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  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 through education, research, and innovation. We are fun and quirky

• Arts and music

  [intro]MIT students are as creative in the studio and on stage as they are in the lab. More than half of undergrads enroll in arts and ... name a few. Tune in below to watch the MIT Video Game Orchestra in their
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  Admissions videos

  Pi Day videos (2014–2024) In 2014, we made a video of some bloggers throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be ... tradition. You can watch them all in a YouTube playlist here, or in the
• Apply / Understanding the process

  Our selection process

  who will consider your application in a holistic manner, within its ... members will weigh in. At least a dozen people will significantly discuss and debate an application before it is placed in the admit pile. Student
• Apply / Parents and educators

  For school counselors

  hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... the office reading applications or sequestered in the admissions committee. Writing and submitting evaluation letters In this process, we ask
• Discover / About MIT

  Inventions & innovations

  people in everyday life.[/intro] For MIT's 150th anniversary, the Boston ... -delivering channels that release medicine in response to changes in skin temperature and ... detection of gravitational waves reaching the Earth (in collaboration with
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Interview

  paper; we're interested in the whole person. That's why, whenever possible ... with applicants in their home area. Interviews are held in person ... Action interviews will take place in November and most Regular Action

• Schedule your campus visit

  In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits ... ="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 ... accommodate groups of 6–50 people in our regular information sessions and tours
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Summer programs

  your summers in the way that best suits your personal needs and goals ... any high school student can come to campus to take courses and live in ... pursue careers in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship, especially
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  WISE 2025

  Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering program is completely free ... , including students who come from low socioeconomic means, live in a rural area, or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note
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  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 ... view your coursework and grades in a consistent format. Here are a few

• Explore MIT on your own

  —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 ... ”"]“mind and hand”[/annotation] suggests, our learning philosophy is rooted in
• Discover / About MIT

  Life after MIT

  completed internships while at MIT. In 2024, 44% percent of undergraduates ... , starting income, and largest employers by major, are publicly available in ... students who don't go directly to graduate school, many do so in the future
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  College access & advising programs

  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 found helpful in their education journeys. You may also want to talk to
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  STEM programs

  these activities. We don't expect or require applicants to participate in ... students PRIMES-USA, a free, year-long research program in math open to ... travel to) MIT's campus in Cambridge, MA: Educational Studies Program
• Apply / Parents and educators

  Advising your students

  Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... educationally sound for them to best prepare them to succeed in college and beyond. We want students to challenge themselves appropriately in the areas
• Apply / First-year applicants

  DACA & undocumented applicants

  consider your (in)ability to pay for MIT in our admissions process ... personal expenses. MIT is committed to supporting undocumented students in our community as well as outside the Institute. In 2017, MIT's 17th
• Apply / Preparing for MIT

  Be yourself!

  and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... your recommenders write—to better understand you and your achievements in ... inspire each other. With all that in mind, preparing yourself for MIT means
• Apply / First-year applicants

  Deadlines & requirements

  The application The first-year application is closed in the MIT ... to be completed online. Creative portfolios in SlideRoom are available ... ) Early Action applicants will receive an admissions decision in mid
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  International applicants

  applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the information in ... make sure to check with other schools before applying. In addition to ... significant time in the United States, or those who have a liminal status as