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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
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    Advising your students

    Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in college and beyond ... think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of
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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    enrollment opportunities, early college programs, and other ways to take post-secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer both high school and college credit—or even [annotation note="If you
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    Cross-registration

    students (of any sex or gender) may cross-register at Wellesley College ... -register at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), a respected ... [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the
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    Getting started

    application fee is $75. However, we understand that paying college application ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... your chances of admission. Field of study We're asking about your
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    Arts & music

    & Technology, and cross-registration with Massachusetts College of ... [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing
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    For home educators

    [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of our community ... . Homeschooled applicants make up less than 1% of our applicant pool (and less than
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    recent data, college graduates who borrowed, owed an average of $29,100 in ... education. We award aid that meets 100% of your demonstrated financial need.[/intro] The big picture The full price of an MIT education is $85,960 for the
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    February Updates & Notes Form

    after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second ... currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form ... college counselor to complete the February Updates & Notes Form
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    International applicants

    MIT has a very long history of educating international students, and ... colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in

  • Request a group tour

    Thank you for your interest in a private group tour of MIT! Please ... Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... students in their college search process. These visits do not include an
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    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college ... about who you are and how you spend your time outside of schoolwork ... outside of the classroom, choose your activities because they delight
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    WISE 2024

    , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage ... , or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note: You must attend high school in the United States or one of its
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    Transcripts

    representative. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your ... section of their application. Our preference is for counselors to use our ... line of the email for easier processing. Please note: If you send us a
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    For school counselors

    regionalized officer who exclusively presents to your school or area. All of our ... outside of the reading season. You are our professional colleagues, and we ... and mention the name and location of your school. During the reading
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    Essays, activities & academics

    outside of your high school (at a local junior college or university, for ... consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what
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    Veterans

    MIT has a long history of educating veterans, both before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of veterans on ... in advanced math and science both improves your odds of getting into

  • Housing and residence life

    experience, and all first-year students live in one of our 10 on ... halls—and others are more alternative, full of murals, cats, and community ... community among their residence, including faculty Heads of House (professors

  • Maps, directions, parking

    MIT section of our site. The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM ... . Cambridge traffic is usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and ... , you can conveniently visit many other colleges along the way! If you