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  • Student life at MIT

    (and often do) speak at length about our students, but why not get to ... [intro]No day at MIT could really be described as typical. You would likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a
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    Via mail

    -related documents to us for some reason—or if you would like to mail us something not ... [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
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    First-year learning communities

    . This year’s mission will address access to clean drinking water in the ... ability to be proactive and go after the information that they're missing ... -year students come to a tech school like MIT and are worried that the won’t be
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    Life after MIT

    if you like, and try to imagine what contribution you will make to the ... [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life ... Research. Graduate school 49% of the Class of 2024 went directly to
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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 ... sent west to create the [annotation note="Today known as the University
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    Athletics & recreation

    ; intramural sports If you want to play sports but not at the varsity level, you ... NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT ... school, MIT does not award athletic scholarships, nor do coaches get to
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    The first year

    [intro]During the first year at MIT, you will explore your interests ... designate up to 48 units to be graded on a pass/no record basis after their ... system is designed to ease the transition from high school by giving
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    spent taking the GIRs, and about half of your time will be spent ... subjects of Restricted Electives in Science and Technology to give you the ... -yard swim test, because your mind is in your body and we want both to be
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    Visit our office

    there. In addition to being faster, cheaper, and better for the ... Center The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday ... Please do not send application materials to this address. If you must mail
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    For home educators

     Stanford OHS. Transcripts of these courses, in addition to an evaluation of the ... mentors and job supervisors can also be great choices to write college ... .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    “right” answers on the MIT application; we want you to be yourself so we ... Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... four activities that are the most important to you. Your academics don

  • Maps, directions, parking

    . In addition to being faster, cheaper, and better for the environment ... MIT section of our site. The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM ... Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 Getting to the Welcome Center The MBTA's Red
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    Admissions videos

    the country to be shown at meetings for prospective students for a ... was sent in reels across the country to be shown to nostalgic alumni and ... throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be
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    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    any person, must be safe, and must provide joy or amusement to those who experience the hack.[/intro] At MIT, hacking refers to more than breaking into ... it; perhaps even leave a note saying when it will be returned. Brute
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    Deadlines & requirements

    non-native English speakers who plan to apply. (We will also accept ... to be completed online. Creative portfolios in SlideRoom are available ... The application The first-year application is closed in the MIT
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    MIT’s educational philosophy

    Institute should be to encourage initiative, to promote the spirit of free and ... order to graduate. However, the MIT education has always been based on ... interests and aptitudes; in short, to {develop} individuals who will
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    Advising your students

    ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be ... offerings, to feel like they are not going to be strongly considered for ... terms, we want students to pursue the things that interest them with
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    Cross-registration

    . Classes taken at MassArt may not be used to satisfy Institute, departmental, or ... [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... . Generally, you cannot take Wellesley classes to fulfill the science core of
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    Majors & minors

    're counted differently than at most other universities. The terminology can be 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