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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will become the leaders and innovators of our global society. We uphold a commitment to meritocracy and
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    mentorships, and chats over coffee. According to a survey of graduating students ... , and our alumni are proud of that.  Everything else There's a lot more to ... [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life

  • 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

  • Schedule your campus visit

    reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. [button ... ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/visitmit"]Register[/button_link] In-person group tours If you would like to bring a group of 6–50 people to campus, you are welcome to request a group tour. We are not able to

  • Online info sessions

    together a little virtual-MIT-choose your own-adventure experience to get you ... ="https://mitadmissions.org/explore-on-your-own/"]Get exploring![/button_link] Ask a student Have questions about what it’s like to ... [intro]There are many ways to get to know us, right from the comfort
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine rigorous academics with a learning-by-doing approach.[/intro] Our guiding principles Since the first classes were offered in a storage warehouse in
  • 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
  • Discover / Learn more

    Admissions videos

    released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected ... the country to be shown at meetings for prospective students for a ... Beaver (1956) A promotional film for prospective students and visitors to
  • 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
  • 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
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    oxygen 2014—Designing a new paper strip diagnostic test to rapidly ... -temperature superconducting electromagnet to a field strength of 20 tesla, the most powerful ... Innovation Fund Program to explore taking a project from idea to impact. The
  • 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 / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject, you may ... transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before ... areas. To prepare for MIT’s academic program, we recommend that transfer
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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 / First-year applicants

    Deadlines & requirements

    application portal. Please note: You’re only allowed to apply once per entry ... a math or science teacher and one from a humanities, social science ... -native English speakers who plan to apply. Mid-February February Updates &
  • Help / Contact

    Via tesseract

    see," Mrs. Whatsit said, "if a very small insect were to move from the ... quite a long walk for him if he had to walk straight across." Swiftly ... learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg
  • 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