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  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation ... only: finding the right fit. This means finding a community where your ... for the MIT application portal. We're happy to help!
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    always happy to have a professional conversation on the phone, especially ... letters on behalf of your applicants. For our advice and tips on writing a ... fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    're 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world. Advocating for ... for the pleasure of it." is not a trick question. Answer it honestly ... understanding your academic preparedness for MIT, it's really the match
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    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 ... here's a quick summary: Domestic students The following documents help us
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    .[/intro] Over the past decade, we have seen a surge in homeschooled applicants ... helpful for many homeschooled applicants. We welcome a recommendation from a ... [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    across the American south.  MIT also became a beacon for students from ... [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... .[/intro] A private university in the public interest The story of MIT begins
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    handbook for the admissions profession, and a touchstone for our office and ... 's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will become the leaders and
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    MIT transfer application to request the School Official Report. If a ... ) institution, you can download a PDF version of the School Official Report. The ... to enroll at MIT. Standardized tests The SAT or the ACT is required for

  • Request a group tour

    –5 business days for a response regarding the status of your request. Private ... 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
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... the arts include the Open Documentary Lab, the Center for Art, Science ... Art, just to name a few. The arts have always been an essential part of
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    Application: The application for spring entry is due October 15, 2026. The ... applicants must take a test by the October test date, and fall entry applicants must take a test by the March test date. School Official Report: To be
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the ... (ASA), a [annotation note="If you join the UA and then administer the ASA, you'll be a member of the club that recognizes clubs, including itself
  • Discover / Learn more

    Admissions videos

    the country to be shown at meetings for prospective students for a ... tradition. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here, or in the ... ."]incredibly dated now,[/annotation] this video was, for its time, a major production
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    plane over a sustained, steady flight, thus eliminating the need for ... [intro]For more than 150 years, the Institute has married teaching ... people in everyday life.[/intro] For MIT's 150th anniversary, the Boston
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    DACA & undocumented applicants

    subcommittee of the Boston Teachers’ Union, has created a resource for applying ... note='A term for students who have received Deferred Action for Childhood ... president, Rafael Reif, wrote an editorial in the Boston Globe arguing for the
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    write for a general audience of applicants: don't use too much ... expense of the audience don't get the blogs shut down: catchall for doing ... the Institute, unless stated specifically otherwise. A final note on
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... the mountain The most important way to prepare for MIT is dedicating ... have the training, stamina, and passion for the climb. At the same time
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering ... regarding the cost of attendance, including specific costs for tuition and ... of the MIT community may propose a non-credit bearing activity
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    March 31 for fall entry. Superscoring If a student takes the same test ... appropriate level for each of the disciplines mentioned above. Core graduation ... chemistry and biology. For more details about the GIRs, please refer to the