Pictured: Our favorite floor at MIT, Bars of Color within Squares by Sol LeWitt, in the Center for Theoretical Physics
Important department webpages
- Physics department homepage
- Classes offered this semester
- Learn about different research areas
- Information for prospective students
- Full list of Physics Department policies and procedures
Additional websites new students should know:
- Class listings from Firehose. It’s far more aesthetically pleasing than MIT’s subject listings.
- WebSIS – where you find your academic records. WebSIS also has a link to MITPAY, which is how to pay student life fees and dorm rent
- Where to register for classes (additional details here)
- Atlas – a site that hosts many administrative and financial things, e.g. taking trainings, getting reimbursements, setting up direct deposit
- Office of Graduate Education – a website plentiful with useful information
- International Students Office
Academic information
- General info about graduate coursework and the oral exam
- General info about graduate appointments and funding
- Requirements for the interdisciplinary PhD in Physics, Statistics, and Data Science
- Tips for testing out of the core courses
- Tips for prepping for the oral exam
Career information
- What an academic career looks like
- PGSC page about non-academic careers
- Physics Values Committee info about non-academic careers
- MIT Financial Literacy Initiative
Important support services, offices, and organizations
- Where to discuss and report any issues you may encounter
- Health, wellness, and cultural/social identity resources
- Resources for underrepresented physicists
- Funding for conferences and professional development
Food and housing at MIT
- Graduate dorm and family housing options
- The MIT Guide for Students with Children
- Graduate Resident Advisor opportunities in the undergraduate dorms
- Resources for finding off campus housing
- MIT Dining Info for information about MIT Dining, local grocery stores, and shuttle
- Money and food resources for students in need, including info about emergency funds, meal request forms, and the Accessing Resources at MIT (ARM) Coalition
- Family food grants which provides an easy form for graduate students to make requests for food
Additional resources
- PGSC Internal Wiki (requires PGSC membership)
- PGSC Wiki (requires MIT certificates)