Countdown to Campus for Transfer Students

A month-by-month list of important dates, action steps and deadlines for incoming transfer students for Fall 2024.  Transfer students should refer to this page for important dates prior to your arrival.

Note: “Countdown to Campus” pages within the main Orientation section is specific to Class of 2028.

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May

• May: Submit your Medical Report due no later than July 19. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.
• May 14 – June 5: Housing application open for the Transfer Students.
• May 15: Online First Year Essay Evaluation (June and July FEE) registration opens. Deadline to sign up for the June FEE is June 10 at 1PM EDT and the deadline for the July FEE is July 9 at 1 PM EDT.

June

• June: Submit your Medical Report due no later than July 19. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.
• June 5: Deadline to submit your Housing application.
• June 5: Deadline to create your Kerberos Account and create your MIT Email address (You will need your 9-digit MIT ID number which can be found in your admission letter).
• June 10: Deadline to register for the June First Year Evaluation by 1:00 PM.
• June 11 – June 18: June First Year Essay Evaluation (FEE).
• June 14: Deadline to submit your ID photo.
• June 21: Deadline to submit your Final Transcript and Official Test Scores (SAT, ACT, or English language proficiency exams) to the Admissions Office. Log into your applicant status portal to see instructions on how to submit your Final Transcript and view the status of which items Admissions has received. If you have already sent official test scores, you needn’t resubmit. Contact the Admissions Office directly at admissions@mit.edu if you have questions about either, as OFY staff cannot answer this question.

July

• July: Submit your Medical Report due no later than July 19. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.
• July 1 – July 12: Advanced Standing Exam registration form is available for you to submit.
• July 3 – August 1: Orientation Registration Form is available for you to submit.
• July 8-29: Complete part one of AlcoholEdu and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates course (SAPU) training modules. Part 1 of both modules must be completed by July 29.
• July 8-29: Complete Kognito – Emotional Wellness on College and University Campuses training and the Academic Integrity Training.
• July 9: Deadline to register for the July First Year Evaluation by 1:00 PM.
• July 10 – July 17: July First Year Essay Evaluation (FEE). 
• July 12: Deadline for submission of AP/IB scores and Transfer Credit materials (Math, Chemistry, and Physics) – forms must be received for evaluation by this date.
• July 12: Advanced Standing Exam registration form due.
• July 19: Submit your Medical Report. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.

August

• August 1: Fall Term Tuition Payment due. See the Student Financial Services website for more information.
• August 1: Your Orientation Registration Form is due.
• August 1: Submit your Emergency Contact Information form on WebSIS. MIT needs to have your emergency information. Please discuss this with your parents or guardians and then fill out both your Personal Emergency Contact and Campus Emergency Notification (MITAlert) information on WebSIS. You will be prompted to update this every semester during Registration.
• August 9: Orientation Schedule available online via the Guidebook app.
• August 15: Deadline to submit your health insurance waiver. (More Information to come in Mid-July).

Advanced Standing Exam Dates:

(Please note: ASEs will be held remotely through August 8. Exams on September 3 will be in person)

These are the only dates that these exams will be held. Reminder: Registration for the Advanced Standing Exams is from July 1 – July 12. Register Here.

• July 29:  6.100A Advanced Standing Exam
• July 30:  Biology Advanced Standing Exam
• July 31: 5.111 Chemistry Advanced Standing Exam
• August 5: 8.01 Advanced Standing Exam
• August 6: 18.01 Advanced Standing Exam
• August 7: 8.02 Advanced Standing Exam
• August 8: 18.02 Advanced Standing Exam
• September 3, 9am-12pm EDT: 8.03 Advanced Standing Exam
• September 3, 2-5pm EDT: 8.04 Advanced Standing Exam 
• September 3, 9am-12pm EDT: 18.03 Advanced Standing Exam
• September 3, 9am-12pm EDT: 18.06 Advanced Standing Exam
• TBD September 3, 1pm EDT: 5.12 Chemistry Advanced Standing Exam (Must have transfer credit for 5.111 or pass the 5.111 ASE on July 31)