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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    First-year class profile

    identity 3% Did not disclose gender identity 3% Citizenship & self ... citizens and excluded from all other categories). All percentages rounded to ...  http://iso.mit.edu/about/statistics.shtml. Socioeconomic Status First generation in their family to attend college 20
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

     approach to housing, we give our students options about where, how, and what to ... [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to ... setting. [/intro] Everyone prefers to eat differently: alone or together
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    .[/intro] Your first year When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university, not to a specific major or school, so all first-year students begin MIT ... confusing, but the important thing to know is that we have many things you can
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    application process, learning how to tell your story, and finding a school where ... The process of applying to college isn’t always straightforward (though we try to be as transparent as possible at MIT!) and it can take the
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    product design class at MIT; and MAS.863 How to Make Almost Anything, which ... come to be called a "maker education."[/intro] Our motto The motto ... things, and from trying to make them work. This "maker education" is at
  • Discover / The MIT education

    The first year

    design principles and educational theory in order to understand how and why ... by choosing among a variety of ways to complete core subjects and ... ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to
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    Via tesseract

    learned to take short cuts wherever possible." "Sort of like in math?" Meg ... see," Mrs. Whatsit said, "if a very small insect were to move from the section of skirt in Mrs. Who's right hand to that in her left, it would be
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    life. How this works is briefly reviewed below, but you can learn more at the MIT Housing website. Choosing where to live All incoming first-year students are sent the MIT Guide to Residences. The Guide includes data about

  • Next steps

    [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We hope it helped you get to know MIT and the students that make this place so special. Before you go, we have some final resources for you to take
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an ... experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

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

    General Institute Requirements

    practical discovery and improvement.” To achieve this diverse education ... , and social sciences, including three to four in a concentration of your ... , including at least two relevant to your major, to develop effective writing

  • 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

    Clubs & activities

    club or organization to match your interests, it's easy to start your own, and get together with your friends to nerd out however your heart ... , including: Laboratory for Chocolate Science, a club dedicated to the