Welcome Parents of MIT Freshmen and New Students

Welcome to MIT! When your son or daughter becomes an MIT student and a member of the MIT community, as their parent – you become a member also.

You may want to take a look at the “Links” page of this section. This is a listing of many of the offices and departments at MIT that are involved in administrative and service matters related to your student’s transition to MIT. You will find much of this information useful to you as you support your student, especially during their first year.

It is our hope that MIT will become home to the student in your family during their years here. We provide our students with academic support and provide resources that help them progress in their academic goals. We also provide personal assistance to students as needs arise.

In addition to ensuring that students receive the services they need, we also create many opportunities for students to get involved in activities of many sorts from artistic to athletic to science-based to….the possibilities are endless! These activities provide students with the chance to do something they enjoy, to release some stress, to take a study break and – most importantly – to meet other students and develop the important friendships that truly make MIT “Home” while they are students here.

Some MIT Resources
• MIT Parents Association – check out their web site at http://alum.mit.edu/ccg/parents/index.html!
• If you visit campus for Campus Preview Weekend or Orientation, be sure to meet other parents of MIT students – you will have much to talk about!
• Take some time to look at the New Student pages on this web site – they list lots of good advice for students and good MIT resources for making a smooth transition.

Some books you may want to check out
Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years
Authors: Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Treeger

Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide
Authors: Helen E. Johnson & Christine Schellas-Miller