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Find forms for late Add/Drop/Change, general petitions, nonresident status, medical leave, childbirth accommodation, etc.

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GradSupport provides one-on-one support for personal concerns including faculty/student relationships, changing your advisor, and excused absences.

Financial assistance

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Communities & networks

Are you looking for a community to plug into? These pages will get you started with groups that support some of the many affinities at MIT.

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In the Spotlight

Professor Fan Wang is making room to explore

In celebration of her exemplary mentorship, Professor Wang has been recognized through MIT’s Committed to Caring initiative.

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From the Blog

What not to do at conferences

This year, I ate thirty pastel de natas in Portugal, saw wild baby sea lions in San Diego, and enjoyed excellent views of Mount Rainier from the University of Washington – all while traveling for research conferences. Conferences are some of my favorite grad school activities. However, they can also be exhausting, confusing, intimidating, logistically […]

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