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    Arts & music

    [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 ... beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if you graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate's degree ... -secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these ... appropriate level for each of the disciplines mentioned above. Core graduation
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    .S. permanent residents may apply through spring entry. Transcripts: Copies of all of your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts should be uploaded within the MIT transfer application. Two letters of
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    many of our applicants have interests, aptitudes, and curiosities that ... that you take outside of your high school on your MIT application.  Here are four options that many of our students have found useful to prepare
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    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 / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need ... your chances of admission. Field of study We're asking about your preferred field of study because we're curious about what interests you right
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    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 copy of your transcript while we are waiting for your official transcript
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Admissions statistics

     determine our admissions process, but they are the result of our process. In our ... . Admissions statistics for the Class of 2028 See also: First-year class profile ... Middle 50% score range of admitted students (25th and 75th percentiles
  • 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
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... too much—spending a lot of time stressing or strategizing about what ... these short answer essay questions: What field of study appeals to you
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By ... secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full-time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    of examples. Collaborative and cooperative spirit The core of the MIT ... Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... advantage of what's around them—MIT's resources are unparalleled. Risk
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. If you are ... high school and will have completed at least one year of college before ... -year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    these schools offers degrees in their courses of study, as well as minors ... learn through programs that are at the leading edge of their field ... best; you are then free to choose from among any of MIT's courses of

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    them as well! Check out the list of where we're headed below, and we ... application process. There is a Q&A period at the end of session as well ... October. September Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado
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    First-year learning communities

    By Julia Davis August 25, 2018 Your first year at MIT can seem like a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks ... are part of much smaller academic groups, the first-year learning