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    Clubs & activities

    , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the ... a venue in which to learn and practice (safe) LED prop and fire ... , or about 1 for every 10 undergraduates. If you don't find an existing
  • Blog / Events

    ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

    MIT student blogger Snively '11
    realized he actually had to answer the question. He thought for a little bit ... soon made to leave. We all headed over to the Media Lab for a reception ... has to do with the fact that for almost my entire life I’ve had to deal
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    Calculator is a tool designed by the College Board to help you assess what your ... . Things to note Both tools are designed for first-time, full-time students ... College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a ... . CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    oxygen 2014—Designing a new paper strip diagnostic test to rapidly ... rather than DNA, for use as a rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive diagnostic tool with the potential to transform research and global public

  • infinite MIT

    learning more about Latino culture. The LCC provides a space for students to ... environment. The Metropolitan Storage Warehouse is on track to become a hub for ... like to be a student here. There are videos to watch, blogs to read
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    Application: The application for spring entry is due October 15, 2025. The application for fall entry is due March 1, 2026. Only U.S. citizens and U ... presents a hardship for you and your family, you may request a fee waiver

  • Policies

    providing an inclusive and accessible environment. To that end, we have a ...  attribution (give appropriate credit to MIT admissions and the blogger, and provide a link to the ... licensing our content under different terms (i.e. for use in a commercial
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    MIT is proud to be a QuestBridge partner About QuestBridge Quest ... feel they may be eligible, to apply. Information for seniors ... be emailed to you if you are selected as a finalist. Transcripts
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    parental contribution) for four years Service to School (S2S) MIT has a proud ... application process, learning how to tell your story, and finding a school where ... a pre-college program for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    envisioned a new education to unify mens et manus, mind and hand, theory and ... applied to the Massachusetts legislature for "an Act of Incorporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology," which was to include a museum, a society
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    First-year class profile

    percentages are [annotation note="Except for when a number would round to zero ... universities use when collecting and reporting sex data for students to the U ... according to the [annotation note='The IPEDS methodology is a federal standard
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    can do to prepare for MIT. These step-by-step guides will help orient ... for the MIT application portal. We're happy to help! ... the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    -calculus, which are designed to lay the groundwork for a calculus course that ... MIT to develop a broad base of knowledge across [annotation note ... such, it’s difficult for us to provide clear-cut rules that are useful
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    WISE 2025

    why here. To best assess a student’s potential fit for the program, we ... [intro]WISE is a three-day program taking place October 5–7 for ... for housing preferences prior to attending the program. All meals are
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    . Remember that there are many ways to make an impact—we're not looking for ... 're 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world. Advocating for ... money to interesting lectures—and it’s up to each student to choose a path
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... application as a chance to share your personal context: what has shaped you into ... the mountain The most important way to prepare for MIT is dedicating