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  About MIT Admissions

  ’s application passes through at least five distinct stages of review and is ... reality that the vast majority of our applicants will not be offered ... ."]MIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions[/annotation] oversees the recruitment
• Apply / Parents and educators

  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
• Discover / Learn more

  Newsletters

  campus. MIT Daily, from the MIT News Office, offers regular updates on ... future of work, and technology in general.
• 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
• Discover / About MIT

  Inventions & innovations

  each year, with 95% of MIT students participating in at least one UROP ... of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary
• 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
• Discover / The MIT education

  The first year

  first term, and at any time during their course of study. This grading ... questions at the heart of all serious human inquiry.[/annotation] Concourse ... [intro]During the first year at MIT, you will explore your interests

• Student life at MIT

  of what makes life at MIT so vibrant.[/intro] The humans of MIT move ... [intro]No day at MIT could really be described as typical. You would likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a
• Apply / Parents and educators

  How to write good letters of recommendation

  [intro]Because of our highly competitive applicant pool, letters of ... beyond their own self-advocacy.[/intro] A guide to writing letters of ... information and impressions we cannot glean from the rest of the application
• Apply / First-year applicants

  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
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Getting started

  the end of your first year at MIT—there's a lot of time between now and ... the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... your chances of admission. Field of study We're asking about your
• Discover / Life and culture

  Housing at MIT

  [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT ... should have a great deal of freedom and responsibility in creating their ... below, but you can learn more at the MIT Housing website. Choosing where
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  Creative portfolios

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

  Clubs & activities

  desires.[/intro] The recognized student groups at MIT include ethnic and ... cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Into the Smoke In more ways than one.

  

  ). New York is a great city, and there has long been a Battle of the Titans ... in New York, the vast majority of people you see on Edgware Road are ... approaching the end of an eleven-month stint in the UK, this time working at an

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 2, 2010

• Policies

  selection, MIT looks at each application holistically, taking account of many ... excellence that placed them at the top of our applicant pool. But we strive for ... a diverse set of peers at MIT prepares our students to work
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  WISE 2026

  completely free, including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We ... one of its territories to be eligible to attend. Program overview WISE ... and financial aid application process. Travel The cost of transportation
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Transfer deadlines & requirements

  application portal is where you’ll manage all required components of your ... scores, and recommendations. Transcripts: We require copies of all of your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts to be
• 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
• 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