Congratulations on your admission to the MIT-WHOI Joint Program! Your admission letter and supplemental materials (Funding and Summer Letters, appendix, and tentative Open House Schedule) contain the information you need in the most immediate, but you may find it helpful to have this one-stop shop webpage to refer to as well.
You may find the Summer Letter referenced in your letter of admission here: Summer Letter
An overview of housing and transportation logistics, among other things, can be found here: Program Logistics and Resources
As a reminder...
In your Admission Letter, you will find:
The discipline(s) you have been admitted to
The MIT department(s) and WHOI department you will be affiliated with
A link to log in to Slate, where you can officially reply to your offer of admission
Links to MIT and WHOI handbooks, policies, and procedures
Contact information should you have questions and/or where to send your official transcripts
The kind(s) of funding support you may be receiving
The amount and duration of your funding
Information about graduate funding rates at MIT
Further details about your Admission Agreement
In the Summer Letter linked here, you will find:
A description of the Summer (2025) term
You may choose to join the MIT-WHOI Joint Program in the Summer 2025 term, even if you initially applied to join in the Fall of 2025
The start and end dates of Summer 2025
Brief information about the annual summer Cramer Cruise in June
In the Logistics/Appendix document linked here, you will find:
Further details about onboarding at MIT and WHOI
Transportation and Housing during the academic year
Further information about funding (tuition, appointment definitions, cost of living, etc.) and health insurance
Important dates between March 1 - September 1
Links to handbooks at MIT and WHOI and other important community resources