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  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 ... these letters at any point before submitting your application, but we
• Discover / Life and culture

  Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

  clever and elegant pranks that exist at the intersection of creative ... Wikipedia article about hacking at MIT, as well as documentation of historical ... hacking at MIT, including Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT
• Discover / Learn more

  Books about MIT

  chief campus planner Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT ... Dean of Students and Undergraduate Education at MIT Technology and the ... reflect on the role of blacks at MIT and beyond Where Futures Converge
• Discover / The MIT education

  Undergraduate research

  —redefining the nature of research at MIT. Hundreds of academic papers published ... [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

• Explore MIT on your own

  .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one ... . Since folks at the Institute are always making, writing, and discovering ... -MIT-choose-your-own-adventure experience. While we recommend reading through each page at least once, we hope
• Discover / About MIT

  Inventions & innovations

  each year, with 94% 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
• Apply / Understanding the process

  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
• 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
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our mission

  . Alden Thresher, an economist and the first Director of Admissions at MIT ... Our work at MIT Admissions is both bound and inspired by MIT ... with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of
• Discover / The MIT education

  Maker education

  [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has ... things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at
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  First-year learning communities

  a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks ... students as they go through their first year at MIT. Each of the three ... , and areas where students can work together at all hours of the day (or

• Arts and music

  design! Other highlights Trashion Show Chalk of the Day Arts at MIT ... they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... dozens of performance ensembles that encompass classical and contemporary
• 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
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Essays, activities & academics

  .) Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you. We ... 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
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  About MITAdmissions.org

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

  Athletics & recreation

  United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and ... NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT. About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average
• Apply / Parents and educators

  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
• Apply / Understanding the process

  What we look for

  Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... The match between you and MIT Ask any admissions officer at MIT, and ... of examples. Collaborative and cooperative spirit The core of the MIT
• 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
• 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