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  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    ."]weeklong field trip[/annotation] over spring break to a site related to the year ... by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... designate up to 48 units to be graded on a pass/no record basis after their
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    admissions process, as well as our commitment to a level playing field ... technology. The students we enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will ... financial need. We are committed to making MIT financially accessible
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    , not to a specific major or school, so all first-year students begin MIT ... credentialing and more on the substance of what you need to learn to effectively ... chart below to get a quick visual sense of what you can study at MIT, read
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

     and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... like to ask so that they have as much time as possible to write about you! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    their service, and we are proud to support a community of veterans on ... —especially calculus, the building block for many of our courses—is essential to a ... take a free exam through Schoolhouse to receive a certification
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    reading—but there are a few you really need to read. These are the blog ... How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel like your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    envisioned a new education to unify mens et manus, mind and hand, theory and ... Massachusetts Institute of Technology," which was to include a museum, a society ... congressman and senator in a state's congressional delegation—to fund colleges
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    [intro]Although we prefer that you email us if you need us, you will find our mailing address below. We'll get back to you much faster via ... -related documents to us for some reason—or if you would like to mail us something not
  • Help / Contact

    Via email

    , then we'll sort out who needs to respond and [annotation note="We get 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
  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    relevance to the practical world and transforming society for the better. To ... ) who will contribute to MIT and the world.[/intro] These basic facts are ... playing fields 40+ gardens and green spaces 60+ public works of art
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted ... to be submitted and processed, we will add it to your application as a ... We require an official transcript sent by a school counselor or
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    a more in-depth review and to determine Pell eligibility you will need ... Calculator is a tool designed by the College Board to help you assess what your ... take no more than 20 minutes of your time. You will need to answer some
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    apply to another school during Early Action that does have a restriction ... fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to ... learn to do eventually. There is no right or wrong answer overall, just a ... 't use all of their meals can choose to donate them to classmates through a
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience ... Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    you in the process and tell you what you and your child need to know ... the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation ... only: finding the right fit. This means finding a community where your

  • Policies

    providing an inclusive and accessible environment. To that end, we have a ...  attribution (give appropriate credit to MIT admissions and the blogger, and provide a link to the ... ), October 2015 A diverse student body is and has long been critical to the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... application as a chance to share your personal context: what has shaped you into ... community so much because we don’t just admit individuals, we admit a class