Admission

Admission Procedure

Applications are accepted for fall term admission and are due December 15th.

Students can either download the MIT Application from the WEB or apply directly on line from the MIT Graduate Admissions Homepage. To download application, and/or apply online click on the link.

The application fee is $75. The OR Center does not grant fee waivers. The fee is a mandatory requirement set by the Institute. MIT accepts personal checks, money orders and Mastercard and Visa for payment of the application fee.

Applications must include the following:

• three letters of recommendation
• complete academic transcripts
• completed Record of Courses Taken Section; and
• the student's statement of objectives (one page in length).

GRE/TOEFL Requirements

GRE Examination

All applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Aptitude test. The Department Code for submitting the GRE score report is 1302. The Institute Code for submitting GRE score reports is 3514.

English Proficiency Tests

Beginning with applications for Fall 2012 admission,the ORC strongly encourages international applicants from non-English speaking countries to take the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) instead of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The IELTS exam measures one's ability to communicate in English in four major skill areas: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. IELTS test results are strongly preferred, though TOEFL test scores will also be accepted. For more information about the IELTS, and to find out where and how to take the exam, please visit the IELTS web site.  All test scores must be from within the past two years.

IELTS

Minimum score required:  7. 

Students must request that the official test scores be sent directly from the test center where you take the exam.  There are no institutional codes for IELTS.  You should request the test scores be sent to the ORC Graduate Admissions Coordinator. 

TOEFL

Minimum score required:

• 600 = paper based test,
• 250 = computer based, and
• 100 = internet based test.
  

A TOEFL waiver may be considered under certain circumstances.  Students must contact the Graduate Admissions Coordinator.  The Department Code for submitting the TOEFL score report is 67.  The Institute Code for submitting GRE score reports is 3514
Registration information for TOEFL may be obtained at www.toefl.org.

The OR Center will not consider applications to the OR programs if the TOEFL and/or IELTS score is lower than the minimum score requirement.

Students wishing to concentrate specifically on operations research at either the master's degree or doctoral degree level should apply directly to the ORC interdepartmental graduate program. To do so, follow the general MIT graduate admissions procedure, and insert,

"Operations Research - Interdepartmental Program"

on the application materials instead of a department designation.

The MIT Course Catalog

The MIT Course Catalog is the Institute's official course catalogue. It describes courses and programs of study at MIT, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. This issue is published annually in September. Ordering information can be found at Getting a Copy.

The contents of the MIT Course Catalogue (also know as the MIT Bulletin) can be found at http://web.mit.edu/catalog/.

Admissions Coordinator

Further information about the graduate programs and the Operations Research Center is available by writing, telephoning, or e-mailing:

Laura A. Rose, Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Operations Research Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology E40-143
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Telephone: (617)253-9303
E-mail: lrose "at" mit.edu

Nondiscrimination Policy

MIT's Official Nondiscrimination Policy can be found at http://web.mit.edu/referencepubs/nondiscrimination/index.html.

*The ROTC programs at MIT are operated under Department of Defense (DOD) policies and regulations, and do not comply fully with MIT's policy of nondiscrimination with regard to sexual orientation. MIT continues to advocate for a change in DOD policies and regulations concerning sexual orientation, and will replace scholarships of students who lose ROTC financial aid because of these DOD policies and regulations.