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    Outreach and access

    and juniors. MIT is one of 45–50 colleges and selected high school ... brings together a consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to ... We take an active role in a number of recruitment, outreach, and
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    Transfer eligibility

    completed at least one year of college before entering MIT. If you are still ... year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer to MIT is during ... and a half years (i.e., five terms) of college may not be eligible
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    Estimate your cost

    [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost calculators.[/intro] MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator The Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    college feels like one of your last great parental responsibilities. We see the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... place for your next step. This kind of self-reflection isn’t easy, and if
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    application will open in late August. Transcripts: Copies of all of your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts should be uploaded within the MIT transfer application. Two letters of recommendation: We
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    DACA & undocumented applicants

    As part of our mission to uphold meritocracy and fair access for ... , regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Undocumented and [annotation ... ."]need-blind[/annotation] admissions, and provide generous financial aid that meets 100% of a family
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of ... of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals ... innovators of our global society. We uphold a commitment to meritocracy and
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    college calculus and calculus-based physics, and one semester each of ... transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    Applications for financial aid are processed by our office of Student ... paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to ... provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    recognized as the official test prep partner of the College Board. They offer ... many of our applicants have interests, aptitudes, and curiosities that ... that you take outside of your high school on your MIT application.  Here
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

     determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... . Admissions statistics for the Class of 2028 See also: First-year class profile ... Middle 50% score range of admitted students (25th and 75th percentiles
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    high school and completed at least one year of college. If you are still ... -time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of ... southern hemisphere, on an alternate calendar, who begin their college
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    of Massachusetts-Amherst."]Massachusetts Agricultural College ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... America. Since then, MIT has built a robust tradition of solving problems in
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    start, here’s an incomplete list of summer programs that MIT students have ... educational approach, a great community of like-minded peers, and are either ... , then you might try one of these: MIT Introduction to Technology
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    Books about MIT

    years College Admissions and the Public Interest by former Director of ... , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... : Moments of Decision a volume edited by Professor David Kaiser, which traces
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript
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    Assistant Director, Special Cohorts

    academically, technically, and entrepreneurially distinguished college applicants ... other MIT offices. How does this role advance the mission and vision of ... entrepreneurial abilities —  even by the standards of MIT students generally —  who