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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    -secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer ... of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if you graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate's degree
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    information.']Here’s a list of some dual enrollment programs offered across the ... credit policies of each university. On the MIT application, you’ll be able ... recognized as the official test prep partner of the College Board. They offer
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    these schools offers degrees in their courses of study, as well as minors ... 're counted differently than at most other universities. The terminology can be ... learn through programs that are at the leading edge of their field
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... Harvard University for degree credit at no extra charge. Harvard subjects ... : “the Institute should encourage initiative, promote the spirit of free
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full-time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of ... pursuing a different field of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. By
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    .[/intro] A private university in the public interest The story of MIT begins ... of ore from Colorado, here.']earn a degree in STEM ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    of study from the bachelor’s degree you hold. If you are ineligible for ... completed at least one year of college before entering MIT. If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    university overseas a global classroom program that offers students short ... [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in
  • 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 ... MIT to develop a broad base of knowledge across [annotation note
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and these students are successful and vibrant members of our community ... . Homeschooled applicants make up less than 1% of our applicant pool (and less than
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    : 47% of 2023 bachelor’s degree graduates had internship/externship that ... . Here are some of the things they do next.[/intro] Careers Career advising at MIT is formally coordinated by the office of Career Advising &
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    -based laboratory offering an undergraduate minor and concentration, plus a variety of ... [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these ... ’s offer of admission.
  • Discover / Learn more

    Books about MIT

    , and impact on the world. Here are some of our favorites: A Widening ... small technical school into a major research university Becoming MIT: Moments of Decision a volume edited by Professor David Kaiser, which traces
  • 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 ... students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    other universities, while intramural sports are teams of MIT students ... 'Brien, and Barry fields, which offer acres of on-campus athletics fields for ... United States. About a quarter of our students are varsity athletes, and
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    . We offer full-need financial aid, which means we meet 100% of your ... Services website. One of eight We are one of only eight American universities ... education. We award aid that meets 100% of your demonstrated financial need
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    start, here’s an incomplete list of summer programs that MIT students have ... elsewhere, that offer compelling intellectual content and a rigorous educational approach, a great community of like-minded peers, and are either
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    alumni, while others come from hundreds of other universities around the ... . This unusual degree of access has deep cultural roots in our longstanding ... Institute and they'll probably say "the people." The quality of the MIT