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Registration is now open until June 27 on a lottery basis, with equal consideration given to all applicants registering by that deadline. MIT’s Summer HSSP is a weekend academic program ( July 9-August 13 ) for students entering Grades 7-12 (plus those who just graduated high school). For more information, email summer-hssp@mit.edu.
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The registration lottery is open now through 11:59PM on March 5 , and until that deadline all course preferences will be treated equally in the lottery. After that, any remaining seats will be open first-come/first-served. Students may choose from about 100 courses and must register on their own.
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With STEM, customary gender roles are broken, and it gives way to equality in every possible way. If you are still in school, consider specializing and perfecting your abilities in math topics like calculus, probability, experimental design, and more. It isn’t just students that will benefit from STEM.
With STEM, customary gender roles are broken, and it gives way to equality in every possible way. If you are still in school, consider specializing and perfecting your abilities in math topics like calculus, probability, experimental design, and more. It isn’t just students that will benefit from STEM.
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