All students will need to  download MIT Certificates to their computers in order to have  to access course websites, registration information, visa process and procedures for international students, housing information, and your student account with Student Financial Services, among other things.  

You should complete this step as soon as possible or you will not be able to access certain MIT sites.

When you arrive on campus, be sure to sign up for MIT Alerts for your phone and email.  This service automatically notifies you of any emergencies on campus (including snow days!)

Community members can use MIT Atlas to activate their digital MIT ID, access campus, find and reserve Zoom Rooms, register travel details, and get help from IS&T via 24/7 live chat.

As an MIT student, you have access to discounts on computer purchases through MIT's agreements with a handful of companies.  To access these discounts,  Visit MIT’s Information Services & Technology (IS&T) and select the “vendor’s online education store” link in the second paragraph to access student/educational discount links for Dell, Apple, and Lenovo. 

Students who wish to make extensive use of Excel modeling software, may want to consider purchasing a PC instead of a Mac. 

All students are welcome to have  profile on the Center for Real Estate Website.
If you wish to be included, please complet the following steps:

• Draft a brief biography (300  words or fewer)  by July 1. 

• Enter your bio information  here. 

• (You can see examples of student bios here)

• Upload your head shot in the form above

Participation is Optional but encouraged.

• Each year the CRE offers students the ability to purchase CRE-branded business cards through our contracted vendor.  Information about ordering will be shared during orientation.   More general information about business cards can be found here.

• Visit the iMIT International Student Services Login Page to begin the process of generating an I-20 to obtain an F-1 visa

The MSRED Program's ISO advisor is Sylvia Hiestand: shiestan@mit.edu

• Once open on the iMIT Portal, please sign up for an International Student Orientation session; if you have questions about which session to register for to best accommodate MSRED Orientation events, please reach out to the academic team at cre-academics@mit.edu

• The English Evaluation Test (EET) is offere in the last week of August

•  This is a requirement for all incoming international graduate students.This is true even if you have received an English Language Testing Waiver from the CRE.

• A short, 10-minute interview (to be scheduled at the test) will also be required.

• General information about the EET can be found here.