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  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ...  associated with MIT, including everything from the World Wide Web to Technicolor ... oxygen 2014—Designing a new paper strip diagnostic test to rapidly
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

    characteristics like these are much harder to quantify and are therefore not ... beyond the stats already contributed to the MIT's standard Common Data Set. Holistic admissions It is important to understand that these numbers do not
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT ... try to put together the best team of students to go through MIT together
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

     that are either free to attend or, like MIT, offer generous need ... that you just need to build. Looking for inspiration? You might find some ... people who dare to enjoy nerdy things, and help you prepare for the rigor
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... designate up to 48 units to be graded on a pass/no record basis after their
  • Discover / Learn more

    Books about MIT

    -time digital computer to the famous Baker House Piano Drop Designing MIT ... — that much of campus conflict and students' personal anxiety is caused by ... to negotiating with student protesters Mind and Hand: The Birth of
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... can expect to have at least one international experience with research ... that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    independent educational institution relevant to an increasingly industrialized ... envisioned a new education to unify mens et manus, mind and hand, theory and ... applied to the Massachusetts legislature for "an Act of Incorporation of the

  • Discover

    We are makers. We are thinkers. We are explorers. In all that we do. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose to make a better world ... , inventive and artistic, obsessed with numbers, and welcoming to talented
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    The process of applying to college isn’t always straightforward (though we try to be as transparent as possible at MIT!) and it can take the ... application process, learning how to tell your story, and finding a school where
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    club or organization to match your interests, it's easy to start your own, and get together with your friends to nerd out however your heart ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the

  • Online info sessions

    [intro]There are many ways to get to know us, right from the comfort of your own home![/intro] Join us for an online session Sign up to see ... together a little virtual-MIT-choose your own-adventure experience to get you

  • MIT visits you

    [intro]Not everyone can take the time to come to MIT, so we do our best to come to you. We crisscross the U.S. as often as we can, so that you can learn more about MIT and see if it may be right for you

  • Request a group tour

    Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... . Please note this tour is designed to assist prospective undergraduate ... information session, and we are not able to accommodate groups larger than 50
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... -level training to ensembles and classes that you can join even if you’re just a beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on ... network of over 3,500 MIT graduates around the world who volunteer to meet ... typically use the email address you provided on your application to contact

  • Schedule your campus visit

    reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. [button ... ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/visitmit"]Register[/button_link] In-person group tours If you would like to bring a group of 6–50 people to campus, you are welcome to request a group tour. We are not able to

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a ... freely from lectures to labs, from dance floors to darkrooms, from study breaks to startup meetings, from dining halls to family dinners. We could