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FAQ / Visit
Where can I find a campus map?
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FAQ / First-year application
How can I explain my special circumstances?
We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding -
FAQ / Transfer
Can transfer applicants submit supplemental materials?
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FAQ / Prepare for MIT
Can you recommend some academic competitions?
It’s great that you’re searching for programs to challenge yourself academically. We have info on science olympiads, science fairs, robotics competitions, and maker opportunities on our STEM programs page. -
FAQ / Academics and research
Can I take a summer session?
During the regular Summer Session, MIT offers a limited selection of the subjects available in the academic year, as well as a few subjects designed for special interests and needs… -
FAQ / Academics and research
What schools can I cross-register with?
If you find something that you’re interested in studying that isn’t available at MIT, you have the option to cross-register at Harvard, Wellesley College, and MassArt. -
FAQ / Prepare for MIT
Where can I find parent info?
We understand that helping your child find the right college is a daunting task and that many things have to be considered. We have information and advice that we hope… -
FAQ / First-year application
Can I submit a maker portfolio?
The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory… -
FAQ / International applicants
Can you mail me materials internationally?
Due to increasing mail costs and in an effort to be environmentally-conscious, we no longer mail materials internationally, and we do very limited mailing within the U.S. You may however,… -
FAQ / First-year application
Can I take a gap year?
We encourage students to take a gap year to explore and grow. Every year we have a number of students apply to MIT after a gap year and more students… -
FAQ / International applicants
Can I apply if I am undocumented?
Yes! Undocumented and DACA applicants submit the same application components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers… -
Blog / MIT Life
You can get anything you want… ...excepting Alice. Or a good blog entry.
each one was, I can only offer you this news, which has me excited beyond -
Blog / MIT Life
You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative
Nobody can. We can mobilize and make this happen! Help eradicate the most prevalent and preventable problem in developing areas around the ... challenges faced by the people of Jazmín. Here you can see houses on the hill -
FAQ / Life and culture
Can I join a fraternity/sorority?
MIT’s Fraternity, Sorority, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs) include 26 fraternities, 10 sororities, and five living groups. With core principles of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, the FSILG Office encourages and… -
Blog / MIT Life
A person can develop a cough. Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.
morning, I felt a faint red soreness on my uvula, which can only mean that I ... the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System can do to you. Despite my cold, I ... thing I said to the lab assistant was, "Can you give me a hand? I have no -
FAQ / Life and culture
Can I play football at MIT?
The 2014 Engineers were the winningest (real word!) MIT football team ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT football team completed its historic regular… -
Blog / Challenges
you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't
you just can't. you actually can't. you can try but you can't. last ... can kinda see the pattern. on one hand… puzzles! this is a part of ... can't keep doing this. i can't keep doing this to myself. and gods -
Blog / Academics & Research
Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.
can be done, but it must be done soon. We need a shift from single ... prediction, just 133 years later? What can we do about this issue, before it ... group of knowledgeable experts. You can see the recorded final -
Blog / Challenges
I can’t feel my face Snowmageddon 2018
fact that so much water can freeze never ceases to amaze me: This photo ... couple inches of snow can shut down everything for days, I’m super