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    Essays, activities & academics

    their own trails achieving the unexpected. In what ways have you done something different than what was expected in your educational journey? MIT ... -information text box where you can tell us anything else you think we really ought to
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... applicants with more options so they can choose which works best for them ... another school that is "single choice"— meaning that you can only apply
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    eligible for benefits that can significantly aid in your costs to attend MIT ... campus. If you are a veteran interested in an MIT education, please know ... in advanced math and science both improves your odds of getting into
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    February Updates & Notes Form

    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 ... -trimester grades. Students who have already graduated simply select the "I'm not
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    Creative portfolios

    fine to submit works in progress, but we can only review the work that ... department. Only advanced performers who are interested in continuing performance and/or study in music and theater arts while at MIT should consider
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    sense of home. Our undergraduates In any given year there are ~4 ... like they had no other, MIT has one of the oldest LGBTQ+ student groups in ... can do is read the blogs and see for yourself. Graduate students There
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    Letters of recommendation

    request recommendations in your MIT application portal. You can request ... who has taught you in an academic class in high school. Ideally, this ... not be penalized in this case. We are also able to accept a
  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    Institutional Research. Elsewhere on our site, you can find current admission ... note='Source: MIT Facts']Campus[/annotation] 168 acres (0.68 km2) in
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    Financial Services. You can learn more about the process on their site, but ... 30 in order to receive a financial aid offer by mid-January. Regular Action applicants must submit their required documents by February 15 in
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine ... principles Since the first classes were offered in a storage warehouse in ... offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in

  • Housing and residence life

    experience, and all first-year students live in one of our 10 on ... want to live in, giving students the chance to live in a place that feels ... project and is anticipated to reopen in fall 2025.']in operation
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    Via tesseract

    learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg asked. "Like in math." Mrs. Whatsit looked over at Mrs. Who. "Take your ... took a portion of her white robe in her hands and held it tight. "You
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    interested in an education centered on science and technology. The students we ... . In 1966, he wrote a legendary, and still relevant, book called College Admissions in the Public Interest. This book, which the College Board

  • 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

  • Arts and music

    [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its ... members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student