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    In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... ="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 ... accommodate groups of 6–50 people in our regular information sessions and tours

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     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in ... licensing our content under different terms (i.e. for use in a commercial ... process of innovation—hands-on work, often carried out in groups, that
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    entering MIT. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first ... 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
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    that can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in ... people in everyday life.[/intro] For MIT's 150th anniversary, the Boston ... bandage of the future: a gel-like material that can incorporate tiny drug
  • Discover / Learn more

    Admissions videos

    tradition. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here, or in the ... Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    aid application. Non-matched finalists are contacted in December with ... participating in the National College Match Finalists ranking MIT If you are a ... to MIT directly. In addition to the QB application, you will also need
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    WISE 2024

    Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering program is completely free ... , including students who come from low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area, or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    completed internships while at MIT. In 2024, 44% percent of undergraduates ... , starting income, and largest employers by major, are publicly available in ... students who don't go directly to graduate school, many do so in the future
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two cycles for two reasons: 1) it helps us spread our work out over a longer ... applicants with more options so they can choose which works best for them
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    what activities are out there! There are many programs that can challenge ... note="If you don’t live in the United States, you can investigate the ... these activities. We don't expect or require applicants to participate in
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    any high school student can come to campus to take courses and live in ... your summers in the way that best suits your personal needs and goals ... , or scoping out the stars sound like a fun way to spend your summer
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    program can choose to participate in a [annotation note="Past locations have ... ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... . In the first term, students either pass the class or receive no record

  • Explore MIT on your own

    Dianna Cowern ’11, aka Physics Girl) 24 Things I Learned in My First ... —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
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    their own trails achieving the unexpected. In what ways have you done something different than what was expected in your educational journey? MIT ... -information text box where you can tell us anything else you think we really ought to
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    can participate in club and intramural sports. The key difference ... [intro]We have the largest Division III athletics program in the ... many more participate in club and intramural sports, as well as general
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    full data.']$12,938[/annotation] in the 2023–2024 academic year ... are not disadvantaged in the undergraduate admissions process because of their financial need. We are one of only nine schools in the U.S. that is
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    eligible for benefits that can significantly aid in your costs to attend MIT ... campus. If you are a veteran interested in an MIT education, please know ... in advanced math and science both improves your odds of getting into
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    Financial Services. You can learn more about the process on their site, but ... need-based MIT Scholarship FAFSA: the form you need to fill out to see ... 30 in order to receive a financial aid offer by mid-January. Regular
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    -year applicants—in other words, all domestic and international students who are ... the toughest problems in the world. Building a strong academic ... will thrive in MIT’s classes, beginning with the General Institute