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    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 Line is your best option to get to the Welcome Center! Depending on where
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    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college that they want to make sure they do everything “right”—down to their ... to concentrate on just a few. Some students may spend significant time
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either ... fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of ... stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or
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    Books about MIT

     by Institute Historian T. F. Peterson, which provides a lively introduction to ... , 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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    STEM programs

    students come from a wide variety of contexts and may not be able to access ...  that are either free to attend or, like MIT, offer generous need ... students PRIMES-USA, a free, year-long research program in math open to
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... designate up to 48 units to be graded on a pass/no record basis after their ... program can choose to participate in a [annotation note="Past locations have

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual ... new things—whether on campus or off—there's more than enough to explore
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    Via phone

    Our phone number is 1.617.253.3400. That's it. That's the number you'd call. This probably didn't need to be its own page, but now that it's here, you can watch this true and factual documentary video of what it
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

    characteristics like these are much harder to quantify and are therefore not ... people understand complex systems and make informed decisions. So, a few ... beyond the stats already contributed to the MIT's standard Common Data Set
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    Majors & minors

    , not to a specific major or school, so all first-year students begin MIT ... credentialing and more on the substance of what you need to learn to effectively ... chart below to get a quick visual sense of what you can study at MIT, read

  • Request a group tour

    Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... minimum of 3 weeks notice to schedule a private group tour. Please allow 3 ... send you an invoice with a link to a secure website to make your payment
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    A brief history of MIT

    envisioned a new education to unify mens et manus, mind and hand, theory and ... Massachusetts Institute of Technology," which was to include a museum, a society ... congressman and senator in a state's congressional delegation—to fund colleges

  • Discover

    We are makers. We are thinkers. We are explorers. In all that we do. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose to make a better world ... , inventive and artistic, obsessed with numbers, and welcoming to talented
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    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a ... can expect to have at least one international experience with research
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    General Institute Requirements

    , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... education necessary to solve hard problems in a complex world. ... practical discovery and improvement.” To achieve this diverse education
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    Our mission

    's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will become the leaders and innovators of our global society. We uphold a commitment to meritocracy and
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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 ... club or organization to match your interests, it's easy to start your own
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    College access & advising programs

    application process, learning how to tell your story, and finding a school where ... parental contribution) for four years Service to School (S2S) MIT has a proud partnership with Service to School (S2S), a nonprofit organization that provides

  • Schedule your campus visit

    reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. [button ... ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/visitmit"]Register[/button_link] In-person group tours If you would like to bring a group of 6–50 people to campus, you are welcome to request a group tour. We are not able to