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    Newsletters

    future of work, and technology in general. ... . The MIT Technology Review has several newsletters that regularly report
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    Veterans

    MIT, and helps you make the most of the Institute when you’re here ... MIT has a long history of educating veterans, both before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of veterans on
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    students, veterans of the U.S. military, and applicants who took an extended ... that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the Institute when you’re here.  We aim to make sure that every student we admit

  • Explore MIT on your own

    . Since folks at the Institute are always making, writing, and discovering ... .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one ... .) We’ve written pretty extensively about each of these topics elsewhere
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... while, we expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    Institute should be to encourage initiative, to promote the spirit of free and ... -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine ... offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in
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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
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of ... of some of the world’s most intelligent and creative individuals interested in an education centered on science and technology. The students we
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ... computer systems. As the journalist Steven Levy wrote in his history of hacking, the definition of hacking descends from a much older tradition of
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of
  • About

    About MITAdmissions.org

    About MITAdmissions.org MITAdmissions.org is the official website of MIT's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We are located on our own ... of home at this domain, so we've just stayed here. This website is a
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... , work, or service abroad. MISTI MIT International Science and Technology ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in

  • 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
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... 's really the match between applicant and the Institute that drives our ... of examples. Collaborative and cooperative spirit The core of the MIT

  • Request a group tour

    refunds will be offered in the case of an Institute-wide closure or a sick ... Thank you for your interest in a private group tour of MIT! Please ... Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

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

    Inventions & innovations

    [intro]For more than 150 years, the Institute has married teaching ... of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary
  • Pages

    First-year learning communities

    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 ... students as they go through their first year at MIT. Each of the three
  • 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 ... ."]need-blind[/annotation] admissions, and provide generous financial aid that meets 100% of a family