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    Creative portfolios

    score in PDF format. The composition portfolio is currently designed ... . Maker Portfolios are reviewed in SlideRoom by the MIT Engineering Advisory ... most interested in the relationship between what you make and why you
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel ... who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its ... members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    [/intro] Application materials and other 🐌 mail Most documents can be completed and ... related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of ... -200 Cambridge, MA 02139 Please note, this is not where our office is, in case you
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    're counted differently than at most other universities. The terminology can be confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can ... these schools offers degrees in their courses of study, as well as minors
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants ... . However, we do have some qualities we look for in for homeschooled students, based on successful applicants we have admitted in the past. Initiative
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... the office reading applications or sequestered in the admissions committee. Writing and submitting evaluation letters In this process, we ask

  • Maps, directions, parking

    Center near the Kendall Square T station. You can learn more in the Visit ...  other public lots in Kendall Square, it is pretty expensive and unpredictably ... . In addition to being faster, cheaper, and better for the environment
  • Help / Contact

    Visit our office

    station. You can learn more in the Visit MIT section of our site. Welcome ...  public parking at the Hayward Parking Garage, and other public lots in Kendall ... there. In addition to being faster, cheaper, and better for the

  • Schedule your campus visit

    In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/visitmit"]Register[/button_link] In-person group tours If you would like to bring a group of 6–50 people ... accommodate groups of 6–50 people in our regular information sessions and tours
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    any high school student can come to campus to take courses and live in ... your summers in the way that best suits your personal needs and goals ... pursue careers in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship, especially
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in college and beyond. We want students to challenge themselves appropriately in the areas
  • Discover / Learn more

    Admissions videos

    tradition. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here, or in the ... Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    they have [annotation note="Exceptions may be granted to students in the ... not award second bachelor’s degrees—even if you are interested in ... in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    better place. It can be tricky to sum up all that you’re passionate about and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... your recommenders write—to better understand you and your achievements in
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these ... applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A's in mathematics ... transfer student, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    note="If you don’t live in the United States, you can investigate the ... what activities are out there! There are many programs that can challenge ... these activities. We don't expect or require applicants to participate in

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    . Chances are, if you're into something, you can find someone else on campus ... J. ’19 share their experience with varsity and club athletics in the ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    in getting to know you. This includes the secondary school materials ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience ... mentors can provide useful information, especially if teacher evaluations