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    like to be a student here. There are videos to watch, blogs to read ... authentically about what it's like to be a student here. So we encourage you to ... learn from each other.[/intro] When we admit a class of students to MIT
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... machine to a crash course in stand-up comedy. Other students take the time ... [intro]Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a four-week period in
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    to you. Research questionnaire: Complete a brief questionnaire ... to submit a letter of recommendation directly through the Slide ... second SlideRoom account using a different email address to submit a
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    technology. The students we enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will ... admissions process, as well as our commitment to a level playing field ... , being responsible means acknowledging that we have a moral obligation to
  • 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 / 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
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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
  • 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
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    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
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    Letters of recommendation

    one letter from a math or science teacher, and one from a humanities ... counselor (or another school official) may also include a letter of ... . Recommendation materials must be sent to MIT directly by your recommenders and can
  • 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 / 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