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    MIT’s educational philosophy

    offered, of course!"]required to learn French and German[/annotation] in ... interests and aptitudes; in short, to {develop} individuals who will contribute creatively to our society, in this day when strong forces oppose all
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    First-year learning communities

    , you move to a new city, live with a new roommate, enroll in new classes ... filled with couches and bean bags for students to relax in between classes ... . This year’s mission will address access to clean drinking water in the
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    What we look for

    for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the ... MIT are designed to be worked on in groups, and cross-department labs ... are also not afraid to fail. When people take risks in life, they learn
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    Essays, activities & academics

    -reported information (in order to avoid accidental misrepresentation, it might help to ... Rather than asking you to write one long essay, the MIT application consists of several short response questions and essays designed to help us

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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 ... , inventive and artistic, obsessed with numbers, and welcoming to talented
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    Arts & music

    [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... 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
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    Veterans

    eligible for benefits that can significantly aid in your costs to attend MIT ... with Warrior-Scholar Project to offer a STEM bootcamp on campus. In 2019 ... transitioning service members to succeed in higher education. MIT Student
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    For school counselors

    hope to both learn from you what is happening on the ground in high ... interested in supporting a student's candidacy for admission to MIT, you may be interested in reviewing a few of the following pages to help orient you in our
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    WISE 2025

    , or might be the first in their family to attend college. Please note ... territories to be eligible to attend. Program overview WISE begins in the ... will notify all applicants in late August. Make sure to check with your
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    College access & advising programs

    found helpful in their education journeys. You may also want to talk to counselors, teachers, or other leaders in your local community to explore ... members to succeed in their pursuit of higher education. In 2019, MIT was
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    Returning students

    in getting to know you. This includes the secondary school materials ... or in a non-degree program to brush up on their classroom experience ... Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an
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    For parents

    enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really worthwhile. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage ... you in the process and tell you what you and your child need to know
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    Housing at MIT

    project and is anticipated to reopen in fall 2025.']in operation ... In addition to its residence halls, MIT recognizes 26 fraternities, 10 ... entire undergraduate experience, and all first-year students live in on
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    Our mission

    helpfully publishes in a free PDF for anyone who cares to read it, remains a ... 's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... interested in an education centered on science and technology. The students we
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    Academic foundations

    .S. who have access to coursework modeled after curricula available in ... matters is that you are prepared to take, and do well in, a class that ... . While some students may be able to enroll in a class called "Calculus

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    The first year

    ) interests in order to develop their plans for further study. Before we get to ... students time to adjust to factors like increased workloads and variations in ... design principles and educational theory in order to understand how and why
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    Admissions videos

    throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be ... by faculty of the need to work ethically in the production of science ... was sent in reels across the country to be shown to nostalgic alumni and