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  • Policies

    licensing our content under different terms (i.e. for use in a commercial ... different factors that have shaped a student’s experience. We believe it is ... from one another, our goal is to form a student body that is
  • 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 / Transfer applicants

    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    highest score achieved in each section. We do this in order to consider all applicants in their best light. Please note that our office will verify scores ... professors or instructors. One recommendation should come from a math or
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    majors at MIT include a science core that consists of two semesters of ... applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A's in mathematics ... academic record doesn't appear to merit credit in a certain subject, you may
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    Essays, activities & academics

    get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... . What do you do just for fun? Who is someone you admire, whether you ... 's a topic, academic or non-academic, that you could talk about for hours

  • Explore MIT on your own

    —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 ... ”"]“mind and hand”[/annotation] suggests, our learning philosophy is rooted in
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    -level courses. Schoolhouse.world is a free peer-tutoring platform that offers ... expect students do anything above and beyond what is required to ... classes in a structured online environment instead of self-studying. Some

  • Discover

    We are makers. We are thinkers. We are explorers. In all that we do. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose to make a better world through education, research, and innovation. We are fun and quirky
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    name in order to do so. Since then, we've built up a following and sense of home at this domain, so we've just stayed here. This website is a ... cultivate this garden, all we ask is that you don't be a jerk. We reserve the
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    International applicants

    understand life is more rich and complicated than a checkbox, and we take that ... . Visit our What to do in high school page to see what we recommend that all ... colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help you understand how
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no ... -centered process, not a school- or region-centered process. This means that we do not ... application is complete, it will first be read by a senior admissions officer
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    matters is that you are prepared to take, and do well in, a class that ... ’re attending [annotation note="In other words, a school that comes immediately ... the basic principles of calculus as a tool of problem solving. That is
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    addition to a Division I crew program. MIT is highly competitive within its NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT ... -America citations, the most of any DIII school in the nation. As a Division III
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    -year opportunity to become more yourself than you’ve ever been, at a place that is ... and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... inspire each other. With all that in mind, preparing yourself for MIT means
  • Pages

    First-year learning communities

    , and the humanities, but in a small, hands-on environment that is much ... Navajo Nation. Terrascope classes are set up in a way that leaves students ... . “We take a spring break trip to kind of get to see that year’s topic in

  • infinite MIT

    American universities that is[annotation note='Prospective students are not ... education Free tuition: Tuition is free for families that make less than ... of our students do. They work on campus in labs, departmental offices
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    fine to apply during either cycle. We do not have a preference, and there is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... anything like that. If you choose to apply to MIT during Early Action, we do