All You Need To Know About
MIT
43.25+
IB Score
1520+
SAT Score
4%
Acceptance Rate
3.7+
GPA Requirement
A Brief History
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was established in 1861 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a private research institution. Renowned for its engineering department, MIT has built programs in basic science, business management, humanities, and social sciences. A prestigious institute, MIT boasts an impressive 105 Nobel laureates, 8 Fields Medalists, and 26 Turing Award winners.
Residential Status
Primarily on Campus
Average Length of Degree
4 Years
Setting
Urban
Number of Undergraduate Students
Approximately 4,530
Public or Private
Private
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A Team of Specialists—Not Just One Counselor
At Crimson, you don’t rely on a single advisor for every aspect of your application. Instead, you get a dedicated team—from essay mentors and extracurricular strategists to interview coaches—each a specialist in their field, all working together to maximize your success.
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Meet Our Experts
Crimson’s admissions counselors include an impressive lineup of Former Admissions Officers from the Ivy League and several other Top 10 and 20 universities, including Stanford, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and more.
Devery D
Former Harvard Admissions Officer
Devery brings a rare level of insight and institutional knowledge to the Crimson team, having studied higher education management at Harvard's Graduate School of Education in addition to serving as a Harvard admissions officer, UC Berkeley application reader, and an application reader for a top liberal arts college.
Kimberley L.
Former Stanford Admissions Officer
A former admissions officer at Northwestern and Stanford and a graduate of Wellesley, Kellogg, and Oxford, Kimberley brings a holistic perspective to helping students and families navigate the college admissions process.
Dana C.
Senior Strategy Consultant
Dana Crum is a Princeton graduate, former application reader in Princeton University's Office of Undergraduate Admission, and a seasoned admissions consultant with a decade of success guiding domestic and international students into top US, UK and Canadian universities.
Devery D
Former Harvard Admissions Officer
Devery brings a rare level of insight and institutional knowledge to the Crimson team, having studied higher education management at Harvard's Graduate School of Education in addition to serving as a Harvard admissions officer, UC Berkeley application reader, and an application reader for a top liberal arts college.
Kimberley L.
Former Stanford Admissions Officer
A former admissions officer at Northwestern and Stanford and a graduate of Wellesley, Kellogg, and Oxford, Kimberley brings a holistic perspective to helping students and families navigate the college admissions process.
Dana C.
Senior Strategy Consultant
Dana Crum is a Princeton graduate, former application reader in Princeton University's Office of Undergraduate Admission, and a seasoned admissions consultant with a decade of success guiding domestic and international students into top US, UK and Canadian universities.