From a bird’s-eye view and up close: this is MIT. Discover the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Favorite off-campus destinations • Newbury Street shopping and cafes (nice stroll over the bridge) • Toscanini’s Ice Cream (short walk) • Symphony Hall (take the #1 bus) • Chinatown (3 subway stops) • White Mountains/skiing (MIT Outing Club shuttles) • Cape Cod/beaches (ferry ride across the bay) • New York City (4 hour bus/train trip) The MIT campus (left) is located on the banks of the Charles River in the heart of the vibrant Boston/Cambridge community.
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From a bird’s-eye view and up close: this is MIT.Discover the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Favorite off-campus destinations
• Newbury Street shopping and cafes (nice stroll over the bridge)
• Toscanini’s Ice Cream (short walk)• Symphony Hall (take the #1 bus)
• Chinatown (3 subway stops)• White Mountains/skiing (MIT Outing
Club shuttles)• Cape Cod/beaches (ferry ride across the bay)
• New York City (4 hour bus/train trip)
The MIT campus (left) is located on the banks of the Charles River in the heart of the vibrant Boston/Cambridge community.
Who you will meet
During your time at MIT, you will discover as much about your classmates as you will about yourself.
You’ll get to know their passions, quirks, creativity and talents. They’ll become your collaborators and friends.
Here are the basics:
1,078 students in the freshman class• Men 55%
• Women 45%• African American 9%• Asian American 26%• Hispanic 15%• International 8%• Native American 1%• Other/No response 5%• White/Caucasian 36%
70% attended public high schools
Geography• New England 13%
• Mid-Atlantic 16%• South Atlantic 17%• Midwest 13%• South 9%• West 20%• International 11%
High school activities: Community Service (95%), Music (61%), Religious Activities (41%),
Visual and Performing Arts (55%), Varsity Sports (55%)
MajorsWhen you are admitted to MIT, you are
admitted to the entire Institute, not to a specific major or school. You’ll enter MIT
with an undeclared major and spend freshman year attending classes,
academic fairs, lectures and seminars to help you determine which major is right
for you. At the conclusion of your freshman year, you may choose
whichever major you like, without any additional applications or requirements.
What you will study
ClassesDuring your first year you will most likely take some of the classes required of all MIT students, including calculus, physics, biology, and chemistry. You’ll also have a choice of 2–3 electives in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. The hundreds of possibilities of electives range from “Introduction to
Psychology” and “How to Start a Revolution,” to “Introduction to Western Music”
and “Playwriting.”
Who your professors
and advisors will be
MIT’s classes are taught by MIT faculty, including Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners,and MacArthur fellows.
member, who helps you navigate MIT and choose from
among the thousands of classes. The
popular Freshman Advising Seminars
introduce intriguing aca-demic content while
helping you build close relationships with your
advisor and classmates.
CollaborationThe transition into college
can be challenging— transi-tioning to a new environment, new classmates, and of course, MIT’s analytically rigorously “problem sets.” To aid in this transition, MIT has a pass/no record policy for your first semester on campus. All grades of C and above appear on your transcript simply as “Pass,” while grades
of D or F will not appear on your transcript at all.
In addition to helping make the transition to college, pass/no record also helps in fostering
a collaborative environment where grades are not the focus, but rather,
learning is key.
Office of AdmissionsRoom 3-108Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA 02139-4307
(617) 253-3400www.mitadmissions.org
Contact Kirsten Derrickson Assistant Director of Admissions [email protected]
Where you will live
• Freshmen living on campus 100%
• Freshmen who get to choose the
dorm they want to live in 100%
• MIT students whose housing
is guaranteed for all 4 years
100%
Each of MIT’s 11 dorms has its own personality and traits:
• Dorms that allow cats 4• Dorms that allow
room painting 5• Dorms overlooking
Boston’s Charles River 6• Dorms with dining halls 4• Dorms with extensive
kitchen facilities 6• Dorms with live-in faculty
Housemasters 11
At MIT your living environment will cultivate your personality and culture, not compromise it.
What you will do outside of class
MIT students bring to campus a myriad of interests. With hundreds of existing student organizations and the option to start up your own,
you will never find a shortage of things to do.Student organizations 450+
• Music, theater & dance 50• Cultural 65
• Service 35• Religious 33
• Varsity teams 33 (33% of students)• Club sports teams 30 (15% of students)
• Intramural sport teams: 1,000+ (47% of students)
Largest represented states: California (13%), New York (9%), Massachusetts (9%),
