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MIT Career Advising and Professional Development (CAPD) empowers students to think big picture about their career interests and goals, then supports them through every part of the journey, from research, resumes, and career fairs to interviews, job offers, and salaries. Watch the CAPD Orientation to learn how our office can help your student explore careers and prepare for internships, jobs, and graduate school. We also invite you to learn more about our programs and services and meet CAPD staff.


Discover Prehealth FPOP celebrates its 9th year

As MIT welcomes incoming first year students for the 2024 fall semester, Discover Prehealth FPOP gives 24 of these students an additional opportunity to learn about careers in healthcare/medicine, meet the MIT Prehealth Advising team, and make new friends the …

By Erica Long
Erica Long Prehealth & Career Advisor
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4,400 candidates attend the 2024 in-person Fall Career Fair 

MIT’s annual in-person Fall Career Fair took place this year on Friday, September 20. More than 4,400 talented students, postdocs and alumni from MIT and Harvard were able to connect with more than 180 diverse employers!  

It was wonderful …

By Malgorzata Gassan
Malgorzata Gassan Assistant Director of Events
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MIT Scholars Attend International Conference

This fall, six MIT graduate students attended the Constellations – 2024 AHRC International Conference, held from September 16–18 at Robinson College, Cambridge. This prestigious event, supported by the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership, brought together doctoral students from leading institutions, including …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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Discovering community and cultural connections

A joint humanities and engineering major, senior Grace McMillan is setting her sights on a legal career focused on education policy reform.

“When McMillan isn’t in class or hanging out with her sisters, she’s in the library studying for the …

By MIT News
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Eleven from MIT awarded 2024 Fulbright fellowships

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on May 20, 2024

Eleven MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni have won Fulbright grants to embark on projects overseas in the 2024-25 grant cycle. Two other students were offered awards but …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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