Petitions
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
Emergency funding, Grant for Grad Students with Children, Guaranteed Transitional Support, Long-Term Financial Hardship Funding, and more
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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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Five easy reads for getting back into readingI used to read a lot. I was never one of those people casually finishing hundreds of books a year, but reading was a regular part of my life. I always had a book with me, I read before bed, and I could spend hours in a bookstore deciding what to pick next. Then grad […]
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