Tips for Newcomers

A group of spouses/partners of MIT students and scholars developed a Newcomers' Frequently Asked Questions website. This is an excellent resource as you begin your new life at MIT and in the Boston/Cambridge area. Topics on their website include:

LifeSites: The MIT human services community has created LifeSites as a portal to resources offered by more than 60 MIT offices and departments to students, staff, faculty, alumni, retirees, families, and others. A special section focuses on the needs of employees and students who are New to MIT.

MIT's Off-Campus Housing Office has listings of temporary housing, realtors, and additional resouces, as well as a guide to neighborhoods and the rental housing market.

The National Postdoc Association created a Survival Guide for international postdocs in the U.S.

MIT has a large number of intercultural clubs that provide events and programming for students and scholars from various countries or continents. While they are often student run, most welcome the affiliation and participation of postdocs. These clubs are often the best and fastest way to meet and connect with other members of the MIT community from your home country. Some of the largest clubs that we are aware of (but there are countless others) include the:

• MIT European Club
• MIT Chinese Student Scholar Assocation

Comments and questions to mitpostdocs-www@mit.edu

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