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  Early vs Regular

  (RA). What's the difference? Only the dates of the deadlines! It is fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two

• Request a group tour

  . Please note this tour is designed to assist prospective undergraduate ... Thank you for your interest in a private group tour of MIT! Please ... Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Transcripts

  entity. Counselors can submit transcripts to us in three ways: By ... section of their application. Our preference is for counselors to use our ... -party service such as Naviance or SCOIR By sending PDFs to admissions
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Biographical & personal information

  option later in the application. Addresses We want to know your home ... if you want us to use your preferred name in all official print and ... bit of information about the people you consider to be your parents in
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our mission

  helpfully publishes in a free PDF for anyone who cares to read it, remains a ... 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
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Transfer eligibility

  or college level. The transfer application is closed in the MIT ... submit one application per entry year, meaning if you apply to enter in the ... year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer to MIT is during
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Interview

  interviews will take place in January. If we are unable to offer you an ... About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on paper; we're interested in the whole person. That's why, whenever possible
• Apply / First-year applicants

  First-year eligibility

  they have [annotation note="Exceptions may be granted to students in the ... The first-year application is intended for students who have [annotation note="Note that we do not formally require you to have graduated or
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Transfer credit & advanced standing

  Advanced Standing Exam, or ASE, to test out of a course.  An ASE is ... , you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your grade in the class; if you ... Many students who apply to MIT are passionate about learning and find
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Deadlines & requirements

  The application The first-year application is closed in the MIT application portal. Please note: You’re only allowed to apply once per entry ... to be completed online. Creative portfolios in SlideRoom are available
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Accessing advanced coursework

  expect students do anything above and beyond what is required to ... commitments.  In these situations, some students prefer to take advanced ... programs, or enroll in them to prepare for standardized exams that assess
• Discover / Life and culture

  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 ... the coach of their sport to indicate their interest in MIT. Club &
• Discover / Life and culture

  The MIT community

  Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and ... themselves in our students, and our students, in some cases, aspire to become ... Association for extraordinary, lifelong service to the Institute. Our values In
• Discover / The MIT education

  Maker education

  things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at ... Makerspace, in the works In addition to our research opportunities ... experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Creative portfolios

  submitted if they feature work that is both significant to you and relevant to ... score in PDF format. The composition portfolio is currently designed ... writeups can be included in the portfolio, but only one is required. Media
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Academic preparation

  academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject, you may ... until after you are admitted to MIT, at which point it is evaluated by the ... . In order to apply for transfer admission, you must take the required
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Transfer deadlines & requirements

  and choose to enroll at MIT. Standardized tests The SAT or the ACT is ... . In order to apply for transfer admission, you must take the required ... order to consider all applicants in their best light. Please note that

• Arts and music

  name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their ... get to know them is by watching them perform. Enjoy this performance by ... [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as
• Apply / Parents and educators

  For home educators

  One quality that we look for in all of our applicants is evidence of ...  Stanford OHS. Transcripts of these courses, in addition to an evaluation of the ... .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants
• Discover / The MIT education

  Cross-registration

  teaching certification, which is recognized in many states, to teach at the ... [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... .[/annotation] To that end, we have established strong ties with nearby institutions