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    Essays, activities & academics

    .) Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you. We ... outside of your high school (at a local junior college or university, for ... consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    Institute. Many of the problem sets (our affectionate term for homework) at ... The match between you and MIT Ask any admissions officer at MIT, and ... of examples. Collaborative and cooperative spirit The core of the MIT
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Clubs & activities

    desires.[/intro] The recognized student groups at MIT include ethnic and ... cultural appreciation and scientific investigation of chocolate, and the only group on campus that orders more than 500 pounds of chocolate a year
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    regionalized officer who exclusively presents to your school or area. All of our ... outside of the reading season. You are our professional colleagues, and we ... AM–5 PM ET) at 1.617.253.3400, or to email our general staff email
  • Help / Contact

    Via tesseract

    "That, of course, is the impractical, long way around. We have learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg asked. "Like in math." Mrs. Whatsit looked over at Mrs. Who. "Take your
  • Discover / Learn more

    Admissions videos

    Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers ... comforting character for those of us old enough to remember videotapes ... . It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and was produced entirely by a

  • Policies

    selection, MIT looks at each application holistically, taking account of many ... excellence that placed them at the top of our applicant pool. But we strive for ... a diverse set of peers at MIT prepares our students to work
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... place for your next step. This kind of self-reflection isn’t easy, and if
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss ... decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    application process and apply for four-year scholarships at top U.S. schools ... -achieving, high-school seniors, regardless of citizenship, to apply to QB partner ... -year Match Scholarship that covers the full cost of attendance, with no parent

  • Next steps

    [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We ... advantage of.[/intro] Tour campus, virtually Follow blogger CJ Q. ’23 as he ... contact us by email at [email protected].
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Transcripts

    section of their application. Our preference is for counselors to use our ... -party service, they can send them to us as PDFs at [email protected]. Please have ... line of the email for easier processing. Please note: If you send us a
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    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
  • Discover / Learn more

    Other videos

    people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of ... of MIT. [embed]https://youtu.be/TA1UX8NCD08[/embed] [embed
  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    that end, we seek the best possible community of scholars (and humans ... curated from the latest issue of the MIT Facts book and data from MIT ... Cambridge, Massachusetts 19 student residences 26 acres (0.11 km2) of
  • Help / Contact

    Via email

    about 70,000 emails a year that are answered by a dedicated staff of about four people. We average a response within 24 hours, but the number of
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    February Updates & Notes Form

    after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second ... currently attending school; MIT has all of my grades." option on the form ... directly—we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit as needed
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost ... eligibility for financial aid might be and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses. The Net Price Calculator will give you an estimate of your net cost and
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    college feels like one of your last great parental responsibilities. We see the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility