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I would like to apply for Either Mechanical engineering or a CS in the undergrad. Programme for MIT. I have medals and certificates in Olympiads and I compete in online programming sites . Is it required to do some research work or a project for consideration. If someone could advise?(note- student

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    Congrats to your achievement and kudos to your passions for algorithms & programmings. Those are certainly very encouraging signs of a budding computer scientist / programmer / engineer. Short answer: MIT does not have hard-and-fast rule for admission. Instead, MIT looks at the individual, his/her background and achievements and how the individual would contribute to MIT community as a whole. MIT loves passionate, resourceful, creative people. Follow your passions and excel to the fullest! Long answer: In your application process, the admissions officers will consider your achievements and take into account your background and environment: Did you come from a difficult background where resources and opportunity are scared? Do these achievements reflect passions, creativity and ingenuity? Do you persevere against great odds to achieve successes? How resourceful are you? Although these questions might sound very serious, remember that kids from all over the world (outside the US) apply to MIT, and some of them have came from an extraordinary journey to where they are today. People who live in a village without electricity mange to build a radio station from scraps. People from war-torn countries who excel in math and philosophies from basic education. MIT loves these people, because MIT knows that they will fully utilize an opportunity like MIT. Given that most of the world are still "developing" or "undeveloped", not everyone has an opportunity to do a research project, which might require accesses to computer laboratories and professors. Therefore, MIT does not require everyone who applies to MIT to do research or project. Suggestions: You might have asked this question because a large number of MIT applicants do have impressive research projects in their applications. If you have a chance to do a research project on what you are interested in (CS, Math, EE), why not? As suggested, if research projects are not available in your place, you can: * Propose and implement a school project in a topic of your interests. * Propose and implement a service project that benefits your neighborhoods. * Start a website that teaches programming. * Open a local programming club at your school. * Join http://thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.library or https://www.googlesciencefair.com/ The sky is the limit of your imagination and Google is your best friend :) Hope this helps!

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No. Research and projects are not "required" to apply to MIT.  Olympiads and online programming competitions are pretty awesome, and will boost your application quite a bit. Only do a project or research if it really interests you and you want to do it, not because it will increase your chances to get into a school. Its not that schools would be able to tell, but rather that you will probably be more enthusiastic and efficient with your time if you really want to do something, and those other projects/competitions will add  up to be more than whatever you were going to force yourself to do. If you really want more on your plate, here are some suggestions: Join or start your school's First robotics club (if in the US) http://www.usfirst.org/ The same for Technology Student Association http://www.tsaweb.org/ Projects from hack a day http://hackaday.com/

Andres Romero

Please note that one doesn't apply to MIT or most other US universities by major program, but to the university as a whole.  At MIT most students choose a major at the end of their first year and may change their minds at any time thereafter. Applications are read by admissions officers, not by professors in the field that interests you.  If you did a research project, therefore, the important thing would be the letter of recommendation from your research supervisor.  Not all students who apply or come to MIT are interested in research; many are interested in startups, careers in management, medicine, law, etc.

Anonymous

Taking modest exception to the answer from Anonymous - indeed one applies to MIT as a whole - but this is different from the practice of many US universities in which applications are submitted to particular colleges or departments within the university, either for freshman admission in the first instance, or while an undergraduate in applying to major in a particular school or department. Anonymous describes admission to MIT precisely correctly, and I regard it as a tremendous advantage of the place.  Once you are admitted, you can major in whatever you want.  If every student in a particular year decides to major in chemistry, that's pretty much MIT's problem.  At many other schools, the first 80 get to major in chemistry, and the rest are out of luck.

Thomas Glen Leo

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