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    Admissions videos

    . It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and was produced entirely by a ... by faculty of the need to work ethically in the production of science ... Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers

  • Arts and music

    Tunnel66, a virtual collection of rooms designed by MIT student artists ... they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... dozens of performance ensembles that encompass classical and contemporary
  • Help / Contact

    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

  • Housing and residence life

    experience, and all first-year students live in one of our 10 on ... halls—and others are more alternative, full of murals, cats, and community ... community among their residence, including faculty Heads of House (professors
  • Help / Contact

    Via email

    about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about four people. We average a response within 24 hours, but the number of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these ... appropriate level for each of the disciplines mentioned above. Core graduation
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    are of like kind, just separated by age and experience. Our faculty see ... Institute and they'll probably say "the people." The quality of the MIT ... even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    trying to get a clear picture of your academic preparation by subject area ... names of your school courses by subject area. Please include all classes ... consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    organized through, and recognized by, the Association of Student Activities ... cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    [intro]At MIT, "hacks" are performed by students who safely and stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ... computer systems. As the journalist Steven Levy wrote in his history of
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT ... -campus residence halls.[/intro] We believe that students should have a great deal of ... , and videos compiled by the residents about who they are and what they do

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    of clubs, organizations, and activities covering every imaginable topic ... [/embed] More student perspectives *Independent* Activities Period (blog by ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog

  • Explore MIT on your own

    year. By the time students graduate from MIT, 95% of them have conducted ... .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one ... .) We’ve written pretty extensively about each of these topics elsewhere
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    start, here’s an incomplete list of summer programs that MIT students have ... educational approach, a great community of like-minded peers, and are either ... , then you might try one of these: MIT Introduction to Technology
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Undergraduate Admissions 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E38 ... are planning to stop by and say “hi!”
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    international service project done by an MIT student, you can read Selam's saga of ... [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... : “the Institute should encourage initiative, promote the spirit of free ... to help our students develop their interests by cross-registering when
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and ... . About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average ... -America citations, the most of any DIII school in the nation. As a Division III
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    eat. Your options If you choose to live in one of the six ... right answer for you. Meal plans MIT's meal plans, which are managed by ... 't use all of their meals can choose to donate them to classmates through a