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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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    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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    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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    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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    For school counselors

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    Essays, activities & academics

    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 ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what
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    “Recommendations” section of the MIT application. You can add recommenders at any ... counselor should also send a letter of recommendation and a school profile ... considered official, and should include three years of subject grades if
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    Basic facts

    that end, we seek the best possible community of scholars (and humans ... curated from the latest issue of the MIT Facts book and data from MIT ... Cambridge, Massachusetts 20 student residences 26 acres (0.11 km2) of
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    Via email

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    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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    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