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    . That is how we travel.” [annotation note="Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle In ... took a portion of her white robe in her hands and held it tight. "You ... "That, of course, is the impractical, long way around. We have

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    ="https://apply.mitadmissions.org/portal/visitmit"]Register[/button_link] In-person group tours If you would like to bring a group of 6–50 people ... In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... life, the application process, and financial aid. A student-led campus
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    Housing at MIT

    [intro]Housing is a very important part of undergraduate life at MIT. You choose where you live, and each living group is a community with its ... should have a great deal of freedom and responsibility in creating their
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    [intro]Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a four-week period in ... machine to a crash course in stand-up comedy. Other students take the time ... Johnson, of saving fuel during the energy crisis.']Established in 1971
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    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... -year opportunity to become more yourself than you’ve ever been, at a place that is ... , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a
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    MIT’s educational philosophy

    -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine ... principles Since the first classes were offered in a storage warehouse in ... General Institute Requirements) a deep and skillful training in a
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    First-year learning communities

    , and the humanities, but in a small, hands-on environment that is much ... and need to know,” Ramsay said. ESG is a community in and out of the ... a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks
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    Life after MIT

    world one day as well. It is a point of policy and principle that MIT ... mission. There is no prescribed path after MIT: it's a choose your own ... [intro]As hard as it might be to imagine sometimes, there is life
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    . In 1966, he wrote a legendary, and still relevant, book called College ... helpfully publishes in a free PDF for anyone who cares to read it, remains a ... Our work at MIT Admissions is both bound and inspired by MIT
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    Athletics & recreation

    addition to a Division I crew program. MIT is highly competitive within its NEWMAC conference. It is possible to be a student and athlete at MIT ... -America citations, the most of any DIII school in the nation. As a Division III
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    Via email

    Our email address is [email protected]. If you email that address ... 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

  • Housing and residence life

    want to live in, giving students the chance to live in a place that feels ... note='McCormick residence hall is closed for a two-year renovation project and is anticipated to reopen in Fall 2028.']in operation
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    The first year

    of having taken it; in the second term, students earn an A, B, C, or no ... against other people in your class is pretty much zero."]relative standing ... ongoing experiment: in 2018, it was the subject of a design course called
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    Eating at MIT

    dining halls, or cook for yourself (and often, your friends) in a community ... note='E.g. in a residence that doesn’t have a dining hall, in FSILG ... learn to do eventually. There is no right or wrong answer overall, just a
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    Global education

    STEM in foreign high schools and universities a study abroad program ... prosperity in low-income countries If you want a great example of an ... building a well in her family's ancestral village.
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    Inventions & innovations

    even entire industries. MIT InnovationHQ (iHQ) is a hub for MIT ... people in everyday life.[/intro] For MIT's 150th anniversary, the Boston Globe published a ranked list of 150 inventions and discoveries

  • Arts and music

    The MIT music community is extensive, including a conservatory ... name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their ... [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as
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    What we look for

    're 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world. Advocating for ... is incredibly important at MIT and in life, both to be successful and ... for the pleasure of it." is not a trick question. Answer it honestly
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    Clubs & activities

    a venue in which to learn and practice (safe) LED prop and fire ... organizations, activism groups, and many more including a newspaper, a debate team, a radio station, student government, and so on. But alongside these