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    Summer programs

    . Similar to the way we look at a student’s extracurricular activities, there ... , or scoping out the stars sound like a fun way to spend your summer ... , dedicated to finding and cultivating students with special academic, creative
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    Accessing advanced coursework

    note='To use this list to find opportunities where you live, click on ... follow the instructions to take the certification. Achieve a 90% on the ... MIT, or if you want to pursue [annotation note='To be clear, we do not
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

     humans of MIT are truly special, and we hope that among them you will find a ... 't require a password, and its museums and libraries are open to the public ... Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and
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    STEM programs

    students find to be exciting resources for their growth—though your local ... students come from a wide variety of contexts and may not be able to access ... students PRIMES-USA, a free, year-long research program in math open to

  • Policies

    providing an inclusive and accessible environment. To that end, we have a ...  attribution (give appropriate credit to MIT admissions and the blogger, and provide a link to the ... ), October 2015 A diverse student body is and has long been critical to the
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    Academic foundations

    MIT to develop a broad base of knowledge across [annotation note ... -calculus, which are designed to lay the groundwork for a calculus course that ... matters is that you are prepared to take, and do well in, a class that
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a ... application as a chance to share your personal context: what has shaped you into ... . It’s as if we’re choosing a 1,100-person team to climb a very
  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    relevance to the practical world and transforming society for the better. To ... ) who will contribute to MIT and the world.[/intro] These basic facts are ... Institutional Research. Elsewhere on our site, you can find current admission
  • Discover / About MIT

    A brief history of MIT

    envisioned a new education to unify mens et manus, mind and hand, theory and ... Massachusetts Institute of Technology," which was to include a museum, a society ... congressman and senator in a state's congressional delegation—to fund colleges

  • Request a group tour

    Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... minimum of 3 weeks notice to schedule a private group tour. Please allow 3 ... send you an invoice with a link to a secure website to make your payment
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience ... Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an

  • Discover

    We are makers. We are thinkers. We are explorers. In all that we do. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose to make a better world ... , inventive and artistic, obsessed with numbers, and welcoming to talented
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to ... learn to do eventually. There is no right or wrong answer overall, just a ... 't use all of their meals can choose to donate them to classmates through a
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    [intro] A majority of MIT students travel to study, research, work ... that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a ... can expect to have at least one international experience with research
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... education necessary to solve hard problems in a complex world. ... practical discovery and improvement.” To achieve this diverse education
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    QuestBridge

    MIT is proud to be a QuestBridge partner About QuestBridge Quest ... be emailed to you if you are selected as a finalist. Transcripts ... emailed to you if you are selected as a finalist. Transcripts: Your
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    U.S. Military Veterans

    before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of ... (like a community college or another four-year college) to brush up on ... courses—is essential to a student’s success at MIT. If you don’t have access