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    Via phone

    Our phone number is 1.617.253.3400. That's it. That's the number you'd call. This probably didn't need to be its own page, but now that it's here, you can watch this true and factual documentary video of what it
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    Life after MIT

    [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life ... for students to interact with companies through career fairs, recruiting ... mentorships, and chats over coffee. According to a survey of graduating students

  • Maps, directions, parking

    MIT section of our site. The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM ... Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 Getting to the Welcome Center The MBTA's Red Line is your best option to get to the Welcome Center! Depending on where
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    Deadlines & requirements

    application portal. Please note: You’re only allowed to apply once per entry ... -native English speakers who plan to apply. Mid-February February Updates & ... non-native English speakers who plan to apply. (We will also accept
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    Creative portfolios

    your request to be processed. You will receive an email once your fee has ... submitted if they feature work that is both significant to you and relevant to ... of high school classes are welcome to submit the Research Supplement
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    DACA & undocumented applicants

    consider your (in)ability to pay for MIT in our admissions process."]need ... As part of our mission to uphold meritocracy and fair access for ... ’s demonstrated financial need, which includes tuition, housing, food, books, and
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    Admissions videos

    by faculty of the need to work ethically in the production of science ... throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    Boston's Back Bay, much has changed about the MIT education: electric ... offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in order to graduate. However, the MIT education has always been based on
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    Getting started

    Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... then to explore, discover new things, and change your mind. What you
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    Athletics & recreation

    school, MIT does not award athletic scholarships, nor do coaches get to ... addition to a Division I crew program. MIT is highly competitive within its NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT
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    Undergraduate research

    as coauthors on them. Every scientist was once a novice: UROP gives you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands ...  credit. How to UROP You may apply for advertised UROP positions or propose your
  • 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
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    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
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    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
  • 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
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    Meet the admissions officers

    need to get in touch, just email us.       Name and ... students and their families, to reading applications and making admissions ... interests and look forward to learning more about you during the admissions
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    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
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    Visit our office

    [intro]Admissions at MIT Welcome Center[/intro] If you plan to visit ... Center The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday ... Please do not send application materials to this address. If you must mail
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    What we look for

    Remember that there are many ways to make the world better—we're not looking for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the ... . Lobbying a senator to amend bad policy changes the world. There are thousands