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• Afford / Cost & affordability

  How much it costs

  full data.']$10,268[/annotation] in the 2024–2025 academic year ... you will receive an MIT Scholarship that covers at least the cost of MIT
• Apply / Parents and educators

  For home educators

  . Homeschooled applicants make up less than 1% of our applicant pool (and less than 1% of our student body), but these numbers are growing. Homeschooled ... that we do not require a high school diploma or GED from our applicants
• Afford / Cost & affordability

  Estimate your cost

  . They will not be accurate for international students or federally ... [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost ... a more in-depth review and to determine Pell eligibility you will need
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Be yourself!

  . It’s as if we’re choosing a 1,100-person team to climb a very ... , we’re looking for people who will contribute their unique strengths to ... richly varied team of capable people who will support, surprise, and
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our selection process

  application is complete, it will first be read by a senior admissions officer who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its proper context. Strong applications will then be evaluated by additional

• Request a group tour

  There is no charge for U.S. school groups or nonprofits when reserved by a teacher or counselor. If we are able to accommodate your request, we will ... refunds will be offered in the case of an Institute-wide closure or a sick
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  The transfer application

  application for fall entry is due March 1, 2026. Only U.S. citizens and U ... recommendation: We recommend that one letter of recommendation come from a math or ... well. Standardized tests: SAT or ACT. Spring entry applicants must take
• Apply / First-year applicants

  International applicants

  system, or to find other sorts of equivalence. You will not be competing ... this page, there are several organizations that will help you learn how ... citizenship or permanent residency to be an international applicant, [annotation
• Apply / First-year applicants

  February Updates & Notes Form

  This online form is required for all applicants who were admitted or ... . The February Updates & Notes Form will be available on your ... after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Transcripts

  submit via Naviance, SCOIR, or other methods. Applications will not be ... We require an official transcript sent by a school counselor or ... by your registrar’s office, principal/headmaster, or other official
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Transfer credit & advanced standing

  both high school and college credit—or even [annotation note="If you ... transfer credit or advanced standing at MIT. These policies and processes ... year, and the departments will make credit-granting decisions over the
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Letters of recommendation

  , social science, or language teacher. We also require materials from your ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... recommendation, visit this page). Please note: You will only be able to submit
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Transfer eligibility

  high school and will have completed at least one year of college before ... or college level. The transfer application is available in the MIT ... who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed at least two terms
• Discover / The MIT education

  Undergraduate research

  research, for pay or for credit, during their undergraduate years ... each year draw on UROP research, and most undergraduates will be included ... presentations, and even the occasional invention—and you can take part for pay or
• Discover / Life and culture

  Clubs & activities

  [intro]MIT students organize more than 450 official student groups, or about 1 for every 10 undergraduates. If you don't find an existing club or organization to match your interests, it's easy to start your own
• Discover / The MIT education

  Maker education

  social entrepreneurship. [embed]https://youtu.be/0E1kmYKV-7I[/embed] Residence halls Many MIT residence halls have shops or makerspaces run by ... ]https://youtu.be/87-u1DebjBs[/embed] Project-based classes Many classes at MIT are
• Discover / The MIT education

  General Institute Requirements

  opportunity to proceed further in areas already studied, or to explore other ... thumb, you can generalize that about half of your time at MIT will be spent taking the GIRs, and about half of your time will be spent
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Academic foundations

  This section will focus on academic preparation for first ... will thrive in MIT’s classes, beginning with the General Institute Requirements, or GIRs. The GIRs are classes that students take once they’re at
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Early vs Regular

  cycles for two reasons: 1) it helps us spread our work out over a longer ... , domestic and international. Our Early Action isn't single-choice, binding, or
• Apply / Understanding the process

  What we look for

  they will tell you that while grades and scores are important in ... engineering, all undergraduate students will take foundational classes in math ... that will be the most academically and personally fulfilling to them. If