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  The MIT community

  't require a password, and its museums and libraries are open to the public ... Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and even harder to leave."[/intro] The people at MIT The best asset of MIT
• Apply / Understanding the process

  First-year class profile

  percentages are [annotation note="Except for when a number would round to zero, but is higher than zero, which is indicated by <1%."]rounded to the ... according to the [annotation note='The IPEDS methodology is a federal standard
• Apply / Parents and educators

  For home educators

   Interlochen, among many others) are a great opportunity to work with other students ... [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and ... .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Getting started

  Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either ... 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
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  STEM programs

  students come from a wide variety of contexts and may not be able to access ... students PRIMES-USA, a free, year-long research program in math open to ... -week courses (Cascade or HSSP) to a single day educational extravaganza (Splash
• Discover / The MIT education

  Undergraduate research

  as coauthors on them. Every scientist was once a novice: UROP gives you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands ... .[/intro] In 1969, Margaret MacVicar, then a 26-year-old MIT professor (and
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Transfer eligibility

  entering MIT. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first ... submit one application per entry year, meaning if you apply to enter in the ... who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed at least two terms
• Discover / The MIT education

  Cross-registration

  [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... .[/annotation] To that end, we have established strong ties with nearby institutions to help our students develop their interests by cross-registering when
• Discover / About MIT

  Basic facts

  relevance to the practical world and transforming society for the better. To ... ) who will contribute to MIT and the world.[/intro] These basic facts are ... Innovation winners 84 MacArthur Fellows 17 A.M. Turing Award winners
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  experience and exposes you to a wide range of types of people and cultures (and ... fulfill my wanderlust. While it is great to do MISTI for a summer (they just ... to the GECD. To try and entice you a different way, I will leave you

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011

• En Español

  [intro]¡Bienvenidos a MIT! Esperamos que esta página ayuda a cada ... objetivo de MIT continúa siendo el mismo: "ampliar el conocimiento y educar a ... a la nación y al mundo en el siglo XXI mediante la generación, la
• Help / Contact

  Via phone

  Our phone number is 1.617.253.3400. That's it. That's the number you'd call, and we'll pick up as long as it's between 9AM and 4PM ET, Monday through Friday. This probably didn't need to be its own page, but now that
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  tenure at MIT with a vision to build a more diverse and inclusive Institute ... Chris Peterson launched a project to highlight MIT's committment to ... especially important to me to understand the experiences of the immigrant

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  Favorite Classes at MIT! survey says...

  

  Right before school started, I sent out a survey to all the dorms ... a new skill relevant to their intended career or major, was relevant ... ends with a final playsentation something very unique to any other class

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  I came to MIT a wide-eyed froshling. The sun shone brighter through ... began. I learned to conserve clothing. Laundry Day became a special ... need to lift a pen and know your name to join a 100 clubs that will send

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  suitemates is certainly an important factor to consider. I love living in a ... everyone. In fact, location, importantly, is not a good reason to pick a dorm ... This post is the second in a series of Guide to MIT posts. Check out

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  -you-were-looking-for-but-here-it-is-anyway take. Table o’ Contents
 The most important thing is to figure out ... again Is it better to go to MIT for undergrad or grad school? Important ... /bioengineering grad programs. 1. The most important thing is to figure out why you want

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  are done, my grades are in, I've nothing to do but work 40 hours a week ... your resume. As a student here, you will have access to a variety of ... . 23. It's important to think about the future, but it's more important

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly

  

  campus is a group of buildings, not to be confused with the building that ... is, it’s usually easy to locate where a specific room is. So once you ... from what we call MIT north, which is a little off from actual north, to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  problems if you decide to work in a lab. Maybe the most important thing you ... As a recent college admit, you’re about to make a lot of big ... that what you choose is a lot less important than that you are confident

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012