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    First-year eligibility

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    Clubs & activities

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  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

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    Cross-registration

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    Visit our office

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  • Student life at MIT

    “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

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    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
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    About MITAdmissions.org

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  • Apply / First-year applicants

    February Updates & Notes Form

    This online form is required for all applicants who were admitted or deferred in Early Action, and all students who applied for Regular Action ... application portal in mid-January and should be completed as soon as possible
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

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    Books about MIT

    the evolution of MIT as seen in a series of crucial decisions over the ... , values, and controversies in which the college admissions process is ... —  developed during Snyder's time as head of MIT Mental Health in the 1960s

  • Maps, directions, parking

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    Admissions statistics

     determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... included in the tables below, despite their centrality to our process. The ... numbers. With that in mind, here are some numbers about the people we admit
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    Letters of recommendation

    request recommendations in your MIT application portal. You can request ... who has taught you in an academic class in high school. Ideally, this ... not be penalized in this case. We are also able to accept a