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  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an ... experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really worthwhile. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage you to review information we've posted about the first-year application
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    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
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    First-year learning communities

    , you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes ... trying to navigate your new life! Amidst the huge changes, some students ... . These groups help to provide a close-knit community and academic environment to
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to ... setting. [/intro] Everyone prefers to eat differently: alone or together ...  approach to housing, we give our students options about where, how, and what to
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    find our mailing address below. We'll get back to you much faster via ... -related documents to us for some reason—or if you would like to mail us something not related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute 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 / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    practical discovery and improvement.” To achieve this diverse education ... , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... , including at least two relevant to your major, to develop effective writing

  • 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

  • MIT visits you

    [intro]Not everyone can take the time to come to MIT, so we're doing our best to come to you. We'll be crisscrossing the U.S. this fall to ... sessions are free and open to anyone who would like to attend. They typically
  • Discover / About MIT

    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
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... period, devoting more time to each application, and 2) it provides

  • 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
  • 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

  • infinite MIT

    [intro]We're so glad you've chosen to learn more about us![/intro] tl ... like to be a student here. There are videos to watch, blogs to read, student adventures to follow—and don't forget to come back and visit
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    entity. Counselors can submit transcripts to us in three ways: By ... -party service such as Naviance or SCOIR By sending PDFs to admissions ... application portal along with the Secondary School Report. To do this
  • 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