GRADUATE PROGRAM

2011 Information & Application

1 Introduction 22 Note to Applicants
2 Admissions Procedures — 23 Checklist
Requirements and Tests
24 Application for Graduate
3 Degree Information Admission
3 Department Structure 27 Record of Courses Form
4 Departmental Information 29 Statement of Objectives Form
17 Fees and Living Costs 31 Evaluation Forms (3)
18 Financial Aid 37 Financial Statement Form
19 The Campus 39 Biographical Data Form
20 Information for 41 International Student
International Students Data Form
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
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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
Degrees Offered
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:
Academic
Degree terms required
Ph.D. 4
Sc.D. 4
M.Arch. 7
S.M.Arch.S. 4
M.B.A. 3
M.C.P. 3
Engineer’s Degree 2
M.Eng. 1
S.M. 1
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.
Doctoral Degrees
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.
Structure
Department Affiliation
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
Applicants are required to complete the Special instructions:
Aeronautics and Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for All applicants are required to use the online
Graduate Study form. Please complete the application which is on the MIT Graduate
­Astronautics, Course XVI
section for courses most relevant to this Admissions website.
Room: 33-208 graduate program and the additional courses Applicants are required to complete the
Phone: (617) 253-0043 section. Group courses by subject area, and Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
Fax: (617) 253-0823 complete each column. for Graduate Study form. Please complete
email: aa-studentservices@mit.edu the section for courses most relevant to this
http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/ graduate program and the additional courses
Types of degrees offered: Architecture, Course IV section. Group courses by subject area, and
S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D., complete each column, including G.P.A.
Leaders for Global Operations - SM/MBA Room: 7-337
Phone: (617) 715-4490 S.M.Vis.S. applicants are asked to provide a
Term students can be admitted:
Fax: (617) 253-8993 CD with a digital copy of their portfolios in
September
email: arch@mit.edu lieu of a printed one.
June (Leaders for Global Operations only)
http://architecture.mit.edu/
Application deadline:
Types of degrees offered:
December 15 (must be completed by)
M.Arch., S.M.Vis.S., S.M.B.T., Biological Engineering (BE),
Tests required: S.M.Arch.S., Ph.D.
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 Course XX
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 Term students can be admitted:
September Room: 56-651
(250 for computer-based; 100 for ­internet-based) Phone: (617) 253-1712
TOEFL waiver accepted: No Application deadline:
Fax: (617) 258-8676
Department code: 63 December 15 (for September admission)
email: be-acad@mit.edu
GRE: general test required Portfolios due by January 3
http://web.mit.edu/be/
Department code: 1601 Tests required:
Types of degrees offered:
Areas of research offered: IELTS: Preferred M.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering
Aerospace Computational Engineering Minimum score required: 7 (for MIT undergraduates only)
Air-Breathing Propulsion (7.5 for PhD candidates in S.M. in Molecular and Systems Toxicology
Aircraft Systems Engineering History, Theory, and Criticism) (for MIT undergraduates only)
Air Transportation Systems TOEFL: Minimum score required: 650 S.M. in Biological Engineering
Autonomous Systems (280 for computer-based, 114 for ­internet-based)
Communications and Networks (Leaders for Global Operations only)
for Ph.D. ­candidates in History, Theory, and Ph.D., Sc.D. in Biological Engineering
Controls ­Criticism;
Humans in Aerospace Terms students can be admitted:
600 (250 for computer-based, 100 for ­internet-
Materials and Structures September
based) for all other ­programs
Space Propulsion June (Leaders for Global Operations only)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Space Systems Application deadline:
Department code: 12
Our students have participated in GRE: Yes (M.Arch, S.M.B.T., Ph.D. December 31
interdisciplinary study with the in Building Technology, and Ph.D. Tests required:
following programs: applicants in History, Theory, and ­Criticism) IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
Biomedical Engineering Department code: 4401 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
Computation for Design and Optimization
Return applications and portfolios to: (250 for computer-based)
Flight Transportation
Department of Architecture, Room 7-337 TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Leaders for Global Operations
77 Massachusetts Avenue GRE: general test required
Technology and Policy Program
System Design and Management Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Return applications to:
For a complete list of programs, see MIT Portfolios are non-returnable. BE, Room 56-651
Centers, Labs and Programs. Areas of research offered: Areas of Research offered for the
Special instructions: Architecture Design (M.Arch.) Ph.D. Degree:
All applicants must use the Aero-Astro Architecture and Urbanism (S.M.Arch.S.) Biological and Physiological Transport
specific online application which is on the Building Technology (S.M., S.M.Arch.S., Ph.D.) Phenomena
MIT Graduate Admissions website. Paper Design and Computation (S.M.Arch.S. Biological Imaging and Functional
applications will not be accepted. and Ph.D.) Measurement
History, Theory, and Criticism of ­Architecture Biomaterials
(S.M.Arch.S. and Ph.D.) Biomolecular Engineering
History, Theory, and Criticism of Art (Ph.D.) Biophysics
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture Cell and Tissue Engineering
(S.M.Arch.S.) Computational Modeling of Biological and
Visual Studies (S.M.)
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 Physiological Systems Human Genetics Express Mail/Courier Deliveries:
Discovery and Delivery of Molecular Immunology Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Therapeutics Microbiology Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Energy Molecular Medicine and Human Diseases 43 Vassar Street
Genetic Toxicology Neurobiology Bldg. 46, Room 2005-Q
Infectious Disease and Immunology Physiology Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Macromolecular Biochemistry & Biophysics Plant Molecular Biology Areas of research offered:
Metabolism of Drugs and Toxins Structural Biology and Biophysics Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Microbial Pathogenesis Cognitive Science
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in ­Oceanography,
Microbial Systems Computation
Course VII-W
Molecular, Chemical and Environmental Systems Neuroscience
Biological Oceanography
Carcinogenesis
Ecology and Evolution Special instructions:
Molecular, Cell and Tissue Biomechanics
Marine Biology Brain and Cognitive sciences requires ALL
Molecular Epidemiology and Dosimetry
Marine Toxicology applicants to use the online application which
Molecular Pharmacology
Microbiology is on the MIT Graduate Admissions website.
Nanoscale Engineering of Biological Systems
Molecular Ecology Applicants should not send published papers,
Neurobiological Systems
Special instructions: theses, writing samples or other supplemental
New Tools for Genomics, Functional
Applicants to the Department of Biology do material with your application, other than a CV;
Genomics, Proteomics and Glycomics
not need to complete the Financial Statement CVs can be emailed to bcs-admissions@mit.
Synthetic Biology
form. Applicants to the MIT-WHOI joint edu or mailed.
Systems Biology
program should see MIT-WHOI Joint Applicants are required to complete the
Special instructions: Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
Program in ­Oceanography section on page
Applicants are required to complete the for Graduate Study form. Please complete
15 for instructions on application deadline,
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation the section for courses most relevant to this
where to return application, and for all other
for Graduate Study form. Please complete graduate program. The additional courses
information. Applicants are NOT required
the section for courses most relevant to this section is not required. Group courses by
to complete the Record of Courses Taken in
graduate program and the additional courses subject area, and complete each column.
Preparation for Graduate Study form.
section. Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Center for Real Estate (CRE)
Brain and Cognitive
Biology, Course VII Sciences, Course IX Room: W31-310
Phone: (617) 253-4373
Room: 68-120 Room: 46-2005Q Fax: (617) 258-6991
Phone: (617) 253-3717 Phone: (617) 253-7403 email: mit-cre@mit.edu
Fax: (617) 258-9329 Fax: (617) 258-9216 http://web.mit.edu/cre/
email: gradbio@mit.edu email: bcs-admissions@mit.edu
http://bcs.mit.edu Type of degree offered:
http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/graduate
S.M.
Type of degree offered: Type of degree offered:
Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, Term students can be admitted:
Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Neuroscience September
Term students can be admitted:
Term students can be admitted: Application deadline:
September
September January 5
Application deadline:
Application deadline: Tests required:
December 1
December 1 IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
Tests required: TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5 Tests required: (250 for computer-based)
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL waiver accepted: No
(233 for computer-based) TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 GMAT: Yes
TOEFL may be waived by department (233 for computer-based; 90 for iBT)
IELTS or TOEFL may be waived by Return applications to: CRE, W31-310
Department code: 35
department; make request by sending email to Applicants to MIT/CRE Program should
GRE: general test required; subject test in biology,
bcs-admissions@mit.edu. download additional application instructions/
chemistry, or physics optional
Department code: 58 materials at:
Department code: 0203
GRE: general test only http://web.mit.edu/cre/application.html
Return applications to: Department of
Department codes: Special instructions:
Biology, Room 68-120
0213 (Neurosciences) Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Areas of research offered: Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
2002 (Cognitive Psychology
Biochemistry Graduate Study form.
Bioengineering Mailing Address:
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cancer Biology Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Cell Biology 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Developmental Biology Bldg. 46, Room 2005-Q
Genetics Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

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 Terms students can be admitted:
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Course V September
Course X Room: 2-204 June (Leaders for Global Operations)
Room: 66-366 Phone: (617) 253-1845 Application deadline:
Phone: (617) 253-4577 Fax: (617) 258-0241 January 2
Fax: (617) 253-9695 email: brighton@mit.edu Tests required:
email: easterly@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/ IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
http://web.mit.edu/cheme/ Type of degree offered: TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
Types of degrees offered: Ph.D. (233 for computer-based)
S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D., Leaders for Global Term students can be admitted: (90 for internet-based)
Operations Program - SM from CE and September TOEFL may be waived by department
M.B.A./SM from Sloan. Application deadline: Department code: 65 or 46
December 15 (for September admission) GRE: general test only
Terms students can be admitted:
Department codes:
September Tests required: Civil ­Engineering 1102
June (Leaders for Global Operations) IELTS: Preferred
Environmental Engineering 1103
Application deadline: Minimum score required: 7
January 3 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 Return applications to: Department of Civil
(250 for computer-based) and Environmental Engineering, Room 1-290
Tests required:
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 IELTS or TOEFL may be waived Areas of research offered:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 by department Civil Engineering
(250 for computer-based) Department code: 62 Composite Materials and Structures
TOEFL waiver accepted: No GRE: general test required; Computer Aided Engineering
Department code: 64 subject test recommended Construction Engineering and Technology
GRE: general test required; subject test in Department code: 0301 Earthquake Engineering
Chemistry or Engineering optional Return applications to: Department of Engineering Geology
Department code: 1001 Chemistry, Room 2-204 Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Return applications to: Department of Areas of research offered:
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Chemical Engineering, Room 66-366 Biological Chemistry
Environmental Geotechnology
Areas of research offered: Bio-Organic Chemistry
Environmental Microbiology
Biochemical Engineering Inorganic Chemistry
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Materials
Geotechnical Engineering
Biotechnology Organic Chemistry
Groundwater Hydrology
Catalysis and Chemical Kinetics Physical Chemistry
High Performance Structures (M.Eng)
Colloid Science and Separations Theory
Hydrology
Energy Engineering Special instructions: Information Technology
Environmental Engineering The chemistry department encourages that, Material Engineering
Leaders for Global Operations if possible, you mention in your Statement Nondestructive Evaluation
Materials of Objectives essay, specific faculty whose Operations Research
Microchemical Systems, Microfluidics research is of interest to you. Rock Mechanics
Nanotechnology Applicants are required to complete the Record of Sediment Transport
Polymers Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study Soil Mechanics
Process Systems Engineering form. Please list science and mathematics courses Structural Engineering
PPST: Program in Polymers, Science only. Group courses by subject area, and complete Structural Materials
and Technology only the columns for course name, academic year, Structural Mechanics
Thermodynamics, Statistical and official grade. Transportation
Mechanics and Molecular Simulation Transportation Economics
Transport Processes Transportation and Information Systems
Special instructions: Civil and Environmental Transportation and Logistics
Applicants are NOT required to complete the Engineering, Course I Transportation Policy
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Transportation Systems
Graduate Study form. Room: 1-290 Underground Construction
Phone: (617) 253-7119 Urban Transportation
Fax: (617) 258-6775 Water Resources (M.Eng)
email: cee-admissions@mit.edu MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography,
Chemical Engineering http://cee.mit.edu/
­Practice, Course X-A Course I-W
Types of degrees offered: Aquatic Biology
Room: 66-366 M.Eng., M.S.T., S.M., Civil Engineer’s Degree, Aquatic Chemistry
Phone: (617) 253-4577 Ph.D., Sc.D. Chemical Oceanography
Fax: (617) 253-9695 Please read descriptions of master’s degrees Coastal Oceanography
email: easterly@mit.edu before choosing one. Geochemistry
http://web.mit.edu/cheme/graduate/practice/ Leaders for Global Operations Program: Hydrodynamics
Types of degrees offered: S.M. from C.E.E. and M.B.A/S.M. from Sloan Marine Ecology
S.M., Ph.D.C.E.P. (September admission only) Ocean Acoustics

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Plankton Ecology Mailing address for supplementary Term students can be admitted:
Remote Sensing materials: Electronic submission is strongly September
Sediment Transport encouraged, as it benefits your application’s Application deadline:
Special instructions: completeness and speed of response. Materials December 15
Record of Subjects Taken section NOT not submitted electronically, such as transcripts, Tests required:
required (except for applicants to WHOI Joint should be mailed to: IELTS: Minimum score required: 6
Program). Comparative Media Studies Most typical successful applicants will have a score
MIT, Room E15-331 of 7 or higher
77 Massachusetts Ave. GRE: general test required, subject test optional
Cambridge, MA 02139 Department code: 3394
Comparative Media Studies
(CMS) Return transcript and recommendation
forms to: CSB Ph.D. Program,
Room: E15-331 Computation for Design Room 68-139
Phone: (617) 253-3599 and Optimization (CDO)
Fax: (617) 258-5133 Areas of research offered:
email: cms-admissions@mit.edu Room: 35-329 Biological Design and Synthetic Biology
http://cms.mit.edu/academics/ Phone: (617) 253-3725 Cancer Biology
graduate_apply.php email: cdo_info@mit.edu Cell and Tissue Engineering
http://web.mit.edu/cdo-program Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Type of degree offered:
Type of degree offered: Functional Genomics
S.M.
S.M. Gene and Protein Networks
Term students can be admitted: Genomics and Proteomics
Term students can be admitted:
September September Imaging and Image Informatics
Application deadline: Instrumentation Engineering
Application deadline:
January 15 Molecular Biophysics
January 10
Tests required: Nanobiology and Microsystems
Tests required: Neurosystems Biology
GRE: general test required GRE: general test required; advanced subject
Department code: 4505 Predictive Toxicology and Metabolic
test recommended ­Engineering
International students: Department code: 1699
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 Special instructions:
International Students: Please indicate CSB as the department on the
CMS does not accept the TOEFL exam. Applicants from non-English speaking application form.
Special instructions: countries are required to take the IELTS. CDO no
1) CMS expects applicants to use the online longer accepts the TOEFL exam. A waiver may be Applicants are required to complete the
application. Please contact considered only under special circumstances. Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
cms-admissions@mit.edu if you are unable to for Graduate Study form. Please complete
Special instructions:
submit an electronic application. the section for courses most relevant to this
All applicants are required to use the unique
graduate program and the additional courses
CDO online application on the MIT Graduate
2) Applicants are required to complete the section. Group courses by subject area, and
Admissions website, http://web.mit.edu/
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation admissions/graduate/how_to_apply/. The complete each column.
for Graduate Study form. Please complete application will be activated in September.
the section for courses most relevant to this Applicants should not send published papers or
graduate program and the additional courses theses; the only paper documents needed are Earth, Atmospheric, and
section. Group courses by subject area, and transcripts. Planetary Sciences,
complete each column except the one that asks
for textbooks used in each course.
Mailing address: Course XII
CDO Administrator, Room 35-329
MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue Room: 54-912
3) In an addendum to the Statement of Phone: (617) 253-3381
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Objectives, applicants who wish to be Fax: (617) 253-8298
considered for financial aid should identify email: eapsinfo@mit.edu
at least one research project suitable to the http://eapsweb.mit.edu
candidate’s background, academic interests, and Computational and
Types of degrees offered:
research goals. Systems Biology (CSB) S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.
http://cms.mit.edu research/projects.php
Room: 68-139 Terms students can be admitted:
4) For the writing sample, please submit an Phone: (617)324-0055 February (contact department), June,
academic research paper or one chapter of Fax: (617) 253-8699 September (Joint Program only in June or
a longer project. If the context is not clear, email: csbphd@mit.edu September)
please provide a brief description. If the work http://csbi.mit.edu
Application deadlines:
represents a collaboration, please explain. Type of degree offered: November 1 (for February admission)
Writing samples cannot be appended to Ph.D. January 5 (for June and September admission)
the electronic application. Please submit an Please note that September is our main
electronic copy to cms-admissions@mit.edu. 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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Areas of research offered:
Economics, Course XIV Artificial Intelligence
Bioelectrical Engineering
Room: E52-391D Circuit Design
Phone: (617) 253-8787 Communications
Fax: (617) 253-1330 Computational Biology
email: econ-admit@mit.edu Computer Graphics
http://econ-www.mit.edu/ Computer Networks
Type of degree offered: Computer Systems and Architecture
Ph.D. Devices and Materials
Term students can be admitted: Electromagnetic Energy, Fields and Waves
September Signal Processing
Systems, Decision and Control
Application deadline: Theoretical Computer Science
December 15
Joint Programs:
Tests required: Leaders for Global Operations
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based) Special instructions:
TOEFL waiver accepted: No Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science requires ALL applicants to use the
Department code: 84
on-line EECS Graduate Application site
GRE: general test required
which can be accessed from the MIT
Department code: 1801
Graduate Admissions website. The EECS
Return applications to: Department of Graduate Application site will be activated
Economics, Room E52-391D in mid-September, is unique to EECS, and is
Special instructions: not used by any other department. If you are
Applicants are required to complete the applying to joint programs and want EECS
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for to be your collaborative department, or if you
Graduate Study form. Please list economics and are applying to a joint program and also want
mathematics courses only. Group courses by to be considered for regular EECS Ph.D.
subject area, and complete each column. admission, you should use the online
application. Applicants should not send
published papers or theses. The only paper
documents needed are your transcripts.
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science,
Course VI Engineering Systems
Room: 38-444 Division (ESD)
Phone: (617) 253-4603 Please contact the program to which you are
Fax: (617) 258-7354 applying with any questions.
email: grad-ap@eecs.mit.edu http://esd.mit.edu/academics.html
http://www.eecs.mit.edu Types of degrees offered:
Types of degrees offered: Engineering Systems Division
M.Eng. (for MIT Undergraduates only), S.M., S.M. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESM)
Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. Ph.D. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESP)
Leaders for Global Operations Program: Leaders for Global Operations
S.M. from E.E.C.S. and M.B.A/S.M. S.M. from one of seven participating
from Sloan programs in School of Engineering &
Terms students can be admitted: M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan (ESD-LGO)
September (For Regular Admission) Supply Chain Management
June (Leaders for Global Operations) Master of Engineering in Logistics
Application deadline: (ESD-SCM)
December 15 Systems Design & Management
S.M. in Engineering & Management
Tests required:
(ESD-SDM)
IELTS: Preferred
Minimum score required: 7 Technology and Policy Program
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 S.M. in Technology and Policy (ESD-TPP)
(250 for computer-based) Possible areas of research:
TOEFL may be waived by department Aerospace Systems
Department code: 78 (Computer Science) Assistive Technologies
   66 (Electrical Engineering) Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship,
GRE: No (Except for LGO) 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 non-
native 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 Special instructions:
Applicants should apply online at http:// Interdisciplinary Programs See the LGO website for specific application
www.gsas.harvard.edu/prospective_students/ details: http://lgo.mit.edu.
admissions_information_for_prospective_ Division of Health Sciences and ­Technology Applicants must apply online through
graduate_students.php (HST), Joint Program with Harvard http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate.
For detailed instructions, see MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in ­Oceanography Paper applications will not be considered.
http://hst.mit.edu/go/memp_admissions. (S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.)
Leaders for Global Operations
SHBT: (LGO) (dual degree S.M. and
Applicants should apply online at M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan School Linguistics and Philosophy,
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/. of Management) Course XXIV
For detailed instructions, see Medical Engineering/Medical Physics Room: 32-D808
http://hst.mit.edu/go/shbt_admissions (MEMP) (Ph.D.) – see HST Phone: (617) 253-4141
Microbiology (MICRO) (Ph.D) Fax: (617) 253-5017
Operations Research Center (ORC) email: lp-admissions@mit.edu
History, Anthropology, and (S.M., Ph.D.) http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/
Program in Polymer Science and ­Technology
Science, Technology http://web.mit.edu/philos/www/
(PPST) (Ph.D.)
and Society (HASTS) Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Room: E51-185
Phone: (617) 253-9759 Leaders for Global Term students can be admitted:
Fax: (617) 258-8118 September
Operations Program
email: hasts@mit.edu Application deadline:
http://web.mit.edu/hasts/ Applicants to the dual degree Leaders for January 2
Global Operations program must apply for
Type of degree offered: Tests required:
admission either through a participating
Ph.D. in History, Anthropology, and ­Science, The department of Linguistics and
Master’s Program of the School of Engineering
Technology and Society (HASTS). Philosophy will accept TOEFL
or through the ­Master’s Program of the Sloan
Term students can be admitted: or the IELTS.
School of Management.
September TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
Room: E40-315.
Phone: (617) 253-1055 (233 for computer-based)
Application deadline:
Fax: (617) 253-1462 (90 for internet-based)
January 1
email: lgo@mit.edu TOEFL may be waived by department
Tests required:
http://lgo.mit.edu Department codes: 04 (Linguistics)
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
   20 (Philosophy)
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 Types of degrees offered: IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5
(233 for computer-based; 90 for internet-based) All LGO students receive an S.M. from
GRE: No
IELTS or TOEFL may be waived the School of Engineering and either an M.B.A.
by department. or S.M. from the Sloan School of Management Return applications to: Department
GRE: general test required of Linguistics and Philosophy, Room
Term students can be admitted:
Department code: 2703 32-D808
June
Special instructions: Areas of research offered:
Tests required:
Applicants to History, Anthropology, and Linguistics
If applying through Sloan, the applicant
Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) are Philosophy
may submit either the GMAT or the GRE.
required to submit a writing sample. There are If applying through the School of Special instructions:
no specific parameters in terms of content, Engineering, the applicant must submit the Applicants to the Department of Linguistics
but the length should not exceed that of a GRE. The applicant should check with the and Philosophy are required to submit a writing
chapter or article. specific engineering department to see if sample as part of their application. Writing
other tests are required. samples should be submitted ­electronically.
Applicants are NOT required to complete the
Please go to http://www.dlp.mit.edu/
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Application deadline:
admissions for further instruction.
Graduate Study form. December 15 (Regardless of engineering department
deadline) Applicants to the linguistics program are
Return writing samples to:
very strongly urged to send one or more
STS Academic Administrator Areas of research offered:
copies of major research papers (term papers,
MIT, Room E51-185 Manufacturing/operations-focused, through the
research reports, theses). These papers need
77 Massachusetts Avenue following participating engineering master’s programs:
not necessarily be about linguistics, but they
Cambridge, MA 02139 Aeronautics and Astronautics should demonstrate an applicant’s ability to
Please see http://web.mit.edu/hasts/ Biological Engineering pursue serious scholarly inquiry. Submitting
admissions for more information about Chemical Engineering more than one piece of work is especially
submitting your application. Civil and Environmental Engineering appropriate for applicants with research
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science experience in multiple relevant areas. At least
Engineering Systems one of the writing samples should be written
Mechanical Engineering in English, but additional writings in another
language can sometimes also be reviewed.

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Applicants to the philosophy program should And are complemented by focused programs Application deadlines:
submit a writing sample in philosophy, ideally that include: December 1 (must be postmarked by)
of 15–25 pages in length. The writing sample Program in Polymer Science and Technology January 15 (for M.Eng Program)
should allow us to assess the applicant’s You can indicate your interest in these Tests required:
understanding of a philosophical problem, focused programs on your application. IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
and ability to evaluate philosophical Waiver accepted: No
arguments. This assessment is usually easier Special instructions:
Applicants are NOT required to complete the GRE: general test required
if the writing sample explicitly engages with
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Department code: 1502
some of the contemporary philosophical
literature. Graduate Study form. Return applications to: Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Room 1-112
Applicants to the Linguistics Program are
NOT required to complete the Record of Areas of research offered:
Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Mathematics, Course XVIII Applied Mechanics
Study form. Automotive & Aircraft Engines
Room: 2-108
Biomaterials
Applicants to the Philosophy Program Phone: (617) 253-2689
Biomechanics & Neural Control of
are required to list only relevant texts and Fax: (617) 253-4358
­Movement
authors on the Record of Courses Taken in email: gradofc@math.mit.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Preparation for Graduate Study form. http://www-math.mit.edu/grad/
Biorobotics
Type of degree offered: Combustion
Ph.D. Composites Processing
Materials Science and Term students can be admitted: Computational Fluid Dynamics
­Engineering, Course III September Computational Mechanics
Application deadline: Computer-Aided Design/Manufacturing
Room: 6-107
December 15 (must be received by) Controls
Phone: (617) 253-3302
Cryogenics
email: dmse-admissions@mit.edu Tests required: Design
http://www-dmse.mit.edu/ IELTS: Minimum score required: 6 Dynamics
Types of degrees offered: TOEFL: No longer accepted Energy and Power
S.M., Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. GRE: general and subject test required Environmental Engineering
Terms students can be admitted: Department code: 0703 (Mathematics) Fibers & Polymers
September 0702 (Applied Mathematics) Finite Elements
0700 (Mathematical Sciences) Fluid Mechanics
Application deadline:
December 15 (must be received by) Special instructions: Heat and Mass Transfer
The Department of Mathematics encourages Human-Machine Systems
Tests required: ALL applicants to use the online application Instrumentation
GRE: general test required which is on the MIT Graduate Admissions Internal and External Combustion Engines
Department code: 1403 website and will be activated in September. Leaders for Global Operations
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 This application is unique to Math and is not Management of Technology
IELTS may be waived by Department. used by any other department. Applicants Manufacturing
The IELTS requirement will only be waived (1) if you should not send published papers or theses. Materials
have received instruction in English in primary and The only paper documents needed are official Mechanical Behavior of Materials
secondary school or (2) if you have been in the US for transcripts. Mechanics
three years and will have received a degree from an
Mechanics of Materials
American institution before entering MIT. Include a
MEMS and Nanotechnology
letter requesting the waiver with your supplemental
materials. If the waiver is not approved, you will need Mechanical Engineering, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Course II Microfluids
to take and submit the IELTS score by mid-January.
Optical Engineering
Note: The TOEFL is no longer accepted. Room: 1-112 Optical Measurement
Return applications to: Phone: (617) 253-2291 Polymer Processing
Department of Materials Science and Fax: (617) 258-5802 Precision Engineering
Engineering, Room 6-107 email: megradoffice@mit.edu Robots, Manipulators and Teleoperators
Areas of research offered: http://meche.mit.edu Systems Design and Management
Archaeological Materials Types of degrees offered: Technology and Policy
Biological and Polymeric Materials S.M., M.Eng (In the discipline of Thermodynamics
Computational Materials Science Manufacturing only), Naval Engineer, Transportation
Materials for Energy and the Environment Ph.D., Sc.D., Leaders for Global Operations Tribology
Materials Economics and Manufacturing Program - SM from ME and M.B.A./SM
Nanotechnology, Nanodevices, from Sloan. MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in
and Nanomaterials Oceanography, Course II-W
Terms students can be admitted:
Electronic, Photonic, and Magnetic Materials Hydrodynamics of Vehicles
June, September
High-performance Structural Telepresence
Materials and Alloys Underwater Robotics
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 Special instructions: 1) Online applications are required. Interactions
The only paper documents needed are your 2) Applicants must specify three faculty with Metabolic Engineering and Biotechnology
transcripts. whom they are applying to work. List these Microbial Oceanography
faculty in order of preference at the opening Molecular and Cellular Microbiology
Center for Ocean Engineering of the statement of objectives. A list of Virology and Phage Biology
faculty who are admitting students can be Special instructions: Please indicate
Degree programs: found at http://www.media.mit.edu/mas/
Ocean Engineering MICROBIOLOGY as the department on
areas.html the application form. Applicants are NOT
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 3) Portfolios (containing publications, theses, required to complete the Records of Courses
Areas of research offered: awards, designs and other work) should Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study
Acoustics be submitted as a URL at the end of your Form. Applicants should apply on-line at
Applied Mechanics statement of objectives. Hardcopies are not http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate.
Computer-Aided Design and Fabrication accepted.
Environmental Engineering 4.) Letters of recommendation are required
Fluid Mechanics to be submitted using the online application
Hydrodynamics system (page two of application). Hardcopies MIT-Woods Hole
Ocean Engineering are not accepted. ­Oceanographic
Structural Mechanics 5.) Applicants are required to complete the Institution (WHOI), Joint
Underwater Vehicle Design Record of Courses Taken in Preparation Program in Oceanography/
Welding Fabrication for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
Applied Ocean Science and
Naval Construction and Engineering
Naval Engineering graduate program and the additional courses Engineering
Ship Design section. Group courses by subject area, and Room: 54-911
complete each column. Phone: (617) 253-7544
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography
Environmental Acoustics Fax: (617) 253-9784
Oceanography email: mit-whoi-www@mit.edu
Microbiology (MICRO) http://mit.whoi.edu
Room: 68-139 Types of degrees offered:
Media Arts and Sciences Phone: (617) 324-0055 Ph.D., Sc.D. (S.M. for US Navy applicants only)
(MAS) Fax: (617) 253-8699 Terms students can be admitted:
email: microbiology@mit.edu June, September
Room: E14-245 http://microbiology.mit.edu Application deadlines:
Phone: (617) 253-5114
Types of degrees offered: December 15 (for EECS-JP and Mechanical
Fax: (617) 253-8542 Engineering-JP applicants)
Microbiology Ph.D.
email: mas@media.mit.edu January 5 (for June or September - all other
http://www.media.mit.edu Term students can be admitted:
applicants.)
Types of degrees offered: September
Tests required:
S.M., Ph.D. Application deadline: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
Term students can be admitted: December 15 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
September Tests required: (233 for computer-based;
Application deadline: GRE: general test required, 90-91 for internet-based)
December 15 (applications must be Department code: 0212 Minimum score for applicants to Course VI-W:
­submitted online) GRE Subject test optional 600 (250 for computer-based)
IELTS: Minimum score required: 6; most applicants TOEFL may be waived by department under
Supplemental deadline:
should have scores of 7 or higher. To have certain circumstances. Make request in writing
December 31 (transcripts, IELTS score)
IELTS results reported, indicate Microbiology well in advance of application deadline.
Tests required: Graduate Program, MIT on your IELTS test Department code: 75
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 application. No code or address is needed. GRE: general test required of all applicants.
IELTS waiver accepted: No Department code: 0508
All international students must take Return applications to:
Special instructions:
the IELTS exam; TOEFL scores will not be Microbiology Graduate Program,
Joint program applicants should enter “Woods
accepted. Room 68-139
Hole Oceanographic Institution” as the
Department code: 3514 Areas of research offered: department and state their desired area of
GRE: No Biochemical, Chemical, and Structural research on item 2 of the application.
Send supporting materials to: MAS, Room Microbiology Applicants must complete the Record of
E15-401 Bioenergy and Metabolic Diversity Subjects Taken in Preparation for Graduate
Special instructions: Bioinformatics and Computational Study form. Electrical Engineering/Computer
Microbiology Science-JP applicants must use the EECS
Ecology and Environmental/ online application form at: http://apply.eecs.
Geomicrobiology mit.edu/
Evolution
Return applications to: Joint Program
Genetics and Physiology
Office, Room 54-911, MIT
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Areas of research offered: Special instructions:
Main areas of research: Applicants are required to complete the Physics, Course VIII
Applied Ocean Science and Engineering Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
Biological Oceanography for Graduate Study form. Please complete Room: 4-315
Chemical Oceanography the section for courses most relevant to this Phone: (617) 253-9703
Marine Geology and Geophysics graduate program and the additional courses Fax: (617) 258-8319
Physical Oceanography section. Group courses by subject area, and email: physics-grad@mit.edu
complete each column. http://web.mit.edu/physics/graduate/
Please also see descriptions of applicants
interdisciplinary areas of research within the Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Departments of Civil/Environmental Center for Ocean
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Terms students can be admitted:
Engineering
Biology, and Earth, Atmospheric and February, September
Planetary Sciences. For details, see Mechanical Engineering on Application deadlines:
page 11. November 1 (for February admission)
December 15(for September admission)
Nuclear Science and Tests required:
­Engineering, Course XXII Operations Research (OR) IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5
Room: 24-102 IELTS waiver accepted: Yes
Room: E40-149
Phone: (617) 253-3814 GRE: general and subject test required
Phone: (617) 253-3601
Fax: (617) 258-7437 Department code: 0808
Fax: (617) 258-9214
email: cegan@mit.edu email: lrose@mit.edu Special instructions:
http://web.mit.edu/nse/ http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/ Additional information for applicants to
Types of degrees offered: the Physics Graduate Program, including
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. the Departmental Field and Support ­Preference
S.M., Ph.D.
Form, is available at http://web.mit.edu/
Terms students can be admitted: Term students can be admitted: physics/graduate/applicants in the Applicant
June, September September Information section. The Field and Support
Application deadlines: Application deadline: Preference Form can be downloaded and must
January 7 (for June and September ­admission) December 15 be included with every application. Once
In general, the department discourages February Tests required: the application is received by the Physics
admissions, although in exceptional cases this All international students applying to the Operations Department, the applicant will be notified.
may be admitted. Applicants wishing to initiate Research Center are required to take either the
their studies in February should apply for regular Applicants are required to complete the
TOEFL or IELTS. Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
admission in September of the previous semester IELTS: Minimum score required: 7
and request a deferral, clearly stating the reasons Graduate Study form. Please list physics,
TOEFL: Minimum score required: mathematics, and other science course only.
for this request. (600 for paper-based; 250 for computer-based; Group courses by subject area, and complete
Tests required: 100 for internet-based) each column. Applicants are required to list
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL waiver may be considered under courses taken at MIT.
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 special circumstances
(233 for computer-based; 90 for internet-based) Department code: 67 Return applications to: Department of
TOEFL waiver accepted: No GRE: general test required ­ Physics, Room 4-315
Department code: 69 Department code: 1302 Areas of research offered:
All international students must take either the Return applications to: Operations Research Experimental
TOEFL or the IELTS. Center, Room E40-149 Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Physics
GRE: general test required Atomic and Optical Physics
Department code: 1609 Special instructions:
Biophysics, Medical Physics
Please indicate “OR” as the department
Return applications to: Condensed Matter Physics
on application form. The ORC encourages
Department of Nuclear Science and High Energy and Nuclear Physics
all applicants to use the online application.
Engineering, Room 24-102A Quantum Information Science
Students should try to limit their Statement of
Areas of research offered: Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research,
Objectives to one page.
Applied Plasma Physics Relativistic Beam Physics
Applicants are required to complete the
Experimental Plasma Physics Record of Courses Taken in Preparation Theoretical
Fission Reactor Systems Engineering for Graduate Study form. Please complete Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Physics
Fusion Reactor Technology the section for courses most relevant to this Atomic and Optical Physics
Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems graduate program and the additional courses Biophysics
Management & Policy section. Group courses by subject area, and Condensed Matter Physics
Nuclear Materials Engineering complete only the columns for course name, High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Science and Technology academic year, and official grade. Quantum Information Science
Reactor Engineering Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research,
Risk Assessment and Management Plasma Astrophysics
Technology and Policy
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 Types of degrees offered:
Political Science, Ph.D., Sc.D. Science Writing,
Course XVII Terms students can be admitted: Course XXI-W
Room: E53-467 February (exceptional circumstances)
Room: 14N-108
Phone: (617) 253-8336 September
Phone: (617) 253-6668
Fax: (617) 258-6164 Application deadlines: Fax: (617) 452-5100
email: twarog@mit.edu October 1 (for February admission) email: sciwrite-www@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/polisci/ January 15 (for September admission, some http://web.mit.edu/sciwrite
Types of degrees offered: department admissions deadlines may be earlier)
Type of degree offered: S.M.
S.M., Ph.D. Tests required:
Term students can be admitted:
Term students can be admitted: Refer to the “Home” department’s (see
September
September below) requirement for GRE and TOEFL.
Application deadline:
Application deadline: Special instructions:
January 15
December 31 Applications to the Program in Polymer
Science and Technology should be made Tests required:
Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 in conjunction with an application to a
departmental program in the School of TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based) (250 for computer-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department; ­Science or School of Engineering at MIT
(the “Home” department). Applications GRE: general test required
applicants must request form from department. Department code: 4599
Degrees from English-speaking ­universities are not should specify the departmental program of
automatically a basis for waiver. the application and “PPST” or “Program Special instructions:
Department code: 92 in Polymer Science and ­Technology” as the Departmental application supplement
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 interdisciplinary program of study. Original required. Please visit http://web.mit.edu/
GRE: general test required applications should be filed according to sciwrite/apply.html.
Department code: 1902 the normal procedures for the relevant Applicants are NOT required to complete the
departmental program, and a copy of Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for
Special instructions: the application should be sent to PPST
Applicants to the Department of Political Graduate Study form.
Admissions, Room 66-370. Only one
Science must apply for either the S.M. Return applications to:
application fee is required. Admission to
­Program or the Ph.D. Program. Initial and Graduate Program in Science Writing
the departmental program is a prerequisite
final degree objectives must be the same. MIT, Room 14N-108
for further consideration by PPST; once the
Applicants must submit a writing sample 77 Massachusetts Avenue
candidate has been accepted to a department,
of 5–15 pages. Writing samples cannot Cambridge, MA 02139
his or her application will be forwarded
be attached to online applications. See by that department to the PPST office for
“Additional Instructions” at consideration.
http://web.mit.edu/polisci/grad/addinstr.
Applicants are required to complete the Sloan School of
html/. ­Management, Course XV
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
Applicants are NOT required to complete the for Graduate Study form. Please complete
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Please see the Sloan School of Management
the section for courses most relevant to this website at http://mitsloan.mit.edu/academic
Graduate Study form. graduate program and the additional courses for information on the following programs:
Send supporting materials to: ­ section. Group courses by subject area, and
Department of Political Science, complete each column. Biomedical Enterprise
Room E53-467 Return applications to: Department of Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)
Areas of research offered: choice (see Special Instructions). Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.
American Politics and Public Policy Areas of research offered: M.B.A. for Executives
Comparative Politics Biodegradable Polymers Master of Finance, M.Fin.
International Relations and Foreign Policy Biopolymers and Biomaterials Master of Science in Management Studies
Models and Methods Colloids and Surfactants Ph.D.
Political Economy Functional Polymers Sloan Fellows in Innovation and Global
Political Philosophy and Social Theory High Performance Polymers Leadership
Security Studies Liquid Crystalline Polymers System Design and Management (SDM)
Polyelectrolytes
Polymer Chemistry
Program in Polymer Polymer Mechanics
Science and Technology Polymer Modeling
(PPST) Polymer Physics
Polymer Processing
Room: 3-435 Polymer Rheology
Phone: (617) 253-0949 Polymer Statistical Mechanics
Fax: (617) 258-0546 Structure/Property Relationships
email: ppst-www@mit.edu Supramolecular Assembly
http://web.mit.edu/ppst

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 The Department requires a letter from
Supply Chain Management Urban Studies and a DUSP faculty member indicating their
(SCM) Planning, Course XI willingness to advise their thesis. (This letter
should be sent to the address below.)
Applicants to the SCM Program will find Room: 7-346
complete information about applying on the Phone: (617) 253-9403 Return supplemental materials to:
web at: http://scm.mit.edu Fax: (617) 253-2654 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: E40-355 email: duspapply@mit.edu Department of Urban Studies and Planning,
Phone: (617) 324-6564 http://dusp.mit.edu 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 7-346
Fax: (617) 253-7972 Types of degrees offered: Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
email: scm@mit.edu M.C.P., S.M., Ph.D. Program groups offered:
Types of degrees offered: Term students can be admitted: City Design and Development
Master of Engineering in Logistics (SCM) September Environmental Policy Program
Term students can be admitted: Application deadline: Housing, Community and Economic
September January 3 Development
Application deadlines: International Development Group
Tests required: Transportation*
Round 1 – December 1 TOEFL: Minimum score required:
Round 2 – January 15 Although we do not have a separate Program
250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based Group focusing on issues of transportation,
Round 3 – April 1 TOEFL waiver accepted: No many DUSP students choose this as an area
Tests required: Department code: 97 of focus. Applicants with particular interest
IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5 IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 in transportation should indicate this on their
GRE or GMAT: general test required. All international students must take the application, but should also specify a Program
Minimum score required: TOEFL or the IELTS. Group (for example, “HCED/transportation”).
GRE Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speakers), GRE: general test required Urban Information Systems*
Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5; Department code: 2205 Only Ph.D applicants may designate Urban
GMAT: 600 M.C.P. no minimum
GRE Institute code: 3514 Information Systems (UIS) as the primary group,
Ph.D. minimum score required: 1200 (V&Q) MCP applicants with a particular interest in
GRE Department code: 5199 ­combined; 5.0 analytical writing
GMAT code: X5X-QS-17 computing and technology should select Urban
Special instructions: Information Systems as the secondary program
Return applications to: Supply Chain Online application preferred. group (for example, “CDD/UIS”).
Management Admissions Office, Room E40-
355 All applicants are urged to review DUSP
application instructions at
Special instructions: http://dusp.mit.edu/p.lasso?t=4:2:0
See the SCM website for specific application for thorough information about applying to
details. Applicants must apply online. Paper the department.
applications will not beconsidered.
Applicants are required to complete the
Applicants must also submit a current
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
resume and two essays. Three evaluations are
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
required - one from a professor and two from
the section for courses most relevant to this
supervisors are recommended.
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area,
and complete only the columns for course
System Design and number, course name, academic year, and
­Management Program official grade.
(SDM)
Special instructions for applicants applying to
For program details, see Engineering ­Systems more than one program group:
Division, page 8. Your interests may cut across more than one
Program Group. If you see your interests
so aligned, you must spell out the case for
Technology and Policy applying to more than one Program Group in
­Program (TPP) your Statement of Objectives. If you define
yourself in terms of two Program Groups,
For program details, see Engineering ­Systems you need to make a case for such bridging as
Division, page 8. 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
Academic Fees and Living Costs for 2010-2011
The estimated average budget for a
single graduate student enrolled at MIT Tuition
for the academic year of nine months is Academic year of 9 months $38,940
approximately $66,276. A calendar year Calendar year of 12 months $51,915
budget is about $87,692. These figures
include tuition (nine months), books and MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan
supplies, hospitalization and accident Calendar year of 12 months $1,740
insurance fees, with an allowance for a
reasonable standard of living. Room and Board
Academic year of 9 months $18,072
The estimated living expenses assume that
Calendar year of 12 months $24,096
a student will live frugally. Little is allowed
for clothing, travel, and incidental expenses.
Average TOTAL costs for single graduate student
The budget does not include the purchase
Academic year of 9 months $66,276
or maintenance of an automobile or other
Calendar year of 12 months $87,962
major items. It may be possible with careful
budget planning to reduce the allowances
for housing and food, but not by more than
Tuition for Special Programs
two or three hundred dollars. Round trip
transportation costs and travel insurance Sloan Fellows Program (12 months) $114,000
are not included. (flex options 24 months) $129,000

Visiting Fellows Program Please visit http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/

Certificate of Eligibility Advanced Study Program (one semester) $22,100

This form, required to obtain a US visa,
will not be authorized until the availability Leaders for Global Operations visit http://lgo.mit.edu

of a candidate’s full financial resources is (all students receive generous fellowships)

determined to the satisfaction of the Special Program for Urban and (9 months) $49,312
International Student Advisor. Please see Regional Studies
page 20 for further passport and
visa information. Sloan Master’s Program (9 months) $50,625

Sloan Master’s of Finance Program (9 months) $59,500

(12 months) $72,000

System Design and Management Program visit http://sdm.mit.edu

Master of Science in Real Estate (12 months, three semesters) $58,403

Development Program

Supply Chain Management Program (SCM) (9 months) $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.
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Teaching Assistantships Loans
MIT employs about 600 graduate students
Graduate students who are US citizens or
each year as part-time instructors or teaching
eligible non-citizens should apply first for
assistants to assist the faculty in grading
Federal loans.  These loans include the
­student quizzes, instructing in classrooms
Federal Perkins Loan, the Federal Direct
and laboratories, and conducting tutorials.
Stafford Subsidized and the Federal Direct
Appointments to teaching assistantships Stafford Unsubsidized Loans. The federal
are made upon recommendation of the loans have the advantage either of being
head of a department. A student who capped at 8.25% (Stafford loans) or having
wishes to be considered for a teaching a low repayment rate (5% for the Perkins
appointment should write to the department. Loans). More details on these loans are
Only full-time graduate students who are available at the Student Financial Aid
candidates for advanced degrees may be website, http://web.mit.edu/finaid/. The
appointed. A Free Application for Student federal loans are available to students who
Aid (FAFSA) is required for all teaching are registered in degree granting programs
assistants who are United States citizens at least half-time. Students are asked to
or permanent ­residents. This form may be complete the MIT Graduate Loan
obtained at the website: Application and the Free Application for
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. Federal Student Aid both available at
http://web.mit.edu/finaid/.
Research Assistantships
Each year, approximately 2,500 graduate
For eligibility beyond the Federal loans many
alternative loan programs are available.  In
students at MIT hold appointments as
general the interest rates are variable and
research assistants. The principal duty
not capped. Please consult the website
of a research assistant is to contribute to
http://web.mit.edu/finaid/ for current details.
a program of departmental or
interdepartmental research. International students may apply for
alternative loan funds. Links to lender sites
Research assistants are compensated on the
are available from http://web.mit.edu/
basis of time devoted to their research. In
finaid/. Cosigners who are US citizens are
all cases they must pay full tuition.
likely to be required.
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.
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 Sidney-
Pacific 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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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.
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For International Students
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 Engi-
neering, 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
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
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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 If you have additional questions, please contact:
extremely limited. Applicants are urged to
make every effort to secure funds from Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook
sources other than MIT. Associate Dean for Graduate Students,
Director of the International Students Office
Many countries place limitations on the
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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.
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.
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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/
Checklist
Please note that:
• All forms must be filled out ­completely.
Type or print clearly using black ink.
The online application is preferred.
• All application materials must
be completed in English.
• You should keep a copy of all
application materials.
• All application parts, including
transcripts and evaluations, must be
original, hard-copy ­documents. MIT
does not accept faxed applications.
• 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.
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 Obtain 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.
4 Distribute and collect evaluators’ forms.
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.
5 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)
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: February June September Year:

2 Department Area of research or interdisciplinary program

consult department listings in Book I

3 Initial degree objective at MIT Final degree objective (if different)

4 Are you applying to more than one department? Yes No If yes, indicate departments

5 Full legal name 6 Date of birth

last/family/surname first middle month day year

Former name (if any)

7 Female Male

8 Reply address
number street city

Reply address state or province country zip or postal code

9 Permanent address
number street city

Permanent address
state or province country zip or postal code

10 Daytime phone Evening phone

country code area code/city code number country code area code/city code number

11 Fax number Email address

country code area code/city code number

12 City, state and country of birth  

Citizen of

If a foreign citizen in the US, give date of entry  

month day year

Type of visa   I-20 ID Number

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

13 Have you previously applied for admission to MIT? Yes MIT ID

if assigned one as a former student

If yes, what status? Freshman Transfer Special Graduate 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

(continued on page 25)

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 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) No
Which best describes your background?
Central America Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico

South America Spain Other
(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 Cherokee

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 Korea

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 African 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 quantitative writing

GRE Subject: Date taken or to be taken: Scores: Subject:

GMAT: Date taken or to be taken: Scores:

TOEFL: Date taken or to be taken: Scores:

IELTS: Date taken or to be taken: Scores:

18 List language of instruction in: primary school ; secondary school

university ; graduate 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: Single Married Number of children

If single, do you intend to marry before you come here? Yes No Will your spouse come with you? Yes No

26 Signature: Date:

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 To be completed by all applicants
Name: last/family first middle MIT Department to which you are applying as a candidate for degree of
except as noted

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.

General instructions: Why we ask you to complete this form:

• Important: some departments do not require this form; other
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

Year in which course

Official course grade

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

(if applicable)
together, etc. Use the next section, if you need more room.

was taken
Course no.
(if applicable) Course name Principal textbook used (author and title)

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 Year in which course

Official course grade

ADDITIONAL COURSES

(if applicable)
Please list below other college/university courses you have taken. Group courses by subject area (science, math, engineering,

was‑taken
humanities, social sciences, etc.). You may also use this section for any courses that you could not fit in the section above.
Course no.
(if applicable) Course name Principal textbook used (author and title)

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 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.
• 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).

Signature Date

Address in full
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MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission
Return to:
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Department of ___________________________
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________
Part 1 To be completed by all applicants
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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 area of research

for the term beginning in    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:
date

Part 2 To be completed by 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, Atmo-
spheric 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?
Truly exceptional Outstanding Well above Above average Average Below Inadequate
equivalent to the very best you comparable to the best average demonstrated high able to complete work average opportunity to observe
have known – a person who, student in a current top 25% ability to the Ph.D. lower 50%
in your experience, appears class
only every few years

In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT?
Truly exceptional Outstanding Well above Above average Average Below Inadequate
average average 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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MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission
Return to:
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Department of ___________________________
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________
Part 1 To be completed by all applicants
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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 area of research

for the term beginning in    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:
date

Part 2 To be completed by 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, Atmo-
spheric 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?
Truly exceptional Outstanding Well above Above average Average Below Inadequate
equivalent to the very best you comparable to the best average demonstrated high able to complete work average opportunity to observe
have known – a person who, student in a current top 25% ability to the Ph.D. lower 50%
in your experience, appears class
only every few years

In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT?
Truly exceptional Outstanding Well above Above average Average Below Inadequate
average average 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 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:
Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Department of ___________________________
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________
Part 1 To be completed by all applicants
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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 area of research

for the term beginning in    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:
date

Part 2 To be completed by 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, Atmo-
spheric 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?
Truly exceptional Outstanding Well above Above average Average Below Inadequate
equivalent to the very best you comparable to the best average demonstrated high able to complete work average opportunity to observe
have known – a person who, student in a current top 25% ability to the Ph.D. lower 50%
in your experience, appears class
only every few years

In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT?
Truly exceptional Outstanding Well above Above average Average Below Inadequate
average average opportunity to observe

Please give the applicant’s relative standing in your department (e.g., 7th in 89)
(continued on reverse side) 35
 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

last/family first middle

2 Reply address
number street city state or province country zip or postal code

3 Permanent address
number street city state or province country zip or postal code

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:

Research assistantship Teaching assistantship MIT fellowship or MIT-administered federal traineeship or industrial fellowship

6 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):

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: $

(continued on reverse side)

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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: Date:

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 MIT
for Biographical Data Form
20102011
To be completed by

MIT Application Graduate Admission

all applicants

Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form. Please print clearly or type.

1 Proposed date of entrance: February June September Year:

2 Department Area of research or interdisciplinary program

consult department listings in Book I

3 Initial degree objective at MIT Final degree objective (if different)

4 Are you applying to more than one department? Yes No If yes, indicate departments

5 Full legal name 6 Date of birth

last/family/surname first middle month day year

Former name (if any)

7 Female Male

8 Reply address
number street city

Reply address state or province country zip or postal code

[Attach Application Fee here]

Permanent address
number street city

Permanent address
state or province country zip or postal code

10 Daytime phone Evening phone

country code area code/city code number country code area code/city code number

11 Fax number Email address

country code area code/city code number

12 City, state and country of birth  

Citizen of

If a foreign citizen in the US, give date of entry  

month day year

Type of visa   I-20 ID Number

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

13 Have you previously applied for admission to MIT? Yes MIT ID

if assigned one as a former student

If yes, what status? Freshman Transfer Special Graduate 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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 MIT Biographical Data Form 2011
To be completed by all applicants

15 Ethnicity (optional)
Side 2
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) No
Which best describes your background?
Central America Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico

South America Spain Other
(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 Cherokee

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 Korea

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 African 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

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 To be completed by

Please type or print using black ink

international applicants
International Student Data Form
and return with application.

ALL NAMES SHOULD BE WRITTEN EXACTLY AS THEY APPEAR ON YOUR PASSPORT.

Full legal name  Mr Ms

family/last name(s) first full middle name

Date of birth
month day 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)  Government  Private institution

If you are in the US, which visa do you hold?  F-1   J-1   Other (please specify)
Please attach a copy of your I-94 card.

IELTS score Date taken

TOEFL score Date taken

Address for reply

number street city

state or province country zip or postal code

Telephone number   E-mail address

country code area code/city code number

Permanent address
state or province country zip or postal
code

number street city

Telephone number E-mail address

country code area code/city code number

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MIT
International Student Data Form, Side 2
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   Not applicable TOEFL:   Score received   Waived   Not applicable

Action/date: Able A: I-20      IAP     Date financial certification received:

Funding information Comments:

Code Amount Source

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

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