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    Maker education

    [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has ... the core of MIT. The Institute has: over 40 design
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    Transfer deadlines & requirements

    official and self-reported scores may affect a student’s offer of admission. ... admitted fall semester transfer students Letters of recommendation We require two academic letters of recommendation from college professors or
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    About MITAdmissions.org MITAdmissions.org is the official website of MIT's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We are located on our own ... of home at this domain, so we've just stayed here. This website is a
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    Visit our office

    station. You can learn more in the Visit MIT section of our site. If you ... read this page for instructions. Visitor Policies MIT Admissions offers two types of campus visits: Info session and student-led tour: Our
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    College access & advising programs

    The process of applying to college isn’t always straightforward ... support of a whole community. If you want help understanding the college ... advising program.  Many of these programs are community-based organizations

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    Admissions at MIT Welcome Center MIT Admissions offers two types of ... of our amazing students will take you on a tour of their favorite ... usually awful, the layout of the roads is confusing, and, although there is
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    About MIT Admissions

    reality that the vast majority of our applicants will not be offered ... ."]MIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions[/annotation] oversees the recruitment and selection of all undergraduate applicants to the Institute

  • Explore MIT on your own

    for free Enroll in one of MIT's free, self-paced courses offered through ... .[/intro] Let's get started At the bottom of each page—starting with this one ... .) We’ve written pretty extensively about each of these topics elsewhere
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    Eating at MIT

    eat. Your options If you choose to live in one of the six ... Bon Appétit, offer options for food sensitivities and special diets ... 't use all of their meals can choose to donate them to classmates through a
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    International applicants

    MIT has a very long history of educating international students, and ... applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ...  and local advising centers. Am I international? For the purposes of the
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    First-year learning communities

    a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks ... are part of much smaller academic groups, the first-year learning ... students as they go through their first year at MIT. Each of the three
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    Creative portfolios

    Room.
 For more information on each type of portfolio, please review the ... significant research project outside of high school classes may consider ... reflecting on your research experience. Abstract/poster: Include a PDF of
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    STEM programs

    your imagination and powers of analysis, connect you with other young ... and excitement of a college like MIT.  Here’s an incomplete list of some remarkable programs, organizations, and websites that many of our
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    WISE 2025

    , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage ... : You must attend high school in the United States or one of its ... financial aid application process. Travel The cost of transportation to and

  • infinite MIT

    , and a lot of exploration along the way. We don't read, edit, or ... check them out, there are 7,300 as of this writing."] student bloggers.[/annotation]We hope you'll get a good sense of the MIT community and if it might be a
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    Letters of recommendation

    We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend ...  and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to ... ! (If you're a teacher looking for guides on how to write good letters of
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    General Institute Requirements

    curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of ... of study. They include the: Science core: six foundational courses
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    The transfer application

    .S. permanent residents may apply through spring entry. Transcripts: Copies of all of your secondary/high school, college, and university transcripts should be uploaded within the MIT transfer application. Two letters of
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    Inventions & innovations

    of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... Globe published a ranked list of 150 inventions and discoveries