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  Independent Activities Period

  than 600 activities are offered each year, and regular students paying ... Departments offer hundreds of credit-bearing subjects during IAP. And any member ... January during which faculty and students are freed from the rigors of
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  Newsletters

  (prospective undergraduates only, please). It's from us(!) and contains information about our admissions process, enrichment programs, and stories from ... campus. MIT Daily, from the MIT News Office, offers regular updates on
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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
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  Via mail

  email. Plus it is green and doesn't kill trees! 🌲🌳🌴[/intro] Application materials and other 🐌 mail Most documents can be completed and ... related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of
• Discover / Life and culture

  Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

  [intro]At MIT, "hacks" are performed by students who safely and ... ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or any person, must be safe, and must provide joy or amusement to those who
• Discover / Life and culture

  Clubs & activities

  , and get together with your friends to nerd out however your heart desires.[/intro] The recognized student groups at MIT include ethnic and cultural associations, music,  theater, and dance groups, religious
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Interview

  , we offer an interview with a member of the MIT Educational Council, a ... you, so please monitor your inbox and respond promptly. Most Early Action interviews will take place in November and most Regular Action
• Apply / Transfer applicants

  Transfer deadlines & requirements

  your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts to be ... . Please review the transfer eligibility terms and requirements below before ... biographical and personal information, essays, activities, transcripts, test
• 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 / Parents and educators

  Advising your students

  [intro]As parents, counselors, teachers, mentors, and allies, we know ... ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be students and community members first, and applicants second.[/intro] As our
• 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

• Maps, directions, parking

  Admissions at MIT Welcome Center MIT Admissions offers two types of campus visits: Info session and student-led tour: Our info sessions are ... life, the application process, and financial aid. A student-led campus
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  Visit our office

  read this page for instructions. Visitor Policies MIT Admissions offers two types of campus visits: Info session and student-led tour: Our ... academics, campus life, the application process, and financial aid. A student
• Discover / Life and culture

  Eating at MIT

  Bon Appétit, offer options for food sensitivities and special diets ... dining halls, or cook for yourself (and often, your friends) in a community ... , made or served, vegan or paleo, and so on. So, just like in our
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Admissions statistics

  people understand complex systems and make informed decisions. So, a few ... characteristics like these are much harder to quantify and are therefore not ... Applicants offered a place on the wait list 561 Number admitted from the wait
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Deadlines & requirements

  -Year application form: The form includes sections for biographical and personal information, essays, activities, and academics, recommendations, and test scores ... each high school and college attended. You can request the SSR, official
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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
• Apply / Parents and educators

  How to write good letters of recommendation

  and accomplishments. He has exhausted all that we have to offer him in ... recommendation for MIT Both school counselor and teacher recommendations are most helpful when they are specific and storied. They should provide us with the
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Creative portfolios

  Researchers, performing artists, visual artists, and makers may ... descriptions below. Creative portfolios are truly optional and should only be submitted if they feature work that is both significant to you and relevant to