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    to check out the FAQs if you need any help. As always, feel free to ... [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We hope it helped you get to know MIT and the students that make this place
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    QuestBridge

    MIT is proud to be a QuestBridge partner About QuestBridge Quest ... to MIT directly. In addition to the QB application, you will also need ... be emailed to you if you are selected as a finalist. Transcripts
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    Athletics & recreation

    addition to a Division I crew program. MIT is highly competitive within its 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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    About MIT Admissions

    technology. The students we enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will ... financial need. We are committed to making MIT financially accessible ... admissions process, as well as our commitment to a level playing field
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    Admissions videos

    released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected ... the country to be shown at meetings for prospective students for a ... by faculty of the need to work ethically in the production of science
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    name in order to do so. Since then, we've built up a following and sense ... only a few months old and restricted to a handful of colleges, which ruled out pretty much all of our prospective students. Twitter was still a
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine rigorous academics with a learning-by-doing approach.[/intro] Our guiding principles Since the first classes were offered in a storage warehouse in

  • Maps, directions, parking

    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
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    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
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    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
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    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

  • 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

  • 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