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    Books about MIT

    how MIT's first nine presidents helped transform the Institute from a ... -time digital computer to the famous Baker House Piano Drop Designing MIT ... to negotiating with student protesters Mind and Hand: The Birth of

  • Request a group tour

    Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... . Please note this tour is designed to assist prospective undergraduate ... information session, and we are not able to accommodate groups larger than 50
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    Arts & music

    of contemporary art, is home to a state-of-the-art black box performing ... -level training to ensembles and classes that you can join even if you’re just a beginner.[/intro] MIT is full of opportunities to showcase your artistic

  • Schedule your campus visit

    reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. [button ... ="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 to campus, you are welcome to request a group tour. We are not able to
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    regularly scheduled classes to do...whatever they want![/intro] [annotation note='With the unintentional benefit, according to then-President Howard ... ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering
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    MIT’s educational philosophy

    offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in order to graduate. However, the MIT education has always been based on ... (produced by our research and innovation) MIT also tends to [annotation note

  • Student life at MIT

    likely get 4,500 unique answers from each of our undergrads as to what a ... freely from lectures to labs, from dance floors to darkrooms, from study breaks to startup meetings, from dining halls to family dinners. We could
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our mission

    's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will become the leaders and innovators of our global society. We uphold a commitment to meritocracy and
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    Admissions videos

    throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected ... comforting character for those of us old enough to remember videotapes

  • Maps, directions, parking

    . We’re not able to accommodate walk-in questions from prospective ... .617.253.3400 between 9 AM and 4 PM ET, Monday through Friday. Getting to the Welcome ... your best option to get here! Depending on where you are coming from, you
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    should do to prepare for applying to MIT, and our answer is always to spend ... . Similar to the way we look at a student’s extracurricular activities, there ... -focused summer program is what you’re looking for and you’re not sure where to

  • Explore MIT on your own

    [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... new things—whether on campus or off—there's more than enough to explore from home. Consider this your starting point as you get to know MIT
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    Academic preparation

    areas. To prepare for MIT’s academic program, we recommend that transfer ... chemistry and biology. For more details about the GIRs, please refer to the ... transfer student, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that
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    Inventions & innovations

    discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ...  associated with MIT, including everything from the World Wide Web to Technicolor ... oxygen 2014—Designing a new paper strip diagnostic test to rapidly
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    Cross-registration

    [intro]In addition to the thousands of courses already offered by the ... .[/annotation] To that end, we have established strong ties with nearby institutions to help our students develop their interests by cross-registering when