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  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    an affirming home for international, undocumented, and trans* students ... discussion sections for large classes, or by serving as live-in Graduate Resident Advisors in the residence halls. They're responsible for providing

  • Maps, directions, parking

    Center If you are registered for an info session or tour, here’s our ... places on campus. Info sessions last half an hour, and student-led tours are one hour. Reservations are required for all info sessions and tours
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an ... 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
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... of having taken it; in the second term, students earn an A, B, C, or no ... first-year students who wish to take an active role in their MIT education. In
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    fall fly-in program for high school juniors, participates in local and ... addition, here is a Guide for DACA Students written in English that some ... low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area, or might be the first in
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    Applications for financial aid are processed by our office of Student ... attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    We require an official transcript sent by a school counselor or representative. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your ... entity. Counselors can submit transcripts to us in three ways: By
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    The first-year application is intended for students who have ... they have [annotation note="Exceptions may be granted to students in the southern hemisphere, on an alternate calendar, who begin their college
  • Pages

    WISE 2026

    . However — as we say in the “Prepare for MIT” section of our site — we find ... The Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering (WISE) program is ... , live in a rural area, or might be the first in their family to attend
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    "underwater basket weaving" will give you an edge in the admissions process, so ... action cycle. Just do what works for you! Application fee or waiver Our ... fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Cross-registration

    to MIT for these terms. However, while on an approved domestic study ... [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the Institute, you can cross-register for no additional cost at Harvard, Wellesley
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    —you're doing it wrong. Our essay questions For the 2026–2027 application, we ... achieving the unexpected. In what ways have you done something different than what was expected in your educational journey? Reflect on how your
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    programs, or enroll in them to prepare for standardized exams that assess ... advanced classes in-person or online, some students choose to self-study for ... knowledge in those subjects.  There are many free resources to study for
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student ... who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its ... admissions officers, who will summarize it for the Admissions Committee. These
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    submit optional portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through SlideRoom.
 For more information on each type of portfolio, please review the ... as your corresponding application cycle for both first-year and

  • infinite MIT

    interested in learning more about Latino culture. The LCC provides a space for ... you understand the subject better. Working in teams trains you for collaborative work you will do in your profession. Crediting others for their
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Biographical & personal information

    that you use one email for all activities related to your application—including communicating with us and registering for standardized tests—so the email you list ... account. And please make sure that it’s an email you’ll have access to
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    , or about 1 for every 10 undergraduates. If you don't find an existing ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the ... fiction and fantasy books in the world Spinning Arts Club, which provides
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    . Rules and restrictions Early Action is an option for all applicants ... is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two cycles for two reasons: 1) it helps us spread our work out over a longer

  • Student life at MIT

    “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part ... know them yourself? Student perspectives Explore a day in the Life of MIT