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    Summer programs

    in the summer after 11th grade. Substantial need-based financial aid is ... should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend your summers in the way that best suits your personal needs and goals
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    Academic foundations

    matters is that you are prepared to take, and do well in, a class that ... .S. who have access to coursework modeled after curricula available in ... students are much more likely to succeed at MIT academically when they have
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... interested in supporting a student's candidacy for admission to MIT, you may be interested in reviewing a few of the following pages to help orient you in our
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... in getting to know you. This includes the secondary school materials ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    you in the process and tell you what you and your child need to know ... worthwhile. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage ... Please note: It is MIT policy to communicate directly with applicants
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    to MIT directly. In addition to the QB application, you will also need ... MIT is proud to be a QuestBridge partner About QuestBridge Quest ... to apply. Financial aid and the National College Match MIT is only

  • Next steps

    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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    About MIT Admissions

    campus tours. MIT Admissions was established in 1929, and is currently led ... faculty reviewers. This process, which is unique in its particular design ... potential relative to their context, and to allocate scarce seats in the class
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in ... interests and aptitudes; in short, to {develop} individuals who will contribute creatively to our society, in this day when strong forces oppose all
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to ... need-based MIT Scholarship FAFSA: the form you need to fill out to see ... ’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Two steps to apply for aid
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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 ... ’t shape your whole personal context, and our goal is to understand more
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be open, be authentic—this is your opportunity to connect with us. You ... activities. There is only enough space to list four things—please choose the
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either ... application fee is $75. However, we understand that paying college application ... both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    -delivering channels that release medicine in response to changes in skin temperature and ... discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary people in everyday life.[/intro] For MIT's 150th anniversary, the Boston
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    against other people in your class is pretty much zero."]relative standing ... ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... system is designed to ease the transition from high school by giving
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    International applicants

    colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ... make sure to check with other schools before applying. In addition to

  • Explore MIT on your own

    —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual ... . Academics MIT's academic program is as much about developing new ideas and ... ”"]“mind and hand”[/annotation] suggests, our learning philosophy is rooted in
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    blogs back in 2004, we had to use external hosting and an external domain name in order to do so. Since then, we've built up a following and sense ... admissions blogs are an institution we started in 2004 to help our students
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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