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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    the applicant and the Institute that drives our selection process. Here ... The match between you and MIT Ask any admissions officer at MIT, and they will tell you that while grades and scores are important in
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

    [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... .[/intro] In 1969, Margaret MacVicar, then a 26-year-old MIT professor (and ... each year draw on UROP research, and most undergraduates will be included
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    between when you apply and when you receive your decision? Once your ... committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty ... and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student
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    First-year learning communities

    communities (FLCs): Terrascope, Experimental Study Group (ESG), and Concourse. These groups help to provide a close-knit community and academic environment to ... study with, socialize with, and complain about p-sets with from day one

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    information session, and we are not able to accommodate groups larger than 50 ... campus. Disruptive behavior will result in the termination of your tour and loss of future tour privileges. Cancellations and refunds Cancellations
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    You might think math and science are serious fun, but you aren’t sure ... your imagination and powers of analysis, connect you with other young people who dare to enjoy nerdy things, and help you prepare for the rigor
  • 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 simultaneously exploring their academic (as well as social and residential
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    if you are eligible for any federal or state student aid. Parental ... .mit.edu/undergraduate-students/apply-for-aid/domestic/"]Learn more and begin your application[/button_link] International students The ... .mit.edu/undergraduate-students/apply-for-aid/international/"]Learn more and begin your application[/button_link] Aid deadlines The
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    Essays, activities & academics

    consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us ... makes you "look best," as opposed to the answers that are honest and easy ... and academic experiences influenced the types of problems you would want
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    WISE 2026

    completely free, including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented and/or underserved ... college. Please note: You must attend high school in the United States or

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    of clubs, organizations, and activities covering every imaginable topic ... 's the typical newspaper, radio station, and literary journal that you ... , organize large-scale hackathons, and host educational programs for local

  • Housing and residence life

    undergraduate experience, and all first-year students live in one of our 10 on-campus residence halls. And MIT allows its students to choose which residence they ... project and is anticipated to reopen in Fall 2028.']in operation

  • Arts and music

    [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and music classes each year, and students exercise their artistic side through

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    through education, research, and innovation. We are fun and quirky, inventive and artistic, obsessed with numbers, and welcoming to talented

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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    Our work at MIT Admissions is both bound and inspired by MIT ... with our admissions process and financial aid. The MIT Office of Admissions enrolls a talented and diverse undergraduate student body composed
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility.[/intro] The college search and application process should be about one thing ... child shares the fundamental values and priorities and feels comfortable