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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    -secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer ... 're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you may have taken at the university level—even if
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    Accessing advanced coursework

    If your high school doesn’t offer courses that help you prepare for ... may carry themselves beyond what is offered at their local high school ... programs, which offer college-level courses at a local high school, college
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    STEM in foreign high schools and universities a study abroad program ... university overseas a global classroom program that offers students short ... Social Innovation Challenge, which offers up to $20,000 in grant funding to
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants ... granted a formal high school diploma, while others have not. Please note that we do not require a high school diploma or GED from our applicants
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    teams, we offer the largest Division III program in the nation, in ... , the oldest university sailing pavilion in the world and the birthplace ... [intro]We have the largest Division III athletics program in the
  • 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 ... requirements in other areas. Additionally, MIT students may earn Massachusetts
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    Books about MIT

    small technical school into a major research university Becoming MIT ... the evolution of MIT as seen in a series of crucial decisions over the ... , values, and controversies in which the college admissions process is
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    .[/intro] A private university in the public interest The story of MIT begins ... and universities, open in their admission to ordinary people, that would ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    and offered at locations in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, New Mexico ... your summers in the way that best suits your personal needs and goals ... elsewhere, that offer compelling intellectual content and a rigorous
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    . We offer full-need financial aid, which means we meet 100% of your ... full data.']$12,715[/annotation] in the 2022–2023 academic year. 86% of ... recent data, college graduates who borrowed, owed an average of $29,100 in
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    attended—including all secondary/high schools, colleges, and universities ... . In order to apply for transfer admission, you must take the required ... will consider the highest score achieved in each section. We do this in

  • Explore MIT on your own

    for free Enroll in one of MIT's free, self-paced courses offered through ... —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual ... rabbit hole deep into the digital MIT universe...we consider that a success
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    [/annotation] at another university—either in America or abroad—must apply to MIT as ... applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ... make sure to check with other schools before applying. In addition to
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area, or might be the first in ... access and advising programs (in alphabetical order) that MIT students have found helpful in their education journeys. You may also want to talk to
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    Academic foundations

    your school doesn’t offer courses in these areas, we recommend some ... -year applicants—in other words, all domestic and international students who are ... the toughest problems in the world. Building a strong academic
  • 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 ... .[/intro] Your first year When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university
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    Newsletters

    [intro]Would you like to hear from us every once in a while ... campus. MIT Daily, from the MIT News Office, offers regular updates on ... on important developments in artificial intelligence, blockchain, the
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    [intro]Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a four-week period in ... Johnson, of saving fuel during the energy crisis.']Established in 1971,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    -time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of ... they have [annotation note="Exceptions may be granted to students in the ... not award second bachelor’s degrees—even if you are interested in