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    International applicants

    applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ... who have[annotation note="Exceptions may be granted to students in the ... admissions counselors are trained to understand the educational system in your
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    system is designed to ease the transition from high school by giving ... 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
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    Transcripts

    entity. Counselors can submit transcripts to us in three ways: By ... @mit.edu Most applicants have their counselor submit a transcript in our application portal along with the Secondary School Report. To do this
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    said, and a blog conversation is much the same. “Once you take out the ... , all we ask is that you don't be a jerk. We reserve the right to remove ... About MITAdmissions.org MITAdmissions.org is the official website of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    until after you are admitted to MIT, at which point it is evaluated by the ... chemistry and biology. For more details about the GIRs, please refer to the ... applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A's in mathematics

  • Explore MIT on your own

    —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual ... on our site, and you'll find those pages linked in the headers. When in ... . Academics MIT's academic program is as much about developing new ideas and

  • Housing and residence life

    want to live in, giving students the chance to live in a place that feels ... project and is anticipated to reopen in fall 2025.']in operation ... that live in the residence hall!), along with Graduate Resident Tutors
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    Association for extraordinary, lifelong service to the Institute. Our values In ... [intro]Ask anyone at MIT what their favorite thing is about the ... community is the single biggest reason why admitted students enroll, and why
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    experience the hack.[/intro] At MIT, hacking refers to more than breaking into computer systems. As the journalist Steven Levy wrote in his history of hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    -America citations, the most of any DIII school in the nation. As a Division III ... the coach of their sport to indicate their interest in MIT. Club & ... [intro]We have the largest Division III athletics program in the
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    .'](re)committed it[/annotation] to acting in the public interest in perpetuity.  A new ... ’s education...It requires courage to quit the beaten paths in which the great ... around the world: the first international student was admitted to MIT in
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

     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 ... , based on successful applicants we have admitted in the past. Initiative
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    students who don't go directly to graduate school, many do so in the future ... to all alumni. MIT alumni also volunteer in formal service to the ... [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life
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    Arts & music

    of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... . The MIT Symphony Orchestra is open to all students who would like to ... beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic
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    Visit our office

    .—and take the train from there. In addition to being faster, cheaper, and ... along the way! If you must drive to campus itself, then your best bet is ... station. You can learn more in the Visit MIT section of our site. If you
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    health and wellness Outing Club, which is dedicated to helping the MIT ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the ... Science Fiction Society, home to the largest open-stacks library of science
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    project and is anticipated to reopen in fall 2025.']in operation ... nowhere is this principle better put into practice than in our residential ... the MIT Housing website. Choosing where to live All incoming first

  • Maps, directions, parking

    on the Red Line and take the train from there. In addition to being ... , then your best bet is to set your address for the Hayward Parking Garage ... . We’re not able to accommodate walk-in questions from prospective
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    to apply. Financial aid and the National College Match MIT is only ... to MIT directly. In addition to the QB application, you will also need ... aid. The Match is not the end of the road if you’re still interested in