Massachusetts Institute of Technology
About
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is globally renowned for its rigorous STEM education and groundbreaking research, boasting world-leading programs in engineering, computer science, and business through the Sloan School of Management. The campus culture is intensely collaborative, intellectual, and wonderfully quirky, defined by a shared passion for hands-on problem-solving and beloved traditions like campus "hacks" (creative, harmless pranks). Driven by its motto *mens et manus* ("mind and hand"), MIT sets itself apart by integrating high-level research into the undergraduate experience, with over 90% of students participating in the pioneering Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
Wikipedia: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1861 to advance "useful knowledge", the university has played a significant role in the development of many areas of technology and science.
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Admissions
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Essay prompts
What field of study appeals to you the most right now? (Note: Applicants select from a drop-down list.) Reflect on what has led you to this interest.
about 100–200 wordsWhile some reach their goals following well-trodden paths, others blaze their own trails achieving the unexpected. In what ways have you done something different than what was expected in your educational journey?
about 100–200 wordsHow have your personal and academic experiences influenced the types of problems you would want to tackle with an MIT education and the impact you aim to make on your community?
about 100–200 wordsHow did you manage a situation or challenge that you didn't expect? What did you learn from it?
about 100–200 wordsThere is also one final, open-ended, additional-information text box where you can tell us anything else you think we really ought to know.
OptionalWhat do you do just for fun?
40–50 wordsWho is someone you admire, whether you know them personally or look up to them from afar? Tell us why.
40–50 wordsWhat's a topic, academic or non-academic, that you could talk about for hours?
40–50 wordsMIT values both "generalists" with varied interests and "specialists" who focus deeply on one or a few passions. Which do you think best describes you, and why?
40–50 words
Quoted from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's own page; answered in the MIT application. The application itself is the final word.
Student Body
Varsity sports
- BaseballMen's
- BasketballMen's · Women's
- Cross CountryMen's · Women's
- FencingMen's · Women's
- Field HockeyWomen's
- FootballMen's
- LacrosseMen's · Women's
- RifleCo-ed
- RowingMen's · Women's
- SailingWomen's · Co-ed
- SoccerMen's · Women's
- SoftballWomen's
- SquashMen's
- Swimming and Diving (combined)Men's · Women's
- TennisMen's · Women's
- Track and Field (Indoor)Men's · Women's
- Track and Field (Outdoor)Men's · Women's
- VolleyballMen's · Women's
- Water PoloMen's
Programs & Earnings
Institutional
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