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    A brief history of MIT

    and universities, open in their admission to ordinary people, that would ... alumni. As America entered World War I, MIT became a [annotation note="In ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of
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    Letters of recommendation

    request recommendations in your MIT application portal. You can request ... recommend sending the request as soon as you have determined who you would ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    entering MIT. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university or college level. The transfer application is closed in the MIT
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    some remarkable programs, organizations, and websites that many of our ... these activities. We don't expect or require applicants to participate in ... students PRIMES-USA, a free, year-long research program in math open to
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    sense of home. Our undergraduates In any given year there are ~4 ... like they had no other, MIT has one of the oldest LGBTQ+ student groups in ... . We wish we could tell you about how awesome our undergrads are. But
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    International applicants

    colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ... make sure to check with other schools before applying. In addition to
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    Newsletters

    [intro]Would you like to hear from us every once in a while ... on important developments in artificial intelligence, blockchain, the future of work, and technology in general.
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has ... former you get from learning in the classroom, and the latter from making ... Makerspace, in the works In addition to our research opportunities
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    Creative portfolios

    performing arts talent who would like their work to be reviewed by professional ... score in PDF format. The composition portfolio is currently designed ... portfolio is designed for students with exceptional creative talent who would

  • Schedule your campus visit

    ="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 ... In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... accommodate groups of 6–50 people in our regular information sessions and tours
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... creativity, both in and out of classes. Some of the many ways you can explore ... the MIT culture and a cross-disciplinary curriculum exists in all five
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    Interview

    About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on paper; we're interested in the whole person. That's why, whenever possible ... with applicants in their home area. Interviews are held in person
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    Via mail

    -related documents to us for some reason—or if you would like to mail us something not ... -200 Cambridge, MA 02139 Please note, this is not where our office is, in case 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

  • Student life at MIT

    [intro]No day at MIT could really be described as typical. You would ... “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part ... know them yourself? Student perspectives Explore a day in the Life of MIT
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    Returning students

    , evaluations from teachers, and other supportive materials that would assist us in getting to know you. This includes the secondary school materials ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience
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    Admissions videos

    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 ... tradition. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here, or in the
  • 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
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    -secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer ... 're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if

  • MIT visits you

    in locations big and small, urban and rural, coastal and mountain; so take a look and see if we'll be in your area. We can't wait to meet you ... 've been below, and we hope to see you soon. If you don't see anything in