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    Getting started

    both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in ... 1 if you're applying Early Action, or January 6 if you're applying ... action cycle. Just do what works for you! Application fee or waiver Our
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    Via mail

    find our mailing address below. We'll get back to you much faster via ... related to an application—you can send it to: Massachusetts Institute of ... -200 Cambridge, MA 02139 Please note, this is not where our office is, in case you
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    application where you can describe any jobs you've had."]work,[/annotation] or ... can learn more about you.  If you have time to explore your interests ... Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college

  • MIT visits you

    best to come to you. We crisscross the U.S. as often as we can, so that you can learn more about MIT and see if it may be right for you ... take a look and see if we'll be in your area. We can't wait to meet you
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    Visit our office

    station. You can learn more in the Visit MIT section of our site. Welcome ... to the Welcome Center! Depending on where you are coming from, you ... environment, you can conveniently visit many other colleges along the way! If

  • Maps, directions, parking

    Center near the Kendall Square T station. You can learn more in the Visit ... Line is your best option to get to the Welcome Center! Depending on where ... , you can conveniently visit many other colleges along the way! If you
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Essays, activities & academics

    -information text box where you can tell us anything else you think we really ought to ... get to know you. Remember that this is not a writing test. Be honest, be ... Rather than asking you to write one long essay, the MIT application
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Accessing advanced coursework

    : Schoolhouse.world is a free, online tutoring platform where you can get support ... that can supplement your education. You’ll be able to report any courses ... note='To use this list to find opportunities where you live, click on
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    set of makerspaces where you can design and test your out ... former you get from learning in the classroom, and the latter from making ... you can upload a design and have it manufactured on demand. [embed
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    First-year learning communities

    , find your way around a new school. We get it, it can be overwhelming ... , and areas where students can work together at all hours of the day (or ... away learning what you can learn from a classroom in Cambridge, but
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    better place. It can be tricky to sum up all that you’re passionate about ... you’re feeling lost about where to start, there are resources that help ... you, then you can succeed on your own terms and be a better applicant to
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Housing at MIT

    ), where you can swap halls before classes begin. Some students spend all of ... . You choose where you live, and each living group is a community with its ... life. How this works is briefly reviewed below, but you can learn more at
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    WISE 2025

    transcript(s)[/annotation] An [annotation note="You can download your AP ... ='Standardized testing is required for the MIT application process; you can read more about ... counselor may have a document like this one that you can submit, or you may be

  • infinite MIT

    of data. Much of this data is related to people, where you can explore ... where you can watch all of the i3 videos that undergrads make to woo first ... .[/annotation]We hope you'll get a good sense of the MIT community and if it might be a
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Early vs Regular

    not place any limits on where else you may apply, nor do we require you ... another school that is "single choice"— meaning that you can only apply ... applicants with more options so they can choose which works best for them
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Summer programs

    (BWSI) is an intensive four-week program where high school juniors can get ... -focused summer program is what you’re looking for and you’re not sure where to ... We often get asked if there are particular summer programs students
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Eating at MIT

    [intro]You can choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to ... . During the school year, you can see daily menus here. Students who don ... who need something on the go. You can learn more about eating at MIT at
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

     Khan Academy and Schoolhouse.world; you can take a free online calculus course ... you are admitted for undergraduate study, we will make sure that you can ... you are, where you come from, what you’ve done so far, and what you hope

  • Next steps

    hope it helped you get to know MIT and the students that make this place ... guides us on an extended virtual campus tour. If you can't come to campus ... @mit.edu and you’ll be matched with a current student who can answer your