GRADUATE PROGRAM
2011 Information & Application
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Introduction
2Admissions
Procedures —
Requirements and Tests
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Degree Information
3
Department Structure
4Departmental
Information
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Note to Applicants
23
Checklist
24Application for Graduate
Admission
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29Statement
Record of Courses Form
of Objectives Form
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Fees and Living Costs
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Evaluation Forms (3)
18
Financial Aid
37
Financial Statement Form
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The Campus
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Biographical Data Form
20Information
41International
for
International Students
Data Form
Student
Nondiscrimination Policy
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in education
and employment. The Institute does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or
national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment
policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other Institute administered programs and activities, but may
favor US citizens or residents in admissions and financial aid.*
The Vice President for Human Resources is designated as the Institute’s Equal Opportunity Officer and
Title IX Coordinator. Inquiries concerning the Institute’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes,
and regulations (such as Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504), and complaints may be directed to the Vice
President for Human Resources, Room E19-215, 617-253-6512, or to the Coordinator of Staff Diversity
Initiatives/Affirmative Action, Room E19-215, 617-253-1594. In the absence of the Vice President for
Human Resources or the Coordinator of Staff Diversity Initiatives/Affirmative Action, inquiries or complaints
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and Employee Relations, Room E19-235N, 617-253-4264, respectively. Inquiries about the laws and about
compliance may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, US Department of Education.
*The ROTC programs at MIT are operated under Department of Defense (DOD) policies and regulations, and do not comply fully with
MIT’s policy of nondiscrimination with regard to sexual orientation. MIT continues to advocate for a change in DOD policies and
regulations concerning sexual orientation, and will replace scholarships of students who lose ROTC financial aid because of these DOD
policies and regulations.
Introduction
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
is an academic community devoted
to undergraduate education, graduate
­education, and research. We have fostered
graduate study and research and awarded
advanced degrees since 1872.
MIT has been a consistent national
leader in the number of master’s and
doctoral degrees awarded, and ranks
highly in the number of doctorates
granted in the physical sciences, biological
sciences, ­economics, and mathematics.
In addition, other graduate programs in
the social ­sciences and humanities,
management, architecture, and urban
studies and planning have gained
significant prominence.
Approximately 6,000 graduate students
are currently enrolled in degree programs.
About 2,000 students enter graduate
programs each year with baccalaureate
degrees from nearly 250 American colleges
and universities, and some 60 foreign
countries. More than 190 foreign
universities are typically represented. Total
applications ­average about 21,000 per year.
MIT’s long tradition of making
contri­butions to knowledge has resulted
in extensive resources for graduate study.
Graduate students play central roles in
all of the Institute’s wide-ranging research
activities, making a vital contribution to
the educational experience of students,
faculty and to the success of the research
itself.
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Admissions Procedures
Requirements
At MIT, a regular graduate student is
one who is registered for a program of
advanced study and research leading to a
post-baccalaureate degree. A regular
graduate student may concurrently hold
an appointment as a research assistant,
teaching assistant, or instructor.
To be admitted as a regular graduate
­student, an applicant must have earned
a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from
a college, university, or technical school of
acceptable standing. Students in their final
year of undergraduate study may be
admitted on the condition that their
bachelor’s degrees are awarded before they
enroll at MIT.
Applicants are evaluated by the individual
department in which they intend to register
on the basis of their prior performance and
professional promise, as evidenced by their
academic records, letters of evaluation from
individuals familiar with their capabilities,
and any other pertinent data they submit.
While high academic achievement does not
guarantee admission, MIT expects such
achievement or other persuasive evidence of
professional promise.
Specific admission requirements vary by
department; please consult the catalogue
and department or program website for the
requirements of individual departments. In
general, most departments require
significant work in mathematics and the
physical sciences in addition to preparation
in a ­specific field of interest, but some admit
students with as little as one year each of
college-level mathematics and physical
­science. Students with minor deficiencies in
preparation may be admitted, but they must
make up prerequisite general or professional
subjects before proceeding.
Notification of admission for September
is usually sent to applicants before April 1.
Most departments inform applicants for
January/February and June admission as
soon as the review of their applications
is complete. For detailed information on
how to apply, please see page 23.
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Standardized Tests
Only official GRE, TOEFL or IELTS score reports are accepted. Photocopies
of reports ­cannot be used under any circumstances. The MIT reporting code is
3514. Departmental codes, where available, are listed with departmental
information beginning on page 4 of this booklet.
Graduate Record Examination
Most MIT departments require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test
and an appropriate Subject Test. Please check the departmental listings beginning on
page 4 of this booklet for information on the department to which you intend to apply.
The fee for the GRE ranges approximately from $160 to $190 US.
The General Test is offered only on the computer in the US and in most locations
around the world. The computer-based GRE General Test is available year round, and
appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early to maximize
your chances of scheduling your preferred test date and time. To register for the GRE
­General Test call 1-800-GRE-CALL (800-473-2255) or visit www.ets.org/gre. Applicants
who are tested after December 31, 2010 will not be considered for admission.
International English Language Testing System
IELTS exam measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills
– listening, reading, writing, and speaking – for people who intend to study or work
where English is the language of communication. Most departments now require this
test. Please check the departmental listings beginning on page 4 of this booklet for
information on the department to which you intend to apply.
To register for a test, visit http://www.ielts.org. Applicants who are tested after
December 31, 2010 will not be considered for admission.
Test of English as a Foreign Language
Students whose native language is not English may take the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 577 (233 for computer-based; 90
for internet-based) is required for visa certification. Many departments have higher
score requirements. See departmental information beginning on page 4 of this booklet.
The fee for the TOEFL ranges approximately from $150 to $225 US.
To register, visit http://www.toefl.org/. ­Students wishing to take the test after
December 31, 2010 will not be considered for ­admission.
Degree Information
Structure
Degrees Offered
Department Affiliation
Doctoral Degrees
MIT grants the following degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.
Doctor of Science, Sc.D.
Engineer’s Degree
(in engineering departments only)
Master of Architecture, M.Arch.
Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.
Master in City Planning, M.C.P.
Master of Engineering, M.Eng.
Master of Finance, M.Fin.
Master of Science, S.M.
General Requirements
The master’s degree generally requires a
minimum of one academic year of study,
the engineer’s degree two years, and the
doctoral degree three or more years beyond
a baccalaureate degree in the same field.
Residency
All MIT graduate degree programs have
residency requirements, which reflect
academic terms (excluding summer).
Minimum residency requirements are:
Degree
Academic
terms required
Ph.D.
Sc.D.
M.Arch.
S.M.Arch.S.
M.B.A.
M.C.P.
Engineer’s Degree
M.Eng.
S.M.
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Thesis
All degree requirements include completion
of an acceptable thesis prepared in
residence at MIT, unless special permission
is granted for part of the thesis work to be
accomplished elsewhere.
Engineer’s Degree
In the School of Engineering, students may
be awarded the engineer’s degree. This
program provides a higher level of
professional competence than is required by
the program leading to the master’s degree,
but less emphasis is placed on creative
research than in the doctoral program.
A doctoral degree requires the satisfactory
completion of an approved program of
advanced study and original research of high
quality. The Ph.D. and Sc.D. degrees are
awarded, interchangeably, by all departments
in the schools of engineering and science
(except Biology and Brain and Cognitive
Sciences) and in the fields of medical
engineering and medical physics. The Ph.D.
degree is awarded in the departments of
Architecture, Biology, Economics, Linguistics,
Management, Operations Research, Philosophy,
Political ­Science, Brain and Cognitive Sciences,
History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology
and Society (HASTS), Media Arts and Sciences,
and Urban Studies and Planning. Admission to
MIT for the master’s degree does not ­necessarily
imply an automatic commitment by MIT
beyond that level of study. A few departments
require a doctoral candidate to take a “minor”
program outside the principal field. Language
requirements vary, and some departments
require a thorough knowledge of one relevant
foreign language or a reading knowledge of two.
All graduate students, whether or
not they are participating in an
interdepartmental program, must have a
primary affiliation with and be registered
in a single department or the Engineering
Systems Division. Every applicant accepted
by MIT is admitted through one of the
graduate departments. In virtually all cases,
financial aid is arranged through individual
departments, and a student is awarded a
degree only upon the recommendation of
his or her specific department.
Interdepartmental
Programs
MIT has a number of established
interdepartmental programs, and there are
many more opportunities for students to
arrange interdepartmental programs with
interested faculty members. Current
programs include:
Biomedical Engineering
Computation for Design
and Optimization
Computational and Systems Biology
Economics and Urban Studies
Health Sciences and Technology
Leaders for Global Operations
Medical Engineering Medical Physics
Microbiology
MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic
­Institution (WHOI), Joint Program
in Oceanography
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Operations Research
Polymer Science and Technology
Real Estate Development
Transportation
The following interdepartmental programs
are affiliated with Engineering Systems
Division (ESD):
Leaders for Global Operations
Supply Chain Management (Center for
Transportation and Logistics)
System Design and Management
Technology and Policy Program
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Department Information
Aeronautics and
­Astronautics, Course XVI
Room: 33-208
Phone: (617) 253-0043
Fax: (617) 253-0823
email: aa-studentservices@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.,
Leaders for Global Operations - SM/MBA
Term students can be admitted:
September
June (Leaders for Global Operations only)
Application deadline:
December 15 (must be completed by)
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based; 100 for ­internet-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 63
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1601
Areas of research offered:
Aerospace Computational Engineering
Air-Breathing Propulsion
Aircraft Systems Engineering
Air Transportation Systems
Autonomous Systems
Communications and Networks
Controls
Humans in Aerospace
Materials and Structures
Space Propulsion
Space Systems
Our students have participated in
interdisciplinary study with the
following programs:
Biomedical Engineering
Computation for Design and Optimization
Flight Transportation
Leaders for Global Operations
Technology and Policy Program
System Design and Management
For a complete list of programs, see MIT
Centers, Labs and Programs.
Special instructions:
All applicants must use the Aero-Astro
specific online application which is on the
MIT Graduate Admissions website. Paper
applications will not be accepted.
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Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form. Please complete the
section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Architecture, Course IV
Room: 7-337
Phone: (617) 715-4490
Fax: (617) 253-8993
email: arch@mit.edu
http://architecture.mit.edu/
Types of degrees offered:
M.Arch., S.M.Vis.S., S.M.B.T.,
S.M.Arch.S., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15 (for September admission)
Portfolios due by January 3
Tests required:
IELTS: Preferred
Minimum score required: 7
(7.5 for PhD candidates in
History, Theory, and Criticism)
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 650
(280 for computer-based, 114 for ­internet-based)
for Ph.D. ­candidates in History, Theory, and
­Criticism;
600 (250 for computer-based, 100 for ­internetbased) for all other ­programs
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 12
GRE: Yes (M.Arch, S.M.B.T., Ph.D.
in Building Technology, and Ph.D.
applicants in History, Theory, and ­Criticism)
Department code: 4401
Return applications and portfolios to:
Department of Architecture, Room 7-337
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Portfolios are non-returnable.
Areas of research offered:
Architecture Design (M.Arch.)
Architecture and Urbanism (S.M.Arch.S.)
Building Technology (S.M., S.M.Arch.S., Ph.D.)
Design and Computation (S.M.Arch.S.
and Ph.D.)
History, Theory, and Criticism of ­Architecture
(S.M.Arch.S. and Ph.D.)
History, Theory, and Criticism of Art (Ph.D.)
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
(S.M.Arch.S.)
Visual Studies (S.M.)
Special instructions:
All applicants are required to use the online
application which is on the MIT Graduate
Admissions website.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column, including G.P.A.
S.M.Vis.S. applicants are asked to provide a
CD with a digital copy of their portfolios in
lieu of a printed one.
Biological Engineering (BE),
Course XX
Room: 56-651
Phone: (617) 253-1712
Fax: (617) 258-8676
email: be-acad@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/be/
Types of degrees offered:
M.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering
(for MIT undergraduates only)
S.M. in Molecular and Systems Toxicology
(for MIT undergraduates only)
S.M. in Biological Engineering
(Leaders for Global Operations only)
Ph.D., Sc.D. in Biological Engineering
Terms students can be admitted:
September
June (Leaders for Global Operations only)
Application deadline:
December 31
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
GRE: general test required
Return applications to:
BE, Room 56-651
Areas of Research offered for the
Ph.D. Degree:
Biological and Physiological Transport
Phenomena
Biological Imaging and Functional
Measurement
Biomaterials
Biomolecular Engineering
Biophysics
Cell and Tissue Engineering
Computational Modeling of Biological and
Physiological Systems
Discovery and Delivery of Molecular
Therapeutics
Energy
Genetic Toxicology
Infectious Disease and Immunology
Macromolecular Biochemistry & Biophysics
Metabolism of Drugs and Toxins
Microbial Pathogenesis
Microbial Systems
Molecular, Chemical and Environmental
Carcinogenesis
Molecular, Cell and Tissue Biomechanics
Molecular Epidemiology and Dosimetry
Molecular Pharmacology
Nanoscale Engineering of Biological Systems
Neurobiological Systems
New Tools for Genomics, Functional
Genomics, Proteomics and Glycomics
Synthetic Biology
Systems Biology
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Human Genetics
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular Medicine and Human Diseases
Neurobiology
Physiology
Plant Molecular Biology
Structural Biology and Biophysics
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in ­Oceanography,
Course VII-W
Biological Oceanography
Ecology and Evolution
Marine Biology
Marine Toxicology
Microbiology
Molecular Ecology
Special instructions:
Applicants to the Department of Biology do
not need to complete the Financial Statement
form. Applicants to the MIT-WHOI joint
program should see MIT-WHOI Joint
Program in ­Oceanography section on page
15 for instructions on application deadline,
where to return application, and for all other
information. Applicants are NOT required
to complete the Record of Courses Taken in
Preparation for Graduate Study form.
Biology, Course VII
Brain and Cognitive
Sciences, Course IX
Room: 68-120
Phone: (617) 253-3717
Fax: (617) 258-9329
email: gradbio@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/graduate
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 1
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department
Department code: 35
GRE: general test required; subject test in biology,
chemistry, or physics optional
Department code: 0203
Return applications to: Department of
Biology, Room 68-120
Areas of research offered:
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Room: 46-2005Q
Phone: (617) 253-7403
Fax: (617) 258-9216
email: bcs-admissions@mit.edu
http://bcs.mit.edu
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D. in Cognitive Science,
Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 1
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based; 90 for iBT)
IELTS or TOEFL may be waived by
department; make request by sending email to
bcs-admissions@mit.edu.
Department code: 58
GRE: general test only
Department codes:
0213 (Neurosciences)
2002 (Cognitive Psychology
Mailing Address:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Bldg. 46, Room 2005-Q
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Express Mail/Courier Deliveries:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
43 Vassar Street
Bldg. 46, Room 2005-Q
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Areas of research offered:
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Computation
Systems Neuroscience
Special instructions:
Brain and Cognitive sciences requires ALL
applicants to use the online application which
is on the MIT Graduate Admissions website.
Applicants should not send published papers,
theses, writing samples or other supplemental
material with your application, other than a CV;
CVs can be emailed to bcs-admissions@mit.
edu or mailed.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program. The additional courses
section is not required. Group courses by
subject area, and complete each column.
Center for Real Estate (CRE)
Room: W31-310
Phone: (617) 253-4373
Fax: (617) 258-6991
email: mit-cre@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/cre/
Type of degree offered:
S.M.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 5
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
GMAT: Yes
Return applications to: CRE, W31-310
Applicants to MIT/CRE Program should
download additional application instructions/
materials at:
http://web.mit.edu/cre/application.html
Special instructions:
Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form.
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Chemical Engineering,
Course X
Room: 66-366
Phone: (617) 253-4577
Fax: (617) 253-9695
email: easterly@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/cheme/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D., Leaders for Global
Operations Program - SM from CE and
M.B.A./SM from Sloan.
Terms students can be admitted:
September
June (Leaders for Global Operations)
Application deadline:
January 3
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 64
GRE: general test required; subject test in
Chemistry or Engineering optional
Department code: 1001
Return applications to: Department of
Chemical Engineering, Room 66-366
Areas of research offered:
Biochemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
Catalysis and Chemical Kinetics
Colloid Science and Separations
Energy Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Leaders for Global Operations
Materials
Microchemical Systems, Microfluidics
Nanotechnology
Polymers
Process Systems Engineering
PPST: Program in Polymers, Science
and Technology
Thermodynamics, Statistical
Mechanics and Molecular Simulation
Transport Processes
Special instructions:
Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form.
Chemical Engineering
­Practice, Course X-A
Room: 66-366
Phone: (617) 253-4577
Fax: (617) 253-9695
email: easterly@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/cheme/graduate/practice/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.C.E.P. (September admission only)
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Chemistry, Course V
Room: 2-204
Phone: (617) 253-1845
Fax: (617) 258-0241
email: brighton@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15 (for September admission)
Tests required:
IELTS: Preferred
Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
IELTS or TOEFL may be waived
by department
Department code: 62
GRE: general test required;
subject test recommended
Department code: 0301
Return applications to: Department of
Chemistry, Room 2-204
Areas of research offered:
Biological Chemistry
Bio-Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Theory
Special instructions:
The chemistry department encourages that,
if possible, you mention in your Statement
of Objectives essay, specific faculty whose
research is of interest to you.
Applicants are required to complete the Record of
Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study
form. Please list science and mathematics courses
only. Group courses by subject area, and complete
only the columns for course name, academic year,
and official grade.
Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Course I
Room: 1-290
Phone: (617) 253-7119
Fax: (617) 258-6775
email: cee-admissions@mit.edu
http://cee.mit.edu/
Types of degrees offered:
M.Eng., M.S.T., S.M., Civil Engineer’s Degree,
Ph.D., Sc.D.
Please read descriptions of master’s degrees
before choosing one.
Leaders for Global Operations Program:
S.M. from C.E.E. and M.B.A/S.M. from Sloan
Terms students can be admitted:
September
June (Leaders for Global Operations)
Application deadline:
January 2
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
(90 for internet-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department
Department code: 65 or 46
GRE: general test only
Department codes:
Civil ­Engineering 1102
Environmental Engineering 1103
Return applications to: Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, Room 1-290
Areas of research offered:
Civil Engineering
Composite Materials and Structures
Computer Aided Engineering
Construction Engineering and Technology
Earthquake Engineering
Engineering Geology
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Environmental Geotechnology
Environmental Microbiology
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Groundwater Hydrology
High Performance Structures (M.Eng)
Hydrology
Information Technology
Material Engineering
Nondestructive Evaluation
Operations Research
Rock Mechanics
Sediment Transport
Soil Mechanics
Structural Engineering
Structural Materials
Structural Mechanics
Transportation
Transportation Economics
Transportation and Information Systems
Transportation and Logistics
Transportation Policy
Transportation Systems
Underground Construction
Urban Transportation
Water Resources (M.Eng)
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography,
Course I-W
Aquatic Biology
Aquatic Chemistry
Chemical Oceanography
Coastal Oceanography
Geochemistry
Hydrodynamics
Marine Ecology
Ocean Acoustics
Plankton Ecology
Remote Sensing
Sediment Transport
Special instructions:
Record of Subjects Taken section NOT
required (except for applicants to WHOI Joint
Program).
Comparative Media Studies
(CMS)
Room: E15-331
Phone: (617) 253-3599
Fax: (617) 258-5133
email: cms-admissions@mit.edu
http://cms.mit.edu/academics/
graduate_apply.php
Type of degree offered:
S.M.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 15
Tests required:
GRE: general test required
Department code: 4505
International students:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
CMS does not accept the TOEFL exam.
Special instructions:
1) CMS expects applicants to use the online
application. Please contact
cms-admissions@mit.edu if you are unable to
submit an electronic application.
2) Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column except the one that asks
for textbooks used in each course.
3) In an addendum to the Statement of
Objectives, applicants who wish to be
considered for financial aid should identify
at least one research project suitable to the
candidate’s background, academic interests, and
research goals.
http://cms.mit.edu research/projects.php
4) For the writing sample, please submit an
academic research paper or one chapter of
a longer project. If the context is not clear,
please provide a brief description. If the work
represents a collaboration, please explain.
Writing samples cannot be appended to
the electronic application. Please submit an
electronic copy to cms-admissions@mit.edu.
Mailing address for supplementary
materials: Electronic submission is strongly
encouraged, as it benefits your application’s
completeness and speed of response. Materials
not submitted electronically, such as transcripts,
should be mailed to:
Comparative Media Studies
MIT, Room E15-331
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Computation for Design
and Optimization (CDO)
Room: 35-329
Phone: (617) 253-3725
email: cdo_info@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/cdo-program
Type of degree offered:
S.M.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 10
Tests required:
GRE: general test required; advanced subject
test recommended
Department code: 1699
International Students:
Applicants from non-English speaking
countries are required to take the IELTS. CDO no
longer accepts the TOEFL exam. A waiver may be
considered only under special circumstances.
Special instructions:
All applicants are required to use the unique
CDO online application on the MIT Graduate
Admissions website, http://web.mit.edu/
admissions/graduate/how_to_apply/. The
application will be activated in September.
Applicants should not send published papers or
theses; the only paper documents needed are
transcripts.
Mailing address:
CDO Administrator, Room 35-329
MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Computational and
Systems Biology (CSB)
Room: 68-139
Phone: (617)324-0055
Fax: (617) 253-8699
email: csbphd@mit.edu
http://csbi.mit.edu
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6
Most typical successful applicants will have a score
of 7 or higher
GRE: general test required, subject test optional
Department code: 3394
Return transcript and recommendation
forms to: CSB Ph.D. Program,
Room 68-139
Areas of research offered:
Biological Design and Synthetic Biology
Cancer Biology
Cell and Tissue Engineering
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Functional Genomics
Gene and Protein Networks
Genomics and Proteomics
Imaging and Image Informatics
Instrumentation Engineering
Molecular Biophysics
Nanobiology and Microsystems
Neurosystems Biology
Predictive Toxicology and Metabolic
­Engineering
Special instructions:
Please indicate CSB as the department on the
application form.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Earth, Atmospheric, and
Planetary Sciences,
Course XII
Room: 54-912
Phone: (617) 253-3381
Fax: (617) 253-8298
email: eapsinfo@mit.edu
http://eapsweb.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
February (contact department), June,
September (Joint Program only in June or
September)
Application deadlines:
November 1 (for February admission)
January 5 (for June and September admission)
Please note that September is our main
admissions period.
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Tests required:
IELTS: Preferred
Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based; 90-91 for
internet-based)
IELTS/TOEFL may be waived by department;
make request in writing.
Department code: 61 (Astronomy)
71 (Geology)
GRE: general test required; subject test required
in either Chemistry or Physics for the Planetary
Science area.
Department code: 0599
Return applications to:
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and
Planetary Sciences, Room 54-912
Areas of research offered:
Atmospheric Science
(dynamics and chemistry)
Climate Physics and Chemistry
(includes Paleoceanography)
Geobiology
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics
Planetary Sciences
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography, Course
XII-W
Chemical Oceanography
Geochemistry
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Paleoceanography
Physical Oceanography
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form. Please complete the
form in two areas: “Major field with minor
if closely related” and “Supporting sciences.”
Mathematics is considered an important part
of our program. Please list all Math classes
at the beginning of the “Major field” section.
The remaining categories do not need to be
completed.
Academic Records (Transcripts):
You should scan and email original copies of
your academic records to
eapsinfo@mit.edu. Please use the word
“Transcript” in your subject line. When
necessary, please have records translated into
English. If you cannot provide scanned
documents you should send a notice to the
same email address stating your problem. Do
not mail in your official academic records
or transcripts.
Applicants who are offered admission will
be required to provide an official transcript
from each school attended. Any discrepancy
between the scanned transcripts and
official transcripts may result in the
withdrawal of our offer of admission.
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Economics, Course XIV
Room: E52-391D
Phone: (617) 253-8787
Fax: (617) 253-1330
email: econ-admit@mit.edu
http://econ-www.mit.edu/
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 84
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1801
Return applications to: Department of
Economics, Room E52-391D
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form. Please list economics and
mathematics courses only. Group courses by
subject area, and complete each column.
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science,
Course VI
Room: 38-444
Phone: (617) 253-4603
Fax: (617) 258-7354
email: grad-ap@eecs.mit.edu
http://www.eecs.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
M.Eng. (for MIT Undergraduates only), S.M.,
Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Leaders for Global Operations Program:
S.M. from E.E.C.S. and M.B.A/S.M.
from Sloan
Terms students can be admitted:
September (For Regular Admission)
June (Leaders for Global Operations)
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
IELTS: Preferred
Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department
Department code: 78 (Computer Science)
66 (Electrical Engineering)
GRE: No (Except for LGO)
Areas of research offered:
Artificial Intelligence
Bioelectrical Engineering
Circuit Design
Communications
Computational Biology
Computer Graphics
Computer Networks
Computer Systems and Architecture
Devices and Materials
Electromagnetic Energy, Fields and Waves
Signal Processing
Systems, Decision and Control
Theoretical Computer Science
Joint Programs:
Leaders for Global Operations
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Special instructions:
Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science requires ALL applicants to use the
on-line EECS Graduate Application site
which can be accessed from the MIT
Graduate Admissions website. The EECS
Graduate Application site will be activated
in mid-September, is unique to EECS, and is
not used by any other department. If you are
applying to joint programs and want EECS
to be your collaborative department, or if you
are applying to a joint program and also want
to be considered for regular EECS Ph.D.
admission, you should use the online
application. Applicants should not send
published papers or theses. The only paper
documents needed are your transcripts.
Engineering Systems
Division (ESD)
Please contact the program to which you are
applying with any questions.
http://esd.mit.edu/academics.html
Types of degrees offered:
Engineering Systems Division
S.M. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESM)
Ph.D. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESP)
Leaders for Global Operations
S.M. from one of seven participating
programs in School of Engineering &
M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan (ESD-LGO)
Supply Chain Management
Master of Engineering in Logistics
(ESD-SCM)
Systems Design & Management
S.M. in Engineering & Management
(ESD-SDM)
Technology and Policy Program
S.M. in Technology and Policy (ESD-TPP)
Possible areas of research:
Aerospace Systems
Assistive Technologies
Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship,
Organizational Learning
Complex Socio-Technical System Analysis
Energy and the Environment
Health Care, Pharmaceutical, and Service
Industries
Human-Systems Engineering
Industrial Relations
International Relations
Information Technology, Information
Systems, Software Engineering
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing (economics, materials,
environmental policy, strategy)
Materials (systems analysis, environmental
and economic policy)
Networks, Distributed Simulation Systems
Product and Process Design and
Development, Technical Innovation
Project Management
Risk and Safety Analysis and
Decision-Making, Risk Management
Science, Space, and Technology Policy
Social and Organizational Psychology
System Architecture, Systems Engineering
System Safety
Technology Policy for Socio-Economic
Development
Transportation Systems
Engineering Systems Division
(ESD)
Room: E40-249
Phone: (617) 253-1182
Fax: (617) 258-7733
http://esd.mit.edu/academics.html
Term students can be admitted:
September
June (Leaders for Global Operations)
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
GRE: general test required.
Minimum score required: Verbal: 550 (450 nonnative speakers), Quantitative: 700, Analytical
Writing: 4.5
Department code: 1612
Return applications to: ESD-Doc/SM,
Room E40-249
Additional requirements: Résumé
Special instructions:
Applicants must apply online. Paper
applications will not be considered.
Leaders for Global Operations
(LGO)
See listing on page 10.
Supply Chain Management
(SCM)
See listing on page 15.
System Design and
­Management Program (SDM)
Room: E40-315
Phone: (617) 253-1055
Fax: (617) 253-1462
email: sdm@mit.edu
http://sdm.mit.edu
Term students can be admitted:
January
Application deadlines:
September 30
(International Students July 15)
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
GRE or GMAT: general test required.
GRE Minimum score required:
Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speakers),
Quantitative: 700, Analytical
Writing: 4.5; GMAT: 600
Department code: 3537
Return applications to: ESD-SDM,
Room E40-315
Special instructions:
SDM requires ­applicants to complete a
special SDM application for admission. The
application may be obtained from our website:
http://sdm.mit.edu. All applicants must
complete the on-line SDM Application.
Technology and Policy
­Program (TPP)
Room: E40-369
Phone: (617) 258-7295
Fax: (617) 253-7568
email: tpp@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/tpp
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
GRE: general test required. Minimum score
required: Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speakers),
Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5
Return applications to: ESD-TPP,
Room E40-369
Special instructions:
The preferred method is to employ the online
form and to submit your response by email.
Applicants must also submit a current résumé
and cover letter by no later than December
15, to the address above.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete only the columns for course name,
academic year, and official grade.
TPP also requires applicants to complete a
special TPP supplement in addition to the
standard application. The supplement may be
obtained from the TPP program office or by
downloading it from our website: http://web.
mit.edu/tpp.
Note: The TOEFL is no longer a standard
element of the TPP application. Applicants
seeking to submit a TOEFL in lieu of an
IELTS score should contact TPP.
Harvard-MIT Division
of Health Sciences and
­Technology (HST)
Room: E25-518
Phone: (617) 452-3171
Fax: (617) 253-6692
email: hst-phd-admissions@mit.edu
http://hst.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
(MEMP): Ph.D., Sc.D.
Please note that HST’s programs in Bioinformatics
and Integrative Genomics (BIG), Neuroimaging, and
Bioastronautics all fall within MEMP; candidates
interested in these programs should apply to MEMP.
Speech and Hearing Bioscience and
Tech­nology (SHBT): Ph.D., Sc.D.
Term students can be admitted:
­September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
MEMP: GRE general test required
SHBT: GRE general test required
Department code: 0699
IELTS: Strongly Preferred
Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based, 100 for internet- based)
Department code: 0699
HST requires IELTS or TOEFL score reports
for any candidate whose native language is
not English. This requirement is waived if the
candidate attended a secondary school taught
in English.
MEMP THROUGH MIT
Applicants should apply on-line at
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/.
For detailed instructions, see
http://hst.mit.edu/go/memp_admissions.
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MEMP THROUGH HARVARD
Applicants should apply online at http://
www.gsas.harvard.edu/prospective_students/
admissions_information_for_prospective_
graduate_students.php
For detailed instructions, see
http://hst.mit.edu/go/memp_admissions.
SHBT:
Applicants should apply online at
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/.
For detailed instructions, see
http://hst.mit.edu/go/shbt_admissions
History, Anthropology, and
Science, Technology
and Society (HASTS)
Room: E51-185
Phone: (617) 253-9759
Fax: (617) 258-8118
email: hasts@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/hasts/
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D. in History, Anthropology, and ­Science,
Technology and Society (HASTS).
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 1
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based; 90 for internet-based)
IELTS or TOEFL may be waived
by department.
GRE: general test required
Department code: 2703
Special instructions:
Applicants to History, Anthropology, and
Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) are
required to submit a writing sample. There are
no specific parameters in terms of content,
but the length should not exceed that of a
chapter or article.
Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form.
Return writing samples to:
STS Academic Administrator
MIT, Room E51-185
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Please see http://web.mit.edu/hasts/
admissions for more information about
submitting your application.
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Interdisciplinary Programs
Division of Health Sciences and ­Technology
(HST), Joint Program with Harvard
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in ­Oceanography
(S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.)
Leaders for Global Operations
(LGO) (dual degree S.M. and
M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan School
of Management)
Medical Engineering/Medical Physics
(MEMP) (Ph.D.) – see HST
Microbiology (MICRO) (Ph.D)
Operations Research Center (ORC)
(S.M., Ph.D.)
Program in Polymer Science and ­Technology
(PPST) (Ph.D.)
Leaders for Global
Operations Program
Applicants to the dual degree Leaders for
Global Operations program must apply for
admission either through a participating
Master’s Program of the School of Engineering
or through the ­Master’s Program of the Sloan
School of Management.
Room: E40-315.
Phone: (617) 253-1055
Fax: (617) 253-1462
email: lgo@mit.edu
http://lgo.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
All LGO students receive an S.M. from
the School of Engineering and either an M.B.A.
or S.M. from the Sloan School of Management
Term students can be admitted:
June
Tests required:
If applying through Sloan, the applicant
may submit either the GMAT or the GRE.
If applying through the School of
Engineering, the applicant must submit the
GRE. The applicant should check with the
specific engineering department to see if
other tests are required.
Application deadline:
December 15 (Regardless of engineering department
deadline)
Areas of research offered:
Manufacturing/operations-focused, through the
following participating engineering master’s programs:
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Biological Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering Systems
Mechanical Engineering
Special instructions:
See the LGO website for specific application
details: http://lgo.mit.edu.
Applicants must apply online through
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate.
Paper applications will not be considered.
Linguistics and Philosophy,
Course XXIV
Room: 32-D808
Phone: (617) 253-4141
Fax: (617) 253-5017
email: lp-admissions@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/
http://web.mit.edu/philos/www/
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 2
Tests required:
The department of Linguistics and
Philosophy will accept TOEFL
or the IELTS.
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
(90 for internet-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department
Department codes: 04 (Linguistics)
20 (Philosophy)
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5
GRE: No
Return applications to: Department
of Linguistics and Philosophy, Room
32-D808
Areas of research offered:
Linguistics
Philosophy
Special instructions:
Applicants to the Department of Linguistics
and Philosophy are required to submit a writing
sample as part of their application. Writing
samples should be submitted ­electronically.
Please go to http://www.dlp.mit.edu/
admissions for further instruction.
Applicants to the linguistics program are
very strongly urged to send one or more
copies of major research papers (term papers,
research reports, theses). These papers need
not necessarily be about linguistics, but they
should demonstrate an applicant’s ability to
pursue serious scholarly inquiry. Submitting
more than one piece of work is especially
appropriate for applicants with research
experience in multiple relevant areas. At least
one of the writing samples should be written
in English, but additional writings in another
language can sometimes also be reviewed.
Applicants to the philosophy program should
submit a writing sample in philosophy, ideally
of 15–25 pages in length. The writing sample
should allow us to assess the applicant’s
understanding of a philosophical problem,
and ability to evaluate philosophical
arguments. This assessment is usually easier
if the writing sample explicitly engages with
some of the contemporary philosophical
literature.
Applicants to the Linguistics Program are
NOT required to complete the Record of
Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate
Study form.
Applicants to the Philosophy Program
are required to list only relevant texts and
authors on the Record of Courses Taken in
Preparation for Graduate Study form.
Materials Science and
­Engineering, Course III
Room: 6-107
Phone: (617) 253-3302
email: dmse-admissions@mit.edu
http://www-dmse.mit.edu/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15 (must be received by)
Tests required:
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1403
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
IELTS may be waived by Department.
The IELTS requirement will only be waived (1) if you
have received instruction in English in primary and
secondary school or (2) if you have been in the US for
three years and will have received a degree from an
American institution before entering MIT. Include a
letter requesting the waiver with your supplemental
materials. If the waiver is not approved, you will need
to take and submit the IELTS score by mid-January.
Note: The TOEFL is no longer accepted.
Return applications to:
Department of Materials Science and
Engineering, Room 6-107
Areas of research offered:
Archaeological Materials
Biological and Polymeric Materials
Computational Materials Science
Materials for Energy and the Environment
Materials Economics and Manufacturing
Nanotechnology, Nanodevices,
and Nanomaterials
Electronic, Photonic, and Magnetic Materials
High-performance Structural
Materials and Alloys
And are complemented by focused programs
that include:
Program in Polymer Science and Technology
Application deadlines:
December 1 (must be postmarked by)
January 15 (for M.Eng Program)
You can indicate your interest in these
focused programs on your application.
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
Waiver accepted: No
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1502
Return applications to: Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Room 1-112
Areas of research offered:
Applied Mechanics
Automotive & Aircraft Engines
Biomaterials
Biomechanics & Neural Control of
­Movement
Biomedical Engineering
Biorobotics
Combustion
Composites Processing
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Computational Mechanics
Computer-Aided Design/Manufacturing
Controls
Cryogenics
Design
Dynamics
Energy and Power
Environmental Engineering
Fibers & Polymers
Finite Elements
Fluid Mechanics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Human-Machine Systems
Instrumentation
Internal and External Combustion Engines
Leaders for Global Operations
Management of Technology
Manufacturing
Materials
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Mechanics
Mechanics of Materials
MEMS and Nanotechnology
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Microfluids
Optical Engineering
Optical Measurement
Polymer Processing
Precision Engineering
Robots, Manipulators and Teleoperators
Systems Design and Management
Technology and Policy
Thermodynamics
Transportation
Tribology
Special instructions:
Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form.
Mathematics, Course XVIII
Room: 2-108
Phone: (617) 253-2689
Fax: (617) 253-4358
email: gradofc@math.mit.edu
http://www-math.mit.edu/grad/
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15 (must be received by)
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6
TOEFL: No longer accepted
GRE: general and subject test required
Department code: 0703 (Mathematics)
0702 (Applied Mathematics)
0700 (Mathematical Sciences)
Special instructions:
The Department of Mathematics encourages
ALL applicants to use the online application
which is on the MIT Graduate Admissions
website and will be activated in September.
This application is unique to Math and is not
used by any other department. Applicants
should not send published papers or theses.
The only paper documents needed are official
transcripts.
Mechanical Engineering,
Course II
Room: 1-112
Phone: (617) 253-2291
Fax: (617) 258-5802
email: megradoffice@mit.edu
http://meche.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., M.Eng (In the discipline of
Manufacturing only), Naval Engineer,
Ph.D., Sc.D., Leaders for Global Operations
Program - SM from ME and M.B.A./SM
from Sloan.
Terms students can be admitted:
June, September
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in
Oceanography, Course II-W
Hydrodynamics of Vehicles
Telepresence
Underwater Robotics
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Special instructions:
The only paper documents needed are your
transcripts.
Center for Ocean Engineering
Degree programs:
Ocean Engineering
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Areas of research offered:
Acoustics
Applied Mechanics
Computer-Aided Design and Fabrication
Environmental Engineering
Fluid Mechanics
Hydrodynamics
Ocean Engineering
Structural Mechanics
Underwater Vehicle Design
Welding Fabrication
Naval Construction and Engineering
Naval Engineering
Ship Design
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography
Environmental Acoustics
Oceanography
Media Arts and Sciences
(MAS)
Room: E14-245
Phone: (617) 253-5114
Fax: (617) 253-8542
email: mas@media.mit.edu
http://www.media.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15 (applications must be
­submitted online)
Supplemental deadline:
December 31 (transcripts, IELTS score)
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
IELTS waiver accepted: No
All international students must take
the IELTS exam; TOEFL scores will not be
accepted.
Department code: 3514
GRE: No
Send supporting materials to: MAS, Room
E15-401
Special instructions:
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1) Online applications are required.
2) Applicants must specify three faculty with
whom they are applying to work. List these
faculty in order of preference at the opening
of the statement of objectives. A list of
faculty who are admitting students can be
found at http://www.media.mit.edu/mas/
areas.html
3) Portfolios (containing publications, theses,
awards, designs and other work) should
be submitted as a URL at the end of your
statement of objectives. Hardcopies are not
accepted.
4.) Letters of recommendation are required
to be submitted using the online application
system (page two of application). Hardcopies
are not accepted.
5.) Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Microbiology (MICRO)
Room: 68-139
Phone: (617) 324-0055
Fax: (617) 253-8699
email: microbiology@mit.edu
http://microbiology.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
Microbiology Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
GRE: general test required,
Department code: 0212
GRE Subject test optional
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6; most applicants
should have scores of 7 or higher. To have
IELTS results reported, indicate Microbiology
Graduate Program, MIT on your IELTS test
application. No code or address is needed.
Return applications to:
Microbiology Graduate Program,
Room 68-139
Areas of research offered:
Biochemical, Chemical, and Structural
Microbiology
Bioenergy and Metabolic Diversity
Bioinformatics and Computational
Microbiology
Ecology and Environmental/
Geomicrobiology
Evolution
Genetics and Physiology
Genomics and Systems Microbiology
Immunology and Host-Microbe
Interactions
Metabolic Engineering and Biotechnology
Microbial Oceanography
Molecular and Cellular Microbiology
Virology and Phage Biology
Special instructions: Please indicate
MICROBIOLOGY as the department on
the application form. Applicants are NOT
required to complete the Records of Courses
Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study
Form. Applicants should apply on-line at
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate.
MIT-Woods Hole
­Oceanographic
Institution (WHOI), Joint
Program in Oceanography/
Applied Ocean Science and
Engineering
Room: 54-911
Phone: (617) 253-7544
Fax: (617) 253-9784
email: mit-whoi-www@mit.edu
http://mit.whoi.edu
Types of degrees offered:
Ph.D., Sc.D. (S.M. for US Navy applicants only)
Terms students can be admitted:
June, September
Application deadlines:
December 15 (for EECS-JP and Mechanical
Engineering-JP applicants)
January 5 (for June or September - all other
applicants.)
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based;
90-91 for internet-based)
Minimum score for applicants to Course VI-W:
600 (250 for computer-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department under
certain circumstances. Make request in writing
well in advance of application deadline.
Department code: 75
GRE: general test required of all applicants.
Department code: 0508
Special instructions:
Joint program applicants should enter “Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution” as the
department and state their desired area of
research on item 2 of the application.
Applicants must complete the Record of
Subjects Taken in Preparation for Graduate
Study form. Electrical Engineering/Computer
Science-JP applicants must use the EECS
online application form at: http://apply.eecs.
mit.edu/
Return applications to: Joint Program
Office, Room 54-911, MIT
Areas of research offered:
Main areas of research:
Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
Biological Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Please also see descriptions of
interdisciplinary areas of research within the
Departments of Civil/Environmental
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Biology, and Earth, Atmospheric and
Planetary Sciences.
Nuclear Science and
­Engineering, Course XXII
Room: 24-102
Phone: (617) 253-3814
Fax: (617) 258-7437
email: cegan@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/nse/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
June, September
Application deadlines:
January 7 (for June and September ­admission)
In general, the department discourages February
admissions, although in exceptional cases this
may be admitted. Applicants wishing to initiate
their studies in February should apply for regular
admission in September of the previous semester
and request a deferral, clearly stating the reasons
for this request.
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based; 90 for internet-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 69
All international students must take either the
TOEFL or the IELTS.
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1609
Return applications to:
Department of Nuclear Science and
Engineering, Room 24-102A
Areas of research offered:
Applied Plasma Physics
Experimental Plasma Physics
Fission Reactor Systems Engineering
Fusion Reactor Technology
Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems
Management & Policy
Nuclear Materials Engineering
Nuclear Science and Technology
Reactor Engineering
Risk Assessment and Management
Technology and Policy
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Center for Ocean
Engineering
For details, see Mechanical Engineering on
page 11.
Operations Research (OR)
Room: E40-149
Phone: (617) 253-3601
Fax: (617) 258-9214
email: lrose@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
All international students applying to the Operations
Research Center are required to take either the
TOEFL or IELTS.
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
TOEFL: Minimum score required:
(600 for paper-based; 250 for computer-based;
100 for internet-based)
TOEFL waiver may be considered under
special circumstances
Department code: 67
GRE: general test required ­
Department code: 1302
Return applications to: Operations Research
Center, Room E40-149
Special instructions:
Please indicate “OR” as the department
on application form. The ORC encourages
all applicants to use the online application.
Students should try to limit their Statement of
Objectives to one page.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete only the columns for course name,
academic year, and official grade.
Physics, Course VIII
Room: 4-315
Phone: (617) 253-9703
Fax: (617) 258-8319
email: physics-grad@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/physics/graduate/
applicants
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
February, September
Application deadlines:
November 1 (for February admission)
December 15(for September admission)
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5
IELTS waiver accepted: Yes
GRE: general and subject test required
Department code: 0808
Special instructions:
Additional information for applicants to
the Physics Graduate Program, including
the Departmental Field and Support ­Preference
Form, is available at http://web.mit.edu/
physics/graduate/applicants in the Applicant
Information section. The Field and Support
Preference Form can be downloaded and must
be included with every application. Once
the application is received by the Physics
Department, the applicant will be notified.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form. Please list physics,
mathematics, and other science course only.
Group courses by subject area, and complete
each column. Applicants are required to list
courses taken at MIT.
Return applications to: Department of
Physics, Room 4-315
Areas of research offered:
Experimental
Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Physics
Atomic and Optical Physics
Biophysics, Medical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Quantum Information Science
Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research,
Relativistic Beam Physics
Theoretical
Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Physics
Atomic and Optical Physics
Biophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Quantum Information Science
Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research,
Plasma Astrophysics
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Political Science,
Course XVII
Room: E53-467
Phone: (617) 253-8336
Fax: (617) 258-6164
email: twarog@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/polisci/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 31
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department;
applicants must request form from department.
Degrees from English-speaking ­universities are not
automatically a basis for waiver.
Department code: 92
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1902
Special instructions:
Applicants to the Department of Political
Science must apply for either the S.M.
­Program or the Ph.D. Program. Initial and
final degree objectives must be the same.
Applicants must submit a writing sample
of 5–15 pages. Writing samples cannot
be attached to online applications. See
“Additional Instructions” at
http://web.mit.edu/polisci/grad/addinstr.
html/.
Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form.
Send supporting materials to: ­
Department of Political Science,
Room E53-467
Areas of research offered:
American Politics and Public Policy
Comparative Politics
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Models and Methods
Political Economy
Political Philosophy and Social Theory
Security Studies
Program in Polymer
Science and Technology
(PPST)
Room: 3-435
Phone: (617) 253-0949
Fax: (617) 258-0546
email: ppst-www@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/ppst
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Types of degrees offered:
Ph.D., Sc.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
February (exceptional circumstances)
September
Application deadlines:
October 1 (for February admission)
January 15 (for September admission, some
department admissions deadlines may be earlier)
Tests required:
Refer to the “Home” department’s (see
below) requirement for GRE and TOEFL.
Special instructions:
Applications to the Program in Polymer
Science and Technology should be made
in conjunction with an application to a
departmental program in the School of
­Science or School of Engineering at MIT
(the “Home” department). Applications
should specify the departmental program of
the application and “PPST” or “Program
in Polymer Science and ­Technology” as the
interdisciplinary program of study. Original
applications should be filed according to
the normal procedures for the relevant
departmental program, and a copy of
the application should be sent to PPST
Admissions, Room 66-370. Only one
application fee is required. Admission to
the departmental program is a prerequisite
for further consideration by PPST; once the
candidate has been accepted to a department,
his or her application will be forwarded
by that department to the PPST office for
consideration.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Return applications to: Department of
choice (see Special Instructions).
Areas of research offered:
Biodegradable Polymers
Biopolymers and Biomaterials
Colloids and Surfactants
Functional Polymers
High Performance Polymers
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Polyelectrolytes
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Mechanics
Polymer Modeling
Polymer Physics
Polymer Processing
Polymer Rheology
Polymer Statistical Mechanics
Structure/Property Relationships
Supramolecular Assembly
Science Writing,
Course XXI-W
Room: 14N-108
Phone: (617) 253-6668
Fax: (617) 452-5100
email: sciwrite-www@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/sciwrite
Type of degree offered: S.M.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 15
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
GRE: general test required
Department code: 4599
Special instructions:
Departmental application supplement
required. Please visit http://web.mit.edu/
sciwrite/apply.html.
Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study form.
Return applications to:
Graduate Program in Science Writing
MIT, Room 14N-108
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Sloan School of
­Management, Course XV
Please see the Sloan School of Management
website at http://mitsloan.mit.edu/academic
for information on the following programs:
Biomedical Enterprise
Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)
Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.
M.B.A. for Executives
Master of Finance, M.Fin.
Master of Science in Management Studies
Ph.D.
Sloan Fellows in Innovation and Global
Leadership
System Design and Management (SDM)
Supply Chain Management
(SCM)
Urban Studies and
Planning, Course XI
Applicants to the SCM Program will find
complete information about applying on the
web at: http://scm.mit.edu
Room: E40-355
Phone: (617) 324-6564
Fax: (617) 253-7972
email: scm@mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
Master of Engineering in Logistics (SCM)
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadlines:
Round 1 – December 1
Round 2 – January 15
Round 3 – April 1
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
GRE or GMAT: general test required.
Minimum score required:
GRE Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speakers),
Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5;
GMAT: 600
GRE Institute code: 3514
GRE Department code: 5199
GMAT code: X5X-QS-17
Return applications to: Supply Chain
Management Admissions Office, Room E40355
Special instructions:
See the SCM website for specific application
details. Applicants must apply online. Paper
applications will not beconsidered.
Applicants must also submit a current
resume and two essays. Three evaluations are
required - one from a professor and two from
supervisors are recommended.
Room: 7-346
Phone: (617) 253-9403
Fax: (617) 253-2654
email: duspapply@mit.edu
http://dusp.mit.edu
System Design and
­Management Program
(SDM)
For program details, see Engineering ­Systems
Division, page 8.
Technology and Policy
­Program (TPP)
For program details, see Engineering ­Systems
Division, page 8.
Types of degrees offered:
M.C.P., S.M., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 3
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required:
250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 97
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
All international students must take the
TOEFL or the IELTS.
GRE: general test required
Department code: 2205
M.C.P. no minimum
Ph.D. minimum score required: 1200 (V&Q)
­combined; 5.0 analytical writing
Special instructions:
Online application preferred.
All applicants are urged to review DUSP
application instructions at
http://dusp.mit.edu/p.lasso?t=4:2:0
for thorough information about applying to
the department.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area,
and complete only the columns for course
number, course name, academic year, and
official grade.
The Department requires a letter from
a DUSP faculty member indicating their
willingness to advise their thesis. (This letter
should be sent to the address below.)
Return supplemental materials to:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Urban Studies and Planning,
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 7-346
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Program groups offered:
City Design and Development
Environmental Policy Program
Housing, Community and Economic
Development
International Development Group
Transportation*
Although we do not have a separate Program
Group focusing on issues of transportation,
many DUSP students choose this as an area
of focus. Applicants with particular interest
in transportation should indicate this on their
application, but should also specify a Program
Group (for example, “HCED/transportation”).
Urban Information Systems*
Only Ph.D applicants may designate Urban
Information Systems (UIS) as the primary group,
MCP applicants with a particular interest in
computing and technology should select Urban
Information Systems as the secondary program
group (for example, “CDD/UIS”).
Special instructions for applicants applying to
more than one program group:
Your interests may cut across more than one
Program Group. If you see your interests
so aligned, you must spell out the case for
applying to more than one Program Group in
your Statement of Objectives. If you define
yourself in terms of two Program Groups,
you need to make a case for such bridging as
a critical part of your application process.
Special instructions for the S.M. degree:
Under special circumstances, admission may
be granted to candidates seeking a one-year
Master of Science (S.M.) degree. The S.M. is
intended for professionals with a number of
years of distinguished practice in city planning
or related fields.
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Academic Fees and Living Costs
Budget
The estimated average budget for a
single graduate student enrolled at MIT
for the academic year of nine months is
approximately $66,276. A calendar year
budget is about $87,692. These figures
include tuition (nine months), books and
supplies, hospitalization and accident
insurance fees, with an allowance for a
reasonable standard of living.
The estimated living expenses assume that
a student will live frugally. Little is allowed
for clothing, travel, and incidental expenses.
The budget does not include the purchase
or maintenance of an automobile or other
major items. It may be possible with careful
budget planning to reduce the allowances
for housing and food, but not by more than
two or three hundred dollars. Round trip
transportation costs and travel insurance
are not included.
Academic Fees and Living Costs for 2010-2011
Tuition
Academic year of 9 months
Calendar year of 12 months
MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan
Calendar year of 12 months
This form, required to obtain a US visa,
will not be authorized until the availability
of a candidate’s full financial resources is
determined to the satisfaction of the
International Student Advisor. Please see
page 20 for further passport and
visa information.
$1,740
Room and Board
Academic year of 9 months
Calendar year of 12 months
$18,072
$24,096
Average TOTAL costs for single graduate student
Academic year of 9 months
Calendar year of 12 months
$66,276
$87,962
Tuition for Special Programs
Sloan Fellows Program Visiting Fellows Program Certificate of Eligibility
$38,940
$51,915
Advanced Study Program Leaders for Global Operations
(all students receive generous fellowships)
(12 months)
(flex options 24 months)
$114,000
$129,000
Please visit http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/
(one semester)
$22,100
visit http://lgo.mit.edu
Special Program for Urban and
Regional Studies
(9 months)
$49,312
Sloan Master’s Program
(9 months)
$50,625
(9 months)
$59,500
$72,000
Sloan Master’s of Finance Program
System Design and Management Program
Master of Science in Real Estate Development Program
Supply Chain Management Program (SCM)
(12 months)
visit http://sdm.mit.edu
(12 months, three semesters)
(9 months)
$58,403
$50,353
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Financial Aid
Availability
MIT makes financial support available to
graduate students from a variety of
sources and in several different forms
— fellowships, scholarships, traineeships,
teaching and research assistantships,
on-campus employment, federal loans, and
alternative loan funds. Many forms of
support are granted solely on the basis of
financial need or a combination of
merit and need.
Neither a department nor the Institute
itself has the financial resources to provide
support for all deserving students. Thus, it
is important that prospective students
explore all sources of aid available outside
MIT to find means of financing their
graduate programs.
Assistantships
Appointments to teaching and research
assistantships are merit-based and are made
only to full-time, regular graduate students
upon recommendation of the head of the
Department of Registration. A student who
wishes to be considered for appointment
should write to the prospective department.
Such requests from new students will be
considered only after a complete application
to the Graduate School has been filed with
the Admissions Office and the applicant
has been accepted.
Teaching and research assistants receive
stipends for the services that they provide;
these stipends are taxable income that is
­subject to withholding tax. Teaching and
research assistants also receive a nontaxable
tuition scholarship.
Teaching Assistantships
MIT employs about 600 graduate students
each year as part-time instructors or teaching
assistants to assist the faculty in grading
­student quizzes, instructing in classrooms
and laboratories, and conducting tutorials.
Appointments to teaching assistantships
are made upon recommendation of the
head of a department. A student who
wishes to be considered for a teaching
appointment should write to the department.
Only full-time graduate students who are
candidates for advanced degrees may be
appointed. A Free Application for Student
Aid (FAFSA) is required for all teaching
assistants who are United States citizens
or permanent ­residents. This form may be
obtained at the website:
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Research Assistantships
Each year, approximately 2,500 graduate
students at MIT hold appointments as
research assistants. The principal duty
of a research assistant is to contribute to
a program of departmental or
interdepartmental research.
Research assistants are compensated on the
basis of time devoted to their research. In
all cases they must pay full tuition.
Fellowship Opportunity
Legatum Fellowship
The Legatum Center administers a
competitive fellowship program for
incoming and current MIT graduate
students, across all academic disciplines,
who demonstrate the potential to create
sustainable, for-profit enterprises in
low-income countries. Ideal applicants will
develop innovative businesses that empower
ordinary citizens, while promoting
prosperity and economic development.
The Center provides financial assistance,
specialized seminars, business creation
coaching, and opportunities for fellows
to engage with prominent entrepreneurs,
thought-leaders and investors.
Please visit http://legatum.mit.edu/fellowship
for more information and to apply online.
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Loans
Graduate students who are US citizens or
eligible non-citizens should apply first for
Federal loans. These loans include the
Federal Perkins Loan, the Federal Direct
Stafford Subsidized and the Federal Direct
Stafford Unsubsidized Loans. The federal
loans have the advantage either of being
capped at 8.25% (Stafford loans) or having
a low repayment rate (5% for the Perkins
Loans). More details on these loans are
available at the Student Financial Aid
website, http://web.mit.edu/finaid/. The
federal loans are available to students who
are registered in degree granting programs
at least half-time. Students are asked to
complete the MIT Graduate Loan
Application and the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid both available at
http://web.mit.edu/finaid/.
For eligibility beyond the Federal loans many
alternative loan programs are available. In
general the interest rates are variable and
not capped. Please consult the website
http://web.mit.edu/finaid/ for current details.
International students may apply for
alternative loan funds. Links to lender sites
are available from http://web.mit.edu/
finaid/. Cosigners who are US citizens are
likely to be required.
The Campus
Research Facilities
The Institute’s research facilities are generally
available to all MIT students, regardless of
specific degree program, who have legitimate
academic needs to use them. Among these
facilities are:
Bates Linear Accelerator
Biotechnology Process Engineering Center
Francis Bitter National Magnet
­Laboratory
Cell Culture Center
Center for Advanced Engineering Study
Center for Advanced Nuclear
Energy ­Systems
Center for Advanced Visual Studies
Center for Biological and Computational
Learning
Center for Cancer Research
Center for Computational Research in
Economics and Management Science
Center for Construction Research
and Education
Center for Global Change Science
Center for Health Effects of Fossil
Fuels Utilization
Center for Information Systems Research
Center for International Studies
Center for Materials Research in
­Archaeology and Ethnology
Center for Materials Science and
­Engineering
Center for Real Estate
Center for Technology, Policy and
­Industrial Development
Center for Transportation and Logistics
Clinical Research Center
Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Energy Laboratory
George Russell Harrison Spectroscopy
Laboratory
Harvard-MIT Center for Biomedical
Engineering
Innovation Center
International Food and Nutrition Program
Joint Center for Urban Studies of MIT
and Harvard University
Kavli Center for Space Research
Laboratory of Architecture and Planning
Laboratory for Electromagnetic and
­Electronic Systems
Laboratory for Information
and Decision Systems
Laboratory for Manufacturing and
­Productivity
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
Lincoln Laboratory (research and
development in advanced electronics)
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Materials Processing Center
Media Laboratory
Microsystems Technology Labs
Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute
Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Sea Grant College Program
Stroboscopic Light and Pulsed Sonar
­Laboratory
Technology Adaptation Program
George R. Wallace, Jr. Astrophysical
­Observatory
George R. Wallace, Jr. Geophysical
­Observatory
Housing Services
Graduate students at MIT are entering a
tight housing market whether they are
looking for accommodations on campus or
in the surrounding Boston/Cambridge area.
Many new students, both single and married,
must find apartments off campus, often in
suburbs up to ten miles away, where there
is greater variety and availability than in the
neighborhoods near MIT. The Housing
Office at MIT helps students with the housing
search and keeps an up-to-date list of available
units. In addition, MIT gives preference to
new students when assigning on-campus
housing. Most new ­single students requesting
on-campus housing can be accommodated;
family housing, however, is severely limited.
Detailed housing information and application
forms are available online through the Housing
Office website at http://housing.mit.edu/.
On-campus housing and services
for married students
While approximately half of MIT’s 6,000
graduate students are married, there are only
407 family units on campus. Most of these are
located in two tower apartment complexes; a
few are in three-story walk-ups intended for
families with young children. All units have
readily available parking, and community
facilities. Day care and preschool facilities are
available in each family building which are
open to the children of students whether they
live on campus or off campus. Assignments
to on-campus family apartments are made
through an extremely competitive lottery.
On-campus housing
for single students
Single students may apply for housing in five
on-campus facilities with a total capacity of
about 2,000 - less than half the number of
single graduate students. Ashdown House, a
graduate dormitory housing men and women,
consists primarily of one- and two-person
rooms, typically arranged as suites for four
or five ­students. The single rooms are not
available to entering students. Tang Hall is a
tower apartment building that accommodates
404 first-year graduate men and women, with
apartments containing individual bedrooms
for two, three, or four students. One hundred
ninety graduate students live in Edgerton
House, which has efficiency units through
four-bedroom apartments and duplexes;
one-third of the spaces in this building are
reserved for new students. 224 Albany Street
(also known as the Warehouse and NW30)
houses 85 new men and women in
efficiency apartments for 9 months of the
year ­(September to May); there are a few
spaces available in the summer through a
lottery. Sidney-Pacific houses 700 men and
women in efficiency, 2-bedroom and quad
occupancy 2-bedroom apartments. 40% of
the spaces in this facility are reserved for
new students. Rooms in Ashdown House,
Tang Hall, 224 Albany Street and SidneyPacific are furnished; the apartments in
Edgerton are unfurnished except for
refrig­erators and electric ranges. Rooms
modified for handicapped students are
available in all these buildings. Complete
information is available online at
http://housing.mit.edu/.
Health and Counseling
­Services
The MIT Student Health Program consists
of on-campus medical services, covered
by a mandatory student health fee which is
included in the tuition, and of hospital and
accident insurance, for which all students are
enrolled unless they demonstrate that they
have equivalent coverage through another
insurance program. Additional coverage is
available for spouses and dependents.
Prior to matriculation, all new students must
complete a Medical Report with required
immunizations and tests.
MIT offers many sources of academic and
personal counseling, including departmental
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For International Students
faculty advisors, deans, international student
advisors, religious counselors, the Career
Planning and Placement Office, and
the Medical Department.
Student Activities
Graduate students at MIT find a community
with wide extracurricular interests and many
opportunities to enjoy them. More than 100
student-directed activities are supported by
excellent facilities and a capable staff to help
students acquire new skills and participate
actively in campus life. MIT offers a rich
program of lectures, music, drama, athletics,
and clubs, augmented by the abundant
cultural activities found throughout Boston
and Cambridge.
MIT’s intramural and club athletic programs
are open to graduate students, who enjoy
sports including badminton, basketball,
bowling, cricket, cross-country, cycling, touch
football, golf, hockey, ice skating, judo, karate,
riflery, rugby, sailing, rowing, softball, squash,
swimming, tennis, table-tennis, track, volleyball,
water polo, weight lifting, white-water
canoeing, and wrestling. All of the many art,
drama, music, and religious activities welcome
graduate students as active participants.
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is an
elected body whose membership includes
graduate student representatives of all
departments, graduate living groups, and
international students. The GSC is concerned
primarily with promoting the general welfare
of graduate students and providing a forum
for their ideas and suggestions. It encourages
social, athletic, cultural, and other extracurricular
activities, fostering closer relations between
graduate students and faculty both inside and
beyond formal academic contexts. The
Council has two student representatives on the
Committee on Graduate Programs, the
faculty body responsible to the administration
of the Graduate School, and it also selects
graduate student representatives for many
other MIT committees.
English Language
Proficiency
English is the language of instruction in all
subjects within the Institute, and all papers
and theses must be written in English.
All applicants whose first language is not
­English, including those currently enrolled
in US institutions, must present evidence
of their ability to carry on their studies in
­English. Qualifying applicants must take
either the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) or the International
English Language Testing System (IELTS).
The IELTS exam is preferred at MIT. A
minimum TOEFL score of 577
(233 computer-based; 90-91 internet-based)
is required by the Institute; however, some
departments require higher scores. The
minimum IELTS score required is determined
by the department. Refer to department
information for testing requirements. Scores
below minimum may result in the
withholding of the visa documentation for a
candidate otherwise considered admissible.
Students who have received instruction in
English in their primary and secondary schools
and students who have been in the US for
four years or longer and have received a degree
from an American institution may be eligible
for a waiver of the English proficiency exam
requirement by sending a written request to
the department or program to which they are
applying. (The departments of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Economics, Mechanical Engineering,
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Urban Studies
and Planning, and Media Arts and Sciences do
not grant waivers.)
In addition to the TOEFL/IELTS, all
students whose first language is not English
are required to take the English Evaluation
Test (E.E.T.) at MIT during the week prior
to Registration Day. This examination is a
diagnostic test whose purpose is to help
students identify their strengths and
weaknesses in written and oral English.
English classes may be recommended as a
result of the E.E.T.
Passport and Visas
To enter the US, each international student
admitted to the Institute needs a passport
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issued by his or her government. Students
must also visit US embassies or consulates
in their home countries to be issued student
visas which will enable them to enter the US.
Students must present a certificate of eligibility
(Form I-20 or Form DS 2019) with the
­supporting financial documentation when
they apply for the visa. The International
Students Office at MIT will send the
required document to all admitted students
who provide evidence of sufficient funds to
meet the estimated costs and of adequate
English language proficiency. It is important
to note that the validity of the visa does not
indicate how long a student may remain in
the US; this determination will be made by
the Immigration Service at the port of
entry. Canadians do not need student visas;
instead, they may obtain the appropriate
immigration status at the port of entry to
the US by showing proof of citizenship and
the ­Certificate of Eligibility.
Visa Options
Students admitted to MIT can choose
between two visas: the F-1 (student visa) and
J-1 (exchange visitor visa). Individuals on any
other non-immigrant visa will be unable to
register in a program of studies at MIT.
The F-1 visa
This option is normally used by those who
enroll as full-time students at an approved
­educational institution. It is obtained by
presenting the Form I-20 to a US consulate
or embassy and submitting an application
for an F-1 visa. F-1 students are expected to
attend the school that issued the Form I-20
and maintain a full course of study while in
the US. Students whose studies are funded by
their families or other private sponsors are
normally issued the Form I-20. Upon arrival
in the US, students will be granted permission
to remain in this country for the period of time
required to complete their programs of study.
Some students hold fellowships or
assistantships. Students with full assistantships,
however, are not allowed to hold any
additional employment on or off campus.
Spouses and children of F-1 students may
hold the F-2 visa. The F-1 student may apply
(continued)
for Form I-20 for each of their dependents
who wish to join them in the US in F-2 ­status.
Those dependents will then need to apply for
F-2 visas at the US embassy or consulate.
Health and hospitalization insurance is a
requirement for all F-1 students and their
dependents.
The J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa
This visa may be used by those who come
to study or conduct research as participants
in an Exchange Visitor program. ­Students
must be substantially (more than 50%)
funded by their home government,
educational institutions, international or
national organizations, private companies,
etc. in order to be eligible for a J-1 visa.
­Students on personal/family funds are not
eligible for J-1 status; they must apply for
F-1 status. The J-1 visa is obtained by
presenting to the American Consul form
DS 2019 (Certificate of Eligibility). When
students accept funding from the Fulbright
or any other agency of the US government
or their own governments (even though it
may be only a travel grant), this status carries
with it a “two-year home country residency
requirement,” which obliges students to
return to their home countries for two years
before they can apply for permanent
residency or change to an H or L visa. In
addition, this restriction applies to students
from certain countries which have registered
a list of needed skills with the American
government. Students intending to use the
J-1 visa to enter the US should ask the US
Consul in their home country whether or
not they will be subject to the two-year
home residency requirement.
J-1 students will be allowed to remain in this
country for the period of time indicated on
their DS 2019. This time can be extended,
as long as they are pursuing a full course of
study or on authorized academic training.
Health and hospitalization insurance is a
requirement for all J-1 students and their
dependents.
Financial Aid
Questions
Financial aid for international students is
extremely limited. Applicants are urged to
make every effort to secure funds from
sources other than MIT.
If you have additional questions, please contact:
Many countries place limitations on the
purchase of US dollars. Prospective students
should consult the proper authorities in their
countries about foreign exchange regulations to
make certain that the academic levels and fields
of study to be pursued permit the exchange of
the local currency for dollars. Students should
also be familiar with the procedures established
for sending money to the US.
Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook
Associate Dean for Graduate Students,
Director of the International Students Office
MIT Room 5-133
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
The dollar awards accompanying research
and teaching assistantships at MIT often do
not meet total student expenses. Additional
funds must therefore be assured to meet the
minimum budget projected by MIT for a new
graduate student before a certificate of
eligibility for an F-1 or J-1 visa will be issued.
Expenses
MIT is aware of the substantial expenses that
graduate education at MIT represents, and we
want to give international applicants a realistic
assessment of the costs involved. Living costs
in the Cambridge/Boston area are among
the highest in the US. Since the Institute
cannot assume financial responsibility for its
students, we must be satisfied that entering
students will have sufficient funds to meet all
expenses while at MIT.
Because the first few months in the US
­usually demand more financial outlay than
any other period, students should plan to
arrive with enough money to meet substantial
initial expenses, such as travel to Cambridge
from the port of arrival, insurance; temporary
accommodation in hotels, if necessary; meals
in restaurants; advance ­payment of rent;
purchase of furnishings; and deposits for
electricity and telephone service.
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Note to Applicants
The application has multiple parts, so you
will find it helpful to review each form and
read the instructions carefully before you
begin working on your application.
If you are applying to more than one
department (not a joint program) you
must submit separate applications and fees
for each department. Please consult pages
4 –16 for departmental information and
requirements.
Deadlines for
September entry
To ensure that your application receives full
consideration, all materials must be received
by the official due date. If you are applying
for September entry, most application
deadlines range from ­December 15 to
­January 15. (See departmental listings on
pages 4 –16 for exact deadlines.) Regardless
of the specific due date, we urge you to file
your application by early December to
avoid the risk that your application or
supporting materials may be delayed by
holiday mail. Late applications will be
considered only if ­circumstances permit.
Other entry dates
A student may be admitted in January/
February or June only if a suitable ­program
of study can be arranged. Please check to
see if the department you are planning to
apply to admits students in January/
February or June. Most applications for
January/February admission are due by
November 1, and most applications for
June admission are due between December
15 and January 15. For department specific
information, consult the departmental
­listings on pages 4 –16.
Special and supplementary
applications
Applicants to the Sloan School of
Management must use Sloan’s own
application forms for the Master’s
program or Ph.D. program rather than
using the forms ­contained here. The
Leaders for ­Global Operations program
requires online application with
supplemental materials. Complete
information and ­application are available on
the web at http://mitsloan.mit.edu/ or you
may address your information request to:
Graduate Programs Office
Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
50 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
Certain departments require supplementary
application materials. Please consult pages
4 –16 to see if the department to which
you are applying has any supplementary
requirements. All supplemental materials
should be sent to the department to which
you are applying.
Special Student Status
If you are interested in applying as a
special (non-degree) student, please
visit our website at
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/
special_students/index.html or contact
mitspecial@mit.edu.
Contact Information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office of Graduate Admissions,
Room 3-103 (G)
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
USA
Telephone (617) 253-2917
Fax (617) 258-8304
email: mitgrad@mit.edu
URL: http://web.mit.edu/admissions/
graduate/
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Checklist
1
Review application forms, instructions, and background information.
We recommend that you read this application package and the accompanying
­information booklet carefully before you begin work on your application.
2
Take required tests.
See pages 4 –16 for the testing requirements of the department to which you are
­applying. Arrange for your scores to be forwarded to MIT (reporting code: 3514).
3
• All forms must be filled out ­completely.
Type or print clearly using black ink.
The online application is preferred.
4
• You should keep a copy of all
application materials.
• All application parts, including
5
and collect evaluators’ forms.
Complete
and assemble all parts of the application.
A complete application includes:
• Application for Graduate Admission (see pages 24 - 26)
• Record of Courses (see pages 27 and 28)
• Statement of Objectives (see pages 29 and 30)
• Evaluations (3 forms, see pages 31–36)
• Financial Statement (see pages 37 and 38)
• Application fee (see below) and MIT Biographical Data Form (see page 39)
• International Student Data Form (see pages 41 and 42, to be submitted by international
applicants only)
• Official transcripts (1 for each undergraduate and graduate institution attended,
submitted with application)
• Scores from required tests (to be sent directly by testing organization)
• If you are applying to more than one
department (not joint program),
separate applications and fees
are required for each department.
• If you are applying to Aeronautic and
Astronautics, Computation for Design
and Optimization, Electrical
Engineering and Computer ­Science, or
Mathematics, please use the online
application. The link can be found
on the MIT Graduate Admissions
website.
Distribute
Ask three professors (or two professors and one supervisor, if you are employed)
who know you well to write evaluations on the forms contained in this package.
Check the listing of the department to which you are applying on pages 4 –16 for
any special evaluator requirements. Each evaluation should be sealed in its own
envelope and submitted with your completed application. If an ­evaluator is mailing
the evaluation separately, have him/her indicate the department to which you are
applying on the outside of the envelope.
be completed in English.
transcripts and evaluations, must be
original, hard-copy ­documents. MIT
does not accept faxed applications.
a transcript(s).
Request an official transcript from the registrar of each undergraduate and graduate
college or university you attended and submit it in its sealed envelope with your
application forms. The transcript should contain your college record to date, with
a statement of your rank in your class and in your department, if available. If your
latest grades do not appear on your transcript, ask the registrar to include a list of
the classes for which you are currently registered. Applicants who have attended
univer­sities outside the US that do not issue transcripts should submit certified or
attested copies of all grade reports, examination results, and diplomas. MIT
undergraduates should submit their latest grade reports rather than transcripts.
Please note that:
• All application materials must
Obtain
6
Attach
application fee.
Application to MIT requires a nonrefundable fee of $75 in US funds; no application
will be processed unless the fee is paid in full or a fee waiver is granted. Payment may
be made by an international money order or a check drawn through a US bank made
payable to “MIT Office of Admissions,” and containing your name in full must be
attached to your MIT ­Biographical Data Form. Do not send cash, coupons, or credit
card forms.
The application fee and MIT Biographical Data Form should be submitted in an
envelope labeled “MIT Biographical Data Form and Application Fee” and included
with the completed application, evaluations and transcript.
If you are applying to more than one department, you must file separate and complete
applications with separate application fees. The only exceptions are currently registered
MIT graduate students, who may apply to another department without paying an
­application fee.
On rare occasions, a US applicant may be granted a fee waiver. International applicants
are not eligible for such waivers. The application fee is good for a single academic year
only; applications reactivated in future academic years will require new fees.
7
Submit
application.
The completed application should be submitted to the department and room as
­indicated on pages 4 –16.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of ________________________
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room __________
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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To be completed by
all applicants
MIT Application for Graduate Admission 2011
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form. Please print clearly or type.
1
Proposed date of entrance:
2
Department 3
Initial degree objective at MIT 4
Are you applying to more than one department?
5
Full legal name
Former name (if
7
Female
8
Reply address
Reply address
9
Permanent address
Permanent address
June
September
Year:
Area of research or interdisciplinary program
any)
consult department listings in Book I
Final degree objective (if different)
Yes
last/family/surname
No
If yes, indicate departments
first
middle
6 Date of birth
month
day
year
Male
number
street
city
state or province 10 Daytime phone
11 Fax number
February
country number
street
city
state or province country code
country code
zip or postal code
country area code/city code
number
area code/city code
number
Evening phone
zip or postal code
country code
area code/city code
number
Email address
12 City, state and country of birth
Citizen of
If a foreign citizen in the US, give date of entry Type of visa
If an Exchange Visitor (J), give program number and name of sponsor
Permanent resident of
If a permanent resident (immigrant) of the US, give alien registration number
month
If yes, what status?
year
I-20 ID Number
13 Have you previously applied for admission to MIT?
day
Freshman
Transfer
Yes
Special
MIT ID
Graduate
if assigned one as a former student
Date: Department:
No
14 List all colleges and universities attended, major field, dates of attendance and name of degrees received or expected (list most recent first):
24
College/University
Location
Major field
Dates attended
Actual name of degree/diploma
Date degree awarded/expected
College/University
Location
Major field
Dates attended
Actual name of degree/diploma
Date degree awarded/expected
College/University
Location
Major field
Dates attended
Actual name of degree/diploma
Date degree awarded/expected
(continued on page 25)
To be completed by
all applicants
15 Ethnicity (optional)
U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
The US Department of Education requires that schools, colleges and universities collect and report on the ethnicity
and race of their students and employees. The Department of Education preferred method for collecting this
information is to have individuals self identify their ethnicity and race in the following format.
I consider myself to belong to the following ethnic group(s) (check one or more that apply):
1. Are you Hispanic or Latino?
Yes, Hispanic or Latino (Including Spain)
Which best describes your background?
No
Central America
Cuba
Mexico
South America
Spain
Other
Puerto Rico
(excluding Brazil)
2. Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check one or more of the following groups in which you consider yourself to be a member:
American Indian or Alaska Native (including all Original Peoples of the Americas)
Which best describes your background?
Alaska Native
Chippewa
Choctaw
Navajo
Sioux
Other
Are you Registered?
No
Yes, please enter Registration number
Asian (Including Indian subcontinent and Philippines)
Which best describes your background?
China
India
Japan
Pakistan
Philippines
Vietnam
Other East Asian
Other Indian Subcontinent
Other Southeast Asian
Black or African American (including Africa and Caribbean)
Which best describes your background?
Cherokee
African American
African
Korea
Caribbean
Other
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Original Peoples)
Which best describes your background?
Guam
Hawaii
Samoa
Other Pacific Islands (excluding Philippines)
White (including Middle Eastern)
Which best describes your background?
Europe
Middle East
Other
16 Other graduate schools to which you are applying
For department use:
Admitted
Cond. Admitted
Degree
Term
By
Date
Not approved
Admitted
Cond. Admitted
Degree
Term
By
Date
Not approved
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MIT Application for Graduate Admission (continued)
17 Entrance tests: GRE: Date taken or to be taken:
Scores: verbal
GRE Subject: Date taken or to be taken:
Scores:
GMAT: Date taken or to be taken:
Scores:
TOEFL: Date taken or to be taken:
Scores:
IELTS: Date taken or to be taken:
Scores:
quantitative
Subject:
18 List language of instruction in: primary school
university
;
;
graduate school
writing
secondary school
Native language if other than English:
19 Names of three persons to whom you have given evaluation forms. (Request those persons to return the completed forms to you in time to meet the appropriate deadline.)
name
title
institution/company
name
title
institution/company
name
title
institution/company
20 Please give the names, years of graduation, department affiliation, and relationships of any close relatives who have attended MIT: 21 Your honors, prizes, or major publications:
22 Your extracurricular activities and accomplishments:
23 Your teaching or professional experience including summer and term-time work. Give name of employer, dates, and nature of work:
24 Other experience, including military, volunteer work, travel. Give dates and nature of work:
International students (non-immigrant visa holders) please complete the following:
25 Your marital status:
Married
Number of children
If single, do you intend to marry before you come here?
26 Signature:
26
Single
Yes
No Will your spouse come with you?
Date:
Yes
No
To be completed by
all applicants
except as noted
Name: last/family
first
middle MIT Department to which you are applying
as a candidate for degree of
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study
Please carefully read the instructions below before you complete this form.
Based on your transcript(s), please complete the following summary of your college and university classes.
•
•
•
•
•
Why we ask you to complete this form:
departments require only some of the fields to be completed. Check
the requirements for the department to which you are applying before
­completing this form. See pages 4 –16 of this booklet.
This form is not required for courses taken at MIT (except for the
Department of Physics).
If the department to which you are applying requires this form, a
­transcript will not be accepted as a substitute for this information.
If your university system does not fit with the categories below—for
example, if your courses do not have numbers or you did not receive
course grades—leave those fields blank.
Do not try to convert your university grading scale or GPA to MIT’s
scale. Indicate the grades/GPA as granted by your school and give us
a brief explanation of your school’s grading system.
If the space provided is not sufficient, you may attach additional sheets.
• We see transcripts from thousands of
•
•
schools from all over the world.
It is extremely helpful for us to review applicants’ coursework and
grades in a standard format.
Transcripts show courses by semester or year. However, the best way
for us to evaluate your preparation is to see your courses grouped by
subject area, with the most relevant courses at the top.
Transcripts do not list textbooks used; many departments find that
information especially helpful.
Grading System:
Please describe the grading system(s) used at all colleges and universities
you have attended. Explain the specific meaning of any numeric values,
letter grades, and rankings.
Cumulative GPA as listed on transcript (if available)
COURSES MOST RELEVANT TO THE PROGRAM TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING
Please list below the college/university courses you have taken that are most relevant to the graduate program to which
you are applying. Group courses by subject area, for example, group all math courses together and group all science courses
together, etc. Use the next section, if you need more room.
Course no.
(if applicable)
Course name
Principal textbook used (author and title)
Official course grade
(if applicable)
• Important: some departments do not require this form; other
Year in which course
was taken
General instructions:
27
Course no.
(if applicable)
28
Course name
Principal textbook used (author and title)
Official course grade
(if applicable)
Please list below other college/university courses you have taken. Group courses by subject area (science, math, engineering,
humanities, social sciences, etc.). You may also use this section for any courses that you could not fit in the section above.
Year in which course
was‑taken
ADDITIONAL COURSES
To be completed by
all applicants
Name: last/family
first
middle MIT Department to which you are applying
as a candidate for degree of
Statement of Objectives
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Please give your reasons for wishing to do graduate work in the field you
have chosen. Prepare your statement of objectives and goals in whatever
form clearly presents your views. Include as far as you can, your particular
interests, be they experimental, theoretical, or issue oriented, and show how
your background and MIT’s programs support these interests. The statement
could be much like a proposal for graduate studies, in the more specific
context of your professional objectives. You should set forth the issues and
problems you wish to address. Explain your long-term professional goals.
The Admissions Committee will welcome any factors you wish to bring to
its attention concerning your academic and work experience to date.
Signature
Address in full
• Type or print using black ink.
• Use reverse side if necessary or separate form.
• Keep a copy for your file. You may also wish to provide copies to your
evaluators before they complete their forms.
Return
this form with the completed application to the appropriate
•
MIT department (see pages 4 –16).
Date
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30
MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission
Return to:
Department of ___________________________
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Part 1 To be completed by
all applicants
Please type or print using black ink. Important: In the upper right of this form, fill in the return address department name and room number
(as indicated on pages 4 –16 of this booklet).
Name:
last/family
first
middle Applying for admission in the department of
for the ultimate degree of
for the term beginning in area of research
September
year
February
year
June
year
email
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, a student enrolled at MIT has access to his or her education records. We intend to comply
with both the letter and the spirit of this law, while still allowing the student the option of waiving the right to access. If you wish to waive the right to
examine this evaluation at a later date, please sign here.
Applicant’s signature:
Part 2 To be completed by
date
evaluator
An application for admission to MIT requires evaluations from three teachers or people capable of judging the professional and academic promise of the
applicant. A separate letter of evaluation may be attached to this form if necessary.
Please return in time for her/him to meet the following deadlines: December 1 for Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering;
December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Chemistry, Computational and Systems Biology, Economics, Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, Engineering Systems Division, Health ­Sciences and Technology, Mathematics, Media Arts and Sciences, Microbiology, Operations Research,
Physics, and Technology and Policy Program; December 30 for Materials Science and Engineering; December 31 for Biological Engineering and Political
Science; January 1 for History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Civil and Environmental Engineering and
Linguistics and Philosophy; January 3 for Chemical Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning; January 5 for Center for Real Estate and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January 10 for ­Computation for Design and Optimization; January 15 for
Comparative Media Studies and Science Writing. December 1, January 15, and April 1 are the deadlines for Rounds 1, 2 and 3, respectively, for the Supply
Chain Management Program (SCM). For the SCM Evaluation Form, please go to http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/.
For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu.
For the Leaders for Global Operations program recommendation details, please go to http://lgo.mit.edu.
Evaluator’s name: Title Address Email Date School or company
Telephone number In what capacity do you know the applicant? How long have you known the applicant? How does this applicant compare with his or her peer group in academic ability?
Above average
Truly exceptional
Well above
Outstanding
demonstrated high
equivalent to the very best you
comparable to the best average
have known – a person who,
in your experience, appears
only every few years
student in a current
class
top 25%
ability
Average
able to complete work
to the Ph.D.
In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT?
Above average
Truly exceptional
Well above
Average
Outstanding
average
Below
average
Inadequate
Below
average
Inadequate
opportunity to observe
lower 50%
opportunity to observe
Please give the applicant’s relative standing in your department (e.g., 7th in 89)
(continued on reverse side)
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Personal evaluation of the applicant. What particularly qualifies this student for study at MIT? Information about accomplishments in research or
independent projects will be particularly helpful. If you know of other students who have entered MIT from your institution, a comparison will be
especially valuable. If you have any reason to believe that the applicant should not be considered, please explain.
If the applicant’s first language is not English, please evaluate her/his proficiency to read, write, and speak English.
Evaluator’s signature
Evaluators: Please feel free to add information about your own educational and professional background if you feel that such information will enhance
our understanding of your evaluation.
Please seal and sign the envelope.
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MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission
Return to:
Department of ___________________________
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Part 1 To be completed by
all applicants
Please type or print using black ink. Important: In the upper right of this form, fill in the return address department name and room number
(as indicated on pages 4 –16 of this booklet).
Name:
last/family
first
middle Applying for admission in the department of
for the ultimate degree of
for the term beginning in area of research
September
year
February
year
June
year
email
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, a student enrolled at MIT has access to his or her education records. We intend to comply
with both the letter and the spirit of this law, while still allowing the student the option of waiving the right to access. If you wish to waive the right to
examine this evaluation at a later date, please sign here.
Applicant’s signature:
Part 2 To be completed by
date
evaluator
An application for admission to MIT requires evaluations from three teachers or people capable of judging the professional and academic promise of the
applicant. A separate letter of evaluation may be attached to this form if necessary.
Please return in time for her/him to meet the following deadlines: December 1 for Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering;
December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Chemistry, Computational and Systems Biology, Economics, Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, Engineering Systems Division, Health ­Sciences and Technology, Mathematics, Media Arts and Sciences, Microbiology, Operations Research,
Physics, and Technology and Policy Program; December 30 for Materials Science and Engineering; December 31 for Biological Engineering and Political
Science; January 1 for History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Civil and Environmental Engineering and
Linguistics and Philosophy; January 3 for Chemical Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning; January 5 for Center for Real Estate and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January 10 for ­Computation for Design and Optimization; January 15 for
Comparative Media Studies and Science Writing. December 1, January 15, and April 1 are the deadlines for Rounds 1, 2 and 3, respectively, for the Supply
Chain Management Program (SCM). For the SCM Evaluation Form, please go to http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/.
For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu.
For the Leaders for Global Operations program recommendation details, please go to http://lgo.mit.edu.
Evaluator’s name: Title Address Email Date School or company
Telephone number In what capacity do you know the applicant? How long have you known the applicant? How does this applicant compare with his or her peer group in academic ability?
Above average
Truly exceptional
Well above
Outstanding
demonstrated high
equivalent to the very best you
comparable to the best average
have known – a person who,
in your experience, appears
only every few years
student in a current
class
top 25%
ability
Average
able to complete work
to the Ph.D.
In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT?
Above average
Truly exceptional
Well above
Average
Outstanding
average
Below
average
Inadequate
Below
average
Inadequate
opportunity to observe
lower 50%
opportunity to observe
Please give the applicant’s relative standing in your department (e.g., 7th in 89)
(continued on reverse side)
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Personal evaluation of the applicant. What particularly qualifies this student for study at MIT? Information about accomplishments in research or
independent projects will be particularly helpful. If you know of other students who have entered MIT from your institution, a comparison will be
especially valuable. If you have any reason to believe that the applicant should not be considered, please explain below or attach separate letter.
If the applicant’s first language is not English, please evaluate her/his proficiency to read, write, and speak English.
Evaluator’s signature
Evaluators: Please feel free to add information about your own educational and professional background if you feel that such information will enhance
our understanding of your evaluation.
Please seal and sign the envelope.
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MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission
Return to:
Department of ___________________________
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Part 1 To be completed by
all applicants
Please type or print using black ink. Important: In the upper right of this form, fill in the return address department name and room number
(as indicated on pages 4 –16 of this booklet).
Name:
last/family
first
middle Applying for admission in the department of
for the ultimate degree of
for the term beginning in area of research
September
year
February
year
June
year
email
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, a student enrolled at MIT has access to his or her education records. We intend to comply
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applicant. A separate letter of evaluation may be attached to this form if necessary.
Please return in time for her/him to meet the following deadlines: December 1 for Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering;
December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Chemistry, Computational and Systems Biology, Economics, Electrical Engineering and
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Chain Management Program (SCM). For the SCM Evaluation Form, please go to http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/.
For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu.
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Evaluator’s name: Title Address Email Date School or company
Telephone number In what capacity do you know the applicant? How long have you known the applicant? How does this applicant compare with his or her peer group in academic ability?
Above average
Truly exceptional
Well above
Outstanding
demonstrated high
equivalent to the very best you
comparable to the best average
have known – a person who,
in your experience, appears
only every few years
student in a current
class
top 25%
ability
Average
able to complete work
to the Ph.D.
In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT?
Above average
Truly exceptional
Well above
Outstanding
Average
average
Below
average
Inadequate
Below
average
Inadequate
opportunity to observe
lower 50%
opportunity to observe
Please give the applicant’s relative standing in your department (e.g., 7th in 89)
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Personal evaluation of the applicant. What particularly qualifies this student for study at MIT? Information about accomplishments in research or
independent projects will be particularly helpful. If you know of other students who have entered MIT from your institution, a comparison will be
especially valuable. If you have any reason to believe that the applicant should not be considered, please explain.
If the applicant’s first language is not English, please evaluate her/his proficiency to read, write, and speak English.
Evaluator’s signature
Evaluators: Please feel free to add information about your own educational and professional background if you feel that such information will enhance
our understanding of your evaluation.
Please seal and sign the envelope.
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To be completed by
all applicants
Financial Statement
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Applicants to the Department of Biology do not need to complete this form.
1
Full legal name
2
Reply address
3
Permanent address
4
Social security number (if any)
5
Do you wish to be considered for financial aid?
Yes
No
A student answering affirmatively will be considered for each form of aid administered by MIT for which he or she may be eligible.
For descriptions of MIT financial aid, see page 18. Each department makes its own decisions concerning financial aid.
In some departments, the students may choose one form of aid over another. If you have a preference, please rank order your choices here:
last/family
number
first
street
number
Research assistantship
middle
city
street
state or province city
Teaching assistantship
state or province country country Assured financial resources
List the amount of US funds you can contribute to your first year of study:
$
from savings
$
from spouse
$
from other family/friends
$
from employer or outside agencies (money already granted)
$
from other sources (please specify)
$
Total assured resources
7
Potential financial resources
List any sources of financial aid for which your application is still pending (e.g. employer, military, N.S.F., governmental or other agencies):
zip or postal code
MIT fellowship or MIT-administered federal traineeship or industrial fellowship
6
zip or postal code
name of agency
potential contribution
start date
number of semesters
date of notification
name of agency
potential contribution
start date
number of semesters
date of notification
name of agency
potential contribution
start date
number of semesters
date of notification
8
Expenses
Estimate the total expenses for your first year of study (see accompanying information on page 17)
Total expenses: $
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International students (non-immigrant visa holders) please complete the following:
9
Total financial resources (US$) you expect to have during each subsequent year at MIT (other than MIT aid)
Total aid: $
Source:
10 If you are married and plan to have your spouse and/or children accompany you to the US,
please state amount and source of funds available for their support.
Total aid: $
11 Signature:
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Date:
MIT
Data Form
MIT Application
for Biographical
Graduate Admission
20102011
To be completed by
all applicants
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form. Please print clearly or type.
1
Proposed date of entrance:
2
Department 3
Initial degree objective at MIT 4
Are you applying to more than one department?
5
Full legal name
Former name (if
7
Female
8
Reply address
Reply address
9
Permanent address
Permanent address
June
September
Year:
Area of research or interdisciplinary program
any)
consult department listings in Book I
Final degree objective (if different)
Yes
last/family/surname
No
If yes, indicate departments
first
middle
6 Date of birth
month
day
year
Male
number
street
city
state or province country number
street
city
state or province country code
country code
zip or postal code
country area code/city code
number
area code/city code
number
Evening phone
zip or postal code
country code
area code/city code
number
Email address
12 City, state and country of birth
Citizen of
If a foreign citizen in the US, give date of entry Type of visa
If an Exchange Visitor (J), give program number and name of sponsor
Permanent resident of
If a permanent resident (immigrant) of the US, give alien registration number
month
If yes, what status?
day
year
I-20 ID Number
13 Have you previously applied for admission to MIT?
[Attach Application Fee here]
10 Daytime phone
11 Fax number
February
Freshman
Transfer
Yes
Special
MIT ID
Graduate
if assigned one as a former student
Date: Department:
No
14 List all colleges and universities attended, major field, dates of attendance and name of degrees received or expected (list most recent first):
College/University
Location
Major field
Dates attended
Actual name of degree/diploma
Date degree awarded/expected
College/University
Location
Major field
Dates attended
Actual name of degree/diploma
Date degree awarded/expected
College/University
Location
Major field
Dates attended
Actual name of degree/diploma
Date degree awarded/expected
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To be completed by
MIT Biographical Data Form 2011
all applicants
Side 2
15 Ethnicity (optional)
U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
The US Department of Education requires that schools, colleges and universities collect and report on the ethnicity
and race of their students and employees. The Department of Education preferred method for collecting this
information is to have individuals self identify their ethnicity and race in the following format.
I consider myself to belong to the following ethnic group(s) (check one or more that apply):
1. Are you Hispanic or Latino?
Yes, Hispanic or Latino (Including Spain)
Which best describes your background?
No
Central America
Cuba
Mexico
South America
Spain
Other
Puerto Rico
(excluding Brazil)
2. Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check one or more of the following groups in which you consider yourself to be a member:
American Indian or Alaska Native (including all Original Peoples of the Americas)
Which best describes your background?
Alaska Native
Chippewa
Choctaw
Navajo
Sioux
Other
Are you Registered?
No
Yes, please enter Registration number
Asian (Including Indian subcontinent and Philippines)
Which best describes your background?
China
India
Japan
Pakistan
Philippines
Vietnam
Other East Asian
Other Indian Subcontinent
Other Southeast Asian
Black or African American (including Africa and Caribbean)
Which best describes your background?
African American
Caribbean
Other
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Original Peoples)
Which best describes your background?
Guam
Hawaii
Other Pacific Islands (excluding Philippines)
White (including Middle Eastern)
Which best describes your background?
Europe
Other
16 Other graduate schools to which you are applying
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African
Cherokee
Middle East
Samoa
Korea
To be completed by
International Student Data Form
international applicants
Please type or print using black ink
and return with application.
ALL NAMES SHOULD BE WRITTEN EXACTLY AS THEY APPEAR ON YOUR PASSPORT.
Full legal name Date of birth
Mr
month
Ms
day
family/last name(s)
first
full middle name
year
City and country of birth
Attach photo here
Country of citizenship
Country of permanent residence
Marital status Single Married Name of spouse (if applicable)
Name(s), birthdate(s) and gender of child(ren) (if any)
Occupation in home country
Employed by (if applicable) If you are in the US, which visa do you hold? Please attach a copy of your I-94 card.
F-1 J-1 Date taken
TOEFL score
Date taken
number
street
Telephone number country code
Permanent address
country area code/city code
country street
zip or postal code
E-mail address
number
state or province number
city
state or province Private institution
Other (please specify)
IELTS score
Address for reply
Government zip or postal
code
city
Telephone number
country code
area code/city code
number
E-mail address
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To be completed by
International Student Data Form, Side 2
MIT
Applicants: please do not
write on this side of form.
Term: Fall 20 ______ Spring 20 ______ Summer 20 ______ Degree: S.B. S.M. Ph.D. Special
Department
IELTS: Score received Waived Action/date: Able A:
Funding information
Code
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Amount
TOEFL: Not applicable
Score received A
Personal/Family funds
B
MIT RA or TA
C
MIT undergraduate financial aid
D
Home country university or government
F
Foreign private sponsor (company, bank, etc.)
G
US private sponsor
H
International organization
O
Other (specify)
T
IIE
Not applicable
I-20 IAP Date financial certification received:
Comments:
Source
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information as specified by Institute policies. In accordance with these policies, the information on this application
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