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Getting Into MIT: A Complete Data-Driven Guide for 2025–26 Applicants

MIT's 4.6% acceptance rate is just the beginning. This issue breaks down every layer of the application — admit stats from the Common Data Set, what MIT's eight selection criteria mean in practice, score floors, all five essay prompts, how recommendations are really read, the interview process, financial aid (88% graduate debt-free), three persistent myths, and a five-item action checklist before the November 1 deadline.