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    Eating at MIT

    eat. Your options If you choose to live in one of the six residences that have a dining hall, you must buy into a conventional meal plan ... housing, independently, etc.']anywhere else,[/annotation] you may buy into a
  • Discover / Learn more

    Social media

    MIT Social Media Hub If you want a snapshot into what all of the different MIT communities/offices/labs/important people/etc are posting, the MIT Social Media Hub is your spot. The Hub shares everything MIT, from
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college application as a chance to share your personal context: what has shaped you into ... and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    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 ... about who you are and how you spend your time outside of schoolwork
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    important thing we hope you understand is that money won’t get you into MIT ... education. We offer aid that meets 100% of your demonstrated financial need.[/intro] The big picture The full price of an MIT education is $92,760 for the
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    First-year learning communities

    a really important academic community," David McGee, director of ... a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks ... are part of much smaller academic groups, the first-year learning
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT ... should have a great deal of freedom and responsibility in creating their lived experience, and perhaps nowhere is this principle better put into
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    they will tell you that while grades and scores are important in ... science, technology, and other areas of scholarship to make the world better ... thousands of examples. And no matter what you study at MIT, from economics to
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    U.S. Military Veterans

    odds of getting into MIT, and helps you make the most of the Institute ... MIT has a long history of educating U.S. military veterans, both before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    schools MIT is organized into several schools of study: School of ... confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can learn through programs that are at the leading edge of their field
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    an important part of the Terrascope experience, and students in the ... by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... of having taken it; in the second term, students earn an A, B, C, or no
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

    . Holistic admissions It is important to understand that these numbers do not determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... most important thing to remember is that at MIT we admit people, not
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of ... of study. They include the: Science core: six foundational courses
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    February Updates & Notes Form

    after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second ... currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form ... directly—we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit as needed

  • infinite MIT

    students find a way to incorporate an element of playful inquiry into ... , and a lot of exploration along the way. We don't read, edit, or ... check them out, there are 7,300 as of this writing."] student bloggers
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be ... Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend ...  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