Critical Summer Actions and Deadlines
Here are the key deadlines you must meet as a new MIT student. Items must be received by MIT or completed online by 5 PM US Eastern Daylight Time on the date given, unless otherwise specified, for example, the FEE is due at 1PM EDT.
Be sure to check your MIT email for important communications and reminders we send over the summer. We only send messages to your MIT email account, so see Getting Started with IT for students for details on accessing your MIT email.
May
- May: Submit your Medical Report due no later than July 21. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.
- May 2: First Year Academic Information Session Form goes LIVE here. Please sign up by June 4, 2023.
- May 12: 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).
- May 15: Online First Year Essay Evaluation (June and July FEE) registration opens. Deadline to sign up for the June FEE is May 30th at 1PM EDT and the deadline for the July FEE is July 11th at 1 PM EDT.
- May 15 – June 9: FPOP Application opens. Applications are due June 9.
- May 17 – June 14: Housing application open for the Class of 2027.
- May 22-June 16: First Year Advising application available. Application is due no later than June 16.
- May 31 – June 7: June First Year Essay Evaluation (FEE). Note: you MUST register for the June FEE by June 6 at 1pm EDT.
June
- June: Submit your Medical Report due no later than July 21. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.
- May 31 – June 7: June First Year Essay Evaluation (FEE). Note: you MUST register for the June FEE by May 30 at 1pm EDT.
- June 4: Deadline to sign up for the First year Academic Information Session.
- June 5 – June 15: First Year Academic Information Sessions will be held (via Zoom. Pre-registration is required)
- June 9: Deadline to submit your Pre-Orientation Program (FPOP) application.
- June 14: Deadline to submit your Housing application.
- June 16: Deadline to submit your First Year Advising application
- June 16: 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. Instructions on how to submit your Final Transcript will be linked here soon; and you can check the “status” of listed tests on your applicant status portal. If you have already sent these, you needn’t resubmit. Contact 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 21. For questions, see the Medical Report FAQ or email medrpt@med.mit.edu.
- July 1 – July 14: Advanced Standing Exam registration form is available for you to submit.
- July 6: Orientation Registration Form is available for you to submit.
- July 10-31: 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 26.
- July 10-31: Complete Kognito – Emotional Wellness on College and University Campuses training and the Academic Integrity Training.
- July 12-July 19: July First Year Essay Evaluation (FEE). Note: you must register for the July FEE by July 11 at 1pm EDT.
- July 14: Advanced Standing Exam registration form due.
- July 14: 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 20: Fall Academic Class Planning Form is available & due by August 4. Please note, for those of you who are interested taking a language class and need to have your level of proficiency assessed, visit this page: https://languages.mit.edu/language-placement-proficiency/.
- July 21: 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 (mandatory). 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. Re-check your information at the beginning of each term or whenever your emergency information changes.
- August 4: Deadline to submit your Fall Academic Class Planning Form.
- August 11: Orientation Schedule available online via the Guidebook app.
- August 14, 9 AM EDT: Math Skills Assessment open through August 16 at 5PM EDT.
- August 15: Deadline to submit your health insurance waiver.
- August 15: Your Online Advising Folder is available. Please review your folder by August 22.
- August 16, 5 PM EDT: Math Skills assessment closes.
- August 19-20: International student arrival. More information will be emailed to international students this summer.
- August 22: Pre-Orientation Program participant arrival by 4:00PM EDT.
- August 26: All remaining members of the Class of 2027 should arrive by 4pm. We ask that all students check in for Orientation by 5pm.
Advanced Standing Exam Dates:
(Please note: ASEs will be held remotely through August 10. Exams on September 5 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 14.
- July 31, 10am – 12pm: 6.100A Advanced Standing Exam
- August 1, 1pm – 4pm: Biology Advanced Standing Exam
- August 2, 12pm – 3pm: 5.111 Chemistry Advanced Standing Exam
- August 7, 12pm – 3pm: 8.01 Advanced Standing Exam
- August 8, 9am or 4pm: 18.01 Advanced Standing Exam
- August 9, 12pm – 3pm: 8.02 Advanced Standing Exam
- August 10, 9am or 4pm: 18.02 Advanced Standing Exam
- September 5, 9am-12pm EDT: 8.03 Advanced Standing Exam
- September 5, 2-5pm EDT: 8.04 Advanced Standing Exam
- September 5, 9am-12pm EDT: 18.03 Advanced Standing Exam
- September 5, 9am-12pm EDT: 18.06 Advanced Standing Exam
- September 5, 1pm EDT: 5:12 Chemistry Advanced Standing Exam (Must have transfer credit for 5.111 or pass the 5.11 ASE on August 2)
Questions or Concerns?
If you have any questions that are not addressed on this site, please email, send a Slack message on the Class of 2027 Slack Channel, or call us at 617-253-6771. We are available from 9am-5pm EDT Monday through Friday.