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    About MIT Admissions

    ’s application passes through at least five distinct stages of review and is ... ."]MIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions[/annotation] oversees the recruitment and selection of all undergraduate applicants to the Institute

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    What we look for

    are thousands of examples. And no matter what you study at MIT, from ... The match between you and MIT Ask any admissions officer at MIT, and ... use science, technology, and other areas of scholarship to make the
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    Creative portfolios

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    Admissions statistics

    We love data at MIT. Reliable data, properly contextualized, can help ...  determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... most important thing to remember is that at MIT we admit people, not
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    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... can expect to have at least one international experience with research ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in
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    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... place for your next step. This kind of self-reflection isn’t easy, and if
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    DACA & undocumented applicants

    As part of our mission to uphold meritocracy and fair access for ... , regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Undocumented and [annotation ... ."]need-blind[/annotation] admissions, and provide generous financial aid that meets 100% of a family
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    Our selection process

    committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss ... decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no
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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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    Interview

    About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on ... , 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
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    QuestBridge

    field of study at MIT appeals to you the most right now. Still have ... application process and apply for four-year scholarships at top U.S. schools ... -achieving high school seniors, regardless of citizenship, to apply to QB partner
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