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Prospective freshmen – International Students

For entrance in September 2010

If you wish to apply for scholarship, loan and job assistance from MIT, we must receive the following documents no later than February 15, 2010.

Mail or fax all documents directly to Student Financial Services. Starting in January 2010, you can track the status of your financial aid application by checking MyMIT. Remember to keep copies of all your application documents. Also keep in mind that after you're awarded financial aid, there are additional steps you must take before your aid is disbursed. Those steps are outlined on our finalizing undergraduate awards page.

CSS PROFILE Application

• International students may now complete the 2010-2011 CSS PROFILE online at http://profileonline.collegeboard.com. This online feature provides MIT with more accurate data and efficient processing than the paper application.
• Answer the CSS Supplemental Questions specific to MIT
• Designate MIT as a recipient by using our CSS code of 3514.
• MIT receives your profile data electronically from CSS so you do not send copies or printouts of your application to MIT.
• If your parents are separated or divorced, please fill out the CSS Profile with your custodial parent's information.
• Applicants experiencing difficulty filling out the online PROFILE should contact the financial aid office.

Separated or divorced parents

If your parents are separated or divorced, you have an additional noncustodial application requirement because we ask that both your parents provide financial information so we can determine individual contributions from each of them. Please contact MIT Financial Aid for further guidance.

Please be aware, if your parents are separate or divorced, and you have completed the CSS PROFILE Application, you will be incorrectly directed to complete the Noncustodial Profile online. Please DO NOT complete this application, because you will get the domestic version of these questions. Please contact the financial aid office for further instructions.

 

Parents' income tax return or wage statement (translated to English)

• Send a signed copy of all pages and schedules of your parents' most recent income tax returns, if applicable.
• If your country does not have an annual income tax form, send a letter from each parent's employer stating the annual salary earned in local currency.
• Translate all materials into English, but report the amounts in your local currency.
• Write your name and "Class of 2014" at the top of all materials.



CSS Business/Farm Supplement

If either of your parents is self-employed or owns any part of a business or farm, s/he must complete a CSS Business/Farm Supplement for each business or farm in which any interest is held.

Additional information

If your family has special circumstances or unusual expenses, or you have any other information that will help us understand their financial situation more completely, please send us a letter detailing that information.

Write your name and "Class of 2014" at the top of the letter.

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