... representative. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your ... entity. Counselors can submit transcripts to us in three ways: By
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    Via mail

    -related documents to us for some reason—or if you would like to mail us something not related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of ... find our mailing address below. We'll get back to you much faster via
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    General Institute Requirements

    curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... practical discovery and improvement.” To achieve this diverse education ... , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your
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    Deadlines & requirements

    for researchers, performing artists, visual artists, and makers to ... application portal. Please note: You’re only allowed to apply once per entry ... : SAT or ACT. We strongly recommend English proficiency exams for certain non