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    Maker education

    experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has ... former you get from learning in the classroom, and the latter from making ... Makerspace, in the works In addition to our research opportunities
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    A brief history of MIT

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    Athletics & recreation

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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

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    Newsletters

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    Academic foundations

    -year applicants—in other words, all domestic and international students who are ... the toughest problems in the world. Building a strong academic ... will thrive in MIT’s classes, beginning with the General Institute
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    Arts & music

    creativity, both in and out of classes. Some of the many ways you can explore ... [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... -level training to ensembles and classes that you can join even if you’re just a
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    Global education

    Research abroad In addition to MISTI research internships, you can conduct an ... can expect to have at least one international experience with research ... year, hundreds of students intern, teach, research, and collaborate in
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    International applicants

    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 ...  and local advising centers. Am I international? For the purposes of the

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    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the Institute, you can cross-register for no additional cost at Harvard, Wellesley ... can count toward fulfillment of major and minor requirements, including
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    Via mail

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    First-year learning communities

    away learning what you can learn from a classroom in Cambridge, but ... By Julia Davis August 25, 2018 Your first year at MIT can seem like a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks
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    Majors & minors

    're counted differently than at most other universities. The terminology can be confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can ... these schools offers degrees in their courses of study, as well as minors
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    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 ... you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands
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    For home educators

    .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants ... . However, we do have some qualities we look for in for homeschooled students, based on successful applicants we have admitted in the past. Initiative
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    For school counselors

    hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... the office reading applications or sequestered in the admissions committee. Writing and submitting evaluation letters In this process, we ask
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    For parents

    worthwhile. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage ... can do to prepare for MIT. These step-by-step guides will help orient you in the process and tell you what you and your child need to know