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  • 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
  • Discover / Learn more

    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 / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation & credit

    advantage of their institution’s offerings in these areas. To prepare for MIT ... GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A’s in mathematics and science courses ... . If your academic record doesn’t appear to merit credit in a certain
  • 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 / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    sequestered in the admissions committee."]outside of the reading season ... what is happening on the ground in high schools as well as share with you ... transcripts and recommendation materials In this process, applicants must invite
  • 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

  • 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
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    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
  • Pages

    WISE 2026

    The Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering (WISE) program is ... , live in a rural area, or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note: You must attend high school in the United States or
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    campus tours. MIT Admissions was established in 1929, and is currently led ... , tour guides, and student workers take pride in the mission, vision ... creative individuals interested in an education centered on science and
  • 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

  • Policies

     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in ... .org is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA. In short, you are free to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and