PS As part of your personal statement, discuss specific faculty at MIT in whom you are interested and explain why you are interested in their research. The application committee uses this information to ensure that faculty and staff most familiar with your interests and research goals will evaluate your application. You will need to copy and paste the text of your statement into the online application. This means that some formatting and scientific notation may not translate appropriately. Please review your statement carefully before submitting your application. CV Educational and work history (resume/CV) in text, MS Word or PDF format. Include your specific research experiences. This is extremely important. Fee Credit/debit payment of $75 Occasionally, debit card payments may not process correctly. If you experience difficulty processing a debit card payment, please try using a credit card instead. RL Three or more names and email addresses of recommendation writers We recommend that before November 1, you notify your recommenders that you will be requesting a letter of recommendation. This will give them time to prepare and submit their letters by December 1. Once you have submitted your online application, instructions to your letter writers will be generated for you. You are responsible for making sure that your recommenders receive these instructions. Transcript A PDF copy of your college transcript(s) Unofficial transcripts saved or scanned in as PDFs are permissable for uploading to the online application. An official copy of the transcript(s) are not required until after a student has been admitted.