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    The transfer application

    The following components should be submitted online: Transfer ... should be uploaded within the MIT transfer application. Two letters of ... test by the March test date. School Official Report: To be completed by
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    Creative portfolios

    not typically be lumped under “engineering,” we will still hold ... not be obvious if we have not done the exact kind of project you are ... Portfolio is permitted per applicant. Portfolio fee and fee waivers The fee to
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on ... being admitted. Not sure what you want to study yet? Rest assured that
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any ... always happy to have a professional conversation on the phone, especially ... hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    MIT transfer application to request the School Official Report. If a ... transfer applicants. We do not require the ACT writing or science sections or ... order to apply for transfer admission, you must take the required tests
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed at least two terms ... -time term equivalency to estimate your eligibility. Eligibility will be ... The transfer application is intended for students who have finished
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    policies on transfer credit.  Broadly speaking, there are three ways to earn ... supporting materials to these departments over the summer before your first year, and the departments will make credit-granting decisions over the
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    Academic preparation

    or the ACT for transfer applicants. We do not require the ACT writing ... areas. To prepare for MIT’s academic program, we recommend that transfer ... chemistry and biology. For more details about the GIRs, please refer to the

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    About MIT Admissions

    reality that the vast majority of our applicants will not be offered ... we do not take for granted and work very hard to keep. Our Mission The ... technology. The students we enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... full tuition in either the fall or spring term do not have to pay ... note='With the unintentional benefit, according to then-President Howard
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    WISE 2025

    rising seniors to learn what it’s like to be an MIT student.[/intro] The ... , or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note ... territories to be eligible to attend. Program overview WISE begins in the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    who you are today, who you’d like to become, and why MIT is the right ... , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a better place. It can be tricky to sum up all that you’re passionate about
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    secondary education, but may not apply using the first-year application if they have [annotation note="Exceptions may be granted to students in the ... [annotation note="Note that we do not formally require you to have graduated or
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    International applicants

    final grades, and we understand that they will not be available until the ... system, or to find other sorts of equivalence. You will not be competing ... , you may not be familiar with the application process for American
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    afford to come to MIT. As a veteran of the U.S. armed forces, you may be ... aid, their financial need will be calculated according to their ... , the most important thing is to be your authentic self. If you have
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    The MIT community

    search the world for students who we think will be a good fit at MIT, and ... anything we could tell you would fail to capture it. The next best thing you ... community is the single biggest reason why admitted students enroll, and why
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    ," the classes available to you might be called "A Level Mathematics ... to the MIT education:     https://youtu.be ... courses in these areas may not be well-prepared—or well-matched—for the MIT
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    that will be the most academically and personally fulfilling to them. If ... 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