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    Transcripts

    We require an official transcript sent by a school counselor or ... by your registrar’s office, principal/headmaster, or other official ... -party service such as Naviance or SCOIR By sending PDFs to admissions
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Undergraduate research

    research, for pay or for credit, during their undergraduate years ... presentations, and even the occasional invention—and you can take part for pay or credit. How to UROP You may apply for advertised UROP positions or propose your
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    full tuition in either the fall or spring term do not have to pay additional tuition or room fees during IAP. For more detailed information ...  of intellectual or extracurricular nature on everything from making a pinball
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    MIT, or if you want to pursue [annotation note='To be clear, we do not ... for MIT and/or pursue their interests: Dual enrollment opportunities ... , or university—including community colleges.  These programs use all
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    if you are eligible for any federal or state student aid. Parental tax returns or income documentation: your parents’ tax returns or income ... returns or income documentation: your parents’ tax returns or income
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    First-year eligibility

    [annotation note="Note that we do not formally require you to have graduated or ... -time university student. Students may apply during or after their final year of ... ineligible for either first-year or transfer admission, or simply prefer to
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  On our application, we ask for up to ... application where you can describe any jobs you've had."]work,[/annotation] or ... on activities that aren’t formal programs or events. There are no
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    helpful to have recent tax forms or pay stubs on hand before you begin ... . They will not be accurate for international students or federally ... divorced or separated, and families who have ownership in a business. Special
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Letters of recommendation

    , social science, or language teacher. We also require materials from your ... recommendation from teachers. One recommendation should be from a math or science teacher, and one should be from a humanities, social science, or language
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    Requirements, or GIRs. The GIRs are classes that students take once they’re at ... before beginning a Bachelor's degree program or equivalent."]a secondary ... high school in U.S. states and territories, or students outside of the U
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Global education

    , work, or service abroad. MISTI MIT International Science and Technology ... , and labs for research or work a teaching program where students teach ... that offers opportunities to study for the semester, year, or summer at a
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or any person, must be safe, and must provide joy or amusement to those who ... them, or better. Leave no permanent damage, both during hacks and while
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Transfer eligibility

    or college level. The transfer application is closed in the MIT ... standing at an accredited college, university, technical institute, or ... either first-year or transfer admissions, you may consider MIT
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    siblings or working 20-30 hours a week to support their family), or who come ... possible selves. It could be helping them find enrichment opportunities, or helping them remember to take some time off and just have fun (or both!).
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    Cross-registration

    students (of any sex or gender) may cross-register at Wellesley College ... your GIRs, but you can take them to fulfill electives or departmental ... elementary or high school level. MassArt MIT undergraduates may cross