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    About MITAdmissions.org

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  • infinite MIT

    , and a lot of exploration along the way. We don't read, edit, or ... .” Joshua K. ’24 set a goal of taking classes in as many departments as he can ... . You won’t be assigned a dorm that you don’t know. At orientation, you
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    Books about MIT

     by Institute Historian T. F. Peterson, which provides a lively introduction to ... , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... how MIT's first nine presidents helped transform the Institute from a

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    might expect. But MIT students also run a Laboratory for Chocolate Science ... active than you think. Don't take our word for it—watch Kylie Y. ’19 and AJ ... vlog below. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djFHTFM2V6M
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    A brief history of MIT

    the creation of a committee, led by Professor Warren K. Lewis, on the ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... America. Since then, MIT has built a robust tradition of solving problems in

  • Next steps

    guides us on an extended virtual campus tour. If you can't come to campus ... mS2kdkI[/embed] Join us for an online session Sign up to see if MIT ... @mit.edu and you’ll be matched with a current student who can answer your

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... Semester and a Half (blog by Cami M. ’23) Meet MIT faculty (Tea with ... —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual

  • MIT visits you

    take a look and see if we'll be in your area. We can't wait to meet you, and don't forget to share this information with your family, we welcome ... to this question.) 2025 Upcoming visits Don't worry if there isn't a
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    Via email

    about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about four people. We average a response within 24 hours, but the number of ... be patient if we don't respond in realtime."] get back to you as
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    Be yourself!

    community so much because we don’t just admit individuals, we admit a class ... think we want to see. College isn’t a costume party; you’re not supposed ... , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    a sense of competition, rather than the joy of learning. We don’t want a laundry list of a million activities. And we don’t want students ... Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    note='E.g. in a residence that doesn’t have a dining hall, in FSILG ... [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to dining halls, or cook for yourself (and often, your friends) in a community
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    Clubs & activities

    , or about 1 for every 10 undergraduates. If you don't find an existing ... organizations, activism groups, and many more including a newspaper, a debate team, a radio station, student government, and so on. But alongside these
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what ... the most right now? (Note: Applicants select from a drop-down list
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    First-year learning communities

    -year students come to a tech school like MIT and are worried that the won’t be ... a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks, you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes
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    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of ... code of ethics can be stated roughly as follows:  Be subtle. Don't ... hacking. Don't steal anything. If you must borrow something, always return

  • Arts and music

    music, visual and digital art, and a vibrant world of dance.[/intro] Music The MIT music community is extensive, including a conservatory ... Orchestra, Festival Jazz Ensemble, and Rambax, a Senegalese drumming group, to
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    Letters of recommendation

    one evaluation from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of