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  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... on family, [annotation note="There is another section on the MIT ... outside of the classroom, choose your activities because they delight
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    Boston's Back Bay, much has changed about the MIT education: electric ... strong foundation in core fields of human knowledge (implemented by the ... ='As the Lewis Report put it long ago: “We believe that the mission of the
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student-centered This is all very intentional. The committee process ensures that every decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    the right fit for you. The reality is…we admit less than 10% of ... the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... who you are today, who you’d like to become, and why MIT is the right
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what ... of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it ... ? Depending on the question, we're looking for responses of approximately 100

  • Policies

    insights. It is through this experience of the richness and diversity of ... , students and all other members of the MIT community. It is included in the ... 's academic programs. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is committed to
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    of having taken it; in the second term, students earn an A, B, C, or no record. As part of the flexible pass/no record grading option, students may ... system is designed to ease the transition from high school by giving

  • Explore MIT on your own

    .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one ... doubt, check the blogs; out of more than 7,240 posts, there’s likely one ... . Academics MIT's academic program is as much about developing new ideas and

  • infinite MIT

    Success: As a part of the Registrar's Office, Student Veteran Success is MIT ... of data. Much of this data is related to people, where you can explore ... , and a lot of exploration along the way. We don't read, edit, or
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    —especially calculus, the building block for many of our courses—is essential to a ... MIT, and helps you make the most of the Institute when you’re here ... take (or place out of, through an Advanced Standing Examination) the
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

     determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... . Admissions statistics for the Class of 2028 See also: First-year class profile ... beyond the stats already contributed to the MIT's standard Common Data Set
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    MIT mission. The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... the public interest at the intersection of technology and humanity
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    the basic principles of calculus as a tool of problem solving. That is ... students, veterans of the U.S. military, and applicants who took an extended ... that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of ... of study. They include the: Science core: six foundational courses
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    . Here are some of the things they do next.[/intro] Careers Career advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising & ... companies. Meanwhile, the Fall Career Fair is the largest annual recruiting
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic creativity, both in and out of classes. Some of the many ways you can explore
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only ... Science Fiction Society, home to the largest open-stacks library of science ... -relieving effects of animal interaction to improve the state of community mental
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    Social media

    MIT Social Media Hub If you want a snapshot into what all of the different MIT communities/offices/labs/important people/etc are posting, the MIT Social Media Hub is your spot. The Hub shares everything MIT, from
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel ... . Here are a few of the accomplishments from the past decade: 2013 ... bandage of the future: a gel-like material that can incorporate tiny drug

  • Maps, directions, parking

    MIT section of our site. The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM ... . Cambridge traffic is usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and ... Line is your best option to get to the Welcome Center! Depending on where