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    Eating at MIT

    eat. Your options If you choose to live in one of the six ... 't use all of their meals can choose to donate them to classmates through a ... [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to
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    First-year learning communities

    a whole lot of change happening at once. In the span of a few weeks, you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes ... , and areas where students can work together at all hours of the day (or

  • infinite MIT

    .” Joshua K. ’24 set a goal of taking classes in as many departments as he can ... where you can watch all of the i3 videos that undergrads make to woo first ... disadvantaged in the undergraduate admissions process because of their financial
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    Books about MIT

    the evolution of MIT as seen in a series of crucial decisions over the ... —  developed during Snyder's time as head of MIT Mental Health in the 1960s ... humanistic account of the changing role of technology in society by a former
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    A brief history of MIT

    [intro]In 1865, the founding of MIT established a new kind of ... America. Since then, MIT has built a robust tradition of solving problems in ... .[/intro] A private university in the public interest The story of MIT begins
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    Inventions & innovations

    that can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in ... bandage of the future: a gel-like material that can incorporate tiny drug ... detection of gravitational waves reaching the Earth (in collaboration with
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    Transfer eligibility

    year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer to MIT is during ... and a half years (i.e., five terms) of college may not be eligible because of our residency requirements. If you have been enrolled in college
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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 ... set of makerspaces where you can design and test your out-of
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    Athletics & recreation

    . About 25% of MIT students participate in varsity athletics, and on average ... -America citations, the most of any DIII school in the nation. As a Division III ... the coach of their sport to indicate their interest in MIT. Club &
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    General Institute Requirements

    ) HASS requirement: a minimum of eight subjects in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... subjects of Restricted Electives in Science and Technology to give you the

  • 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 guides us on an extended virtual campus tour. If you can't come to campus
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    Arts & music

    creativity, both in and out of classes. Some of the many ways you can explore ... [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... the diverse array of arts available at MIT and in Boston. The MIT

  • Policies

     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in ... licensing our content under different terms (i.e. for use in a commercial ... of diversity in MIT Admissions In undergraduate recruitment and
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    Academic foundations

    build expertise in their chosen field(s) of study. There are many ... high school in U.S. states and territories, or students outside of the U ... introductory courses in economics and management science—depend on a mastery of
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    International applicants

    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 ... residents are those students who have an official copy of their green card in
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    About MITAdmissions.org

    couple of years away, as was Tumblr. The lack of third-party resources, in ...  staff are speaking for themselves in their blog posts, and not on behalf of ... About MITAdmissions.org MITAdmissions.org is the official website of
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    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    -secondary classes while they’re still in high school. Many of these programs offer ... formal classes or independent study. In this case, you can always take an ... 're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless
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    Undergraduate research

    [intro]One of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States ... you a point of entry to begin work that can last a lifetime. Hands ... thousands of projects each year with 95% of MIT graduating seniors conducting
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    Letters of recommendation

     and—when available—a School Profile and letter of recommendation). You will be able to request recommendations in your MIT application portal. You can request ... We require letters of recommendation from two teachers. We recommend