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Discover / The MIT education
The first year
by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... typically spent taking some General Institute Requirements (GIRs) while ... of having taken it; in the second term, students earn an A, B, C, or no -
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How to write good letters of recommendation
[intro]Because of our highly competitive applicant pool, letters of ... information and impressions we cannot glean from the rest of the application. Try to give a complete sketch of the student and the context of their -
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 $85,960 for the ... . We offer full-need financial aid, which means we meet 100% of your -
Discover / The MIT education
Independent Activities Period
January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of ... Johnson, of saving fuel during the energy crisis.']Established in 1971,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering -
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First-year class profile
For the MIT Class of 2028 Some facts and figures about the [annotation note="Class of 2028 data as of August 2024."]1,102 members[/annotation] of the Class of 2028. You may also be interested in this post from our -
Discover / The MIT education
Undergraduate research
[intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... thousands of projects each year with 94% of MIT graduating seniors conducting ... —redefining the nature of research at MIT. Hundreds of academic papers published -
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 -
Discover / Life and culture
Clubs & activities
cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year Science Fiction Society, home to the largest open-stacks library of science -
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Other videos
people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of ... of MIT. [embed]https://youtu.be/TA1UX8NCD08[/embed] [embed -
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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 -
Student life at MIT
likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part of what makes life at MIT so vibrant.[/intro] The humans of MIT move -
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Via tesseract
"That, of course, is the impractical, long way around. We have learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg ... , my dears. Cervantes. Experience is the mother of knowledge." Mrs. Who -
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International applicants
MIT has a very long history of educating international students, and ... applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ... and local advising centers. Am I international? For the purposes of the -
Apply / Preparing for MIT
Be yourself!
and capable of in a college application. As admissions officers, we ... the context of your life. It’s important to think of any college ... place for your next step. This kind of self-reflection isn’t easy, and if -
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 -
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Discover / Life and culture
Athletics & recreation
United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and ... . About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average ... -America citations, the most of any DIII school in the nation. As a Division III -
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February Updates & Notes Form
after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second ... currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form ... directly—we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit as needed