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  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and ...  mens et manus—mind and hand—puts equal emphasis on theory and practice. The former you get from learning in the classroom, and the latter from making
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    [intro]More than half of all undergraduates take part in arts and ... arts theater, and our music education ranges from conservatory-level training to ensembles and classes that you can join even if you’re just a
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility.[/intro] The college search and application process should be about one thing ... child shares the fundamental values and priorities and feels comfortable
  • Discover / Life and culture

    The MIT community

    Institute and they'll probably say "the people." The quality of the MIT community is the single biggest reason why admitted students enroll, and why Professor Emeritus Jay Keyser once observed that "MIT is hard to get into, and
  • Discover / About MIT

    Basic facts

    [intro]MIT's primary purposes are teaching and research with relevance to the practical world and transforming society for the better. To that end, we seek the best possible community of scholars (and humans
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    Newsletters

    (prospective undergraduates only please). It's from us(!), and contains information about our admissions process, enrichment programs, and stories from ... MIT’s high-impact research, interesting people, and distinctive culture

  • En Español

    en el mundo real: en grupos reducidos de personas inteligentes que
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    . You choose where you live, and each living group is a community with its own distinct culture and traditions. MIT housing is guaranteed for your entire undergraduate experience, and all first-year students live in on
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    Admissions videos

    released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected ... . It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and was produced entirely by a major Madison Avenue marketing firm, and was taken "on the road" across
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... practical discovery and improvement.” To achieve this diverse education ... in mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry (see these videos
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    ’t shape your whole personal context, and our goal is to understand more about who you are and how you spend your time outside of schoolwork ... other obligations. Different communities across the country—and across the
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Transfer credit & advanced standing

    Many students who apply to MIT are passionate about learning and find ... enrollment opportunities, early college programs, and other ways to take post ... both high school and college credit—or even [annotation note="If you
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    dining halls, or cook for yourself (and often, your friends) in a community ... , made or served, vegan or paleo, and so on. So, just like in our approach to housing, we give our students options about where, how, and what to
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    with engineering and scientific studies—and produced an unending stream ... discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... Globe published a ranked list of 150 inventions and discoveries
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Academic foundations

    -year applicants—in other words, all domestic and international students who are ... students, veterans of the U.S. military, and applicants who took an extended ... that you’re ready to do the work, and helps you make the most of the

  • Schedule your campus visit

    In-person info sessions and tours We offer two types of campus visits each week. Info session and student-led tour: Our info sessions are ... life, the application process, and financial aid. A student-led campus
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

    [intro]At MIT, "hacks" are performed by students who safely and ... any person, must be safe, and must provide joy or amusement to those who ... clever and elegant pranks that exist at the intersection of creative
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    Coursework and test requirements We recommend that prospective transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before ... college calculus and calculus-based physics, and one semester each of

  • Student life at MIT

    “day in the life of an MIT student” looks like for them—and that's part ... (and often do) speak at length about our students, but why not get to ... '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, and Audrey '24) Next stop