APPLICATION PROCESS/ INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS/ Re-APPLICANTS
Application Deadline
- All application forms and materials, including GMAT and TOEFL scores, must received by January 5. Materials received after JANUARY 5 will not be considered. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Admission decisions are normally mailed out early April.
How to Apply
- You will need to download the following:
Re-Applicants
- If original application is one year old or less, supply the following items:
- New Online Graduate Application form
- Updated statement of objectives
- Resume (Please send via email to mit-msred_admissions@mit.edu)
- Additional letters of recommendation suggested but not required
- Letter requesting your previous file to be reactivated (Please send via email to mit-msred_admissions@mit.edu)
Mailing Address Information
- Additional materials, such as transcripts, being sent via postal mail should use this address:
MIT/ MSRED Admissions
Attn: Admissions Coordinator
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Bldg. 9-343
Cambridge, MA 02139 - Additional materials, such as transcripts, being sent via a courier or delivery service such as FedEx should use this address:
MIT/ MSRED Admissions
Attn: Admissions Coordinator
105 Massachusetts Avenue
Bldg. 9-343
Cambridge, MA 02139
Please note: If you do not use the correct mailing address you run the risk of your application materials getting lost
Application Package Checklist: All applicants must submit the following items by January 5th of the year they wish to enroll
Download Application Checklist
- MIT online application form with application fee
- You must apply for the MSRED program though the MIT Graduate Admissions website.
- You will receive an email acknowledgment if your application and application fee is submitted successfully
- Resume
- To be sent in by email ( mit-msred_admissions@mit.edu)
- Statement of objectives
- Statement should articulate past work experience, your rationale for applying to the MIT MSRED program and clearly define your career goals and objectives. The statement should not be more than 1 to 2 pages in length.
- 3 Letters of recommendation (2 professional and 1 academic)
- Please make sure to send in letters of recommendation for the MIT-MSRED program only and not another program
- Letters of recommendation should be submitted through application online.
- Official Academic Transcript(s)
- Transcripts must be sent directly from the school(s) that you previously attended.
- It must arrive in a signed and sealed envelope, we do not accept copies.
- Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score
- All applicants must submit a Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores regardless of professional and/or educational background.
- An official report of the test results should be sent directly to MIT from the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ.
- Official score report must be received by January 5
- The MSRED code number for reporting the GMAT score is X5X-W6-19.
- Mid-December is the latest date for taking the GMAT in order to have the scores available for the admissions committee deliberations. NO EXCEPTIONS
- The committee will only accept a GMAT test result issued within the last five years.
- If GMAT is taken multiple times only the most recent GMAT score will be accepted.
- The committee cannot accept a GRE score in place of a GMAT
- English Language Proficiency
- Either IELTS (our preferred option) or TOEFL is required if English is not your first language. NO EXCEPTIONS
- Test scores must be from within the past two years.
- December 31 is the latest date for TOEFL score submission requests in order to receive score by application deadline.
- Official score report must be received by January 5
- IELTS –
- Minimum score preferred: 7.5
- Registration information for IELTS www.ielts.org
- You must request your official test scores be sent directly from the test center where you take the exam. There are no institutional codes
You should request the test scores be sent to:
Graduate Admissions Office,
99-999Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
- TOEFL
- Test format options:
- Computer based - A score of 250 or better is preferred
- Internet based - A score of 100 or better is preferred
- Paper based - A score of 600 or better is preferred
- Registration information for TOEFL may be obtained at www.toefl.org
- School code is 3504
- Please use department code 99
***Please do not submit portfolios or additional supplemental materials, etc.***
If the above materials are not received by the MSRED program by January 5, the application is considered incomplete and will not be reviewed by the admissions committee.
Please note that once your application form is submitted and received, you will be sent an email acknowledgement. Please allow for a few days processing time between submission and acknowledgement.
The admissions committee evaluates each element in a candidate's application as part of the whole. Selection is based on an individual's record and on their potential to expand the diversity of the class.
The admissions committee looks for highly qualified candidates who have an extensive amount of professional Real Estate work experience (3-5 years), a strong academic background, as well as clear and focused goals and objectives. Due to the work experience requirement, we do not admit students directly out of undergraduate studies.
Interviews are not part of the admissions process. However, we schedule an open house each Fall on campus to give prospective applicants an opportunity to discuss the program with faculty, students, and alumni. The Center also encourages prospective applicants to visit the MIT/MSRED and sit in on a class. Alumni of the program provide another source of information and assistance during the admissions process. Contact the MSRED program for information about alumni who work in your area.
