Useful Links

Here are some of the resources that you may find useful as you settle down. Please also feel free to contact us if you have questions.

Campus Map	Building numbers at MIT can be confusing. The interactive map will help you get around on campus
	Office of the Dean for Graduate Education, an Institute-wide support and referral office for graduate students and graduate administrators. The ODGE complements the individual departments' administration and advocates broadly for graduate education.
	Along with Graduate Student Office, SFS has vast amount of resource and information on different scholarship/fellowship opportunities for graduate students.
	MIT Medical offers the MIT community more than 25 clinical services and specialties, each staffed by some of the top health care professionals in the Boston area. More information on health insurance plans can also be found here.
	IS&T provides and supports all the computing needs on campus, from getting online, acquiring web certificates to downloading key software packages.
	The International Students Office serves all incoming and currently enrolled international students at the Institute. The ISO assists students in maintaining their legal status in the United States, provides support for their dependents, and promotes interaction with and integration into the MIT community at large.
	All MIT-affiliated members can get their MIT ID cards through the MIT Card office, located in the basement of the student center. TechCash can also be set up at the Card Services.
	The housing office has information on both on- and off-campus housing options.
RENT MONKEY	An initiative brought forth by GSC Housing and Community Affairs. Rent Monkey is a searchable online database of the current living arrangments of many off-campus grad students. (Web certificates required)
	MIT Police focuses on a safe academic environment as well as emergency medical service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all year long. In addition, bikes and laptops can be registered through MIT Police.
	The Graduate Student Council (GSC) exists to enhance the overall graduate experience at MIT by promoting the general welfare and concerns of the graduate student body, creating new programs and initiatives to provide opportunities for growth and interaction, and communicating with the MIT Faculty and Administration on behalf of graduate students. These goals are accomplished through a structure of elected representatives, standing committees and officers.
	THE GRADUATE is a news magazine which features articles of interest to graduate students at MIT. Printed ten times per annum, the GSN is the only MIT publication mailed to all 6,000+ MIT graduate students, every academic department, and to the MIT Administration. You can also find out more information about the orientation here.
	MIT Federal Credit Union (MITFCU) is the MIT community's exclusive and preferred financial institution. MITFCU provides a wide selection of products and services for students and employees of the Institute.
	The "T" is the subway system in Boston. Kendall MIT stops on main street on the Red Line. Monthly passes can be acuqired through the Parking and Transportation Office.