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    The transfer application

    application will open in late August. Transcripts: Copies of all of your ... within the MIT transfer application. Two letters of recommendation: We recommend that one letter of recommendation come from a math or science
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... Globe published a ranked list of 150 inventions and discoveries
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

    [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... thousands of projects each year with 94% of MIT graduating seniors conducting ... —redefining the nature of research at MIT. Hundreds of academic papers published
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    First-year class profile

    For the MIT Class of 2027 Some facts and figures about the [annotation note="Class of 2027 data as of September 2023."]1,092 members[/annotation] of the Class of 2027. See also Admissions statistics. Gender* Men 49
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... your chances of admission. Field of study We're asking about your preferred field of study because we're curious about what interests you right
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year Science Fiction Society, home to the largest open-stacks library of science
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ... computer systems. As the journalist Steven Levy wrote in his history of hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of
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    Other videos

    people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of ... of MIT. [embed]https://youtu.be/TA1UX8NCD08[/embed] [embed

  • Request a group tour

    Thank you for your interest in a private group tour of MIT! Please ... Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... minimum of 3 weeks notice to schedule a private group tour. Please allow 3
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    First-year learning communities

    a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks ... are part of much smaller academic groups, the first-year learning ... students as they go through their first year at MIT. Each of the three
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what ... these short answer essay questions: What field of study appeals to you
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine ... offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in ... strong foundation in core fields of human knowledge (implemented by the

  • Policies

     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in ... three years of campus crime and fire safety statistics and certain campus ... ’s campus, please see the following link. Hard copies of this report are
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    If you're the kind of student who'd like to spend your summer ... might be a good fit for MIT! So here is an (incomplete) list of summer ... intellectual content and a rigorous educational approach, a great community of

  • Schedule your campus visit

    In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... : One of our amazing students will take you on a tour of their favorite ... ="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
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    Creative portfolios

    Room.
 For more information on each type of portfolio, please review the ... of high school classes are welcome to submit the Research Supplement ... brief questionnaire about your research experience. Include a PDF of

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part of what makes life at MIT so vibrant.[/intro] The humans of MIT move
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of ... of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals ... innovators of our global society. We uphold a commitment to meritocracy and
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    Via tesseract

    "That, of course, is the impractical, long way around. We have learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg ... , my dears. Cervantes. Experience is the mother of knowledge." Mrs. Who