G r a d uat e P r o g r a m

2008 Information & Application

1 Introduction 23 Note to Applicants
2 Admissions Procedures — 24 Checklist
Requirements and Tests
25 Application for Graduate
3 Degree Information Admission
3 Department Structure 27 Record of Courses Form
4 Specific Information 29 Statement of Objectives Form
by Department
31 Evaluation Forms (3)
17 Fees and Living Costs
37 Financial Statement Form
18 Financial Aid
Credit Card 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, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of
its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other Institute
administered programs and activities, but may favor US citizens or residents in admissions and financial aid.*

The Vice President for Human Resources is designated as the Institute’s Equal Opportunity Officer and Title IX
Coordinator. Inquiries concerning the Institute’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations
(such as Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Laura Avakian, Vice President for
Human Resources, Room E19-215, 617-253-6512 or to Philip Lima, Coordinator of Staff Diversity Initiatives/
Affirmative Action, Room E19-215, 617-253-1594. Inquiries about the laws and about compliance may also be directed
to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, US Department of Education.

*The ROTC programs at MIT are operated under Department of Defense (DOD) policies and regulations, and do not comply fully
with MIT’s policy of nondiscrimination with regard to sexual orientation. MIT continues to advocate for a change in DOD policies
and regulations concerning sexual orientation, and will replace scholarships of students who lose ROTC financial aid because of these
DOD policies and regulations.
Introduction
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
is an academic community devoted
to undergraduate education, graduate
­education, and research. We have fostered
graduate study and research and awarded
advanced degrees since 1872.
MIT has been a consistent national
leader in the number of master’s and
doctoral degrees awarded, and ranks
highly in the number of doctorates
granted in the physical sciences, biological
sciences, ­economics, and mathematics.
In addition, other graduate programs in
the social ­sciences and humanities,
management, architecture, and urban
studies and planning have gained
significant prominence.
Approximately 6,000 graduate students
are currently enrolled in degree programs.
About 2,000 students enter graduate
programs each year with baccalaureate
degrees from nearly 250 American colleges
and universities, and some 60 foreign
countries and more than 190 foreign
universities are typically represented. Total
applications ­average about 15,000 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
and faculty and to the success of the
research itself.


 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 departments 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 departmental 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 24.

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 book.
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 $115 to $175 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).
Test of English as a Foreign Language
Students whose native language is not English must 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 book.
The fee for the TOEFL is $140 US.
International students applying for graduate admission should take the TOEFL
no later than December 31, 2007. To register, write directly to: TOEFL, Box 6154,
Princeton, NJ 08541-6154, call 1-800-GO-TOEFL (800-46-86335), or consult
<http://www.toefl.org/>. ­Students wishing to take the test after December 31, 2007
will not be considered for ­admission in 2008.
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. Some programs or departments prefer
students to take the IELTS exam. See departmental information beginning on page 4
of this book. To register for a test, consult http://www.ielts.org. Applicants who are
tested after December 31, 2007 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 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
Engineer’s Degree 2
M.Arch. 4
S.M.Arch.S. 4
M.B.A. 3
M.C.P. 3
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 fields 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
interdepatmental programs, 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 30
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 Manufacturing
Medical Engineering Medical Physics
Microbiology
MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic
­Institution (WHOI), Joint Program
in Oceanography
Operations Research
Polymer Science and Technology
Real Estate Development
Transportation
The following interdepartmental programs
are affiliated with Engineering Systems
Division (ESD):
Leaders for Manufacturing
Logistics (Center for Transportation
and Logistics)
System Design and Management
Technology and Policy Program
Technology, Management and Policy
­Doctoral Program

 Department Information
Aeronautics and ­Astronautics,
Course XVI
Room: 33-208
Phone: (617) 253-0043
Fax: (617) 253-0823
email: aa-studentservices@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
June, September
Application deadlines:
December 15 (for June and September
admission; must be postmarked by)
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based,
100 for ­internet-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 63
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1601
Return applications to: Department of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, Room 33-208
The Sector Selection Form must be
returned with the application.
Areas of research offered:
Aeroacoustics
Aerodynamics
Aeroelasticity
Aerospace Information Systems
Aerospace Product Development
Aerospace Systems
Air Transportation
Aircraft Propulsion
Artificial Intelligence
Astrodynamics
Autonomy
Biomedical Engineering
Communications & Networking
Communications Systems
Computational Fluid Mechanics
Decision Aiding
Dynamic Energy Conversion
Fluid Mechanics
Gas Dynamics
Gas Turbine Structures
Gas Turbines
Human Factors
Humans and Automation
Information Engineering
Instrumentation, Control and Estimation
Leaders for Manufacturing Program
Management of Technology
Materials Engineering

Microelectromechanical Systems
Navigation and Control Systems
Physics of Fluid
Plasma Physics
Propulsion and Energy Conversion
Software Engineering
Space Communications
Space Propulsion
Structural Dynamics
Structures Technology
System Design and Management
Systems Architecture and Engineering
Technology and Policy
Transportation
Turbomachinery
Vehicle Design
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to
this graduate program and the additional
courses section. Group courses by subject
area, and complete each column.
Architecture, Course IV
Room: 7-337
Phone: (617) 253-7387
Fax: (617) 253-8993
email: ahwill@mit.edu
http://architecture.mit.edu/
Types of degrees offered:
M.Arch., S.M.Vis.S., S.M.B.T.,
S.M.Arch.S., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline
December 15 (for September admission)
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 650
(280 for computer-based, 114 for ­internet-
based) for Ph.D. ­candidates in History,
Theory, and ­Criticism; 600
(250 for computer-based, 100 for ­internet-
based) for all other ­programs
TOEFL Waiver accepted: No
Department code: 12
GRE: Yes (M.Arch, S.M.B.T., Ph.D.
in Building Technology and US Ph.D.
applicants in History, Theory, and ­Criticism
only) Department code: 4401
Return applications and portfolios to:
Department of Architecture, Room 7-337
along with sufficient US postage or funds
for the return of portfolios and/or writing
samples. No international postal coupons
will be accepted. Portfolios will be
discarded after September 30.
Areas of research offered:
Architecture Design (M.Arch.)
Architecture and Urbanism (S.M.Arch.S.)
Building Technology (S.M., S.M.Arch.S., Ph.D.)
Design and Computation (S.M.Arch.S.
and Ph.D.)
History, Theory, and Criticism of
­Architecture (S.M.Arch.S. and Ph.D.)
History, Theory, and Criticism of Art (Ph.D.)
Aga Khan Program for Islamic
Architecture (S.M.Arch.S.)
Visual Studies (S.M.)
Special instructions:
Applicants are NOT required to complete
the Record of Courses Taken in
Preparation for Graduate Study form.
Biological Engineering (BE),
Course XX
Room: 56-651
Phone: (617) 253-1712
Fax: (617) 258-8676
email: be-acad@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/be/
Types of degrees offered:
M.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering
(for MIT undergraduates only)
S.M. in Molecular and Systems Toxicology
(for MIT undergraduates only)
S.M. in Biological Engineering
(Leaders for Manufacturing only)
Ph.D., Sc.D. in Biological Engineering
(Two tracks – Bioengineering Track &
Applied Bioscience Track)
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 31
Tests required:
TOEFL: minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 45
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1699
Return applications to: BE,
Room 56-651
Areas of Research offered within
the two tracks for the Ph.D. Degree:
Bioengineering Track
Biological & Physiological Transport
­Phenomena
Biological Imaging & Functional Cell Biology Areas of research offered:
­Measurement Developmental Biology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Biomaterials Genetics Cognitive Science
Biomolecular Engineering Human Genetics Computation
Cell & Tissue Engineering Immunology Systems Neuroscience
Molecular, Cell & Tissue Biomechanics Microbiology Special instructions:
Applied Biosciences Track Molecular Medicine and Human Diseases Do not include writing samples or other
Carcinogenesis Neurobiology supplemental material with your application;
Genetic Toxicology Physiology CVs are acceptable. Those applying to any
Metabolism of Drugs & Toxins Plant Molecular Biology HST joint program must send the original
Microbial Pathogenesis Structural Biology and Biophysics application to this department and a complete
Molecular Epidemiology copy of the application to HST.
Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in ­Oceanography,
Applicants are required to complete the
Course VII-W
Bioengineering Track & Applied Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
Biological Oceanography
­Biosciences Track for Graduate Study form. Please complete
Ecology and Evolution
Computational Modeling of Biological the section for courses most relevant to this
Marine Biology
­Systems graduate program and the additional courses
Marine Toxicology
Discovery & Delivery of Molecular section. Group courses by subject area, and
Microbiology
­Therapeutics complete each column.
Molecular Ecology
Genomics, Proteomics and Glycomics
Macromolecular Biochemistry & Special instructions:
Applicants to the Department of Biology
­Biophysics
do not need to complete the Financial
Center for Real Estate (CRE)
Nanoscale Engineering of Biological
­Systems Statement form. Applicants to the Room: W31-310
MIT-WHOI joint program should Phone: (617) 253-4373
Special instructions:
see MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Fax: (617) 258-6991
Applicants are required to complete the
­Oceanography section for instructions email: mit-cre@mit.edu
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
on‑application deadline, where to return http://web.mit.edu/cre/
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
application, and for all other information. Type of degree offered:
the section for courses most relevant to
this graduate program and the additional Applicants are NOT required to complete S.M.
courses section. Group courses by subject the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation Term students can be admitted:
area, and complete each column. for Graduate Study form. September
Application deadline:
February 15
Biology, Course VII Brain and Cognitive Sciences,
Tests required:
Course IX TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
Room: 68-120
Phone: (617) 253-3717 Room: 46-2005Q (250 for computer-based)
Fax: (617) 258-9329 Phone number: (617) 253-7403 TOEFL waiver accepted: No
email: gradbio@mit.edu Fax: (617) 253-9767 GMAT: Yes
http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/graduate email: bcs-admissions@mit.edu Return applications to: CRE, W31-310
Type of degree offered: http://web.mit.edu/bcs Applicants to MIT/CRE Program
Ph.D. Type of degree offered: should download additional application
Ph.D. in Cognitive Science or Ph.D. instructions/materials.
Term students can be admitted:
in Neuroscience http://web.mit.edu/cre/application.html
September
Term students can be admitted: Special instructions:
Application deadline:
September Applicants are NOT required to complete
December 15
Application deadline: the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
Tests required: for Graduate Study form.
TOEFL: Minimum Score Required: 577 December 15
(233 for computer-based) Tests required:
TOEFL may be waived by department TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
Department code: 35 (233 for computer-based) Chemical Engineering, Course X
GRE: General test required; subject test in biology, TOEFL may be waived by
Room: 66-366
chemistry, or physics optional department; make request by
Phone: (617) 253-4577
Department code: 0203 sending email to
Fax: (617) 253-9695
Return applications to: Department of bcs-admissions@mit.edu.
email: easterly@mit.edu
Biology, Room 68-120 GRE: general test only
http://web.mit.edu/cheme/
Department codes:
Areas of research offered: 0213 (Neurosciences) Types of degrees offered:
Biochemistry 2002 (Cognitive Psychology) S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Bioengineering
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Return applications to: Department
Cancer Biology of Brain and Cognitive Sciences,
(continued)
Room 46-2005

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


Geochemistry Term students can be admitted: Return transcript and recommendation
Hydrodynamics September forms to: CSB Ph.D. Program,
Marine Ecology Application deadline: Room 16-429B
Ocean Acoustics January 10 Areas of research offered:
Plankton Ecology Tests required: Biological Design and Synthetic Biology
Remote Sensing TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 Cancer Biology
Sediment Transport (250 for computer-based) Cell and Tissue Engineering
Special instructions: (100 for internet-based) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Applicants are NOT required to complete International applicants from Functional Genomics
the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation non-English speaking countries are required to Gene and Protein Networks
for Graduate Study form. take the TOEFL; waiver may be concidered Genomics and Proteomics
under special circumstances. Imaging and Image Informatics
Department code: 69 Instrumentation Engineering
Comparative Media Studies GRE: general test required; advanced subject Molecular Biophysics
Nanobiology and Microsystems
(CMS) test recommeded
Department code: 1699 Neurosystems Biology
Room: 14N-207 Return applications to: Predictive Toxicology and Metabolic
Phone: (617) 253-3599 CDO Administrator, Room E40-152, ­Engineering
Fax: (617) 258-5133 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA Special instructions:
email: cms-admissions@mit.edu 02139-4307 Please indicate CSB as the department
http://cms.mit.edu on the application form.
Special instructions:
Type of degree offered: Please indicate “CDO” as the department Applicants are required to complete the
S.M. on the application form. Please limit the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
Term students can be admitted: Statement of Objective section to no more for Graduate Study form. Please complete
September than one page. CDO expects applicants to the section for courses most relevant to
Application deadline: use the online application; please contact the this graduate program and the additional
January 15 program administrator if you are unable to courses section. Group courses by subject
submit an electronic application. area, and complete each column.
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 625
(265 for computer-based) Applicants are required to complete the Record
(108 for internet-based) of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Earth, Atmospheric, and
TOEFL may be waived by department, make Study form. Please complete the Courses Most Planetary Sciences, Course XII
request in writing. Relevant to the Program and the Additional
Courses sections. Group courses by subject Room: 54-912
Department code: 98
area, and complete only the columns for Course Phone: (617) 253-3381
This year is the last application that CMS will
name, Year in which course was taken, and Fax: (617) 253-8298
accept the TOEFL exam. IELTS is preferred.
Official course grade. email: eapsinfo@mit.edu
Minimum score required: 7.
http://eapsweb.mit.edu
GRE: general test required
Department code: 4505 Types of degrees offered:
Return applications to: Comparative Computational S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Media Studies, Room 14N-207 and Systems Biology (CSB) Terms students can be admitted:
February, June, September
Special instructions: Room: 16-429B (Joint Program only in June
Applicants are required to complete the Phone: (617) 253-3874 or September)
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation Fax: (617) 324-4870
for Graduate Study form. Please complete email: csbphd@mit.edu Application deadlines:
the section for courses most relevant to this http://csbi.mit.edu November 1 (for February admission)
graduate program and the additional courses January 5 (for June and September
Type of degree offered: admission)
section. Group courses by subject area, and Computational and Systems Biology –
complete each column. Ph.D. Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
Term students can be admitted: (233 for computer-based)
September
Computation for Design (90-91 for internet-based)
Application deadline: TOEFL may be waived by department, make
and Optimization (CDO) December 15 request in writing.
Room: E40-152 Tests required: Department code: 61 (Astronomy)
Phone: (617) 253-3725 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577    71‑(Geology)
Fax: (617) 258-9214 (233 for computer-based) GRE: general test required; subject test required
email: cdo_info@mit.edu GRE: general test required, subject test optional in either Chemistry or Physics for the
http://web.mit.edu/cdo-program Department code: 3394 Planetary Science area.
Type of degree offered: Department code: 0599
S.M.
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 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 section for courses most
relevant to this graduate program.
Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Economics, Course XIV
Room: E52-391D
Phone: (617) 253-8787
Fax: (617) 253-1330
email: econ-admit@mit.edu
http://econ-www.mit.edu/
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 2
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 84
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1801
Return applications to: Department of
Economics, Room E52-391D
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please list
economics and mathematics courses only.
Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.

Types of degrees offered:
Electrical Engineering and Engineering Systems Division
Computer Science, Course VI S.M. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESM)
Ph.D. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESP)
Room: 38-444
Leaders for Manufacturing
Phone: (617) 253-4603
S.M. from one of eight participating
Fax: (617) 258-7354
programs in School of Engineering &
email: grad-ap@eecs.mit.edu
M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan (ESD-LFM)
http://www.eecs.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered: Master of Engineering in
M.Eng. (for MIT Undergraduates only), S.M., Logistics Program
Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. (ESD-MLOG,) M.Eng. in Logistics
Term students can be admitted: Systems Design & Management
September S.M. in Engineering & Management
(ESD-SDM)
Application deadline:
December 15 Technology and Policy Program
S.M. in Technology and Policy (ESD-TPP)
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 Possible areas of research:
Aeronautics/Astronautics
(250 for computer-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department Biology/Bioengineering
Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Department code: 78 (Computer Science)
   66 (Electrical Engineering) Computer Science/Electrical Engineering
GRE: No (Except for LFM) Construction
Energy
Areas of research offered:
Engineering Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Environment
Bioelectrical Engineering
Global Climate Change
Circuit Design
Health Care Systems
Communications
Internet/Telecom
Computational Biology
Lean Sustainment
Computer Graphics
Logistics
Computer Networks
Computer Systems and Architecture
Manufacturing Systems
Materials Science
Devices and Materials
Nuclear Science/Engineering
Electromagnetic Energy, Fields and Waves
Risk Management
Leaders for Manufacturing Program
Supply Chain Management
Signal Processing
Systems Architecture
Systems, Decision and Control
Transportation/Mobility
Theoretical Computer Science
Special instructions: Engineering Systems Division
Electrical Engineering and Computer (ESD)
­Science encourages ALL applicants to use
the online application which is on the MIT Room: E40-249
Graduate Admissions website and will be Phone: (617) 253-1182
activated in September. This application Fax: (617) 258-7733
is unique to EECS and is not used by any email: esdgrad@mit.edu
other department. If you are applying to http://esd.mit.edu/academic/
Joint Programs and want EECS to be your admissions.html
collaborative department, or if you are Term students can be admitted:
applying to a Joint Program and also want September
to be considered for regular EECS Ph.D.
Application deadline:
admission, you should use the online
January 10
application. Applicants should not send
published papers nor theses. The only paper Tests required:
documents needed are your transcripts. TOEFL: Minimum score required: 255
for computer-based exam,
103 for internet-based exam
or 610 for paper-based exam
Engineering Systems Division Department code: 69
(ESD) GRE: general test required. Minimum score
required: Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speaker),
Please contact the program to which you
Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5
are applying with any questions.
http://esd.mit.edu/academic.html Department code: 1903
Return applications to: ESD-Doc/SM,
Room E40-249
Additional requirements: Résumé
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area,
and complete only the columns for course
name, academic year, and official grade.
Leaders for Manufacturing (LFM)
See listing on page 11.
Master of Engineering in
­ ogistics Program (MLOG)
L for computer-based exam,
Applicants to the (MLOG) Program will
find complete information about applying
on the web at:
http://www.mit.edu/mlog
Room: E40-367
Phone: (617) 324-MLOG (6564)
email: mlog@mit.edu
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadlines:
Round 1 – January 11
Round 2 – April 4
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 255
for computer-based exam,
103 for internet-based exam
or 610 for paper-based exam
Institute code: 3540
Department code: 99
GRE or GMAT: general test required.
GRE Minimum score required:
Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speaker),
Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5;
GMAT: 600
GRE Institute code: 3514
GRE Department code: 5199
GMAT code: X5X-QS-17
Return applications to: MLOG
Admissions Office, Room E40-367
Special instructions:
Special Instructions: Applicants must also
submit a current resume and 2 essays.
Three evaluations are required – one from
a‑professor and two from supervisors is
­recommended. See web site for additional
information and to download the MLOG
evaluation form.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to
this graduate program and the additional
courses section. Group courses by subject
area, and complete each column.
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 deadline:
September 30
(International Students July 15)
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 255
103 for internet-based exam
or 610 for paper-based exam
GRE or GMAT: general test required.
GRE Minimum score required:
Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speaker),
Quantitative: 700, Analytical
Writing: 4.5; GMAT: 600
GRE or GMAT 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 the
SDM program office or by downloading it
from our website: http://sdm.mit.edu. The
preferred method is to apply online.
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.
Technology and Policy ­Program
(TPP)
Room: E40-369
Phone: (617) 258-7295
Fax: (617) 253-7568
email: tpp@mit.edu
http://tppserver.mit.edu/
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 10
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 255
for computer-based exam,
103 for internet-based exam
or 610 for paper-based exam
Department code: 99
GRE: general test required. Minimum score
required: Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speaker),
Quantitative: 700,
Analytical Writing: 4.5
Department code: 1903
Return applications to: ESD-TPP,
Room E40-369
Special instructions:
Applicants must also submit a current
résumé and cover letter by no later than
January 10, 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.
Harvard-MIT Division of Health
Sciences and ­Technology
(HST)
Room: E25-518
Phone: (617) 253-2307
Fax: (617) 253-6692
email: hst-phd-admissions@mit.edu
http://hst.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
Medical Engineering / Medical Physics
(MEMP): Ph.D., Sc.D. Please note
that HST’s program in Bioinformatics
and Integrative Genomics (BIG),
Neuroimaging, and Bioastronautics all fall
within MEMP; candidates interested in
these programs should apply to MEMP.
Radiological Sciences Joint Program (RSJP):
Ph.D., Sc.D.
Speech and Hearing Bioscience and
Tech­nology (SHBT): Ph.D., Sc.D.
Biomedical Engineering, Medical Engineering
track: M.E.B.E.
(for MIT undergraduates only)
Biomedical Informatics (BMI): S.M.
Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP): dual
S.M. in Health Sciences and Technology
from HST and S.M. or M.B.A. from the
MIT Sloan School of Management; or
­single S.M. in Health Sciences and
Tech­nology from HST
Terms students can be admitted:
­September
February (Biomedical Informatics only)
Application deadlines:
December 15 (for September admission)
November 1 (for February admission,
­Biomedical Informatics only)
May 31 (for M.E.B.E. only)
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 Tests required:
MEMP: GRE not required
RSJP: GRE general test required
SHBT: GRE not required
BMI: GRE general test or MCAT required
BEP: GMAT required for all students in
dual degree tracks
For all programs, the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for
international students whose first language
is not English.
MEMP THROUGH MIT
Applicants should apply on-line at
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/.
For detailed instructions, see
http://hst.mit.edu/public/admissions/.
MEMP THROUGH HARVARD
Applicants should apply on-line at
http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/admissions/.
For detailed instructions, see
http://hst.mit.edu/public/admissions.
RSJP:
To be admitted to RSJP, a candidate must
also apply to and be accepted to the MIT
Department of Nuclear Science and
­Engineering. Applicants should apply
on-line at http://web.mit.edu/admissions/.
For detailed instructions, see
http://hst.mit.edu/public/admissions.
Only one application fee is required for an
RSJP application.
SHBT, M.E.B.E. (Medical Engineering
track), and Biomedical Informatics:
Applicants should apply on-line at
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/.
For detailed instructions, see
http://hst.mit.edu/public/admissions.
Biomedical Enterprise Program:
For detailed instructions on applying to
the various degree tracks in BEP, see
http://bep.mit.edu/admissions.
History, Anthropology, and
Science, Technology
and Society (HASTS)
Room: E51-185
Phone: (617) 253-9759
Fax: (617) 258-8118
email: hasts@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/hasts/
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D. in History, Anthropology, and
­Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS).
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 1
10
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department
GRE: general test required
Department code: 2703
Return applications to:
STS Academic Administrator,
Room E51-185
Area of research offered:
History, Anthropology, and Science,
­Technology, and Society (HASTS)
Special instructions:
Applicants to History, Anthropology, and
Science, Technology and Society (HASTS)
are required to submit a writing sample.
There are no specific parameters in terms
of content, but the length should not
exceed that of a chapter or article.
Applicants are NOT required to complete
the Record of Courses Taken in
Preparation for Graduate Study form.
Interdisciplinary Programs
Division of Health Sciences and
­Technology (HST), Joint Program
with Harvard
MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in
­Oceanography (S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.)
Leaders for Manufacturing Program
(LFM) (dual degree S.M. and
M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan School
of Management)
Medical Engineering/Medical Physics
(MEMP) (Ph.D.) – see HST
Microbiology (MICRO) (Ph.D)
Operations Research Center (ORC)
(S.M., Ph.D.)
Program in Polymer Science and
­Technology (PPST) (Ph.D.)
MIT-Woods Hole
­Oceanographic Institution
(WHOI), Joint Program in
Oceanography/Applied Ocean
Science and Engineering
Room: 54-911
Phone: (617) 253-7544
Fax: (617) 253-9784
email: education@whoi.edu or
mit-whoi-www@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/mit-whoi/www/
Types of degrees offered:
Ph.D., Sc.D. (S.M. for US Navy
applicants only)
Terms students can be admitted:
June, September
Application deadline:
December 15 for EECS-JP applicants only
January 15 (for June and September)
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
(90-91 for internet-based)
Minimum score for applicants to
Course VI-W: 600 (250 for computer-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department. Make
request in writing.
Department code: 75
GRE: general test required of all applicants.
Applicants to Biological or Chemical Oceanog-
raphy are encouraged to take
the subject test in Biology, Chemistry,
or Biochemistry.
Department code: 0508
Special instructions:
Applicants to the Joint Program should
submit an original plus one copy of the
application and statement of objectives. Joint
program applicants should enter “Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution” as the
department. All other supporting materials
will be duplicated by the Joint Program
Office. Applicants wishing to enter the Joint
Program should specify the area of research
in item 2 of the application. Applicants
must complete the Record of Subjects
Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study
form, regardless of collaborating
departments’ requirements. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant
to this graduate program and the
additional courses section. Group courses
by subject area, and complete each column.
Electrical Engineering/Computer
Science -JP applicants must use the EECS
online application form at:
http://apply.eecs.mit.edu/
Deadline for applying: December 15
Return applications to: Joint Program
Office, Room 54-911, MIT
Areas of research offered:
Main areas of research:
Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
Biological Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Please see detailed areas of concentration under the
following:
Course I-W
Course II-W
Course VII-W
Course XII-W
 Term students can be admitted:
Leaders for Manufacturing September Materials Science
Program Application deadline: and ­Engineering, Course III
Applicants to the dual degree Leaders for January 2 Room: 6-107
Manufacturing Program must apply for Tests required: Phone: (617) 253-3302
admission either through a participating TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 email: dmse-admissions@mit.edu
Master’s Program of the School of (233 for computer-based) http://www-dmse.mit.edu/
Engineering or through the ­Master’s TOEFL may be waived by department Types of degrees offered:
Program of the Sloan School of Department code: 04 (Linguistics) M.Eng., S.M., Engineer’s Degree, Ph.D.,
Management. Brochures are available from    20 (Philosophy) Sc.D.
the Leaders for Manufacturing Program, GRE: No
Terms students can be admitted:
Room E40-315. Return applications to: Department June
Phone: (617) 253-1055 of Linguistics and Philosophy, Room September
Fax: (617) 253-1462 32-D808
Application deadlines:
email: lfm@mit.edu Areas of research offered: January 4 (for S.M. and Ph.D. admission)
http://lfm.mit.edu Linguistics March 1 (for M.Eng. admission)
Types of degrees offered: Philosophy
Tests required:
All LFM students receive an S.M. from Special instructions: TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
the School of Engineering and choose an Applicants to the Department of (233 for computer-based)
M.B.A. or S.M. from the Sloan School of Linguistics and Philosophy are required (90 for internet-based)
Management to submit a writing sample as part of their TOEFL waiver accepted: may be waived by
Term students can be admitted: application. Writing samples should be Department
June submitted ­electronically. Please go to ­ Department code: 69
Tests required: http://www.dlp.mit.edu/admissions for The TOEFL requirement will only be waived (1)
GRE (regardless of engineering further instruction. if you have received instruction in English in
department requirements) Applicants to the linguistics program are primary and secondary school or (2) if you have
Application deadline: very strongly urged to send a copy of been in the US for three years and will‑have received
Third Monday in December a major research paper (a term paper, a degree from an American institution before entering
research report, or thesis). The paper need MIT or (3) ­students who are receiving degrees from
Areas of research offered: not be about linguistics, but it should NTU and NUS may petition to have the TOEFL
Manufacturing/operations-focused, through the demonstrate an applicant’s ability to pursue requirement waived. Include a letter requesting the
following participating engineering master’s programs: serious scholarly inquiry. waiver with your supplemental materials.
Aeronautics and Astronautics Applicants to the philosophy program should Department code: 69
Biological Engineering submit a writing sample in philosophy, ideally GRE: general test required
Chemical Engineering of 15–25 pages in length. The writing Department code: 1403
Civil and Environmental Engineering sample should allow us to assess the Return applications to: Department
Electrical Engineering and applicant’s understanding of a of Materials Science and Engineering,
Computer Science philosophical problem, and ability to Room 6-107
Engineering Systems evaluate philosophical arguments. This
Materials Science and Engineering Areas of research offered:
assessment is usually easier if the writing Biological and Biomimetic Materials
Mechanical Engineering sample explicitly engages with some of the Materials for Energy
Special instructions: contemporary philosophical literature. and the Environment
See the LFM website for specific application Applicants to the Linguistics Program are Materials Economics
details. Applicants must apply online. Paper NOT required to complete the Record of Materials Processing and Manufacturing
applications will not be considered. Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Genetic and Tissue Engineering
For information regarding the Record of Study form. Nanotechnology, Nanodevices,
Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Applicants to the Philosophy Program and Nanomaterials
Study form, applicants should refer to the are required to list only relevant texts and Electronic, Photonic,
requirements of the collaborating authors on the Record of Courses Taken in and Magnetic Materials
engineering department. Preparation for Graduate High-performance Structural
Study form. Materials and Alloys
These are grouped under the following
Linguistics and Philosophy, broad panels:
Course XXIV
Master of Engineering in Archaeological Materials
Room: 32-D808 Logistics Program (MLOG) Bio- and Polymeric Materials
Phone: (617) 253-4141 Electronic, Photonic
Fax: (617) 253-5017 For program details, see Engineering and Magnetic Materials
email: lp-admissions@mit.edu ­Systems Division, page 9. Emerging, Fundamental, and
http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/ Computational Materials Science
http://web.mit.edu/philos/www/ Structural and Environmental Materials
Type of degree offered:
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Ph.D.
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 And are complimented by focused Tests required: Special instructions:
programs that include: TOEFL: Minimum score required: Applicants are NOT required to complete
Health Sciences and Technology (HST), 577 for paper-based, 233 for ­computer-based, the Record of Courses Taken in Prepara-
Harvard-MIT Division of 91 for internet-based tion for Graduate Study form.
Leaders for Manufacturing Program TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Program in Polymer Science Department code: 68 Center for Ocean Engineering
and Technology GRE: general test required
Degree programs:
Special instructions: Department code: 1502
Ocean Engineering
Applicants are NOT required to complete Return applications to: Department of Naval Architecture and
the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation Mechanical Engineering, Room 1-112 Marine Engineering
for Graduate Study form. Areas of research offered: Areas of research offered:
Applied Mechanics Acoustics
Automotive & Aircraft Engines Applied Mechanics
Mathematics, Course XVIII Biomaterials Computer-Aided Design and Fabrication
Biomechanics & Neural Control of Environmental Engineering
Room: 2-233
­Movement Fluid Mechanics
Phone: (617) 253-2689
Biomedical Engineering Hydrodynamics
Fax: (617) 253-4358
Biorobotics Ocean Engineering
email: gradofc@math.mit.edu
Combustion Structural Mechanics
http://www-math.mit.edu/grad/
Composites Processing Underwater Vehicle Design
Type of degree offered: Computational Fluid Dynamics Welding Fabrication
Ph.D. Computational Mechanics
Naval Construction and Engineering
Term students can be admitted: Computer-Aided Design/Manufacturing
Naval Engineering
September Controls
Ship Design
Application deadline: Cryogenics
December 15 (must be received by) Design
Dynamics MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography
Tests required: Energy and Power Environmental Acoustics
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 Environmental Engineering Oceanography
(233 for computer-based) Fibers & Polymers
TOEFL may be waived by department Finite Elements
Department code: 72 Fluid Mechanics Media Arts and Sciences
GRE: general and subject test required
Department code: 0703
Heat and Mass Transfer (MAS)
Human-Machine Systems
Special instructions: Instrumentation Room: E15-401
The Department of Mathematics Internal and External Combustion Engines Phone: (617) 253-5114
encourages ALL applicants to use the Leaders for Manufacturing Program Fax: (617) 253-8542
online application which is on the MIT Management of Technology email: mas@media.mit.edu
Graduate Admissions website and will be Manufacturing http://www.media.mit.edu
activated in September. This application Materials Types of degrees offered:
is unique to Math and is not used by any Mechanical Behavior of Materials S.M., Ph.D.
other department. Applicants should not Mechanics Term students can be admitted:
send published papers or theses. The Mechanics of Materials September
only paper documents needed are MEMS and Nanotechnology Application deadline:
official transcripts. Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems December 15 (applications must be
Microfluids ­submitted online)
Optical Engineering
Tests required:
Mechanical Engineering, Optical Measurement
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
Course II Polymer Processing
(250 for computer-based)
Precision Engineering
Room: 1-112 TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Robots, Manipulators and Teleoperators
Phone: (617) 253-2291 GRE: No
Systems Design and Management
Fax: (617) 258-5802 Technology and Policy Send supporting materials to: MAS,
email: megradoffice@mit.edu Thermodynamics Room E15-401
http://meche.mit.edu Transportation Special instructions:
Types of degrees offered: Tribology 1) Online applications are required.
S.M., M.Eng (Mfg. only), Naval Engineer, 2) Applicants must specify at least one but
Ph.D., Sc.D. MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in not more than three faculty with whom
Oceanography, Course II-W they are applying to work — list these
Terms students can be admitted:
Hydrodynamics of Vehicles faculty in order of preference at the open-
June, September
Telepresence ing of the statement of objectives. A list
Application deadline: Underwater Robotics of faculty who are admitting students
December 15 (must be postmarked by)
January 15 (for M.Eng Program)

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can be found at http://www.media.mit.
edu/mas/areas.html 3) Publications, theses
and awards should not be included in your
application; however, you may list them
and provide relevant web addresses.
4) Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to
this graduate program and the additional
courses section. Group courses by subject
area, and complete each column.
Microbiology (MICRO)
Room: 68-139
Phone: (617) 324-0055
Fax: (617) 253-8699
email: microbiology@mit.edu
http://microbiology.mit.edu
Types of degrees offered:
Microbiology Ph.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
GRE: general test required,
Subject test optional
Return applications to: Microbiology
Graduate Program, Room 68-139
Areas of research offered:
Biochemical, Chemical, and Structural
Microbiology
Bioinformatics and Computational
Microbiology
Ecology and Environmental/Geo
Microbiology
Microbial Oceanography
Evolution
Genetics and Physiology
Genomics and Systems Microbiology
Immunology and Host-Microbe
Interactions
Metabolic Engineering and
Biotechnology
Microbial Oceanography
Molecular and Cellular Microbiology
Virology and Phage Biology
Special instructions: Please indicate
MICROBIOLOGY as the department
on the application form. Applicants are
NOT required to complete the Records of
Courses Taken in Preparation for
Graduate Study Form.
Nuclear Science and
­Engineering, Course XXII
Room: 24-102
Phone: (617) 253-3814
Fax: (617) 258-7437
email: cegan@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/nse/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Engineer’s Degree,
Ph.D., Sc.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
February, June, September
Application deadlines:
October 15 (for February admission)
January 7 (for June and September ­admission)
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
Department code: 69
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1609
Return applications to: Department
of Nuclear Science and Engineering,
Room 24-102A
Areas of research offered:
Applied Plasma Physics
Experimental Plasma Physics
Fission Reactor Systems Engineering
Fusion Reactor Technology
Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems
Management &‑Policy
Nuclear Materials Engineering
Nuclear Science and Technology
Nuclear Waste Technology
Radiological Sciences Joint Program
Reactor Engineering
Risk Assessment and Management
Technology and Policy
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Special instructions:
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form.
Please complete the section for courses
most relevant to this graduate program
and the additional courses section.
Group courses by subject area, and
complete each column.
Center for Ocean Engineering
For details, see Mechanical Engineering on
page 12.
Operations Research (OR)
Room: E40-143
Phone: (617) 253-3601
Fax: (617) 258-9214
email: lrose@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 15
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
(100 for internet-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department if
student has been in English-speaking university
for four+ years. Department code: 67
GRE: general test required ­
Department code: 1302
Return applications to: Operations
Research Center, Room E40-149
Special instructions:
Please indicate “OR” as the department on
application form.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to this
graduate program and the additional courses
section. Group courses by subject area,
and complete only the columns for course
name, academic year, and official grade.
Physics, Course VIII
Room: 4-315
Phone: (617) 253-9703
Fax: (617) 258-8319
email: physics-grad@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/physics/graduate/
applicants
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
February, September
Application deadlines:
November 1 (for February admission)
January 1 (for September admission)
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
(100 for internet-based)
TOEFL waiver accepted: Yes
Department code: 76
GRE: general and subject test required
Department code: 0808
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 Special instructions:
Additional information for applicants to
the Physics Graduate Program, including
the Departmental Field and Support ­Preference
Form, is available at <http://web.mit.edu/
physics/graduate/applicants> in the
Applicant Information section. The Field
and Support Preference Form can be
downloaded and must be included with
every application. Once the application
is received by the Physics Department,
the applicant will be notified.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please list physics,
mathematics, and other science course only.
Group courses by subject area, and complete
each column. Applicants are required to list
courses taken at MIT.
Return applications to: Department of
Physics, Room 4-315
Areas of research offered:
Experimental
Astrophysics, Space and
Planetary Physics
Atomic and Optical Physics
Biophysics, Medical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research,
Relativistic Beam Physics
Theoretical
Astrophysics, Space and
Planetary Physics
Atomic and Optical Physics
Biophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research,
Plasma Astrophysics
Political Science,
Course XVII
Room: E53-467
Phone: (617) 253-8336
Fax: (617) 258-6164
email: twarog@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/polisci/
Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
December 31
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
(100 for internet-based)
TOEFL may be waived by department;
applicants must request form from department.
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Degrees from English-speaking ­universities are
not automatically a basis for waiver.
Department code: 92
GRE: general test required
Department code: 1902
Special instructions:
Applicants to the Department of Politi-
cal Science must apply for either the S.M.
­Program or the Ph.D. Program. Initial and
final degree objectives must be the same.
Applicants must submit a writing sample
of 5–15 pages. Writing samples cannot
be attached to online applications.
See “Additional Instructions” at http://
web.mit.edu/polisci/grad/addinstr.html/.
Applicants are NOT required to complete
the Record of Courses Taken in
Preparation for Graduate Study form.
Send supporting materials to:
­Department of Political Science,
Room E53-467
Areas of research offered:
American Politics and Public Policy
Comparative Politics
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Models and Methods
Political Economy
Political Philosophy and Social Theory
Security Studies
Program in Polymer Science
and Technology (PPST)
Room: 3-435
Phone: (617) 253-0949
Fax: (617) 258-0546
email: ppst-www@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/ppst
Type of degree offered:
Ph.D., Sc.D.
Terms students can be admitted:
February (exceptional circumstances)
September
Application deadlines:
October 1 (for February admission)
January 15 (for September admission, some
department admissions deadlines may be‑earlier)
Tests required:
Refer to the “Home” department’s (see
below) requirement for GRE and TOEFL.
Special instructions:
Applications to the Program in Polymer
Science and Technology should be made
in‑conjunction with an application to a
departmental program in the School of
­Science or School of Engineering at MIT
(the “Home” department). Applications
should specify the departmental program
online 2 of the application and “PPST”
or‑“Program in Polymer Science and
­ echnology” as the interdisciplinary program
T
of study. Original applications should be
filed according to the normal procedures
for the relevant departmental program, and
a copy of the application should be sent to
PPST Admissions, Room 66-370. Only one
application fee is required. Admission to the
departmental program is a prerequisite
for further consideration by PPST; once the
candidate has been accepted to a department,
his or her application will be forwarded
by that department to the PPST office for
consideration.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to
this graduate program and the additional
courses section. Group courses by subject
area, and complete each column.
Return applications to: Department of
choice (see Special Instructions).
Areas of research offered:
Biodegradable Polymers
Biopolymers and Biomaterials
Colloids and Surfactants
Functional Polymers
High Performance Polymers
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Polyelectrolytes
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Mechanics
Polymer Modeling
Polymer Physics
Polymer Processing
Polymer Rheology
Polymer Statistical Mechanics
Structure/Property Relationships
Supramolecular Assembly
Science Writing,
Course XXI-W
Room: 14N-108
Phone: (617) 253-6668
Fax: (617) 452-5100
email: sciwrite-www@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/sciwrite
Type of degree offered: S.M.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 15
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600
(250 for computer-based)
GRE: general test required
Department code: 4599
Special instructions:
Departmental application supplement
required. Please visit http://web.mit.edu/
sciwrite/apply.html.
Applicants are NOT required to complete
the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form.
Return applications to:
Graduate Program in Science Writing
MIT, Room 14N-108
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Sloan School of ­Management,
Course XV
Applicants to the Sloan School of
Management will find complete information
about applying on the web at:
http://mitsloan.mit.edu.
Please visit this site for information on
Biomedical Enterprise
Leaders for Manufacturing
MBA
Ph.D.
Sloan Fellows in Innovation and Global
Leadership
System Design and Management
System Design and
­Management Program
For program details, see Engineering
­Systems Division, page 9.
Technology and Policy
­Program
For program details, see Engineering
­Systems Division, page 8.
Special instructions:
TPP 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. The preferred
method is to employ the online form and
to submit your response by email. Applicants
must also submit a current resume
and cover letter by no later than January 10.
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.
Special instructions for the S.M. degree:
Urban Studies and Planning, Under special circumstances, admission
Course XI may be granted to candidates seeking a
one-year Master of Science (S.M.) degree.
Room: 7-346 The S.M. is intended for professionals with
Phone: (617) 253-9403
a number of years of distinguished practice
Fax: (617) 253-2654 in city planning or related fields.
email: duspapply@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/dusp/www/ The Department requires a letter from a
Types of degrees offered: DUSP faculty member indicating their
M.C.P., S.M., Ph.D. willingness to advise their thesis. (This
letter should be sent to the address below.)
Term students can be admitted:
September Return applications to:
Application deadline: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
January 3 Department of Urban Studies and Planning,
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 7-346,
Tests required: Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
TOEFL: Minimum score required:
600 for paper-based, Program groups offered:
250 for computer-based City Design and Development
100 for internet-based Environmental Policy Program
TOEFL waiver accepted: No Housing, Community and Economic
All international students must take Development
the TOEFL or the IELTS (minimum score International Development Group
required: 7) Transportation*
Department code: 97 Although we do not have a sepatate Program
GRE: general test required Group focusing on issues of transportation,
Department code: 2205 many DUSP students choose this as an area
M.C.P. no minimum of focus. Applicants with particular interest
Ph.D. minimum score required: 1200 in transportation should indicate this on their
(V&Q) ­combined; 5.0 analytical writing application, but should also specify a Program
TWE: we strongly suggest to take along with the Group (for example, “HCED/transportation”).
TOEFL. December testing date is latest accepted Urban Information Systems*
date for TOEFL
*Only Ph.D applicants may designate Urban
Special instructions: Information Systems (UIS) as the primary
All applicants are urged to review DUSP group, MCP applicants with a particular
application instructions at http://dusp.mit. interest in computing and technology
edu/page.lasso?target=4:3:1 for thorough should select Urban Information Systems
information about applying to the as the secondary program group
department. All applicants should include a (for example, “CDD/VIS”).
second copy of the Statement of Objectives
(please include your name on the copy) and
send to the address below.
Applicants are required to complete the
Record of Courses Taken in Preparation
for Graduate Study form. Please complete
the section for courses most relevant to
this graduate program and the additional
courses section. Group courses by subject
area, and complete only the columns for
course number, course name, academic
year, and official grade.
Special instructions for applicants applying
to more than one program group:
Your interests my cut across more than
one Program Group. If you see your
interests so aligned, you must spell out the
case for applying to more than one
Program Group in your Statement of
Objectives. If you define yourself in terms
of two Program Groups, you need to make
a case for such bridging as a critical part of
your application process.
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Academic Fees and Living Costs
Budget
The estimated average budget for a
single graduate student enrolled at MIT
for the academic year of nine months is
approximately $58,076. A calendar year
budget is about $76,891. These figures
include tuition (nine months), books and
supplies, hospitalization and accident
insurance fees, with an allowance for a
reasonable standard of living.
The estimated living expenses assume that
a student will live frugally. Little is allowed
for clothing, travel, and incidental expenses.
The budget does not include the purchase
or maintenance of an automobile or other
major items. It may be possible with careful
budget planning to reduce the allowances
for housing and food, but not by more than
two or three hundred dollars. Round trip
transportation costs and travel insurance
are not included.
Certificate of Eligibility
This form, required to obtain a US visa,
will not be authorized until the availability
of a candidate’s full financial resources is
determined to the satisfaction of the
International Student Advisor. Please see
page 20 for further passport and
visa information.
Academic Fees and Living Costs for 2007–2008
Tuition
Academic year of 9 months $34,750
Calendar year of 12 months $46,330
MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan
Calendar year of 12 months $1,440
Room and Board
Academic year of 9 months $14,750
Calendar year of 12 months $19,685
Average TOTAL costs for single graduate student
Academic year of 9 months $58,076
Calendar year of 12 months $76,891
Tuition for Special Programs
Sloan Fellows Program (12 months) $ 94,000
(flex options 24 months) $107,125
Visiting Fellows Program (two semesters) $ 61,586
($28,850 per term; full-time special students)
Advanced Study Program (one semester) $ 19,875
Leaders for Manufacturing Program visit http://lfm.mit.edu
(all students receive generous fellowships)
Special Program for Urban and (9 months) $  43,986
Regional Studies
Sloan Master’s Program (9 months) $  44,792
System Design and Management Program visit http://sdm.mit.edu
Master of Science in Real Estate (12 months, three semesters) $ 53,800
Development Program
Master of Engineering in Logistics Program (MLOG) (9 months) $  44,556
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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
MIT employs about 600 graduate students
each year as part-time instructors or teaching
assistants to assist the faculty in grading
­student quizzes, instructing in classrooms
and laboratories, and conducting tutorials.
Appointments to teaching assistantships
are made upon recommendation of the
head of a department. A student who
wishes to be considered for a teaching
appointment should write to the department.
Only full-time graduate students who are
candidates for advanced degrees may be
appointed. A Free Application for Student
Aid (FAFSA) is required for all teaching
assistants who are United States citizens
or permanent ­residents. This form may be
obtained at the website:
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Research Assistantships
Each year, approximately 2,500 graduate
students at MIT hold appointments as
research assistants. The principal duty
of a research assistant is to contribute to
a program of departmental or
interdepartmental research.
Research assistants are compensated on the
basis of time devoted to their research. In
all cases they must pay full tuition.
Loans
Graduate students who are US citizens or
eligible non-citizens should apply first for
Federal loans.  These loans include the
Federal Perkins Loan, the Federal Direct
Stafford Subsidized and the Federal Direct
Stafford Unsubsidized Loans. The federal
loans have the advantage either of being
capped at 8.25% (Stafford loans) or having
a low repayment rate (5% for the Perkins
Loans). More details on these loans are
available at the Student Financial Aid Web
Site, http://web.mit.edu/finaid/. The
federal loans are available to students who
are registered in degree granting programs
at least half-time. Students are asked to
complete the MIT Graduate Loan
Application and the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid both available at
http://web.mit.edu/finaid/.
For eligibility beyond the Federal loans many
alternative loan programs are available.  In
general the interest rates are variable and
not capped. Please consult the website
http://web.mit.edu/finaid/ for current details.
International students may apply for
alternative loan funds. Links to lender sites
are available from http://web.mit.edu/
finaid/. Cosigners who are US citizens are
likely to be required.
The Campus
Research Facilities
The Institute’s research facilities are generally
available to all MIT students, regardless of
specific degree program, who have legitimate
academic needs to use them. Among these
facilities are:
Bates Linear Accelerator
Biotechnology Process Engineering Center
Francis Bitter National Magnet
­Laboratory
Cell Culture Center
Center for Advanced Engineering Study
Center for Advanced Nuclear
Energy ­Systems
Center for Advanced Visual Studies
Center for Biological and Computational
Learning
Center for Cancer Research
Center for Computational Research in
Economics and Management Science
Center for Construction Research
and Education
Center for Global Change Science
Center for Health Effects of Fossil
Fuels Utilization
Center for Information Systems Research
Center for International Studies
Center for Materials Research in
­Archaeology and Ethnology
Center for Materials Science and
­Engineering
Center for Real Estate
Center for Technology, Policy and
­Industrial Development
Center for Transportation and Logistics
Clinical Research Center
Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Energy Laboratory
George Russell Harrison Spectroscopy
Laboratory
Harvard-MIT Center for Biomedical
Engineering
Innovation Center
International Food and Nutrition Program
Joint Center for Urban Studies of MIT
and Harvard University
Kavli Center for Space Research
Laboratory of Architecture and Planning
Laboratory for Electromagnetic and
­Electronic Systems
Laboratory for Information
and Decision Systems
Laboratory for Manufacturing and
­Productivity
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
Lincoln Laboratory (research and
development in advanced electronics)
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Materials Processing Center
Media Laboratory
Microsystems Technology Labs
Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute
Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Sea Grant College Program
Stroboscopic Light and Pulsed Sonar
­Laboratory
Technology Adaptation Program
George R. Wallace, Jr. Astrophysical
­Observatory
George R. Wallace, Jr. Geophysical
­Observatory
Housing Services
Graduate students at MIT are entering a
tight housing market whether they are
looking for accommodations on campus or
in the surrounding Boston/Cambridge area.
Many new students, both single and married,
must find apartments off campus, often in
suburbs up to ten miles away, where there
is greater variety and availability than in the
neighborhoods near MIT. The Housing
Office at MIT helps students with the housing
search and keeps an up-to-date list of available
units. In addition, MIT gives preference to
new students when assigning on-campus
housing. Most new ­single students requesting
on-campus housing can be accommodated;
family housing, however, is severely limited.
Detailed housing information and application
forms are available online through the Housing
Office website at http://web.mit.edu/housing.
On-campus housing and services
for married students.
While approximately half of MIT’s more than
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 six
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. Green Hall
houses 46 graduate women, with 28 single
and nine double rooms. 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,
Green Hall, 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://web.mit.edu/housing/grad.
Health and Counseling
­ ervices
S
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.
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MIT offers many sources of academic and
personal counseling, including departmental
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 they apply for the visa. The International
Students Office at MIT will send the
English is the language of instruction in all
required document to all admitted students
subjects within the Institute, and all papers
who provide evidence of sufficient funds to
and theses must be written in English.
meet the estimated costs and of adequate
All applicants whose first language is not
English language proficiency. It is important
­English, including those currently enrolled
to note that the validity of the visa does not
in US institutions, must present evidence
indicate how long a student may remain in
of their ability to carry on their studies in
the US; this determination will be made
­English by taking the Test of English as a
by the Immigration Service at the port of
Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum
entry. Canadians do not need student visas;
TOEFL score of 577 (233 computer-based;
instead, they may obtain the appropriate
90-91 internet-based) is required by the
immigration status at the port of entry to
Institute; however, some departments require
the US by showing proof of citizenship and
higher scores. Refer to department information
the ­Certificate of Eligibility.
for testing requirements. Scores below
minumum may result in the withholding of
the visa documentation for a candidate
otherwise considered admissible.
Visa Options
Students admitted to MIT can choose
Students who have received instruction in
between two visas: the F-1 (student visa) and
English in their primary and secondary schools
J-1 (exchange visitor visa). Individuals on any
and students who have been in the US for four
other non-immigrant visa will be unable to
years or longer and have received a degree from
register in a program of studies at MIT.
an American institution may be eligible for a
waiver of the TOEFL requirement by sending
The F-1 visa
a written request to the department or program
This option is normally used by those who
to which they are applying. (The departments
enroll as full-time students at an approved
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture,
­educational institution. It is obtained by
Chemical Engineering, Economics, Mechanical
presenting the Form I-20 to a US consulate
Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Urban Studies
or embassy and submitting an application
and Planning, and the Program in Media Arts
for an F-1 visa. F-1 students are expected to
and Sciences do not grant TOEFL waivers.)
attend the school that issued the Form I-20
In addition to the TOEFL, all students and maintain a full course of study while in
whose first language is not English are the US. Students whose studies are funded by
required to take the English Evaluation Test their families or other private sponsors are
(E.E.T.) at MIT during the week prior to normally issued the Form I-20. Upon arrival
Registration Day. This examination is a in the US, students will be granted permission
diagnostic test whose purpose is to help to remain in this country for the period
students identify their strengths and of time required to complete their
weaknesses in written and oral English. programs of study.
English classes may be recommended as a
Some students hold fellowships or
result of the E.E.T.
assistantships. Students with full assistantships,
however, are not allowed to hold any
additional employment on or off campus.
Passport and Visas
Spouses and children of F-1 students may
To enter the US, each international student
hold the F-2 visa. The F-1 student may apply
admitted to the Institute needs a passport
for Form I-20 for each of their dependents
issued by his or her government. Students
who wish to join them in the US in F-2 ­status.
must also visit US embassies or consulates
Those dependents will then need to apply for
in their home countries to be issued student
F-2 visas at the US embassy or consulate.
visas which will enable them to enter the US.
Students must present a certificate of ­eligibility Health and hospitalization insurance is a
(Form I-20 or Form DS 2019) with the requirement for all F-1 students and their
­supporting financial documentation when 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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should consult the proper authorities in their
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
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
u­ sually 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 February admission are
due by November 1, and most applications
for June admission are due between
December 15 and January 15. For
department-specific information, consult
the departmental ­listings on pages 4–16.
Special and supplementary
applications
Applicants to the Sloan School of
Management must use Sloan’s own
application forms for the Master’s
program or Ph.D. program rather than
using the forms ­contained here. The
Leaders for ­Manufacturing Program
requires online application with
supplemental materials. Complete
information and an ­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 applying as a special (non-
degree) student, request a special student
application from the Office of Admissions,
Room 3-103 or call (617) 253-2917.
Contact Information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office of Graduate Admissions,
Room 3-103 (G)
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
USA
Telephone (617) 253-4897
Fax (617) 258-8304
email: mitgrad@mit.edu
URL: http://web.mit.edu/admissions/
graduate/
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 Checklist
Please note that:
• All forms must be filled out ­completely.
Type or print clearly using black ink.
• 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 Electrical
Engineering and Computer ­Science,
please use the online application.
The link can be found on the MIT
Admissions website.
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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. International applicants must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL). 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 25 and 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 $70 in US funds; no application
will be processed unless the fee is paid in full or a fee waiver is granted. To pay by
credit card, complete the Credit Card Form and attach it to your MIT Biographical
Data Form. If you are not paying by credit card, 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 or coupons.
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
 To be completed by all applicants

MIT Application for Graduate Admission 2008

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 Ethnicity (optional): African-American/Black Caucasian/White Native American

US citizens Afro-Caribbean Chicano or Mexican-American

Other
Tribal affiliation

and permanent African parentage Puerto Rican

Please describe

residents only
Asian-American Other Hispanic

9 Reply address
number street city

Reply address
state or province country zip or postal code

10 Permanent address
number street city

Permanent address
state or province country zip or postal code

11 Daytime phone Evening phone

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

12 Fax number Email address

country code area code/city code number

13 City, state and country of birth   Citizen of   US Social Security # (if any)

If a foreign citizen in the US, give date of entry   Type of visa   I-20 ID Number
month day year

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

14 Have you previously applied for admission to MIT? Yes No   MIT ID
if assigned one as a former student

If yes, what status? Freshman Transfer Special Graduate Date:   Department:

15 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

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 from front)

17 Entrance tests: GRE: Date taken or to be taken: Scores: verbal quantitative analytic

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:

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
except as noted Name: last/family first middle MIT Department to which you are applying as a candidate for degree of

Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study

Please carefully read the instructions below before you complete this form.
Based on your transcript(s), please complete the following summary of your college and university classes.

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.
•  o not try to convert your university grading scale or GPA to MIT’s
D
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.
•  ranscripts show courses by semester or year. However, the best way
T
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

Official course grade

Year in which course
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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 Official course grade
Year in which course
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 longer-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 address

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: January 15 for June or September admissions for applicants except as follows:
December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Health ­Sciences and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences; December 15 for Operations Research; December 31 for Biological/
Engineering and Political Science; January 1 for Physics and History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Chemical
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, Linguistics and Philosophy, Mathematics; January 3 for Urban Studies and Planning; January
4 for Materials Science and Engineering; January 5 for Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January
10 for ­Computation for Design and Optimization, Engineering Systems Division and Technology and Policy Program; and February 15 for Center for Real
Estate. November 1 is the deadline for the February term. January 12 and April 6 are the deadlines for Round 1 and Round 2, respectively, for the
Master of Engineering in Logistics Program (MLOG). For the Evaluation Form, please go to http://www.mit.edu/mlog/.
For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu.
For the Leaders for Manufacturing Program recommendation details, please go to http://lfm.mit.edu.

Evaluator’s name: Title

Address

Email address 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 address

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: January 15 for June or September admissions for applicants except as follows:
December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Health ­Sciences and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences; December 15 for Operations Research; December 31 for Biological/
Engineering and Political Science; January 1 for Physics and History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Chemical
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, Linguistics and Philosophy, Mathematics; January 3 for Urban Studies and Planning; January
4 for Materials Science and Engineering; January 5 for Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January
10 for ­Computation for Design and Optimization, Engineering Systems Division and Technology and Policy Program; and February 15 for Center for Real
Estate. November 1 is the deadline for the February term. January 12 and April 6 are the deadlines for Round 1 and Round 2, respectively, for the
Master of Engineering in Logistics Program (MLOG). For the Evaluation Form, please go to http://www.mit.edu/mlog/.
For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu.
For the Leaders for Manufacturing Program recommendation details, please go to http://lfm.mit.edu.

Evaluator’s name: Title

Address

Email address
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)
(continue on reverse side) 33
 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 address

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: January 15 for June or September admissions for applicants except as follows:
December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Health ­Sciences and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences; December 15 for Operations Research; December 31 for Biological/
Engineering and Political Science; January 1 for Physics and History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Chemical
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, Linguistics and Philosophy, Mathematics; January 3 for Urban Studies and Planning; January
4 for Materials Science and Engineering; January 5 for Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January
10 for ­Computation for Design and Optimization, Engineering Systems Division and Technology and Policy Program; and February 15 for Center for Real
Estate. November 1 is the deadline for the February term. January 12 and April 6 are the deadlines for Round 1 and Round 2, respectively, for the
Master of Engineering in Logistics Program (MLOG). For the Evaluation Form, please go to http://www.mit.edu/mlog/.
For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu.
For the Leaders for Manufacturing Program recommendation details, please go to http://lfm.mit.edu.

Evaluator’s name: Title

Address

Email address 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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 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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 To be completed by all applicants

MIT Biographical Data Form

2008
Please type or print using black ink and return with application.
All information should exactly reflect the information on the Application.

Proposed date of entrance: February June September Year:

Department Area of research or interdisciplinary program

consult department listings on pages 4–16

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

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

Full legal name Date of birth

last/family/surname first middle month day year

Former name (if any)

[Attach Application Fee here]

Female Male
Ethnicity (optional): African-American/Black Caucasian/White Native American
Tribal affiliation
US citizens Afro-Caribbean Chicano or Mexican-American

Other
Please describe
and permanent African parentage Puerto Rican
residents only Asian-American Other Hispanic

Reply address
number street city

state or province country zip or postal code

Permanent address
number street city

state or province country zip or postal code

Daytime phone Evening phone

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

Fax number Email address

country code area code/city code number

US Social Security # (if any) MIT ID

if assigned one as a former student

Citizen of   Permanent resident of   Visa   Immigrant/alien number

List all colleges and universities attended, major field, dates of attendance and actual 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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40
 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.

TOEFL score Date taken

Address for reply

number street city

state or province country zip or postal code

Telephone number   Email address

country code area code/city code number

Permanent address
number street city

state or province country zip or postal code

Telephone number Email address

country code area code/city code number

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 To be completed by

Applicants: please do not

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

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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MIT’s use of student information

MIT is committed to protecting the individual privacy of applicants and students by restricting the use of all collected
information as specified by Institute policies. In accordance with these policies, the information on this application
may be used by MIT officials only for appropriate administrative and research purposes.

Safety and security

The Safety, Security, and Crime Prevention Handbook for MIT, a comprehensive overview of the MIT Campus Police
Department, its services, Institute safety and security policies and procedures, and campus crime statistics, is available
upon request from Campus Police headquarters at W31-215, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
or on the web at <http://web.mit.edu/cp/www/safety_handbook_04.pdf. This handbook is also available from
the Admissions Office.