Academia & Education

1. Know MIT’s Recruiting Policies and Expectations. 

Whether you are interviewing through On-Campus Recruiting or not, be sure to know your recruiting rights and responsibilities before you interview.
You should also be aware of the recruiting policies and procedures expected …

Where to Start

Graduate students fund their education in a variety of ways:

Grants and assistantships are financial awards that may come in the form of stipends, salary, or tuition remission. There may be research grants, assistantships, and resident assistantships at …

In the United States, curricula vitae (CVs) are used to apply for teaching or research opportunities, fellowships, further academic training, grants, contract funding proposals, tenure, promotion to professor positions, and membership in a professional society or organization. To get help …

What You Will Need

Once you’ve decided what you want to study and prepared for the application process, you are ready to apply. You will need these materials:

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Letters of recommendation
Standardized test scores
Statement of purpose/admissions essay
Financial …