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Countdown to Campus for Transfer Students

Below you will find key deadlines you must meet as a new MIT students. Transfer students should refer to this page regularly over the summer. The month-by-month list of important dates and action steps ensures that incoming transfer students will be fully prepared for the Fall 2025. 

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May

  • May: Submit your Medical Report no later than July 1. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.
  • May: All students MUST complete their vaccinations before September 1, 2025. If you are outside the United States, and one or more of the vaccines are not available in your country, you can get vaccinated at a pharmacy such as CVS or Walgreens when you arrive in the United States. Be sure to ask the pharmacy to give you a copy of your vaccination records. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ.
  • May: Submit your Emergency Contact Information form on WebSIS no later than August 1. MIT needs to have your emergency information. Please discuss this with your parents or guardians and then fill out both your Personal Emergency Contact information on WebSIS. You will be prompted to update this every semester during Registration.
  • May: Submit your Final Transcript and Official Test Scores (SAT, ACT, or English language proficiency exams) for all self-reported 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. The scores must be sent through the testing agencies such that the Admissions Office receives them by June 15. If you have already sent official test scores, you do not need to resubmit. Contact the Admissions Office directly at admissions@mit.edu if you have questions about this step or are unable to send your final transcript by July 1, as OFY staff does not process these materials and cannot provide assistance.
  • May 9: 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. Email servicedesk@mit.edu with any questions.
  • May 14: On-Campus Housing: As a transfer student, you are guaranteed on-campus housing, but may also choose to live off-campus. The housing preference form will be available in mid-May for students who have chosen to enroll. Transfer students must submit the housing preference form by June 11, 2025. Before you fill out the housing form, please explore MIT’s undergraduate residence halls. Non-traditional students may consider MIT’s graduate housing options. Reach out to residence@mit.edu with any questions.
  • May 15: Online First Year Essay Evaluation (June and July FEE) registration opens. Deadline to sign up for the June FEE is June 6 and the deadline for the July FEE is July 11. Email fee-help@mit.edu with any questions.

June

July

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)