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  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    them with energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that ... If you’re thinking about applying to MIT, you're probably curious, love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    a more in-depth review and to determine Pell eligibility you will need ... take no more than 20 minutes of your time. You will need to answer some ... [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    apply to another school during Early Action that does have a restriction ... ’re only allowed to apply once per entry year. Students who are denied Early ... fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    reading—but there are a few you really need to read. These are the blog ... How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel ... between when you apply and when you receive your decision? Once your

  • infinite MIT

    . Once admitted, we meet your full financial need for all four years of ... of data. Much of this data is related to people, where you can explore ... our day-to-day lives. When you graduate, you’ll to need to know how to
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    [intro]Although we prefer that you email us if you need us, you will find our mailing address below. We'll get back to you much faster via ... -related documents to us for some reason—or if you would like to mail us something not
  • Help / Contact

    Visit our office

    [intro]Admissions at MIT Welcome Center[/intro] If you plan to visit ... must mail application-related documents to us for some reason, please ... . We're not able to accommodate walk-in questions from prospective
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    free to attend or (like MIT) offer generous need-based financial aid. MIT ... should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend your summers in the way that best suits your personal needs and goals
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    First-year class profile

    percentages are [annotation note="Except for when a number would round to zero, but is higher than zero, which is indicated by <1%."]rounded to the ... composition of the Class of 2029 according to the [annotation note='The IPEDS
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to ... need-based MIT Scholarship FAFSA: the form you need to fill out to see ... ’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Two steps to apply for aid
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    terms, we want students to pursue the things that interest them with energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that are ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or any person, must be safe, and must provide joy or amusement to those who
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    regularly scheduled classes to do...whatever they want![/intro] [annotation note='With the unintentional benefit, according to then-President Howard Johnson, of saving fuel during the energy crisis.']Established in 1971
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    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 ... .[/intro] Your first year When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    like to ask so that they have as much time as possible to write about you! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... new things—whether on campus or off—there's more than enough to explore from home. Consider this your starting point as you get to know MIT
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    submitted if they feature work that is both significant to you and relevant to ... transfer applicants. Research Supplement Students who have worked on a ... to you. Research questionnaire: Complete a brief questionnaire
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    key components: Alignment with MIT's mission MIT’s mission is to use science, technology, and other areas of scholarship to make the world better ... . Remember that there are many ways to make an impact—we're not looking for