As an institution dedicated to hands-on learning and research, we encourage parents of prospective freshmen to come find out for themselves what MIT is all about – and there’s no better time for your research expedition than Campus Preview Weekend, an event that allows admitted students to get a taste of student life and academics at MIT. A range of CPW events is specifically designed to introduce you to the MIT community from a parent’s point of view, and to answer important questions.

You will also have the opportunity to tour the campus, hear from the deans and administrators who create our living and learning environments, and meet and talk with other MIT parents, both current parents as well as parents of MIT’s Class of 2013. The weekend is also a great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful and historic Boston area.

We hope you’ll join us!

Registration and Check-In
Parent Event Highlights
Hotels
Getting To and From Your Hotel
Parking
Food

Registration and Check-In

If you plan on coming to CPW, please ask your son or daughter to let us know that you’ll be attending, on his/her online CPW registration form. (There is no separate parent/guardian registration form.) And, when you arrive on campus, don’t forget to check in with us at the CPW Parent Registration desk — we’ll have a packet of CPW information waiting for you.

Parent Event Highlights

There will be numerous events designed for parents throughout the weekend, Thursday through Saturday. A few of the featured events are listed below:

• Special Parent Welcome
• Insights for Parents by Parents
• Financial Aid Forum
• Individual Appointments with Financial Aid Counselors
• MIT Alumni Club of Boston Reception
• Student Life and Learning Panel
• Introduction to Housing and Dining
• MIT Health Services Open House
• Parent Reception sponsored by MIT’s Black, Latino and Native American communities
• Insight into MIT Fraternities and Sororities

Hotels

We have reserved blocks of rooms at a reduced rate for the nights of April 16, 17, 18, and 19 at Le Meridien Cambridge, Marriott Hotel Cambridge, Doubletree Guest Suites Boston, and Liberty Hotel Beacon Hill. Each hotel also has a small number of rooms available at the reduced rate on Wednesday, April 15. To get this special rate, reservations must be made by the dates listed below. Please make sure to use the promotional code "MIT Campus Preview Weekend" when making your reservations by telephone. The number of rooms at the reduced rate is limited and will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis, so please be sure to make your reservations as soon as possible.

Le Meridien Cambridge
20 Sidney Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 577-0200
$219/night (Please note: Due to a printing error, the mailed CPW brochure lists a nightly rate of $209. Correct rate is $219/night. We apologize for any inconvenience.)
Reserve by* Monday, April 6, 2009

Marriott Hotel Cambridge
50 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
(800) 228-9290 or (617) 494-6600
$229/night
Reserve by* Thursday, April 2, 2009

Doubletree Guest Suites Boston
400 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA 02134
(617) 783-0090
$199/night
Reserve by* Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Online Group Code: MCP

Liberty Hotel Beacon Hill
215 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114
(866) 507-5245
$229/night
Reserve by* Monday, April 6, 2009
Online Group Code: 70345F

*rates cannot be guaranteed beyond this date

For a list of additional hotels near campus, please visit web.mit.edu/visit/hotels.html.

Getting To and From Your Hotel

Please note that while shuttles will be available to get around campus and MIT's living groups during the weekend, you will need to arrange your own transportation to and from your hotel. The Le Meridien Cambridge and Boston Marriott Cambridge are about a 15-minute walk to the center of campus. Check with your hotel, as many hotels run shuttles.

Parking

When you arrive: There will be a designated area near Stratton Student Center where you will be able to park briefly to drop off your child and unload luggage. See parking map (pdf) for location.

7:00am–2:30pm Thursday & 7:00am–2:30pm Friday: We recommend that you do not bring your car to campus during these hours. Parents are advised to leave their car at their hotel and either walk, take a taxi, or take public transportation to MIT. If you can’t avoid bringing your car, you can either look for limited on-street, metered parking or park in one of the pay lots within walking distance to campus (about 5-15 mintues, depending on which lot); these are listed below. See parking map (pdf) for approximate locations.

2:30pm-midnight on Thursday: Free parking is available (on a first-come, first-served basis) in MIT’s West Annex Lot on Vassar Street. See parking map (pdf) for location.

2:30pm Friday to midnight on Sunday: Free parking is available (on a first-come, first-served basis) in MIT’s West Garage on Vassar Street. See parking map (pdf) for location.

Pay Lots: