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  Admissions videos

  Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers ... comforting character for those of us old enough to remember videotapes ... . It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and was produced entirely by a
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  Advising your students

  Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of a sense of competition, rather than the joy of learning. We don’t want
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  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
• Discover / The MIT education

  Maker education

  [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has ... the core of MIT. The Institute has: over 40 design
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  Majors & minors

  learn through programs that are at the leading edge of their field ... best; you are then free to choose from among any of MIT's courses of ... schools MIT is organized into several schools of study: School of

• infinite MIT

  , and a lot of exploration along the way. We don't read, edit, or ... check them out, there are 7,300 as of this writing."] student bloggers.[/annotation]We hope you'll get a good sense of the MIT community and if it might be a
• 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
• Apply / First-year applicants

  February Updates & Notes Form

  after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second ... currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form ... directly—we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit as needed
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  Estimate your cost

  [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost ... eligibility for financial aid might be and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses. The Net Price Calculator will give you an estimate of your net cost and

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  people regardless of where they come from.
• Apply / Parents and educators

  For parents

  college feels like one of your last great parental responsibilities. We see the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Transfer credit & advanced standing

  -secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer ... of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if ... the subjects they teach: the Department of Mathematics reviews all math

• Arts and music

  they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... dozens of performance ensembles that encompass classical and contemporary music, visual and digital art, and a vibrant world of dance.[/intro] Music
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  Transfer deadlines & requirements

  admitted fall semester transfer students Letters of recommendation We require two academic letters of recommendation from college professors or ... required) to submit two supplemental letters of recommendation from high
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  Cross-registration

  [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... : “the Institute should encourage initiative, promote the spirit of free ... can count toward fulfillment of major and minor requirements, including
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  For school counselors

  regionalized officer who exclusively presents to your school or area. All of our ... outside of the reading season. You are our professional colleagues, and we ... and mention the name and location of your school. During the reading
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  First-year eligibility

  -time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of ... pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By ... high school and completed at least one year of college. If you are still
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  Interview

  , we offer an interview with a member of the MIT Educational Council, a network of over 3,500 MIT graduates around the world who volunteer to meet ... , try to anticipate some of the questions you might be asked. Talk with
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  Deadlines & requirements

  , activities, academics, etc. November 1 Two letters of recommendation—one from ... —general information, essays, activities, academics, etc. January 5 Two letters of ... use this address: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of
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  College access & advising programs

  The process of applying to college isn’t always straightforward ... support of a whole community. If you want help understanding the college ... advising program.  Many of these programs are community-based organizations