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    Inventions & innovations

    health 2018—Developing the first-ever plane that relies on a powerful ... magnetic field of its kind ever created on Earth 2021—Reliably producing oxygen on Mars with the MIT-led Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization
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    About MIT Admissions

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  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    This section will focus on academic preparation for first ... analytic thinking with creative hands-on work to prepare students to solve ... introductory courses in economics and management science—depend on a mastery of
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    Be yourself!

    , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... better sense of yourself, and being a positive influence on those around you, then you can succeed on your own terms and be a better applicant to
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    Athletics & recreation

    . About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average ... , and MIT Recreation Members Harold Pierce Boathouse on the Charles ... 'Brien, and Barry fields, which offer acres of on-campus athletics fields for
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    Housing at MIT

    entire undergraduate experience, and all first-year students live in on ... for fun. Based on these factors, you develop ranked preferences about ... fraternity residences, which are located on campus and operationally managed by
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    For home educators

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    How to apply for aid

    Applications for financial aid are processed by our office of Student Financial Services. You can learn more about the process on their site, but ... deadlines below depend on whether you are applying to MIT Early or Regular
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    The MIT community

    . On your journey, we will surround you with brilliant faculty, helpful ... winner among MIT's current faculty. Jay Keyser, in his book on MIT culture ... the MIT community. On April 12, 2022, President Rafael Reif, Provost