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    General Institute Requirements

     advanced placement or advanced standing in the GIRs. The important thing to know is ... curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William Barton Rogers, MIT's founding president, once wrote that "the abstract
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    Clubs & activities

    health and wellness Outing Club, which is dedicated to helping the MIT ... desires.[/intro] The recognized student groups at MIT include ethnic and ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the
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    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
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    Summer programs

    those from underrepresented or underserved communities. The program is ... . The program is free of charge to participating students and provides ... ) Research Science Institute (RSI) is a program of the Center for Excellence in
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    Basic facts

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  • 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
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    The MIT community

    [intro]Ask anyone at MIT what their favorite thing is about the ... community is the single biggest reason why admitted students enroll, and why ... will inspire and guide you along the way. What follows is a brief
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    The first year

    system is designed to ease the transition from high school by giving ... the first year is centered around completing several GIRs. Students may ... . The conventional program is longstanding but, like everything at MIT, an
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    Inventions & innovations

    light up if medicine is running low 2016—Recording the first direct ... the knowledge we produce. One way this happens is through ... [intro]For more than 150 years, the Institute has married teaching
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    QuestBridge

    to apply. Financial aid and the National College Match MIT is only ... aid. The Match is not the end of the road if you’re still interested in ... MIT is proud to be a QuestBridge partner About QuestBridge Quest
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    For parents

    [intro]If you're like most parents, helping your child find the right ... the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility
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    First-year learning communities

    institute classes within Terrascope. The community is focused solely on taking ... , and the humanities, but in a small, hands-on environment that is much ... and need to know,” Ramsay said. ESG is a community in and out of the
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    Books about MIT

    , values, and controversies in which the college admissions process is ... , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... how MIT's first nine presidents helped transform the Institute from a
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    What we look for

    community is collaboration and cooperation; you can see it all over the ... . Risk-taking The most creative and successful people—and MIT is loaded ... dirty and trying something new is often the best way to achieve success
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    Be yourself!

    who you are today, who you’d like to become, and why MIT is the right ... the mountain The most important way to prepare for MIT is dedicating ... do the work Becoming your best self What you shouldn’t do is build
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    Our mission

    Our work at MIT Admissions is both bound and inspired by MIT's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of
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    Extracurricular activities

    on family, [annotation note="There is another section on the MIT ... Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... four activities that are the most important to you. Your academics don

  • Policies

    ), October 2015 A diverse student body is and has long been critical to the ... 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