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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 ... students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ... to apply to American universities, including MIT. We particularly ...  not impact when or how you apply or the financial aid you are offered. Rather, this
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    . We offer full-need financial aid, which means we meet 100% of your ... Services website. One of eight We are one of only eight American universities ... need of all admitted students who apply for aid, which means we award
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    first person in their family to attend college. They offer a range of ... free or comparatively affordable. MIT offers four of our own (above), and ... If you're the kind of student who'd like to spend your summer
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    university overseas a global classroom program that offers students short ... [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    .[/intro] A private university in the public interest The story of MIT begins ... applied to the Massachusetts legislature for "an Act of Incorporation of the ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    citizen of a foreign country, you may apply for fall (September) entry only ... year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer to MIT is during ... high school and completed at least one year of college. If you are still
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    .[/intro] Your first year When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university ... these schools offers degrees in their courses of study, as well as minors ... 're counted differently than at most other universities. The terminology can be
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    -time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of secondary education, but may not apply using the first-year application if ... pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    for fall entry is due March 15. If you are a citizen of a foreign country, you may apply for fall entry only. Note: The deadlines have passed for the 2024 Transfer Application. Transcripts: Copies of all of your
  • 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
  • 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 ... ’s offer of admission.
  • Discover / Learn more

    Books about MIT

    , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... small technical school into a major research university Becoming MIT: Moments of Decision a volume edited by Professor David Kaiser, which traces
  • Discover / The MIT education

    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
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    other universities, while intramural sports are teams of MIT students ... 'Brien, and Barry fields, which offer acres of on-campus athletics fields for ... United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

     determine our admissions process, but are the result of our process. In our ... . Admissions statistics for the Class of 2027 See also First-year class profile ... deferred students) 574 Offered a place on the wait list 619 Wait list
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    WISE 2024

    , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented and/or underserved backgrounds to apply ... : You must attend high school in the United States or one of its