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    General Institute Requirements

    as capable as possible Your course of study Counting credits at MIT is ... thumb, you can generalize that about half of your time at MIT will be ... curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William
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    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 ... these letters at any point before submitting your application, but we
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    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    clever and elegant pranks that exist at the intersection of creative ... Wikipedia article about hacking at MIT, as well as documentation of historical ... hacking at MIT, including Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT
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    Books about MIT

    chief campus planner Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT ... Dean of Students and Undergraduate Education at MIT Technology and the ... reflect on the role of blacks at MIT and beyond Where Futures Converge
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    Undergraduate research

    —redefining the nature of research at MIT. Hundreds of academic papers published ... [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... thousands of projects each year with 95% of MIT graduating seniors conducting

  • Explore MIT on your own

    .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one ... . Since folks at the Institute are always making, writing, and discovering ... -MIT-choose-your-own-adventure experience. While we recommend reading through each page at least once, we hope
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    Inventions & innovations

    each year, with 95% of MIT students participating in at least one UROP ... of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    . Alden Thresher, an economist and the first Director of Admissions at MIT ... Our work at MIT Admissions is both bound and inspired by MIT ... with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of
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    First-year learning communities

    a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks ... students as they go through their first year at MIT. Each of the three ... , and areas where students can work together at all hours of the day (or
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    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 ... things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    you will receive an MIT Scholarship that covers at least the cost of MIT ... education. We offer aid that meets 100% of your demonstrated financial need.[/intro] The big picture The full price of an MIT education is $89,340 for the
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    Getting started

    the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... your chances of admission. Field of study We're asking about your

  • Arts and music

    design! Other highlights Trashion Show Chalk of the Day Arts at MIT ... they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... dozens of performance ensembles that encompass classical and contemporary
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    Essays, activities & academics

    .) Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you. We ... outside of your high school (at a local junior college or university, for ... consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    of home at this domain, so we've just stayed here. This website is a ... About MITAdmissions.org MITAdmissions.org is the official website of MIT's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We are located on our own
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    Athletics & recreation

    United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and ... NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT. About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... The match between you and MIT Ask any admissions officer at MIT, and ... of examples. Collaborative and cooperative spirit The core of the MIT
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    Clubs & activities

    desires.[/intro] The recognized student groups at MIT include ethnic and ... cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year