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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
• Discover / About MIT

  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
• Help / Contact

  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
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  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
• Apply / Parents and educators

  How to write good letters of recommendation

  just didn't bother to put much effort into the recommendation. This is a ... recommendation hold substantial weight in our admissions decisions. A well ... beyond their own self-advocacy.[/intro] A guide to writing evaluations for
• 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
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  February Updates & Notes Form

  quarter, if your school uses a quarter-based system). Trimester schedule If your school uses a trimester schedule, please use your first-trimester grades. Students who have already graduated simply select the "I'm not
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  Getting started

  fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for ... -blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on ... now—not because we have any quotas. You won't declare your major until