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  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... from home. Consider this your starting point as you get to know MIT ... —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual
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    Newsletters

    [intro]Would you like to hear from us every once in a while ... (prospective undergraduates only please). It's from us(!), and contains information about our admissions process, enrichment programs, and stories from

  • 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 ... people regardless of where they come from.
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    Returning students

    need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a rigorous MIT education. Even though you may have been away from school for a ... extended break from conventional education, and we value the insights and
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    ) From its inception, the new institution, offering a new education ... of ore from Colorado, here.']earn a degree in STEM ... across the American south.  MIT also became a beacon for students from

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a ... freely from lectures to labs, from dance floors to darkrooms, from study breaks to startup meetings, from dining halls to family dinners. We could

  • Request a group tour

    confirmed until you receive a confirmation email from our office. We require a ... Thank you for your interest in a private group tour of MIT! Please ... Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group

  • Online info sessions

    [intro]There are many ways to get to know us, right from the comfort ... together a little virtual-MIT-choose your own-adventure experience to get you ... ="https://mitadmissions.org/explore-on-your-own/"]Get exploring![/button_link] Ask a student Have questions about what it’s like to
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    Inventions & innovations

    . Here are a few of the accomplishments from the past decade: 2013 ... ’s prediction from 100 years ago 2017—Adapting a CRISPR protein that targets RNA ... Innovation Fund Program to explore taking a project from idea to impact. The
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    Books about MIT

    how MIT's first nine presidents helped transform the Institute from a ... that enact MIT's history, from a towering module for the first real ...  by Professor Jay Keyser, a memoir of his MIT life, from being Noam Chomsky's boss
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... Admissions enrolls a talented and diverse undergraduate student body composed ... enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will become the leaders and
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer application materials

    come from a math or science instructor; the other can come from another ... . School Official Report We require a School Official Report from your ... required to upload a copy of their transcripts to the MIT transfer
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    like your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens ... application is complete, it will first be read by a senior admissions officer who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its
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    Social media

    MIT Social Media Hub If you want a snapshot into what all of the different MIT communities/offices/labs/important people/etc are posting, the MIT Social Media Hub is your spot. The Hub shares everything MIT, from
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    that we do not require a high school diploma or GED from our applicants ... from diverse backgrounds in a collaborative manner. Summer program ... helpful for many homeschooled applicants. We welcome a recommendation from a
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

     admissions officers read applications from around the country and world, and are ... We are always happy to have a professional conversation on the phone ... admissions officers will either be away from the office reading applications or
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    Admissions videos

    Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers ... released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected tradition. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here, or in the
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    come to be called a "maker education."[/intro] Our motto The motto ... former you get from learning in the classroom, and the latter from making things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at