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    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... four activities that are the most important to you. Your academics don’t shape your whole personal context, and our goal is to understand more
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    Veterans

    , the most important thing is to be your authentic self. If you have ... —especially calculus, the building block for many of our courses—is essential to a ... yourself is the best approach to our application. Military history We
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    and centers, as well as in the community. ^back to top MIT is ... the most talented students in the world through need-blind admissions ... advocacy, support, and resources to undocumented and DACA students in the MIT
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    Academic foundations

    that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the ... matters is that you are prepared to take, and do well in, a class that ... Variable Calculus, the most fundamental level of math taught at MIT. In this
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    General Institute Requirements

     advanced placement or advanced standing in the GIRs. The important thing to know is ... subjects of Restricted Electives in Science and Technology to give you the ... -yard swim test, because your mind is in your body and we want both to be

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    .org is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA. In short, you are free to ... ), October 2015 A diverse student body is and has long been critical to the ... community.” Our goal in forming the student body might simply be to select
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    you in the process and tell you what you and your child need to know. We've organized links to the information that parents most often ... [intro]If you're like most parents, helping your child find the right
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    First-year learning communities

    , and the humanities, but in a small, hands-on environment that is much ... and need to know,” Ramsay said. ESG is a community in and out of the ... . This year’s mission will address access to clean drinking water in the
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    What we look for

    for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the ... something new is often the best way to achieve success. We apply theoretical ... should be invested in the things that really mean something to you (we
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    Our mission

    's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals interested in an education centered on science and technology. The students we
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    MIT’s educational philosophy

    principles Since the first classes were offered in a storage warehouse in Boston's Back Bay, much has changed about the MIT education: electric ... offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in
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    Summer programs

    . The program is free of charge to participating students and provides ... ) Research Science Institute (RSI) is a program of the Center for Excellence in ... . Open to high school juniors, the program is free of charge for those
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    Global education

    that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a ... Research abroad In addition to MISTI research internships, you can conduct an ... Social Innovation Challenge, which offers up to $20,000 in grant funding to
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    Our selection process

    and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student ... decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no ... How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel
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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    , you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your grade in the class; if you ... nor recklessly advanced—in your MIT coursework. Transfer credit Most ... supporting materials to these departments over the summer before your first
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    Interview

    About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on paper; we're interested in the whole person. That's why, whenever possible ... network of over 3,500 MIT graduates around the world who volunteer to meet
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    Advising your students

    . We want students to challenge themselves appropriately in the areas ... quantity to crowd out interest in the common good. Because when you get to ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be