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    Advising your students

    Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of a sense of competition, rather than the joy of learning. We don’t want
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    your imagination and powers of analysis, connect you with other young ... and excitement of a college like MIT.  Here’s an incomplete list of some remarkable programs, organizations, and websites that many of our
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    WISE 2026

    . Please note: You must attend high school in the United States or one of its ... days of school. And, don’t worry, we’ll provide you with a participation ... completely free, including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We
  • 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
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    About MIT Admissions

    reality that the vast majority of our applicants will not be offered ... ."]MIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions[/annotation] oversees the recruitment and selection of all undergraduate applicants to the Institute
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    Academic preparation & credit

    variety of mathematics and science courses before applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these areas. To prepare for MIT ... between official and self-reported scores may affect a student’s offer of
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    eat. Your options If you choose to live in one of the six ... Bon Appétit, offer options for food sensitivities and special diets. During the school year, you can see daily menus here. Students who don
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    U.S. Military Veterans

    MIT has a long history of educating U.S. military veterans, both before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of ... odds of getting into MIT and helps you make the most of the Institute
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    First-year learning communities

    liberal arts school inside of MIT. So you still get to get your technical ... a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks ... , 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.
  • Discover / The MIT education

    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
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    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
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... of having taken it; in the second term, students earn an A, B, C, or no record. As part of the flexible pass/no record grading option, students may
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    education. We offer aid that meets 100% of your demonstrated financial need.[/intro] The big picture The full price of an MIT education is $92,760 for the ... . We offer full-need financial aid, which means we meet 100% of your
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    significant research project outside of high school classes may consider ... Room.
 For more information on each type of portfolio, please review the ... reflecting on your research experience. Abstract/poster: Include a PDF of
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    Letters of recommendation

    , social science, or language teacher. If available, your school school counselor (or another school official) may also include a letter of ... We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend

  • Policies

     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in ... three years of campus crime and fire safety statistics and certain campus ... ’s campus, please see the following link. Hard copies of this report are
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT ... following documents help us paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you ... 30 in order to receive a financial aid offer by mid-January. Regular

  • 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