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    MIT section of our site. The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM ... . Cambridge traffic is usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and, although there is public parking at the Hayward Parking Garage, and
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of our community ... . Homeschooled applicants make up less than 1% of our applicant pool (and less than
  • Help / Contact

    Visit our office

    station. You can learn more in the Visit MIT section of our site. Welcome ... usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and, although there is public parking at the Hayward Parking Garage, and other public lots in Kendall
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By ... secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full-time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. If you are ineligible for ... high school and completed at least one year of college. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    these schools offers degrees in their courses of study, as well as 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
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    : 47% of 2023 bachelor’s degree graduates had internship/externship that ... . Here are some of the things they do next.[/intro] Careers Career advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising &
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic
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    The MIT community

    . This unusual degree of access has deep cultural roots in our longstanding ... 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
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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 ... Harvard University for degree credit at no extra charge. Harvard subjects
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    Meet the admissions officers

    MIT admissions officers are involved with all aspects of the ... decisions. Admissions officers have a wide variety of backgrounds and ... process. Please note that MIT's Office of Admissions is not regionalized
  • 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 / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    of ore from Colorado, here.']earn a degree in STEM ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... America. Since then, MIT has built a robust tradition of solving problems in
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    Assistant Director, Special Cohorts

    other MIT offices. How does this role advance the mission and vision of ... entrepreneurial abilities —  even by the standards of MIT students generally —  who will benefit from the unmatched resources of an education at the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    What to do in high school

    every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school ... students must take (or place out of, through our credit policies or an Advanced Standing Examination) the following: Two semesters of calculus
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    MIT has a long history of educating veterans, both before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of veterans on ... have already completed an undergraduate degree elsewhere, you may explore
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of
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    General Institute Requirements

    curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of ... of study. They include the: Science core: six foundational courses