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  • Discover

    We are makers. We are thinkers. We are explorers. In all that we do. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose to make a better world ... people regardless of where they come from.
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    [intro]Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a four-week period in ... January is entirely up to you. IAP is also the time during which many ... ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering

  • Online info sessions

    together a little virtual-MIT-choose your own-adventure experience to get you ... matched with a current student who can answer your questions! [button ... [intro]There are many ways to get to know us, right from the comfort
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    Via tesseract

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  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    entering MIT. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first ... admission. If you are in your first year of college, the earliest you can ... second bachelor’s degrees—even if you are interested in pursuing a
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    thumb, you can generalize that about half of your time at MIT will be ... ) HASS requirement: a minimum of eight subjects in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... new things—whether on campus or off—there's more than enough to explore from home. Consider this your starting point as you get to know MIT
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    Transcripts

    line of the email for easier processing. Please note: If you send us a ... We require an official transcript sent by a school counselor or ... school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a rigorous MIT education. Even though you may have been away from school for a ... in getting to know you. This includes the secondary school materials
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    that you want what is best for your students. However, there are many ... Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... a sense of competition, rather than the joy of learning. We don’t want
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    ) institution, you can download a PDF version of the School Official Report. The ... applicant well as both a student and a person. You are also welcome (but not ... instructors. We recommend that one be from a math or science instructor. We
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can ... chart below to get a quick visual sense of what you can study at MIT, read ... joint degree, or a double major. However, at MIT, the focus is less on
  • Discover / Learn more

    Other videos

    ."]DLCs[/annotation]have a YouTube channel where they post videos about teaching, research, and people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    hope you understand is that money won't get you into MIT, and money shouldn't keep you out. Our goal is to admit and enroll the best students ... make sure they can afford MIT while they're here. If you want to learn
  • Help / Contact

    Via phone

    Our phone number is 1.617.253.3400. That's it. That's the number you ... it's here, you can watch this true and factual documentary video of what it looks like on our end when you call us. https
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

    you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands-on research Through UROP you can perform hands-on research projects with faculty ... presentations, and even the occasional invention—and you can take part for pay or
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    Newsletters

    [intro]Would you like to hear from us every once in a while?[/intro] Then you should sign up for our MIT Admissions monthly newsletter ... around campus . You can also check out these other newsletters from around
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and ... .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants ... granted a formal high school diploma, while others have not. Please note
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    Via email

    Our email address is [email protected]. If you email that address ... 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