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  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    . Similar to the way we look at a student’s extracurricular activities, there ... , or scoping out the stars sound like a fun way to spend your summer ... should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    come to be called a "maker education."[/intro] Our motto The motto ... project-based, and require you to become a creative, skilled maker ... things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    MIT transfer application to request the School Official Report. If a ... Transfer applicants are required to upload a copy of their transcripts within ... professors or instructors. One recommendation should come from a math or
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... to you the most right now? (Note: Applicants select from a drop ... describes you, and why? Activities Please use our form, not a resume, to list
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    [annotation note="Note that we do not formally require you to have graduated or earned a GED, though you may well choose to!"]concluded[/annotation] their secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    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
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    . Net Price Calculator The Net Price Calculator tends to give a more ... [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost ... College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six simple
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Interview

    About the interview At MIT we don't just want to see how you look on ... , we offer an interview with a member of the MIT Educational Council, a network of over 3,500 MIT graduates around the world who volunteer to meet
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... designate up to 48 units to be graded on a pass/no record basis after their ... program can choose to participate in a [annotation note="Past locations have

  • Next steps

    [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We hope it helped you get to know MIT and the students that make this place so special. Before you go, we have some final resources for you to take
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how ... considered by MIT to be an international student. If you are a U.S. citizen or ... page is simply intended to be a helpful resource for people who are less
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    applicants must take a test by the October test date, and fall entry applicants must take a test by the March test date. School Official Report: To be ... instructor recommendations: One letter of recommendation should come from a

  • Arts and music

    Orchestra, Festival Jazz Ensemble, and Rambax, a Senegalese drumming group, to name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their ... are more than a dozen active dance ensembles at MIT, and the best way to
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    reading—but there are a few you really need to read. These are the blog ... How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel like your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    addition to a Division I crew program. MIT is highly competitive within its NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT ... United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and
  • Help / Contact

    Visit our office

    [intro]Admissions at MIT Welcome Center[/intro] If you plan to visit ... must mail application-related documents to us for some reason, please ... academics, campus life, the application process, and financial aid. A student

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a ... freely from lectures to labs, from dance floors to darkrooms, from study breaks to startup meetings, from dining halls to family dinners. We could
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    to concentrate on just a few. Some students may spend significant time ... Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college that they want to make sure they do everything “right”—down to their
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    DACA & undocumented applicants

    preservation of DACA and advocating for a pathway to citizenship, and MIT filed ... As part of our mission to uphold meritocracy and fair access for ... note='A term for students who have received Deferred Action for Childhood