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    About MIT Admissions

    potential relative to their context, and to allocate scarce seats in the class ... 'insider' knowledge. We also believe in truth-in-advertising and try to ... in our work, and try to support initiatives and affirm principles that

  • Arts and music

    name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their ... get to know them is by watching them perform. Enjoy this performance by ... [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    How it works After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel ... who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its ... summaries, along with your entire application, will then go to the selection
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    .S. who have access to coursework modeled after curricula available in ... matters is that you are prepared to take, and do well in, a class that ... . While some students may be able to enroll in a class called "Calculus
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Athletics & recreation

    school, MIT does not award athletic scholarships, nor do coaches get to ... the coach of their sport to indicate their interest in MIT. Club & ... [intro]We have the largest Division III athletics program in the
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    The MIT community

    Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and ... themselves in our students, and our students, in some cases, aspire to become ... Association for extraordinary, lifelong service to the Institute. Our values In
  • 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 ... you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... subjects of Restricted Electives in Science and Technology to give you the opportunity to proceed further in areas already studied, or to explore other
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    congressman and senator in a state's congressional delegation—to fund colleges and universities, open in their admission to ordinary people, that would ... .'](re)committed it[/annotation] to acting in the public interest in perpetuity.  A new

  • Online info sessions

    [intro]There are many ways to get to know us, right from the comfort of your own home![/intro] Join us for an online session Sign up to see ... together a little virtual-MIT-choose your own-adventure experience to get you
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    Global education

    Research abroad In addition to MISTI research internships, you can conduct an ... Social Innovation Challenge, which offers up to $20,000 in grant funding to ... [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    30 in order to receive a financial aid offer by mid-January. Regular ... paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool
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    MIT’s educational philosophy

    offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in ... interests and aptitudes; in short, to {develop} individuals who will contribute creatively to our society, in this day when strong forces oppose all

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    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 ... , inventive and artistic, obsessed with numbers, and welcoming to talented
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    Arts & music

    [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... -level training to ensembles and classes that you can join even if you’re just a
  • Discover / About MIT

    Life after MIT

    students who don't go directly to graduate school, many do so in the future ... to all alumni. MIT alumni also volunteer in formal service to the ... . There have been too many, and varied, notable people to count in any

  • Housing and residence life

    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 ... challenging problem set. FSILGs In addition to its residence halls
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... interested in supporting a student's candidacy for admission to MIT, you may be interested in reviewing a few of the following pages to help orient you in our
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really 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

    take a look and see if we'll be in your area. We can't wait to meet you ... 've been below, and we hope to see you soon. If you don't see anything in ... [intro]Not everyone can take the time to come to MIT, so we do our