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    General Institute Requirements

    , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... subjects of Restricted Electives in Science and Technology to give you the ... -yard swim test, because your mind is in your body and we want both to be
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    Admissions videos

    the country to be shown at meetings for prospective students for a ... was sent in reels across the country to be shown to nostalgic alumni and ... released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected
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    U.S. Military Veterans

    sure that you can afford to come to MIT. As a veteran of the U.S. armed ... before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of ... interest and your service, and we look forward to supporting you through the
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    Creative portfolios

    submitted if they feature work that is both significant to you and relevant to ... Portfolio is permitted per applicant. Portfolio fee and fee waivers The fee to ... to submit a letter of recommendation directly through the Slide
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    Academic preparation

    chemistry and biology. For more details about the GIRs, please refer to the ... until after you are admitted to MIT, at which point it is evaluated by the ... March 31 for fall entry. Superscoring If a student takes the same test
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    Essays, activities & academics

    —please choose the four that mean the most to you and tell us a bit about them ... get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... makes you "look best," as opposed to the answers that are honest and easy

  • infinite MIT

    and centers, as well as in the community. ^back to top MIT is ... MIT is...passionate (and a little nerdy) [intro]We love to tackle ... -solving skills and their desire to make the world a better place—and you can see
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    Returning students

    extended break from conventional education, and we value the insights and experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we ... send for review is left up to the individual non-traditional applicant to

  • Arts and music

    are more than a dozen active dance ensembles at MIT, and the best way to ... The MIT music community is extensive, including a conservatory ... Orchestra, Festival Jazz Ensemble, and Rambax, a Senegalese drumming group, to
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    First-year learning communities

    process that gets them there.” Once the students work to develop and ... , and the humanities, but in a small, hands-on environment that is much ... and need to know,” Ramsay said. ESG is a community in and out of the
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    What we look for

    that will be the most academically and personally fulfilling to them. If ... dirty and trying something new is often the best way to achieve success ...  between applicant and the Institute that drives our selection process. Here are the
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    DACA & undocumented applicants

    -knit community and works to ensure that they can have the same student life and ... application components and go through the same selection process as all other ... ."]need-blind[/annotation] admissions, and provide generous financial aid that meets 100% of a family
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a ... . CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to ... from that country, along with a translation to English if applicable
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... -level training to ensembles and classes that you can join even if you’re just a ... Art, just to name a few. The arts have always been an essential part of

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    Rhg[/embed]   Athletics Surprised to hear that MIT is home to the nation ... to share that excitement with.[/intro] Student activities Sure, there's the typical newspaper, radio station, and literary journal that you
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    Our selection process

    decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no ... reading—but there are a few you really need to read. These are the blog ... and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student
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    Early vs Regular

    fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... apply to another school during Early Action that does have a restriction
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    before but learn how, and others decide that cooking is something they will learn to do eventually. There is no right or wrong answer overall, just a ...  residences that have a dining hall, you must buy into a conventional meal plan and
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    all, exercise common sense.  There is a great and comprehensive ... clever and elegant pranks that exist at the intersection of creative ... ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or