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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
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    first person in their family to attend college. They offer a range of ... free or comparatively affordable. MIT offers four of our own (above), and ... If you're the kind of student who'd like to spend your summer
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... try new experiments even in the irrevocable matter of their children ... ) From its inception, the new institution, offering a new education
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    Books about MIT

    : Bosworth's New Tech by Mark M. Jarzombek, which offers an illustrated account ... , 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

  • Schedule your campus visit

    In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... : One of our amazing students will take you on a tour of their favorite ... ="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
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    Maker education

    -year undergraduate students a new state-of-the art community makerspace, the MET ... [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has

  • Explore MIT on your own

    for free Enroll in one of MIT's free, self-paced courses offered through ... new things—whether on campus or off—there's more than enough to explore ... .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one
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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 ... that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... Departments offer hundreds of credit-bearing subjects during IAP. And any member ... January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of

  • Math certifications

    math on Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers free online lessons and practice for you to learn new material at your own pace.[button_link link ... status, which requires a fee. If you are unable to afford the cost of a
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    First-year learning communities

    a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks, you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes, find your way around a new school. We get it, it can be overwhelming
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    Newsletters

    campus. MIT Daily, from the MIT News Office, offers regular updates on ... future of work, and technology in general.
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    MIT’s educational philosophy

    offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in ... -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine ... principles Since the first classes were offered in a storage warehouse in
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    Academic preparation

    transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these ... ’s offer of admission.
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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 ... students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee
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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 ... interviews will take place in January. If we are unable to offer you an
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    What to do in high school

    every type of school: public, private, religious, charter, and home school. We understand that high schools have different offerings and families ... students must take (or place out of, through our credit policies or an
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... : “the Institute should encourage initiative, promote the spirit of free ... can count toward fulfillment of major and minor requirements, including
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    Enrichment opportunities

    science are serious fun. We offer this abbreviated list of some remarkable ... challenge your imagination and powers of analysis, connect you with other ... the rigor and excitement of MIT. At MIT MIT hosts several residential
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    -based laboratory offering an undergraduate minor and concentration, plus a variety 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