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    Eating at MIT

    [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to dining halls, or cook for yourself (and often, your friends) in a community ... , made or served, vegan or paleo, and so on. So, just like in our

  • MIT visits you

    [intro]Not everyone can take the time to come to MIT, so we do our best to come to you. We crisscross the U.S. as often as we can, so that you can learn more about MIT and see if it may be right for you
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    entire undergraduate experience, and all first-year students live in on ... freedom and responsibility in creating their lived experience, and perhaps nowhere is this principle better put into practice than in our residential
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the Institute, you can cross-register for no additional cost at Harvard, Wellesley ... can count toward fulfillment of major and minor requirements, including
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    [/intro] Application materials and other 🐌 mail Most documents can be completed and ... related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of ... -200 Cambridge, MA 02139 Please note: this is not where our office is, in case you
  • Help / Contact

    Via email

    Our email address is [email protected]. If you email that address, then we'll sort out who needs to respond and [annotation note="We get ... be patient if we don't respond in realtime."] get back to you as
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

    [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... .[/intro] In 1969, Margaret MacVicar, then a 26-year-old MIT professor (and ... you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants ... . However, we do have some qualities we look for in for homeschooled students, based on successful applicants we have admitted in the past. Initiative
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    that can supplement your education. You’ll be able to report any courses ... Many students can access advanced classes through dual enrollment ... things in common: They’re usually low-cost or fully funded through
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    paper; we're interested in the whole person. That's why, whenever possible ... with applicants in their home area. Interviews are held in person ... Action interviews will take place in November and most Regular Action
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    admission. If you are in your first year of college, the earliest you can ... entering MIT. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first ... or college level. The transfer application is available in the MIT

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    WISE 2025

    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
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    .  Some students find room for many activities in high school; others prefer ... application where you can describe any jobs you've had."]work,[/annotation] or ... can learn more about you.  If you have time to explore your interests
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these ... applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A's in mathematics ... transfer student, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    (though we try to be as transparent as possible at MIT!) and it can take the ... low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area, or might be the first in ... access and advising programs (in alphabetical order) that MIT students have

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    . Chances are, if you're into something, you can find someone else on campus ... J. ’19 share their experience with varsity and club athletics in the ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog