GRADUATE PROGRAM

2012 Information & Application

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Introduction Procedures Requirements and Tests Degree Information Department Structure Information Fees and Living Costs Financial Aid The Campus for International Students

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Note to Applicants Checklist

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Record of Courses Form of Objectives Form Evaluation Forms (3) Financial Statement Form Biographical Data Form Student Data Form

4  Departmental 17 18 19

29  Statement 31 37 39

20  Information

41  International

Nondiscrimination Policy

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*The ROTC programs at MIT are operated under Department of Defense (DOD) policies and regulations, and do not comply fully with MITs 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 masters and doctoral degrees awarded, and ranks highly in the number of doctorates granted in the physical sciences, biological sciences, economics, and mathematics. In addition, other graduate programs in the social sciences and humanities, management, architecture, and urban studies and planning have gained significant prominence. Approximately 6,000 graduate students are currently enrolled in degree programs. About 2,000 students enter graduate programs each year with baccalaureate degrees from nearly 250 American colleges and universities, and some 60 foreign countries. More than 190 foreign universities are typically represented. Total applications average about 21,000 per year. MITs long tradition of making contri butions to knowledge has resulted in extensive resources for graduate study. Graduate students play central roles in all of the Institutes wide-ranging research activities, making a vital contribution to the educational experience of students, 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 bachelors 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 bachelors degrees are awarded before they enroll at MIT. Applicants are evaluated by the individual department in which they intend to register on the basis of their prior performance and professional promise, as evidenced by their academic records, letters of evaluation from individuals familiar with their capabilities, and any other pertinent data they submit. While high academic achievement does not guarantee admission, MIT expects such achievement or other persuasive evidence of professional promise. Specific admission requirements vary by department; please consult the catalogue and department or program website for the requirements of individual departments. In general, most departments require significant work in mathematics and the physical sciences in addition to preparation in a specific field of interest, but some admit students with as little as one year each of college-level mathematics and physical science. Students with minor deficiencies in preparation may be admitted, but they must make up prerequisite general or professional subjects before proceeding. Notification of admission for September is usually sent to applicants before April 1. Most departments inform applicants for January/February and June admission as soon as the review of their applications is complete. For detailed information on how to apply, please see page 23.

Standardized Tests
Only official GRE, TOEFL or IELTS score reports are accepted. Photocopies of reports cannot be used under any circumstances. The MIT reporting code is 3514. Departmental codes, where available, are listed with departmental information beginning on page 4 of this booklet.

Graduate Record Examination

Most MIT departments require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test and an appropriate Subject Test. Please check the departmental listings beginning on page 4 of this booklet for information on the department to which you intend to apply. The fee for the GRE ranges approximately from $160 to $190 US. The General Test is offered only on the computer in the US and in most locations around the world. The computer-based GRE General Test is available year round, and appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early to maximize your chances of scheduling your preferred test date and time. To register for the GRE General Test call 1-800-GRE-CALL (800-473-2255) or visit www.ets.org/gre. Applicants who are tested after December 31, 2011 will not be considered for admission.

International English Language Testing System

IELTS exam measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills listening, reading, writing, and speaking for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication. Most departments now require this test. Please check the departmental listings beginning on page 4 of this booklet for information on the department to which you intend to apply. To register for a test, visit http://www.ielts.org. Applicants who are tested after December 31, 2011 will not be considered for admission.

Test of English as a Foreign Language

Students whose native language is not English may take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 577 (233 for computer-based; 90 for internet-based) is required for visa certification. Many departments have higher score requirements. See departmental information beginning on page 4 of this booklet. The fee for the TOEFL ranges approximately from $150 to $225 US. To register, visit http://www.toefl.org/. Students wishing to take the test after December 31, 2011 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. Engineers Degree (in engineering departments only) Master of Architecture, M.Arch. Master of Business Administration, M.B.A. Master in City Planning, M.C.P. Master of Engineering, M.Eng. Master of Finance, M.Fin. Master of Science, S.M.

Structure
Department Affiliation
All graduate students, whether or not they are participating in an interdepartmental program, must have a primary affiliation with and be registered in a single department or the Engineering Systems Division. Every applicant accepted by MIT is admitted through one of the graduate departments. In virtually all cases, financial aid is arranged through individual departments, and a student is awarded a degree only upon the recommendation of his or her specific department.

Doctoral Degrees
A doctoral degree requires the satisfactory completion of an approved program of advanced study and original research of high quality. The Ph.D. and Sc.D. degrees are awarded, interchangeably, by all departments in the schools of engineering and science (except Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences) and in the fields of medical engineering and medical physics. The Ph.D. degree is awarded in the departments of Architecture, Biology, Economics, Linguistics, Management, Operations Research, Philosophy, Political Science, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS), Media Arts and Sciences, and Urban Studies and Planning. Admission to MIT for the masters 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.

General Requirements
The masters degree generally requires a minimum of one academic year of study, the engineers degree two years, and the doctoral degree three or more years beyond a baccalaureate degree in the same field.

Interdepartmental Programs
MIT has a number of established interdepartmental programs, and there are many more opportunities for students to arrange interdepartmental programs with interested faculty members. Current programs include: Biomedical Engineering Computation for Design and Optimization Computational and Systems Biology Economics and Urban Studies Health Sciences and Technology Leaders for Global Operations Medical Engineering Medical Physics Microbiology MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Joint Program in Oceanography Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Operations Research Polymer Science and Technology Real Estate Development Transportation The following interdepartmental programs are affiliated with Engineering Systems Division (ESD): Leaders for Global Operations Supply Chain Management (Center for Transportation and Logistics) System Design and Management Technology and Policy Program

Residency
All MIT graduate degree programs have residency requirements, which reflect academic terms (excluding summer). Minimum residency requirements are:
Degree Academic terms required 4 4 7 4 3 3 2 1 1

Ph.D. Sc.D. M.Arch. S.M.Arch.S. M.B.A. M.C.P. Engineers Degree M.Eng. S.M.

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.

Engineers Degree
In the School of Engineering, students may be awarded the engineers degree. This program provides a higher level of professional competence than is required by the program leading to the masters degree, but less emphasis is placed on creative research than in the 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., Ph.D., Sc.D., Leaders for Global Operations - SM/MBA Term students can be admitted: September June (Leaders for Global Operations only) Application deadline: December 15 (must be completed by) Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based) TOEFL waiver accepted: No Department code: 63 GRE: general test required Department code: 1601 Areas of research offered: Aerospace Computational Engineering Air-Breathing Propulsion Aircraft Systems Engineering Air Transportation Systems Autonomous Systems Communications and Networks Controls Humans in Aerospace Materials and Structures Space Propulsion Space Systems Our students have participated in interdisciplinary study with the following programs: Biomedical Engineering Computation for Design and Optimization Flight Transportation Leaders for Global Operations Technology and Policy Program System Design and Management For a complete list of programs, see MIT Centers, Labs and Programs. Special instructions: All applicants must use the Aero-Astro specific online application which is on the MIT Graduate Admissions website. Paper applications will not be accepted. Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please list all courses taken that appear on the transcripts you will submit as part of your application. List courses chronologically, and complete complete each column. Special instructions: All applicants are required to use the online application which is on the MIT Graduate Admissions website. . S.M.A.C.T. applicants are asked to provide a CD with a digital copy of their portfolios in lieu of a printed one. HTC applications require evidence of recent and/or professional work as no more than 30 pages of writing samples, and an optional portfolio only when it reveals intellectual direction. Applicants should apply to only one degree within a program, and not specify second or third choices. If you are applying to two different degree programs within the Department of Architecture, please mail a paper application for the second degree program. Please be sure to read http:// architecture.mit.edu/faqs.html.

Architecture, Course IV
Room: 7-337 Phone: (617) 715-4490 Fax: (617) 253-8993 email: arch@mit.edu http://architecture.mit.edu/ Types of degrees offered: M.Arch., S.M.A.C.T., S.M.B.T., S.M.Arch.S., Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 (for September admission) Portfolios or writing samples (only) due by January 3 Tests required: IELTS: Preferred over TOEFL Minimum score required: 7 (7.5 for PhD candidates in History, Theory, and Criticism) TOEFL: Minimum scores required: 650 (280 for computer-based, 114 for internetbased) for Ph.D. candidates in History, Theory, and Criticism; 600 (250 for computer-based, 100 for internetbased) for all other programs TOEFL waiver accepted: No Department code: 12 GRE: Yes (M.Arch, S.M.B.T., Ph.D. in Building Technology, and Ph.D. applicants in History, Theory, and Criticism) Department code: 4401 Return applications and portfolios to: Department of Architecture, Room 7-337 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Portfolios and/or writing samples will not be returned Areas of research offered: Architectural Design (S.M.Arch.S) Architecture and Urbanism (S.M.Arch.S.) Art, Culture and Technology (S.M.) 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.)

Biological Engineering (BE), Course XX

Room: 56-651 Phone: (617) 253-1712 Fax: (617) 258-8676 email: be-acad@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/be/ Types of degrees offered: M.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering (for MIT undergraduates only) S.M. in Molecular and Systems Toxicology (for MIT undergraduates only) S.M. in Biological Engineering (Leaders for Global Operations only) Ph.D., Sc.D. in Biological Engineering Terms students can be admitted: September June (Leaders for Global Operations only) Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 GRE: General test required Department code: 1603 Return applications to: BE, Room 56-651 Areas of Research offered for the Ph.D. Degree: Biological and Physiological Transport Phenomena Biological Imaging and Functional Measurement Biomaterials

Biomolecular Engineering Biophysics Cell and Tissue Engineering Computational Modeling of Biological and Physiological Systems Discovery and Delivery of Molecular Therapeutics Energy Genetic Toxicology Infectious Disease and Immunology Macromolecular Biochemistry & Biophysics Metabolism of Drugs and Toxins Microbial Pathogenesis Microbial Systems Molecular, Chemical and Environmental Carcinogenesis Molecular, Cell and Tissue Biomechanics Molecular Epidemiology and Dosimetry Molecular Pharmacology Nanoscale Engineering of Biological Systems Neurobiological Systems New Tools for Genomics, Functional Genomics, Proteomics and Glycomics Synthetic Biology Systems Biology Special instructions: Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please complete the section for courses most relevant to this graduate program and the additional courses section. Group courses by subject area, and complete each column.

Cancer Biology Cell Biology Developmental Biology Genetics Human Genetics Immunology Microbiology Molecular Medicine and Human Diseases Neurobiology Physiology Plant Molecular Biology Structural Biology and Biophysics MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography, Course VII-W Biological Oceanography Ecology and Evolution Marine Biology Marine Toxicology Microbiology Molecular Ecology Special instructions: Applicants to the Department of Biology do not need to complete the Financial Statement form. Applicants to the MIT-WHOI joint program should see MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography section on page 15 for instructions on application deadline, where to return application, and for all other information. Applicants are NOT required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form.

Mailing Address: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 46, Room 2005-Q Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Express Mail/Courier Deliveries: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences 43 Vassar Street Bldg. 46, Room 2005-Q Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Areas of research offered: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computation Systems Neuroscience Special instructions: Brain and Cognitive sciences requires ALL applicants to use the online application which is on the MIT Graduate Admissions website. Applicants should not send published papers, theses, writing samples or other supplemental material with your application, other than a CV; CVs can be emailed to bcs-admissions@mit. edu or mailed. Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please complete the section for courses most relevant to this graduate program. The additional courses section is not required. Group courses by subject area, and complete each column.

Biology, Course VII

Room: 68-120 Phone: (617) 253-3717 Fax: (617) 258-9329 email: gradbio@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/graduate Type of degree offered: Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 1 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 (233 for computer-based) TOEFL may be waived by department Department code: 35 GRE: general test required; subject test in biology, chemistry, or physics optional Department code: 0203 Return applications to: Department of Biology, Room 68-120 Areas of research offered: Biochemistry Bioengineering Bioinformatics/Computational Biology

Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Course IX

Room: 46-2005Q Phone: (617) 253-7403 Fax: (617) 258-9216 email: bcs-admissions@mit.edu http://bcs.mit.edu Type of degree offered: Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, Ph.D. in Neuroscience Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 1 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 (233 for computer-based; 90 for iBT) IELTS or TOEFL may be waived by department; make request by sending email to bcs-admissions@mit.edu. Department code: 58 GRE: general test only Department codes: 0213 (Neurosciences) 2002 (Cognitive Psychology)

Center for Real Estate (CRE)

Room: W31-310 Phone: (617) 253-4373 Fax: (617) 258-6991 email: mit-cre@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/cre/ Type of degree offered: S.M. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: January 5 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based) TOEFL waiver accepted: No School code: 3504 Department code: 99 GMAT: Yes Department code: X5X-W6-19

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Return applications to: CRE, W31-310 Applicants to MIT/CRE Program should download additional application instructions/ materials at: http://web.mit.edu/cre/application.html Special instructions: Online application is preferred. GMAT, TOEFL or IELTS scores must be received by January 5. Applicants are NOT required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form.

Applicants are NOT required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form.

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Course I

Room: 1-290 Phone: (617) 253-7119 email: cee-admissions@mit.edu http://cee.mit.edu/ Types of degrees offered: M.Eng., M.S.T., S.M., Civil Engineers Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. Please read descriptions of masters degrees before choosing one. Leaders for Global Operations Program: S.M. from C.E.E. and M.B.A/S.M. from Sloan Terms students can be admitted: September June (Leaders for Global Operations) Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 (233 for computer-based; 90 for internet-based) IELTS/TOEFL may be waived by department Department code: 65 or 46  GRE: general test only Department codes: 1102 or 1103  Return applications to: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Room 1-290 Areas of research offered: Composite Materials and Structures Computer Aided Engineering Earthquake Engineering Engineering Geology Environmental Chemistry Environmental Fluid Mechanics & Coastal Engineering Environmental Geotechnology Environmental Microbiology Geoenvironmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Groundwater Hydrology High Performance Structures (M.Eng) Hydrology Information Technology Material Engineering Nondestructive Evaluation Operations Research Rock Mechanics Sediment Transport Soil Mechanics Structural Engineering Structural Materials Structural Mechanics Transportation Transportation Economics Transportation and Information Systems Transportation and Logistics Transportation Policy Transportation Systems Underground Construction Urban Transportation

Chemical Engineering Practice, Course X-A

Room: 66-366 Phone: (617) 253-4577 Fax: (617) 253-9695 email: chemegrad@mit.edu http ://web.mit.edu/cheme/graduate/practice/ Types of degrees offered: S.M., Ph.D.C.E.P. (September admission only)

Chemical Engineering, Course X

Room: 66-366 Phone: (617) 253-4577 Fax: (617) 253-9695 email: chemegrad@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/cheme/ Types of degrees offered: S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D. Terms students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based, 100 for internet-based) TOEFL waiver accepted: No Department code: 64 GRE: general test required; subject test in Chemistry or Engineering optional Department code: 1001 Return applications to: Department of Chemical Engineering, Room 66-366 Areas of research offered: Biochemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Catalysis and Chemical Kinetics Colloid Science and Separations Energy Engineering Environmental Engineering Materials Microchemical Systems, Microfluidics Nanotechnology Polymers Process Systems Engineering PPST: Program in Polymers, Science and Technology Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Simulation Transport Processes Special instructions: All applicants must use the Chemical Engineering specific online application which is on the MIT Graduate Admissions website.

Chemistry, Course V
Room: 2-204 Phone: (617) 253-1845 Fax: (617) 258-0241 email: brighton@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/ Type of degree offered: Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 (for September admission) Tests required: IELTS: Preferred Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based) IELTS or TOEFL may be waived by department Department code: 62 GRE: general test required; subject test recommended Department code: 0301 Return applications to: Department of Chemistry, Room 2-204 Areas of research offered: Biological Chemistry Bio-Organic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Materials Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Theory Special instructions: The chemistry department encourages that, if possible, you mention in your Statement of Objectives essay, specific faculty whose research is of interest to you. Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please list science and mathematics courses only. Group courses by subject area, and complete only the columns for course name, academic year, and official grade.

Water Resources (M.Eng) MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography, Course I-W Aquatic Biology Aquatic Chemistry Chemical Oceanography Coastal Oceanography Geochemistry Hydrodynamics Marine Ecology Ocean Acoustics Plankton Ecology Remote Sensing Sediment Transport Special instructions: Record of Subjects Taken section NOT required (except for applicants to WHOI Joint Program).

Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please list all courses that are relevant to Comparative Media Studies. Group courses by subject area, and complete each column except the one that asks for textbooks used in each course. Applicants who wish to be considered for financial aid should identify at least one research project suitable to their background, academic interests, and research goals. http://cms.mit.edu/research/projects.php

Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 1 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 6 Most typical successful applicants will have a score of 7 or higher. To have IELTS results reported, indicate CSB Graduate Program, MIT on your IELTS test application. No code or address is needed. GRE: general test required, subject test optional Department code: 3394 Official transcripts should be mailed to: CSB Ph.D. Program, Room 68-139 MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Areas of research offered: Biological Design and Synthetic Biology Cancer Biology Cell and Tissue Engineering Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Functional Genomics Gene and Protein Networks Genomics and Proteomics Imaging and Image Informatics Instrumentation Engineering Molecular Biophysics Nanobiology and Microsystems Neurosystems Biology Predictive Toxicology and Metabolic Engineering Special instructions: Applicants are required to complete the Subjects Taken page. 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. Applicants should apply online at: https://gradapply.mit.edu/csb/apply/login/

Computation for Design and Optimization (CDO)

Room: 35-329 Phone: (617) 253-3725 email: cdo_info@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/cdo-program Type of degree offered: S.M. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: January 10 Tests required: GRE: general test required; advanced subject test recommended Department code: 1699 International Students: Applicants from non-English speaking countries are required to take the IELTS. CDO no longer accepts the TOEFL exam. A waiver may be considered only under special circumstances. Special instructions: All applicants are required to use the unique CDO online application on the MIT Graduate Admissions website, http://web.mit.edu/ admissions/graduate/how_to_apply/. The application will be activated in September. Applicants should not send published papers or theses; the only paper documents needed are transcripts. Mailing address: CDO Administrator, Room 35-329 MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Comparative Media Studies (CMS)

Room: E15-331 Phone: (617) 253-3599 Fax: (617) 258-5133 email: cms-admissions@mit.edu http://cms.mit.edu/academics/ graduate_apply.php Type of degree offered: S.M. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: January 15 Tests required: GRE: general test required Department code: 4505 International students: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 CMS does not accept the TOEFL exam. Special instructions: Applicants are expected to use the online application. All additional materials except transcripts should be emailed to cmsadmissions@mit.edu. Transcripts should be mailed directly to: Comparative Media Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room E15-331 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Writing samples are required from all applicants and should consist of an academic research paper or one chapter of a longer project. Non-academic writing, such as journalistic pieces, does not qualify as a writing sample. If the context is not clear, please provide a brief description. If the work represents a collaboration, please explain. Writing samples must be submitted electronically.

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Course XII

Room: 54-911 Phone: (617) 253-3381 Fax: (617) 253-8298 email: eapsinfo@mit.edu http://eapsweb.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D. Terms students can be admitted: February (contact department), June, September (Joint Program only in June or September) (continued)

Computational and Systems Biology (CSB)

Room: 68-139 Phone: (617)324-0055 Fax: (617) 253-8699 email: csbphd@mit.edu http://csbi.mit.edu Type of degree offered: Ph.D.

Application deadlines: November 1 (for February admission) January 5 (for June and September admission) Please note that September is our main admissions period. Tests required: IELTS: Preferred Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 (233 for computer-based; 90-91 for internet-based) IELTS/TOEFL may be waived by department; make request in writing. Department code: 61 (Astronomy) 71 (Geology) GRE: general test required for all applicants; subject test required in either Chemistry or Physics for the Planetary Science area. Department code: 0599 Return applications to: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Room 54-911 Areas of research offered: Atmospheric Science (dynamics and chemistry) Climate Physics and Chemistry (includes aspects of physical and chemical oceanography related to climate and paleoclimate) Geobiology Geochemistry Geology Geophysics Planetary Sciences MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography, Course XII-W Chemical Oceanography Geochemistry Marine Geology and Geophysics Paleoceanography Physical Oceanography Special instructions: Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please complete the form in two areas: Major field with minor if closely related and Supporting sciences. Mathematics is considered an important part of our program. Please list all Math classes at the beginning of the Major field section. The remaining categories do not need to be completed. Academic Records (Transcripts): An original copy of your college transcript from each school, translated into English, should be uploaded as an attachment in PDF format to your application. No other attachments will be accepted.

In addition, we require that an original copy of each transcript be sent to: EAPS Education Office, 54-911 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139

Economics, Course XIV

Room: E52-391D Phone: (617) 253-8787 Fax: (617) 253-1330 email: econ-admit@mit.edu http://econ-www.mit.edu/ Type of degree offered: Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based) TOEFL waiver accepted: No Department code: 84 GRE: general test required Department code: 1801 Return applications to: Department of Economics, Room E52-391D Special instructions: Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please list economics and mathematics courses only. Group courses by subject area, and complete each column.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Course VI

Room: 38-444 Phone: (617) 253-4603 Fax: (617) 258-7354 email: grad-ap@eecs.mit.edu http://www.eecs.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: M.Eng. (for MIT Undergraduates only), S.M., Engineers Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. Leaders for Global Operations Program: S.M. from E.E.C.S. and M.B.A/S.M. from Sloan Terms students can be admitted: September (For Regular Admission) June (Leaders for Global Operations) Application deadline: December 15

Tests required: IELTS: Preferred Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 100 (250 for computer-based) TOEFL may be waived by department Department code: 78 (Computer Science) 66 (Electrical Engineering) GRE: No (Except for LGO) Areas of research offered: Artificial Intelligence Bioelectrical Engineering Circuit Design Communications Computational Biology Computer Graphics Computer Networks Computer Systems and Architecture Devices and Materials Electromagnetic Energy, Fields and Waves Signal Processing Systems, Decision and Control Theoretical Computer Science Joint Programs: Leaders for Global Operations Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Special instructions: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science requires ALL applicants to use the on-line EECS Graduate Application site which can be accessed from the MIT Graduate Admissions website. The EECS Graduate Application site will be activated in mid-September, is unique to EECS, and is not used by any other department. If you are applying to joint programs and want EECS to be your collaborative department, or if you are applying to a joint program and also want to be considered for regular EECS Ph.D. admission, you should use the online application. Applicants should not send published papers or theses. The only paper documents needed are your transcripts.

Engineering Systems Division (ESD)

Please contact the program applying to with any questions. http://esd.mit.edu/academics.html Types of degrees offered: Engineering Systems Division S.M. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESM) Ph.D. in Engineering Systems (ESD-ESP) Leaders for Global Operations S.M. from one of seven participating programs in School of Engineering & M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan (ESD-LGO) Supply Chain Management Master of Engineering in Logistics (ESD-SCM)

Systems Design & Management S.M. in Engineering & Management (ESD-SDM) Technology and Policy Program S.M. in Technology and Policy (ESD-TPP) Possible areas of research: Aerospace Systems Assistive Technologies Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Organizational Learning Complex Socio-Technical System Analysis Energy and the Environment Health Care, Pharmaceutical, and Service Industries Human-Systems Engineering Industrial Relations International Relations Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering Logistics and Supply Chain Management Manufacturing (economics, materials, environmental policy, strategy) Materials (systems analysis, environmental and economic policy) Networks, Distributed Simulation Systems Product and Process Design and Development, Technical Innovation Project Management Risk and Safety Analysis, Decision-Making, Management Science, Space, and Technology Policy Social and Organizational Psychology System Architecture, Systems Engineering Technology Policy Technology Policy for Socio-Economic Development Transportation Systems

The Engineering Systems Division requires applicants to the Engineering Systems Ph.D. and the Engineering Systems S.M. to use the online ESD Graduate Application site which can be accessed from the MIT Graduate Admissions website. The ESD Graduate Application site will be activated in midSeptember, is unique to ESD, and is not used by any other department. If you are applying to the Leaders for Global Operations Joint Programs and want ESD to be your home department you should use this application. Applicants must also arrange for official transcripts and test scores to be sent to ESD for verification purposes.

Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5 GRE: general test required. Strong candidates for the program typically score in the top 10 percent of all three GRE areas (verbal, quantitative, and analytic writing). Special instructions: Applicants must apply online. Paper applications will not be considered. The Technology & Policy Program (part of the Engineering Systems Division) requires applicants to use the online ESD Graduate Application site which can be accessed from the MIT Graduate Admissions website. The ESD Graduate Application site will be activated in mid-September, and is unique to ESD. It is not used in any other department. Applicants must also arrange for official transcripts and test scores to be sent to TPP for verification purposes. Note: The TOEFL is no longer a standard element of the TPP application. Applicants seeking to submit a TOEFL in lieu of an IELTS score should contact TPP.

Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)

See listing on page 10.

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

See listing on page 15.

System Design and Management Program (SDM)

Room: E40-315 Phone: (617) 253-1055 Fax: (617) 253-1462 email: sdm@mit.edu http://sdm.mit.edu Term students can be admitted: January Application deadlines: September 30 (International Students July 15) Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5 GRE or GMAT: general test required. GRE Minimum score required: Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speakers), Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5; GMAT: 600 Department code: 3537 Return applications to: ESD-SDM, Room E40-315 Special instructions: SDM requires applicants to complete a special SDM application for admission. The application may be obtained from our website: http://sdm.mit.edu. All applicants must complete the on-line SDM Application.

Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

Room: E25-518 Phone: (617) 452-3171 Fax: (617) 253-6692 email: hst-phd-admissions@mit.edu http://hst.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP): Ph.D., Sc.D. Please note that HSTs programs in Neuroimaging, and Bioastronautics all fall within MEMP; candidates interested in these programs should apply to MEMP. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: MEMP: GRE general test required Department code: 0699 IELTS: Strongly Preferred Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based, 100 for internet- based) Department code: 99

Engineering Systems Division (ESD)

Room: E40-249 Phone: (617) 253-1182 Fax: (617) 258-7733 http://esd.mit.edu/academics.html Term students can be admitted: September June (Leaders for Global Operations) Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5 GRE: general test required. Minimum score required: Verbal: 550 (450 nonnative speakers), Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5 Department code: 1612 Additional requirements: Attach rsum or CV and unofficial copies of your transcripts to online application in .pdf format. Special instructions: Applicants must apply online. Paper applications will not be considered.

Technology and Policy Program (TPP)

Room: E40-369 Phone: (617) 258-7295 Fax: (617) 253-7568 email: tpp@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/tpp

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HST requires IELTS or TOEFL score reports for any candidate whose native language is not English. This requirement is waived if the candidate attended a secondary school taught in English. MEMP THROUGH MIT Applicants should apply on-line at http://web.mit.edu/admissions/. For detailed instructions, see http://hst.mit.edu/go/memp_admissions. MEMP THROUGH HARVARD Applicants should apply online at http:// www.gsas.harvard.edu/prospective_students/ admissions_information_for_prospective_ graduate_students.php For detailed instructions, see http://hst.mit.edu/go/memp_admissions. SHBT: As of the 2011-2012 admissions cycle, the PhD programs in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT) and Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics (BIG) are moving to Harvard. Please consult the HST website for additional information.

Transcripts should also be scanned and uploaded in the online application. When necessary, please have records translated into English. If you cannot provide scanned documents you should send a notice to hasts@mit.edu stating the problem. Applicants who are advanced to round two of our admissions process will be required to provide an official, sealed transcript from each school attended. Applicants are NOT required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please see http://web.mit.edu/hasts/ admissions for more information about submitting your application.

Interdisciplinary Programs
Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), Joint Program with Harvard MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography (S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.) Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) (dual degree S.M. and M.B.A./S.M. from Sloan School of Management) Medical Engineering/Medical Physics (MEMP) (Ph.D.) see HST Microbiology (MICRO) (Ph.D) Operations Research Center (ORC) (S.M., Ph.D.) Program in Polymer Science and Technology (PPST) (Ph.D.)

Tests required: If applying through Sloan, the applicant may submit either the GMAT or the GRE. If applying through the School of Engineering, the applicant must submit the GRE. The applicant should check with the specific engineering department to see if other tests are required. Application deadline: December 15 (Regardless of engineering department deadline) Areas of research offered: Manufacturing/operations-focused, through the following participating engineering masters programs: Aeronautics and Astronautics Biological Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering Systems Mechanical Engineering Special instructions: See the LGO website for specific application details: http://lgo.mit.edu. Applicants must apply online through http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate. Paper applications will not be considered.

History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS)

Room: E51-185 Phone: (617) 253-9759 Fax: (617) 258-8118 email: hasts@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/hasts/ Type of degree offered: Ph.D. in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS). Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: January 1 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 90 iBT (233 for computer-based; 577 for paper-based) IELTS or TOEFL may be waived by department. GRE: general test required Department code: 2703 Special instructions: Applicants to History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) are required to submit a writing sample by uploading a PDF in the online application. There are no specific parameters in terms of content, but the length should not exceed that of a chapter or article.

Linguistics and Philosophy, Course XXIV

Room: 32-D808 Phone: (617) 253-4141 Fax: (617) 253-5017 email: lp-admissions@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/ http://web.mit.edu/philos/www/ Type of degree offered: Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: January 2 Tests required: The department of Linguistics and Philosophy will accept TOEFL or the IELTS. TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 (233 for computer-based) (90 for internet-based) TOEFL may be waived by department Department codes: 04 (Linguistics) 20 (Philosophy) IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5 GRE: No Return applications to: Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Room 32-D808 Areas of research offered: Linguistics Philosophy

Leaders for Global Operations Program

Applicants to the dual degree Leaders for Global Operations program must apply for admission either through a participating Masters Program of the School of Engineering or through the Masters Program of the Sloan School of Management. Room: E40-315. Phone: (617) 253-1055 Fax: (617) 253-1462 email: lgo@mit.edu http://lgo.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: All LGO students receive an S.M. from the School of Engineering and either an M.B.A. or S.M. from the Sloan School of Management Term students can be admitted: June

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Special instructions: Applicants to the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy are required to submit a writing sample as part of their application. Writing samples should be submitted electronically. Please go to http://www.dlp.mit.edu/ admissions for further instruction. Applicants to the linguistics program are very strongly urged to send one or more copies of major research papers (term papers, research reports, theses). These papers need not necessarily be about linguistics, but they should demonstrate an applicants ability to pursue serious scholarly inquiry. Submitting more than one piece of work is especially appropriate for applicants with research experience in multiple relevant areas. At least one of the writing samples should be written in English, but additional writings in another language can sometimes also be reviewed. Applicants to the philosophy program should submit a writing sample in philosophy, ideally of 1525 pages in length. The writing sample should allow us to assess the applicants understanding of a philosophical problem, and ability to evaluate philosophical arguments. This assessment is usually easier if the writing sample explicitly engages with some of the contemporary philosophical literature. Applicants to the Linguistics Program are NOT required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Applicants to the Philosophy Program are required to list only relevant texts and authors on the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form.

three years and will have received a degree from an American institution before entering MIT. Include a letter requesting the waiver with your supplemental materials. If the waiver is not approved, you will need to take and submit the IELTS score by mid-January. Note: The TOEFL is no longer accepted. Return applications to: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Room 6-107 Areas of research offered: Archaeological Materials Biological and Polymeric Materials Computational Materials Science Materials for Energy and the Environment Materials Economics and Manufacturing Nanotechnology, Nanodevices, and Nanomaterials Electronic, Photonic, and Magnetic Materials High-performance Structural Materials and Alloys And are complemented by focused programs that include: Program in Polymer Science and Technology You can indicate your interest in these focused programs on your application. Special instructions: Applicants are NOT required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form.

Mechanical Engineering, Course II

Room: 1-112 Phone: (617) 253-2291 Fax: (617) 258-5802 email: megradoffice@mit.edu http://meche.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: S.M., M.Eng (for Master of Engineering in Manufacturing only - not to be confused with the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering), Naval Engineer, Ph.D., Sc.D., Leaders for Global Operations Program - SM from ME and M.B.A./SM from Sloan. Terms students can be admitted: June, September Application deadlines: December 15 (must be postmarked by) January 15 (for M.Eng Program) Tests required: IELTS: Preferred Minimum score required: 7 Waiver accepted: No GRE: general test required Department code: 1502 Return applications to: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Room 1-112 Areas of research offered: Applied Mechanics Automotive & Aircraft Engines Biomaterials Biomechanics & Neural Control of Movement Biomedical Engineering Biorobotics Combustion Composites Processing Computational Fluid Dynamics Computational Mechanics Computer-Aided Design/Manufacturing Controls Cryogenics Design Dynamics Energy and Power Environmental Engineering Fibers & Polymers Finite Elements Fluid Mechanics Heat and Mass Transfer Human-Machine Systems Instrumentation Internal and External Combustion Engines Leaders for Global Operations Management of Technology Manufacturing Materials Mechanical Behavior of Materials Mechanics (continued)

Mathematics, Course XVIII

Room: 2-108 Phone: (617) 253-2689 Fax: (617) 253-4358 email: gradofc@math.mit.edu http://www-math.mit.edu/grad/ Type of degree offered: Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 (must be received by) Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 6 TOEFL: will accept TOEFL iBT (not PBT) in lieu of IELTS. GRE: general and subject test required Department code: 0703 (Mathematics) 0702 (Applied Mathematics) 0700 (Mathematical Sciences) Special instructions: The Department of Mathematics encourages ALL applicants to use the online application which is on the MIT Graduate Admissions website and will be activated in September. This application is unique to Math and is not used by any other department. Applicants should not send published papers or theses. The only paper documents needed are official transcripts.

Materials Science and Engineering, Course III

Room: 6-107 Phone: (617) 253-3302 email: dmse-admissions@mit.edu http://www-dmse.mit.edu/ Types of degrees offered: S.M., Engineers Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. Terms students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 (must be received by) Tests required: GRE: general test required Department code: 1403 IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 IELTS may be waived by Department. The IELTS requirement will only be waived (1) if you have received instruction in English in primary and secondary school or (2) if you have been in the US for

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Mechanics of Materials MEMS and Nanotechnology Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Microfluids Optical Engineering Optical Measurement Polymer Processing Precision Engineering Robots, Manipulators and Teleoperators Systems Design and Management Technology and Policy Thermodynamics Transportation Tribology MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography, Course II-W Hydrodynamics of Vehicles Telepresence Underwater Robotics Special instructions: The only paper documents needed are your transcripts.

Supplemental deadline: December 31 (transcripts, IELTS score) Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 IELTS waiver accepted: No All international students must take the IELTS exam; TOEFL scores will not be accepted. Department code: 3514 GRE: No Send supporting materials to: MAS, Room E15-245 Special instructions: 1) Online applications are required. 2) Applicants must specify three faculty with whom they are applying to work. List these faculty in order of preference at the opening of the statement of objectives. A list of faculty who are admitting students can be found at http://www.media.mit.edu/mas/ areas.html 3) Portfolios (containing publications, theses, awards, designs and other work) should be submitted as a URL at the end of your statement of objectives. Hardcopies are not accepted. 4.) Letters of recommendation are required to be submitted using the online application system (page two of application). Hardcopies are not accepted. 5.) Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please complete the section for courses most relevant to this graduate program and the additional courses section. Group courses by subject area, and complete each column.

Center for Ocean Engineering

Degree programs: Ocean Engineering Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Areas of research offered: Acoustics Applied Mechanics Computer-Aided Design and Fabrication Environmental Engineering Fluid Mechanics Hydrodynamics Ocean Engineering Structural Mechanics Underwater Vehicle Design Welding Fabrication Naval Construction and Engineering Naval Engineering Ship Design MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography Environmental Acoustics Oceanography

Official transcripts should be mailed to: Microbiology Graduate Program, Room 68-139 Areas of research offered: Biochemical, Chemical, and Structural Microbiology Bioenergy and Metabolic Diversity Bioinformatics and Computational Microbiology Ecology and Environmental/ Geomicrobiology Evolution Genetics and Physiology Genomics and Systems Microbiology Immunology and Host-Microbe Interactions Metabolic Engineering and Biotechnology Microbial Oceanography Molecular and Cellular Microbiology Virology and Phage Biology Special instructions: Applicants are NOT required to complete the Subjects Taken page of the online application. Applicants should apply on-line at: https://gradapply.mit.edu/microbiology/ apply/login.

MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Joint Program in Oceanography/ Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
Room: 54-911 Phone: (617) 253-7544 Fax: (617) 253-9784 email: mit-whoi-www@mit.edu http://mit.whoi.edu Types of degrees offered: Ph.D., Sc.D. (S.M. for US Navy applicants only) Terms students can be admitted: June, September Application deadlines: December 15 (for EECS-JP and Mechanical Engineering-JP applicants) January 5 (for June or September - all other applicants.) Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 (233 for computer-based; 90-91 for internet-based) Minimum score for applicants to Course VI-W: 600 (250 for computer-based) TOEFL may be waived by department under certain circumstances. Make request in writing well in advance of application deadline. Department code: 75 GRE: general test required of all applicants. Department code: 0508

Microbiology (MICRO)
Room: 68-139 Phone: (617) 324-0055 Fax: (617) 253-8699 email: microbiology@mit.edu http://microbiology.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: Microbiology Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 1 Tests required: GRE: general test required, Department code: 0212 GRE Subject test optional IELTS: Minimum score required: 6; most applicants should have scores of 7 or higher. To have IELTS results reported, indicate Microbiology Graduate Program, MIT on your IELTS test application. No code or address is needed.

Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)

Room: E14-245 Phone: (617) 253-5114 Fax: (617) 253-8542 email: mas@media.mit.edu http://www.media.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: S.M., Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 (applications must be submitted online)

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Special instructions: Joint program applicants should enter Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as the department and state their desired area of research on item 2 of the application. Applicants must complete the Record of Subjects Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Electrical Engineering/Computer Science-JP applicants must use the EECS online application form at: http://apply.eecs. mit.edu/ Return applications to: Joint Program Office, Room 54-911, MIT Areas of research offered: Main areas of research: Applied Ocean Science and Engineering Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Marine Geology and Geophysics Physical Oceanography Please also see descriptions of interdisciplinary areas of research within the Departments of Civil/Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

Materials (theory/computation and experiment) Quantum Engineering Accelerators, Detectors & Nuclear Security Nuclear Technology Management and Policy 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.

Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please complete the section for courses most relevant to this graduate program and the additional courses section. Group courses by subject area, and complete only the columns for course name, academic year, and official grade.

Physics, Course VIII

Room: 4-315 Phone: (617) 253-9703 Fax: (617) 258-8319 email: physics-grad@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/physics/graduate/ applicants Types of degrees offered: S.M., Ph.D. Terms students can be admitted: February, September Application deadlines: November 1 (for February admission) December 15(for September admission) Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 6.5 IELTS waiver accepted: Yes GRE: general and subject test required Department code: 0808 Special instructions: Additional information for applicants to the Physics Graduate Program, including the Departmental Field and Support Preference Form, is available at http://web.mit.edu/ physics/graduate/applicants in the Applicant Information section. The Field and Support Preference Form can be downloaded and must be included with every application. Once the application is received by the Physics Department, the applicant will be notified. Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please list physics, mathematics, and other science course only. Group courses by subject area, and complete each column. Applicants are required to list courses taken at MIT. Return applications to: Department of Physics, Room 4-315 Areas of research offered: Experimental Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Physics Atomic and Optical Physics Biophysics, Medical Physics Condensed Matter Physics High Energy and Nuclear Physics Quantum Information Science Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research, Relativistic Beam Physics (continued)

Center for Ocean Engineering

For details, see Mechanical Engineering on page 11.

Operations Research (OR)

Room: E40-149 Phone: (617) 253-3601 Fax: (617) 258-9214 email: lrose@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/ Types of degrees offered: S.M., Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: December 15 Tests required: All international students applying to the Operations Research Center are required to take either the TOEFL or IELTS. IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: (600 for paper-based; 250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based) TOEFL waiver may be considered under special circumstances Department code: 67 GRE: general test required Department code: 1302 Return applications to: Operations Research Center, Room E40-149 Special instructions: Please indicate OR as the department on application form. The ORC encourages all applicants to use the online application. Students should try to limit their Statement of Objectives to one page.

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., Engineers Degree, Ph.D., Sc.D. Terms students can be admitted: June, September Application deadlines: January 7 (for June and September admission) In general, the department discourages February Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577 (233 for computer-based; 90 for internet-based) TOEFL waiver accepted: No Department code: 69 All international students must take either the TOEFL or the IELTS. GRE: general test required Department code: 1609 Return applications to: Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Room 24-102A Areas of research offered: Fission Reactor and Fuel Cycle Engineering Fusion and Plasma Physics (theory/ computation) Fusion and Plasma Physics (experiment) Fusion Technology and Plasma Engineering

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Theoretical Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Physics Atomic and Optical Physics Biophysics Condensed Matter Physics High Energy and Nuclear Physics Quantum Information Science Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion Research, Plasma Astrophysics

Political Science E53-467, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 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 Security Studies

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

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 15 Tests required: TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based; 100 for internet-based) Department code: 92  Degrees from US or English-speaking universities are not accepted in lieu of TOEFL or IELTS. In limited cases the department will consider a waiver. Applicants must request the waiver form from the department. IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 GRE: general test required Department code: 1902 Special instructions: Applicants to the Department of Political Science must apply for either the S.M. Program or the Ph.D. Program, not both. Please indicate S.M. or Ph.D. under Final Degree Objective. Applicants are NOT required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. In addition to the Statement of Objectives, applicants must submit a separate writing sample of 515 pages. Writing samples must be uploaded as an attachment in PDF format to your application. See Additional Instructions at http://web.mit.edu/polisci/grad/addinstr. html/. Academic Records (Transcripts): An original copy of your transcript from each college/university should be uploaded as an attacment in PDF format to your application. In addition, we require that one original copy of each transcript be sent to:

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 Types of degrees offered: Ph.D., Sc.D. Terms students can be admitted: February (exceptional circumstances) September Application deadlines: October 1 (for February admission) January 15 (for September admission, some department admissions deadlines may be earlier) Tests required: Refer to the Home departments (see below) requirement for GRE and TOEFL. Special instructions: Applications to the Program in Polymer Science and Technology should be made in conjunction with an application to a departmental program in the School of Science or School of Engineering at MIT (the Home department). Applications should specify the departmental program of the application and PPST or Program in Polymer Science and Technology as the interdisciplinary program of study. Original applications should be filed according to the normal procedures for the relevant departmental program, and a copy of the application should be sent to PPST Admissions, Room 66-370. Only one application fee is required. Admission to the departmental program is a prerequisite for further consideration by PPST; once the candidate has been accepted to a department, his or her application will be forwarded by that department to the PPST office for consideration.

Science Writing, Course XXI-W

Room: 14N-108 Phone: (617) 253-6668 Fax: (617) 452-5100 email: sciwrite-www@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/sciwrite Type of degree offered: S.M. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: January 15 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.5 TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 (250 for computer-based) GRE: general test required Department code: 4599 Special instructions: Departmental application supplement required. Please visit http://sciwrite.mit.edu/ program-information/how-to-apply 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

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Sloan School of Management, Course XV

Please see the Sloan School of Management website at http://mitsloan.mit.edu/academic for information on the following programs: Biomedical Enterprise Executive M.B.A. Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) Master of Business Administration, M.B.A. Master of Finance, M.Fin. Master of Science in Management Studies Ph.D. Sloan Fellows in Innovation and Global Leadership System Design and Management (SDM)

System Design and Management Program (SDM)

For program details, see Engineering Systems Division, page 8.

Special instructions for the S.M. degree: Under special circumstances, admission may be granted to candidates seeking a one-year Master of Science (S.M.) degree. The S.M. is intended for professionals with at least seven years of distinguished practice in city planning or related fields. The Department requires a letter from a DUSP faculty member indicating their willingness to advise their thesis. (This may be one of the three letters of recommendation required as part of the application.) Return supplemental materials to: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 7-346 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Program groups offered: City Design and Development Environmental Policy Program Housing, Community and Economic Development International Development Group Transportation* Although we do not have a separate Program Group focusing on issues of transportation, many DUSP students choose this as an area of focus. Applicants with particular interest in transportation should indicate this on their application, but should also specify a Program Group (for example, HCED/transportation). Urban Information Systems* Only Ph.D applicants may designate Urban  Information Systems (UIS) as the primary group, MCP applicants with a particular interest in computing and technology should select Urban Information Systems as the secondary program group (for example, CDD/UIS).

Technology and Policy Program (TPP)

For program details, see Engineering Systems Division, page 8.

Urban Studies and Planning, Course XI

Room: 7-346 Phone: (617) 253-9403 Fax: (617) 253-2654 email: duspapply@mit.edu http://dusp.mit.edu Types of degrees offered: M.C.P., S.M., Ph.D. Term students can be admitted: September Application deadline: January 3 Tests required: TOEFL: Minimum score required: 100 for internet-based; 600 for paper-based TOEFL waiver accepted: No Department code: 97 IELTS: Minimum score required: 7 All international students must take the TOEFL or the IELTS. GRE: general test required Department code: 2205 M.C.P. no minimum Ph.D. minimum score required: 1200 (V&Q) combined; 5.0 analytical writing Special instructions: Online application preferred. All applicants are urged to review DUSP application instructions at http://dusp.mit.edu/p.lasso?t=4:2:0 for thorough information about applying to the department. Applicants are required to complete the Record of Courses Taken in Preparation for Graduate Study form. Please complete the section for courses most relevant to this graduate program and the additional courses section. Group courses by subject area, and complete only the columns for course number, course name, academic year, and official grade.

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Applicants to the SCM Program will find complete information about applying on the web at: http://scm.mit.edu Room: E40-355 Phone: (617) 324-6564 Fax: (617) 253-7972 email: scm@mit.edu Types of degrees offered: Master of Engineering in Logistics (SCM) Term students can be admitted: September Application deadlines: Round 1 December 1 Round 2 January 15 Round 3 April 1 Tests required: IELTS: Minimum score required: 7.0 GRE or GMAT: general test required. Minimum score required: GRE Verbal: 550 (450 non-native speakers), Quantitative: 700, Analytical Writing: 4.5; GMAT: 600 GRE Institute code: 3514 GRE Department code: 4313 GMAT code: X5X-QS-17 Return applications to: Supply Chain Management Admissions Office, Room E40355 Special instructions: See the SCM website for specific application details. Applicants must apply online. Paper applications will not be considered. Applicants must also submit a current resume and two essays. Three evaluations are required; we recommend one from a professor and two from supervisors.

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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 $64,068. A calendar year budget is about $84,728. These figures include tuition (nine months), books and supplies, hospitalization and accident insurance fees, with an allowance for a reasonable standard of living. The estimated living expenses assume that a student will live frugally. Little is allowed for clothing, travel, and incidental expenses. The budget does not include the purchase or maintenance of an automobile or other major items. It may be possible with careful budget planning to reduce the allowances for housing and food, but not by more than two or three hundred dollars. Round trip transportation costs and travel insurance are not included.

Academic Fees and Living Costs for 2011-2012

Tuition

Academic year of 9 months Calendar year of 12 months

MITStudent Extended Insurance Plan

$40,640 $53,940

Calendar year of 12 months

Room and Board

$1,848

Academic year of 9 months Calendar year of 12 months

Average TOTAL costs for single graduate student

$21,760 $28,940

Academic year of 9 months Calendar year of 12 months

$64,068 $84,728

Tuition for Special Programs

Sloan Fellows Program Visiting Fellows Program
(12 months) (flex options 24 months)

$114,000 $129,000

Please visit http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/

(one semester)

Certificate of Eligibility
This form, required to obtain a US visa, will not be authorized until the availability of a candidates full financial resources is determined to the satisfaction of the International Student Advisor. Please see page 20 for further passport and visa information.

Advanced Study Program Leaders for Global Operations (all students receive generous fellowships) Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies Sloan Masters Program Sloan Master of Finance Program Sloan Executive M.B.A. System Design and Management Program Master of Science in Real Estate Development Program Supply Chain Management Program (SCM)

$23,000

visit http://lgo.mit.edu

(9 months)

$49,312 $52,900 $60,544 $73,800

(9 months) (9 months) (12 months)

Please visit http://mitsloan.mit.edu/executivemba visit http://sdm.mit.edu

(12 months, three semesters)

$60,682 $52,628

(9 months)

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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.

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.

Loans
Graduate students who are UScitizens or eligible non-citizens should apply first for Federal loans. These loans include the Federal Perkins Loan, the Federal Direct Stafford Subsidized and the Federal Direct Stafford Unsubsidized Loans. The federal loans have the advantage either of being capped at 8.25% (Stafford loans) or having a low repayment rate (5% for the Perkins Loans). More details on these loans are available at the Student Financial Aid website, http://web.mit.edu/finaid/. The federal loans are available to students who are registered in degree granting programs at least half-time. Students are asked to complete the MIT Graduate Loan Application and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid both available at http://web.mit.edu/finaid/. For eligibility beyond the Federal loans many alternative loan programs are available. In general the interest rates are variable and not capped. Please consult the website http://web.mit.edu/finaid/ for current details. International students may apply for alternative loan funds. Links to lender sites are available from http://web.mit.edu/ finaid/. Cosigners who are US citizens are likely to be required.

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.

Research Assistantships
Each year, approximately 2,500 graduate students at MIT hold appointments as research assistants. The principal duty of a research assistant is to contribute to a program of departmental or interdepartmental research. Research assistants are compensated on the basis of time devoted to their research. In all cases they must pay full tuition.

Fellowship Opportunity
Legatum Fellowship The Legatum Center at MIT administers a competitive fellowship program for incoming and current MIT graduate students, across all academic disciplines, who demonstrate the potential to create sustainable, forprofit enterprises in low-income countries. Applicants should have a strong interest in innovative business concepts and technologies that empower ordinary citizens, while promoting prosperity and economic development. Legatum Fellows are offered financial assistance, specialized seminars, business plan coaching, and networking opportunities with accomplished entrepreneurs, thoughtleaders and investors. Please visit http://legatum.mit.edu/fellowship for more information and to apply online.

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The Campus
Research Facilities
The Institutes 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

On-campus housing for single students

Housing Services
Graduate students at MIT are entering a tight housing market whether they are looking for accommodations on campus or in the surrounding Boston/Cambridge area. Many new students, both single and married, must find apartments off campus, often in suburbs up to ten miles away, where there is greater variety and availability than in the neighborhoods near MIT. The Housing Office at MIT helps students with the housing search and keeps an up-to-date list of available units. In addition, MIT gives preference to new students when assigning on-campus housing. Most new single students requesting on-campus housing can be accommodated; family housing, however, is severely limited. Detailed housing information and application forms are available online through the Housing Office website at http://housing.mit.edu/.

Single students may apply for housing in five on-campus facilities with a total capacity of about 2,000 - less than half the number of single graduate students. Ashdown House, a graduate dormitory housing men and women, consists primarily of one- and two-person rooms, typically arranged as suites for four or five students. The single rooms are not available to entering students. Tang Hall is a tower apartment building that accommodates 404 first-year graduate men and women, with apartments containing individual bedrooms for two, three, or four students. One hundred ninety graduate students live in Edgerton House, which has efficiency units through four-bedroom apartments and duplexes; one-third of the spaces in this building are reserved for new students. 224 Albany Street (also known as the Warehouse and NW30) houses 85 new men and women in efficiency apartments for 9 months of the year (September to May); there are a few spaces available in the summer through a lottery. Sidney-Pacific houses 700 men and women in efficiency, 2-bedroom and quad occupancy 2-bedroom apartments. 40% of the spaces in this facility are reserved for new students. Rooms in Ashdown House, Tang Hall, 224 Albany Street and SidneyPacific are furnished; the apartments in Edgerton are unfurnished except for refrig erators and electric ranges. Rooms modified for handicapped students are available in all these buildings. Complete information is available online at http://housing.mit.edu/.

On-campus housing and services for married students

Health and Counseling Services

The MIT Student Health Program consists of on-campus medical services, covered by a mandatory student health fee which is included in the tuition, and of hospital and accident insurance, for which all students are enrolled unless they demonstrate that they have equivalent coverage through another insurance program. Additional coverage is available for spouses and dependents. Prior to matriculation, all new students must complete a Medical Report with required immunizations and tests. MIT offers many sources of academic and personal counseling, including departmental (continued)

While approximately half of MITs 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.

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For International Students

faculty advisors, deans, international student advisors, religious counselors, the Career Planning and Placement Office, and the Medical Department.

English Language Proficiency

English is the language of instruction in all subjects within the Institute, and all papers and theses must be written in English. All applicants whose first language is not English, including those currently enrolled in US institutions, must present evidence of their ability to carry on their studies in English. Qualifying applicants must take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS exam is preferred at MIT. A minimum TOEFL score of 577 (233 computer-based; 90-91 internet-based) is required by the Institute; however, some departments require higher scores. The minimum IELTS score required is determined by the department. Refer to department information for testing requirements. Scores below minimum may result in the withholding of the visa documentation for a candidate otherwise considered admissible. Students who have received instruction in English in their primary and secondary schools and students who have been in the US for four years or longer and have received a degree from an American institution may be eligible for a waiver of the English proficiency exam requirement by sending a written request to the department or program to which they are applying. (The departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Economics, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Urban Studies and Planning, and Media Arts and Sciences do not grant waivers.) In addition to the TOEFL/IELTS, all students whose first language is not English are required to take the English Evaluation Test (E.E.T.) at MIT during the week prior to Registration Day. This examination is a diagnostic test whose purpose is to help students identify their strengths and weaknesses in written and oral English. English classes may be recommended as a result of the E.E.T.

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. MITs 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.

issued by his or her government. Students must also visit US embassies or consulates in their home countries to be issued student visas which will enable them to enter the US. Students must present a certificate of eligibility (Form I-20 or Form DS 2019) with the supporting financial documentation when they apply for the visa. The International Students Office at MIT will send the required document to all admitted students who provide evidence of sufficient funds to meet the estimated costs and of adequate English language proficiency. It is important to note that the validity of the visa does not indicate how long a student may remain in the US; this determination will be made by the Immigration Service at the port of entry. Canadians do not need student visas; instead, they may obtain the appropriate immigration status at the port of entry to the US by showing proof of citizenship and the Certificate of Eligibility.

Visa Options
Students admitted to MIT can choose between two visas: the F-1 (student visa) and J-1 (exchange visitor visa). Individuals on any other non-immigrant visa will be unable to register in a program of studies at MIT.

The F-1 visa

This option is normally used by those who enroll as full-time students at an approved educational institution. It is obtained by presenting the Form I-20 to a US consulate or embassy and submitting an application for an F-1 visa. F-1 students are expected to attend the school that issued the Form I-20 and maintain a full course of study while in the US. Students whose studies are funded by their families or other private sponsors are normally issued the Form I-20. Upon arrival in the US, students will be granted permission to remain in this country for the period of time required to complete their programs of study. Some students hold fellowships or assistantships. Students with full assistantships, however, are not allowed to hold any additional employment on or off campus. Spouses and children of F-1 students may hold the F-2 visa. The F-1 student may apply (continued)

Passport and Visas

To enter the US, each international student admitted to the Institute needs a passport

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for Form I-20 for each of their dependents who wish to join them in the US in F-2 status. Those dependents will then need to apply for F-2 visas at the US embassy or consulate. Health and hospitalization insurance is a requirement for all F-1 students and their dependents.

Financial Aid
Financial aid for international students is extremely limited. Applicants are urged to make every effort to secure funds from sources other than MIT. Many countries place limitations on the purchase of US dollars. Prospective students should consult the proper authorities in their countries about foreign exchange regulations to make certain that the academic levels and fields of study to be pursued permit the exchange of the local currency for dollars. Students should also be familiar with the procedures established for sending money to the US. 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.

Questions
If you have additional questions, please contact: Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook Associate Dean for Graduate Students, Director of the International Students Office MIT Room 5-133 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA

The 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.

Expenses
MIT is aware of the substantial expenses that graduate education at MIT represents, and we want to give international applicants a realistic assessment of the costs involved. Living costs in the Cambridge/Boston area are among the highest in the US. Since the Institute cannot assume financial responsibility for its students, we must be satisfied that entering students will have sufficient funds to meet all expenses while at MIT. Because the first few months in the US usually demand more financial outlay than any other period, students should plan to arrive with enough money to meet substantial initial expenses, such as travel to Cambridge from the port of arrival, insurance; temporary accommodation in hotels, if necessary; meals in restaurants; advance payment of rent; purchase of furnishings; and deposits for electricity and telephone service.

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Note to Applicants
The application has multiple parts, so you will find it helpful to review each form and read the instructions carefully before you begin working on your application. If you are applying to more than one department (not a joint program) you must submit separate applications and fees for each department. Please consult pages 4 16 for departmental information and requirements. Deadlines for September entry To ensure that your application receives full consideration, all materials must be received by the official due date. If you are applying for September entry, most application deadlines range from December 15 to January 15. (See departmental listings on pages 4 15 for exact deadlines.) Regardless of the specific due date, we urge you to file your application by early December to avoid the risk that your application or supporting materials may be delayed by holiday mail. Late applications will be considered only if circumstances permit. Other entry dates A student may be admitted in January/ February or June only if a suitable program of study can be arranged. Please check to see if the department you are planning to apply to admits students in January/ February or June. Most applications for January/February admission are due by November 1, and most applications for June admission are due between December 15 and January 15. For department specific information, consult the departmental listings on pages 4 16. Special and supplementary applications Applicants to the Sloan School of Management must use Sloans own application forms for the Masters program or Ph.D. program rather than using the forms contained here. The Leaders for Global Operations program requires online application with supplemental materials. Complete information and application are available on the web at http://mitsloan.mit.edu/ or you may address your information request to: Graduate Programs Office Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology 50 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02142, USA Certain departments require supplementary application materials. Please consult pages 4 16 to see if the department to which you are applying has any supplementary requirements. All supplemental materials should be sent to the department to which you are applying. Special Student Status If you are interested in applying as a special (non-degree) student, please visit our website at http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/ special_students/index.html or contact mitspecial@mit.edu. Contact Information Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Graduate Admissions, Room 3-103 (G) 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA Telephone (617) 253-2917 Fax (617) 258-8304 email: mitgrad@mit.edu URL:  http://web.mit.edu/admissions/ graduate/

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Checklist

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.

Take required tests.

Obtain

See pages 4 15 for the testing requirements of the department to which you are applying. Arrange for your scores to be forwarded to MIT (reporting code: 3514). 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 univer sities 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. 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. A complete application includes:  Application for Graduate Admission (see pages 24 - 26) Record of Courses (see pages 27 and 28) Statement of Objectives (see pages 29 and 30)  Evaluations (3 forms, see pages 3136) 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) Application to MIT requires a nonrefundable fee of $75 in US funds; no application will be processed unless the fee is paid in full or a fee waiver is granted. Payment may be made by an international money order or a check drawn through a US bank made payable to MIT Office of Admissions, and containing your name in full must be attached to your MIT Biographical Data Form. Do not send cash, coupons, or credit card forms. The application fee and MIT Biographical Data Form should be submitted in an envelope labeled MIT Biographical Data Form and Application Fee and included with the completed application, evaluations and transcript. If you are applying to more than one department, you must file separate and complete applications with separate application fees. The only exceptions are currently registered MIT graduate students, who may apply to another department without paying an application fee. On rare occasions, a US applicant may be granted a fee waiver. International applicants are not eligible for such waivers. The application fee is good for a single academic year only; applications reactivated in future academic years will require new fees. The completed application should be submitted to the department and room as indicated on pages 4 15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of ________________________ 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room __________ Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

a transcript(s).

Please note that:

All forms must be filled out completely.

Type or print clearly using black ink. The online application is preferred. be completed in English. application materials.

All application materials must You should keep a copy of all All application parts, including

Distribute

and collect evaluators forms.

transcripts and evaluations, must be original, hard-copy documents. MIT does not accept faxed applications. department (not joint program), separate applications and fees are required for each department.

Complete

and assemble all parts of the application.

If you are applying to more than one

Attach

application fee.

Submit

application.

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To be completed by

all applicants

MIT Application for Graduate Admission 2012

Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form. Please print clearly or type.
1 2 3 4

Proposed date of entrance: Department Initial degree objective at MIT

February

June

September

Year:
consult department listings in Book I

Area of research or interdisciplinary program Final degree objective (if different) Yes No If yes, indicate departments

Are you applying to more than one department?

Full legal name Former name (if Female

last/family/surname

first

middle

6 Date of birth

month

day

year

any)

Male

Reply address Reply address

number state or province

street

city country zip or postal code

Permanent address Permanent address

number

street

city

state or province

country

zip or postal code

10 Daytime phone 11 Fax number

country code

area code/city code

number

Evening phone Email address

country code

area code/city code

number

country code

area code/city code

number

12 City, state and country of birth

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

month day year

Type of visa

I-20 ID Number

If an Exchange Visitor (J), give program number and name of sponsor Permanent resident of If a permanent resident (immigrant) of the US, give alien registration number

13 Have you previously applied for admission to MIT?

Yes

MIT ID Graduate

if assigned one as a former student

If yes, what status? No

Freshman

Transfer

Special

Date:

Department:

14 List all colleges and universities attended, major field, dates of attendance and name of degrees received or expected (list most recent first) :

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College/University

Location

Major field

Dates attended

Actual name of degree/diploma

Date degree awarded/expected

College/University

Location

Major field

Dates attended

Actual name of degree/diploma

Date degree awarded/expected

College/University

Location

Major field

Dates attended

Actual name of degree/diploma

Date degree awarded/expected

(continued on page 25)

To be completed by

all applicants

15 Ethnicity (optional)

U.S. citizens and permanent residents only. The US Department of Education requires that schools, colleges and universities collect and report on the ethnicity and race of their students and employees. The Department of Education preferred method for collecting this information is to have individuals self identify their ethnicity and race in the following format. I consider myself to belong to the following ethnic group(s) (check one or more that apply):
1. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Yes, Hispanic or Latino (Including Spain) Which best describes your background? Central America South America
(excluding Brazil)

No Cuba Spain Mexico Other Puerto Rico

2. Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check one or more of the following groups in which you

consider yourself to be a member:

American Indian or Alaska Native (including all Original Peoples of the Americas) Which best describes your background? Alaska Native Navajo Are you Registered? No Yes, please enter Registration number Chippewa Sioux Choctaw Other Cherokee

Asian (Including Indian subcontinent and Philippines) Which best describes your background? China Pakistan Other East Asian Other Indian Subcontinent Other Southeast Asian Black or African American (including Africa and Caribbean) Which best describes your background? African American Other Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Original Peoples) Which best describes your background? Guam Hawaii Samoa African Caribbean India Philippines Japan Vietnam Korea

Other Pacific Islands (excluding Philippines) White (including Middle Eastern) Which best describes your background? Europe Other Middle East

16 Other graduate schools to which you are applying

For department use:

Admitted Admitted

Cond. Admitted Cond. Admitted

Degree Degree

Term Term

By By

Date Date

Not approved Not approved

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MIT Application for Graduate Admission (continued)

17 Entrance tests: GRE: Date taken or to be taken:

Scores: verbal Scores: Scores: Scores: Scores: ;

quantitative

writing Subject:

GRE Subject: Date taken or to be taken: GMAT: Date taken or to be taken: TOEFL: Date taken or to be taken: IELTS: Date taken or to be taken:

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 Yes No Will your spouse come with you? Yes No

If single, do you intend to marry before you come here?

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 belowfor  example, if your courses do not have numbers or you did not receive course gradesleave those fields blank. Do not try to convert your university grading scale or GPA to MITs  scale. Indicate the grades/GPA as granted by your school and give us a brief explanation of your schools grading system. If the space provided is not sufficient, you may attach additional sheets. 

We see transcripts from thousands of 

schools from all over the world. It is extremely helpful for us to review applicants coursework and grades in a standard format. Transcripts show courses by semester or year. However, the best way  for us to evaluate your preparation is to see your courses grouped by subject area, with the most relevant courses at the top. Transcripts do not list textbooks used; many departments find that  information especially helpful.

Grading System:

Please describe the grading system(s) used at all colleges and universities you have attended. Explain the specific meaning of any numeric values, letter grades, and rankings. Cumulative GPA as listed on transcript (if available)

Year in which course was taken

Please list below the college/university courses you have taken that are most relevant to the graduate program to which you are applying. Group courses by subject area, for example, group all math courses together and group all science courses together, etc. Use the next section, if you need more room. Course no.
(if applicable)

Course name

Principal textbook used (author and title)

Official course grade (if applicable)

COURSES MOST RELEVANT TO THE PROGRAM TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING

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Year in which course wastaken

ADDITIONAL COURSES
Course no.

Please list below other college/university courses you have taken. Group courses by subject area (science, math, engineering, humanities, social sciences, etc.). You may also use this section for any courses that you could not fit in the section above.
(if applicable)

Course name

Principal textbook used (author and title)

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Official course grade (if applicable)

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 MITs programs support these interests. The statement could be much like a proposal for graduate studies, in the more specific context of your professional objectives. You should set forth the issues and problems you wish to address. Explain your long-term professional goals. The Admissions Committee will welcome any factors you wish to bring to its attention concerning your academic and work experience to date.

Type or print using black ink. Use reverse side if necessary or separate form. Keep a copy for your file. You may also wish to provide copies to your
evaluators before they complete their forms. Return this form with the completed application to the appropriate MIT department (see pages 4 16).

Signature

Date

Address in full

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MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission

Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Part 1 To be completed by
all applicants

Return to: Department of _ __________________________ Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________ 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 15 of this booklet). Name:
last/family first middle

Applying for admission in the department of for the ultimate degree of for the term beginning in September
year

area of research February

year

June

year

email

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, a student enrolled at MIT has access to his or her education records. We intend to comply with both the letter and the spirit of this law, while still allowing the student the option of waiving the right to access. If you wish to waive the right to examine this evaluation at a later date, please sign here. Applicants signature:
date

Part 2 To be completed by

evaluator

An application for admission to MIT requires evaluations from three teachers or people capable of judging the professional and academic promise of the applicant. A separate letter of evaluation may be attached to this form if necessary. Please return in time for her/him to meet the following deadlines: December 1 for Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Computational and Systems Biology, and Microbiology; December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering Systems Division, Health Sciences and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences, Operations Research, Physics, Political Science, and Technology and Policy Program; January 1 for History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Linguistics and Philosophy; January 3 for Urban Studies and Planning; January 5 for Center for Real Estate and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January 10 for Computation for Design and Optimization; January 15 for Comparative Media Studies and Science Writing. December 1, January 15, and April 1 are the deadlines for Rounds 1, 2 and 3, respectively, for the Supply Chain Management Program (SCM). For the SCM Evaluation Form, please go to http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/. For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu. For the Leaders for Global Operations program recommendation details, please go to http://lgo.mit.edu. Evaluators name: Address Email School or company In what capacity do you know the applicant? How long have you known the applicant? How does this applicant compare with his or her peer group in academic ability? Above average Truly exceptional Well above Outstanding demonstrated high equivalent to the very best you comparable to the best average
have known a person who, in your experience, appears only every few years student in a current class top 25% ability

Title

Date Telephone number

able to complete work to the Ph.D.

Average

lower 50%

Below average

Inadequate

opportunity to observe

In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT? Above average Truly exceptional Well above Average Outstanding average Please give the applicants relative standing in your department (e.g., 7th in 89)

Below average

Inadequate

opportunity to observe

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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 applicants first language is not English, please evaluate her/his proficiency to read, write, and speak English.

Evaluators 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. 32

MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission

Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Part 1 To be completed by
all applicants

Return to: Department of _ __________________________ Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________ 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 15 of this booklet). Name:
last/family first middle

Applying for admission in the department of for the ultimate degree of for the term beginning in September
year

area of research February

year

June

year

email

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, a student enrolled at MIT has access to his or her education records. We intend to comply with both the letter and the spirit of this law, while still allowing the student the option of waiving the right to access. If you wish to waive the right to examine this evaluation at a later date, please sign here. Applicants signature:
date

Part 2 To be completed by

evaluator

An application for admission to MIT requires evaluations from three teachers or people capable of judging the professional and academic promise of the applicant. A separate letter of evaluation may be attached to this form if necessary. Please return in time for her/him to meet the following deadlines: December 1 for Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Computational and Systems Biology, and Microbiology; December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering Systems Division, Health Sciences and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences, Operations Research, Physics, Political Science, and Technology and Policy Program; January 1 for History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Linguistics and Philosophy; January 3 for Urban Studies and Planning; January 5 for Center for Real Estate and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January 10 for Computation for Design and Optimization; January 15 for Comparative Media Studies and Science Writing. December 1, January 15, and April 1 are the deadlines for Rounds 1, 2 and 3, respectively, for the Supply Chain Management Program (SCM). For the SCM Evaluation Form, please go to http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/. For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu. For the Leaders for Global Operations program recommendation details, please go to http://lgo.mit.edu. Evaluators name: Address Email School or company In what capacity do you know the applicant? How long have you known the applicant? How does this applicant compare with his or her peer group in academic ability? Above average Truly exceptional Well above Outstanding demonstrated high equivalent to the very best you comparable to the best average
have known a person who, in your experience, appears only every few years student in a current class top 25% ability

Title

Date Telephone number

able to complete work to the Ph.D.

Average

lower 50%

Below average

Inadequate

opportunity to observe

In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT? Above average Truly exceptional Well above Average Outstanding average Please give the applicants relative standing in your department (e.g., 7th in 89)

Below average

Inadequate

opportunity to observe

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Personal evaluation of the applicant. What particularly qualifies this student for study at MIT? Information about accomplishments in research or independent projects will be particularly helpful. If you know of other students who have entered MIT from your institution, a comparison will be especially valuable. If you have any reason to believe that the applicant should not be considered, please explain below or attach separate letter.

If the applicants first language is not English, please evaluate her/his proficiency to read, write, and speak English.

Evaluators 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. 34

MIT Evaluation for Graduate Admission

Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form.
Part 1 To be completed by
all applicants

Return to: Department of _ __________________________ Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room_____________ 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 15 of this booklet). Name:
last/family first middle

Applying for admission in the department of for the ultimate degree of for the term beginning in September
year

area of research February

year

June

year

email

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, a student enrolled at MIT has access to his or her education records. We intend to comply with both the letter and the spirit of this law, while still allowing the student the option of waiving the right to access. If you wish to waive the right to examine this evaluation at a later date, please sign here. Applicants signature:
date

Part 2 To be completed by

evaluator

An application for admission to MIT requires evaluations from three teachers or people capable of judging the professional and academic promise of the applicant. A separate letter of evaluation may be attached to this form if necessary. Please return in time for her/him to meet the following deadlines: December 1 for Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Computational and Systems Biology, and Microbiology; December 15 for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Architecture, Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Economics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering Systems Division, Health Sciences and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences, Operations Research, Physics, Political Science, and Technology and Policy Program; January 1 for History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS); January 2 for Linguistics and Philosophy; January 3 for Urban Studies and Planning; January 5 for Center for Real Estate and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; January 7 for Nuclear Science and Engineering; January 10 for Computation for Design and Optimization; January 15 for Comparative Media Studies and Science Writing. December 1, January 15, and April 1 are the deadlines for Rounds 1, 2 and 3, respectively, for the Supply Chain Management Program (SCM). For the SCM Evaluation Form, please go to http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/. For the Systems Design and Management Evaluation Form, please go to http://sdm.mit.edu. For the Leaders for Global Operations program recommendation details, please go to http://lgo.mit.edu. Evaluators name: Address Email School or company In what capacity do you know the applicant? How long have you known the applicant? How does this applicant compare with his or her peer group in academic ability? Above average Truly exceptional Well above Outstanding demonstrated high equivalent to the very best you comparable to the best average
have known a person who, in your experience, appears only every few years student in a current class top 25% ability

Title

Date Telephone number

able to complete work to the Ph.D.

Average

lower 50%

Below average

Inadequate

opportunity to observe

In your opinion, how would this student compare to other students in the graduate program at MIT? Above average Truly exceptional Well above Outstanding Average average Please give the applicants relative standing in your department (e.g., 7th in 89)

Below average

Inadequate

opportunity to observe

(continued on reverse side)

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Personal evaluation of the applicant. What particularly qualifies this student for study at MIT? Information about accomplishments in research or independent projects will be particularly helpful. If you know of other students who have entered MIT from your institution, a comparison will be especially valuable. If you have any reason to believe that the applicant should not be considered, please explain.

If the applicants first language is not English, please evaluate her/his proficiency to read, write, and speak English.

Evaluators 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. 36

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 2 3 4 5

Full legal name Reply address

last/family

first

middle

number

street

city

state or province

country

zip or postal code

Permanent address

number

street

city

state or province

country

zip or postal code

Social security number (if any) 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

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

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

Expenses Estimate the total expenses for your first year of study (see accompanying information on page 17) Total expenses: $

(continued

on reverse side)

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International students (non-immigrant visa holders) please complete the following:

9

Total financial resources (US$) you expect to have during each subsequent year at MIT (other than MIT aid) Total aid: $ Source:

10 If you are married and plan to have your spouse and/or children accompany you to the US,

please state amount and source of funds available for their support. Total aid: $

11 Signature:

Date:

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MIT Data Form 2012 MIT Application for Biographical Graduate Admission 2010
To be completed by
all applicants

Please read instructions carefully before you complete this form. Please print clearly or type.
1 2 3 4

Proposed date of entrance: Department Initial degree objective at MIT

February

June

September

Year:
consult department listings in Book I

Area of research or interdisciplinary program Final degree objective (if different) Yes No If yes, indicate departments

Are you applying to more than one department?

Full legal name Former name (if Female

last/family/surname

first

middle

6 Date of birth

month

day

year

any)

Male

Reply address Reply address

number state or province

street

city country zip or postal code

[Attach Application Fee here]

Permanent address Permanent address

number

street

city

state or province

country

zip or postal code

10 Daytime phone 11 Fax number

country code

area code/city code

number

Evening phone Email address

country code

area code/city code

number

country code

area code/city code

number

12 City, state and country of birth

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

month day year

Type of visa

I-20 ID Number

If an Exchange Visitor (J), give program number and name of sponsor Permanent resident of If a permanent resident (immigrant) of the US, give alien registration number

13 Have you previously applied for admission to MIT?

Yes

MIT ID Graduate

if assigned one as a former student

If yes, what status? No

Freshman

Transfer

Special

Date:

Department:

14 List all colleges and universities attended, major field, dates of attendance and name of degrees received or expected (list most recent first) :

College/University

Location

Major field

Dates attended

Actual name of degree/diploma

Date degree awarded/expected

College/University

Location

Major field

Dates attended

Actual name of degree/diploma

Date degree awarded/expected

College/University

Location

Major field

Dates attended

Actual name of degree/diploma

Date degree awarded/expected

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To be completed by

all applicants

MIT Biographical Data Form 2012

15 Ethnicity (optional)

Side 2

U.S. citizens and permanent residents only. The US Department of Education requires that schools, colleges and universities collect and report on the ethnicity and race of their students and employees. The Department of Education preferred method for collecting this information is to have individuals self identify their ethnicity and race in the following format. I consider myself to belong to the following ethnic group(s) (check one or more that apply):
1. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Yes, Hispanic or Latino (Including Spain) Which best describes your background? Central America South America
(excluding Brazil)

No Cuba Spain Mexico Other Puerto Rico

2. Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check one or more of the following groups in which you

consider yourself to be a member:

American Indian or Alaska Native (including all Original Peoples of the Americas) Which best describes your background? Alaska Native Navajo Are you Registered? No Yes, please enter Registration number Chippewa Sioux Choctaw Other Cherokee

Asian (Including Indian subcontinent and Philippines) Which best describes your background? China Pakistan Other East Asian Other Indian Subcontinent Other Southeast Asian Black or African American (including Africa and Caribbean) Which best describes your background? African American Other Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Original Peoples) Which best describes your background? Guam Hawaii Samoa African Caribbean India Philippines Japan Vietnam Korea

Other Pacific Islands (excluding Philippines) White (including Middle Eastern) Which best describes your background? Europe Other Middle East

16 Other graduate schools to which you are applying

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To be completed by

international applicants

Please type or print using black ink and return with application.

International Student Data Form

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? Please attach a copy of your I-94 card.

F-1

J-1

Other (please specify)

IELTS score

Date taken

TOEFL score

Date taken

Address for reply

number

street

city

zip or postal code

state or province

country

Telephone number

country code

area code/city code

number

E-mail address

Permanent address

state or province

country

zip or postal code

number

street

city

Telephone number E-mail address

country code

area code/city code

number

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To be completed by

MIT

Applicants: please do not write on this side of form.

International Student Data Form, Side 2

Term:

Fall 20 ______

Spring 20 ______

Summer 20 ______ Degree:

S.B.

S.M.

Ph.D.

Special

Department IELTS: Score received Waived A: Not applicable TOEFL: Score received Waived Not applicable

Action/date: Able Funding information Code Amount Source

I-20 IAP Date financial certification received:

Comments:

A B C D F G H O T

Personal/Family funds MIT RA or TA MIT undergraduate financial aid Home country university or government Foreign private sponsor (company, bank, etc.) US private sponsor International organization Other (specify) IIE

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MITs 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 MIT Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2010, prepared by the MIT Police Department, is a comprehensive publication required by the Department of Education, also known as the Jeanne Clery Act. This publication provides an overview of the MIT Police Department, it services, campus security policies, and crime and fire statistics, is available upon request from MIT Police Headquarters, at W89, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 or online at http://web.mit.edu/cp/www/_docs/MIT-Police-security-report-2010.pdf This handbook is also available at HR and from the Admissions Office.