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    Be yourself!

    better place. It can be tricky to sum up all that you’re passionate about and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... your recommenders write—to better understand you and your achievements in
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    program can choose to participate in a [annotation note="Past locations have ... ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... . In the first term, students either pass the class or receive no record
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    applying, taking full advantage of their institution’s offerings in these ... applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A's in mathematics ... transfer student, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    note="If you don’t live in the United States, you can investigate the ... what activities are out there! There are many programs that can challenge ... these activities. We don't expect or require applicants to participate in
  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    . Chances are, if you're into something, you can find someone else on campus ... J. ’19 share their experience with varsity and club athletics in the ... Athletes (via Slice of MIT) A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete (blog
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    in getting to know you. This includes the secondary school materials ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience ... mentors can provide useful information, especially if teacher evaluations
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    a more in-depth review and to determine Pell eligibility you will need ... divorced or separated, and families who have ownership in a business. Special ... aid. Other financial aid tools, resources, and calculators can be found
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    campus tours. MIT Admissions was established in 1929, and is currently led ... , tour guides, and student workers take pride in the mission, vision ... creative individuals interested in an education centered on science and
  • Explore MIT on your own

    Dianna Cowern ’11, aka Physics Girl) 24 Things I Learned in My First ... —you’ll find a link to the next stop in this virtual ... on our site, and you'll find those pages linked in the headers. When in
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in ... approximately half of our students ultimately major in something entirely ... "underwater basket weaving" will give you an edge in the admissions process, so
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    their own trails achieving the unexpected. In what ways have you done something different than what was expected in your educational journey? MIT ... -information text box where you can tell us anything else you think we really ought to
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    (though we try to be as transparent as possible at MIT!) and it can take the ... low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area, or might be the first in ... access and advising programs (in alphabetical order) that MIT students have
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    is no strategic benefit to applying in one vs the other. We have two ... applicants with more options so they can choose which works best for them ... another school that is "single choice"— meaning that you can only apply
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    aid application. Non-matched finalists are contacted in December with ... participating in the National College Match Finalists ranking MIT If you are a ... to MIT directly. In addition to the QB application, you will also need
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    eligible for benefits that can significantly aid in your costs to attend MIT ... campus. If you are a veteran interested in an MIT education, please know ... in advanced math and science both improves your odds of getting into
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the time they're 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world ... spirit is collaboration and cooperation; you can see it all over the
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