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    For parents

    college feels like one of your last great parental responsibilities. We see the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    College access & advising programs

    The process of applying to college isn’t always straightforward ... resources for students of different backgrounds, a scholarship search (along ... preparation and advising resources, including lists of free and low-cost pre
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    DACA & undocumented applicants

    subcommittee of the Boston Teachers’ Union, has created a resource for applying ... As part of our mission to uphold meritocracy and fair access for ... , regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Undocumented and [annotation
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Maker education

    [intro]MIT's dozens of makerspaces, dedicated hands-on classes, and experiential programs give you training in modern means of manufacture: what has ... the core of MIT. The Institute has: over 40 design
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Veterans

    MIT has a long history of educating veterans, both before and after their service, and we are proud to support a community of veterans on ... forward to supporting you through the admissions process. How to apply
  • Discover / About MIT

    Inventions & innovations

    of world-changing advancements. These innovations translate the novel discoveries of basic research to products and infrastructure used by ordinary ... resources to help them get started on entrepreneurial projects of their own
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    Our selection process

    has any chance of swaying a decision unfairly. Our process is a student ... application is complete, it will first be read by a senior admissions officer ... proper context. Strong applications will then be evaluated by additional

  • Policies

     central accessibility website where you can find all of MIT's accessibility resources in ... process of innovation—hands-on work, often carried out in groups, that ... universities to publish an annual report every year by October 1 that contains
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    by Stu Schmill '86, Dean of Admissions and Student Financial Services ... evaluated by several different committees composed of admissions officers and ... ."]MIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions[/annotation] oversees the recruitment
  • About

    About MITAdmissions.org

    process or financial aid, may be out of date. About the blogs The MIT ... couple of years away, as was Tumblr. The lack of third-party resources, in ... choked off by trolls, as well as the migration of conversations to walled
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill '86, wrote in a blog post: In simple ... energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that are ... think they have to. We don’t want students to take advanced classes out of
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    International applicants

    hand. If you are in the process of obtaining a green card, then you are ... MIT has a very long history of educating international students, and ... , you may not be familiar with the application process for American
  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    advantage of what's around them—MIT's resources are unparalleled. Risk ... selection process. Here are the key components: Alignment with MIT's mission ... for applicants to have cured all infectious disease in the world by the

  • infinite MIT

    about collaboration in psets? A: Yes. The Process of Psetting, by Joel G ... disadvantaged in the undergraduate admissions process because of their financial ... in the admissions process because of their financial need. We meet the
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    [intro]Find out what it will cost to attend MIT with one of our cost ... Calculator is a tool designed by the College Board to help you assess what your eligibility for financial aid might be and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    and capable of in a college application.  As admissions officers, we ... the context of your life.  It’s important to think of any college ... place for your next step. This kind of self-reflection isn’t easy, and if
  • Discover / The MIT education

    General Institute Requirements

    credits of practical, project-based work to stimulate your resourcefulness ... curriculum and foundation for the rest of your education.[/intro] William ... studies...of the philosopher are often the most beneficent sources of
  • Discover / The MIT education

    MIT’s educational philosophy

    strong foundation in core fields of human knowledge (implemented by the ... -motivated and engaged participants in a dynamic community of learners. We combine rigorous academics with a learning-by-doing approach.[/intro] Our guiding

  • Next steps

    [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We ... so special. Before you go, we have some final resources for you to take advantage of.[/intro] Tour campus, virtually Follow blogger CJ Q. ’23 as he