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  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    that end, we seek the best possible community of scholars (and humans ... curated from the latest issue of the MIT Facts book and data from MIT ... Cambridge, Massachusetts 19 student residences 26 acres (0.11 km2) of
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    Admissions videos

    Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers ... comforting character for those of us old enough to remember videotapes ... . It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and was produced entirely by a
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    Via email

    about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about four people. We average a response within 24 hours, but the number of
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has ... the core of MIT. The Institute has: over 40 design
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and ... . About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average ... -America citations, the most of any DIII school in the nation. As a Division III

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    people regardless of where they come from.

  • Arts and music

    they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... dozens of performance ensembles that encompass classical and contemporary music, visual and digital art, and a vibrant world of dance.[/intro] Music
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    Room.
 For more information on each type of portfolio, please review the ... significant research project outside of high school classes may consider ... experience. Include a PDF of your abstract or research poster, if available
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    Interview

    , 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 ... , try to anticipate some of the questions you might be asked. Talk with
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    Via mail

    related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Undergraduate Admissions 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E38
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    Housing at MIT

    [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT ... -campus residence halls.[/intro] We believe that students should have a great deal of ...  Residential Exploration (REX), where you do even more exploring of the different residence
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    Social media

    MIT Social Media Hub If you want a snapshot into what all of the different MIT communities/offices/labs/important people/etc are posting, the MIT Social Media Hub is your spot. The Hub shares everything MIT, from
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    Via phone

    Our phone number is 1.617.253.3400. That's it. That's the number you'd call. This probably didn't need to be its own page, but now that it's here, you can watch this true and factual documentary video of what it
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    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in ... prosperity in low-income countries If you want a great example of an

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    [intro]From puppies to pyrotechnics, MIT students organize hundreds of clubs, organizations, and activities covering every imaginable topic ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog
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    Deadlines & requirements

    , activities, academics, etc. November 1 Two letters of recommendation—one from ... —general information, essays, activities, academics, etc. January 6 Two letters of ... use this address: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty ... decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no ... has any chance of swaying a decision unfairly. Our process is a student

  • 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 ... advantage of.[/intro] Tour campus, virtually Follow blogger CJ Q. ’23 as he
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    Eating at MIT

    eat. Your options If you choose to live in one of the six ... 't use all of their meals can choose to donate them to classmates through a ... delivers to campus!), while the Korean supermarket HMart carries staples of