New Info for Fall
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2025 Application Cycle:
- The Grad Admissions Chair for AY24 AY25 is Jaime Peraire Luca Carlone.
- The Graduate Program Staff includes Rachael Draper and Erinn Taylor Barroso.
- (Completed) The early admissions process for the 5-year combined SB/SM program opens on June 1, 2024. Review will run through mid-August, with decisions being sent by September 1.Have a look at our current Scoring Guidelines here. Please use these guidelines if needed, when you are choosing the numerical score of an applicant you are reviewing, 2024.
- Our current process flowchart can be found here. This This is a detailed step-by-step explanation of the graduate admissions review process.
- Slides from the GAC Kick Off Meeting on Wednesday, November 29th can be found
- Aero Astro is now on Slate
Useful information for All Reviewers
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- Note that the threshold for a candidate to advance to Round 2 is currently set to 2.5, but an increase of this threshold is being discussed as a potential change for this year.
- Starting Fall 2025, all faculty are member of the Graduate Admissions Committee (GAC).
Useful Information for Reviewers:
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- The main application review site is here https://apply.mit.edu/manage/reader/ (SLATE)
- Navigate to "
- Queue" to view your unread assigned applications for review
- Overview of the Grad Admissions process and information for new faculty
- Have a look at our suggested Scoring Guidelines here. Feel free to use these guidelines if needed, when you are choosing the numerical score of an applicant you are reviewing.
- Intended meaning of review
- Fulbright Fellowships
- scores:
- 4: Definitely Admit
- 3.5: Admit
- 3: Admissible
- 2: Probably Admissible
- 1: Reject
- All official decisions from the department will not be sent until end of February
- For any difficulties, please mail Luca Carlone (lcarlone@mit.edu) or Rachael Draper (rdraper@mit.edu)
- Further information:
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Admissions
- Departmental Fellowships
- USAF and USSF Applicant Data forthcoming
- Council of Graduate Schools Publication Resource: April 15 Resolution
(The April 15 resolution is an agreement among the signatory graduate schools to provide applicants until April 15 to consider offers of admission that also include financial support.)
Resources on Rankings:
- US News and Reports (Best Global Universities): https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
- US News and Reports (Best Engineering Schools): https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings
- QS World University Rankings: https://www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings
GAC 2024-
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2025 Schedule:
- December 1, 2024: Grad applications website closes.
- December 2-8, 2024: Triaging by Graduate Program Staff and GAC Chair.
- December 9, 2024: Round 1 Folder Reviews begin.
- January 10, 2025: Round 1 completed. All Round 1 folders have two GAC reads.
- February 1, 2025: All Round 2 reviews completed.
- February 5-7, 2025: Sector Admissions Meetings
- All decisions released morning of February 21, 2025.
- March 12-13, 2025: AeroAstro Open House
- April 15, 2025: Reply to Offer deadline
- May 30, 2025
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GAC 2023-2024 Schedule
- December 1, 2023: Grad applications website closes.
- November 15, 2023 - January 3, 2024 - GAC Folder Reading begins (faculty review begins as soon as possible after this, as GAC reads are completed and I’m able to assign and pass along folders). Applications will have either one or two reviewers. Round 1 applications are due by January 5, 2024.
- January 5, 2024: Round 1 completed by this date. All folders have two GAC reads (plus additional DI&I reading where necessary). Applications with either have no further review or one reviewer.
- Mid-January: GAC Review Meeting
- February 1, 2024: All faculty reviews completed
- February 5-9, 2024: Sector Admissions Meetings
- Beginning week of Feb 21, 2024: Students notified of admissions decisions - all decisions sent by March 1, 2024.
- March 13-14, 2024: AeroAstro Open house
- April 15, 2024: Graduate Reply Deadline May 30, 2024
- : Wait List is released.