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  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    people in everyday life.[/intro] For MIT's 150th anniversary, the Boston ... -delivering channels that release medicine in response to changes in skin temperature and ... detection of gravitational waves reaching the Earth (in collaboration with
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    sequestered in the admissions committee."]outside of the reading season ... what is happening on the ground in high schools as well as share with you ... transcripts and recommendation materials In this process, applicants must invite
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... your recommenders write—to better understand you and your achievements in ... inspire each other. With all that in mind, preparing yourself for MIT means
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    they will tell you that while grades and scores are important in ... looking for applicants to have cured all infectious diseases in the world by the time they're 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    fiction and fantasy books in the world Spinning Arts Club, which provides a venue in which to learn and practice (safe) LED prop and fire ... and Cambridge community enjoy the great outdoors, and owns cabins in New
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in ... approximately half of our students ultimately major in something entirely ... "underwater basket weaving" will give you an edge in the admissions process, so
  • 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 ... conducting research, and often resulting in coauthored papers, conference

  • Student life at MIT

    “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part ... know them yourself? Student perspectives Explore a day in the Life of MIT

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    J. ’19 share their experience with varsity and club athletics in the ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    February Updates & Notes Form

    This online form is required for all applicants who were admitted or deferred in Early Action, and all students who applied for Regular Action ... application portal in mid-January and should be completed as soon as possible
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    worthwhile. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage ... you in the process and tell you what you and your child need to know

  • MIT visits you

    sessions in locations big and small, urban and rural, coastal and mountainous ... you don't see anything in your area, don't worry! We are hosting online
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    aid application. Non-matched finalists are contacted in December with ... participating in the National College Match Finalists ranking MIT If you are a ... to MIT directly. In addition to the QB application, you will also need
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    teacher who has taught you in an academic class in high school. Ideally ... recommenders in the “Recommendations” section of the MIT application at any point ... School Report” type in order to submit your application. You may add one
  • Help / Contact

    Via mail

    -200 Cambridge, MA 02139 Please note: this is not where our office is, in case you
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    /official with the “School Counselor / Secondary School Report” type in the ... -specific SSR recommendation form in which they can upload their materials. Let ... applicant’s full name and MIT application reference ID number in the subject