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    Interview

    with applicants in their home area. Interviews are held in person ... interviews will take place in January. If we are unable to offer you an ... interviews are not usually formal affairs. You do not have to dress up for your
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    [intro]General Institute Requirements (GIRs) are MIT's core ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of ... , General Institute Requirements are completed by everyone at MIT no matter their area
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    [intro]At MIT, "hacks" are performed by students who safely and ... hacks on the IHTFP gallery. There are also several books written about ... . If you come to visit campus, there are several preserved hack
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    that you want what is best for your students. However, there are many ... energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that are ... that are most interesting to them. We want students to engage with their
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

     determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... characteristics like these are much harder to quantify and are therefore not ... numbers. With that in mind, here are some numbers about the people we admit
  • Help / Contact

    Via email

    Our email address is [email protected]. If you email that address, then we'll sort out who needs to respond and [annotation note="We get about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    -year applicants—in other words, all domestic and international students who are ... Requirements, or GIRs. The GIRs are classes that students take once they’re at ... build expertise in their chosen field(s) of study. There are many

  • Arts and music

    [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... are more than a dozen active dance ensembles at MIT, and the best way to
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    Applications for financial aid are processed by our office of Student ... if you are eligible for any federal or state student aid. Parental ... deadlines below depend on whether you are applying to MIT Early or Regular
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    (September) entry. These dates change each year and are set by the testing ... are substantively equivalent to corresponding MIT subjects. If your ... be allowed to demonstrate that you are entitled to such credit by
  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    [intro]MIT's primary purposes are teaching and research with relevance to the practical world and transforming society for the better. To ... ) who will contribute to MIT and the world.[/intro] These basic facts are
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    well on all the tests. We find that the best recommendations are written ... understand that there are different types of schools out there, and you will not be penalized in this case. We are also able to accept a

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    [intro]From puppies to pyrotechnics, MIT students organize hundreds of clubs, organizations, and activities covering every imaginable topic. Chances are, if you're into something, you can find someone else on campus

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