Move In

Once you’re on campus, check into your assigned residence hall at the front desk using your Mobile MIT ID barcode in the MIT Atlas mobile application (Menu>Profile>MIT ID Barcode) to receive your keys. Staff are available at residence hall front desks between 8:00 am and 12:00 am, though we strongly encourage you to arrive between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm if possible. 

If you are not approved for an early arrival by HRS, you cannot move belongings into or reside in your room or residence hall early.

Housing staff is unable to provide access to your room or residence hall until your move-in date.

All unauthorized early arrivals will be charged an early return penalty and a daily housing charge.

No exceptions will be made to this policy.

There is no MIT shuttle service to campus from the airport. Instead, students typically utilize taxis, rideshare services, or the MBTA ("The T") public transportation system.

MBTA Directions from the Airport

Driving Directions from the Airport

Amherst Alley can become very congested during move-in. To help traffic flow smoothly and make unloading easier for everyone, please use designated loading areas for no more than 30 minutes and do not leave vehicles unattended. Once unloading is complete, promptly move your vehicle to a designated parking area.

Amherst Alley

Please follow the directions below if your residence is on Amherst Alley:

• Maseeh Hall: Enter from Massachusetts Avenue and use the Kresge Oval loop to turn around before proceeding to Maseeh Hall. Unload only in the designated loading area along the sidewalk directly in front of Maseeh. Do not park or unload on the opposite side of the street, which is a designated fire lane.
• Baker House: From Memorial Drive, take Danforth Street to Amherst Alley.
• Burton-Conner: From Memorial Drive, take Endicott Street to Amherst Alley.
• MacGregor House, Next House, New House, and Tang Hall: Enter from Fowler Street.

Vassar Street

• Simmons Hall & New Vassar: Parking spaces in front of Simmons and New Vassar along Vassar Street will be designated as a loading zone. Please parallel park temporarily and move to a designated parking area once you have unloaded your belongings.

East Campus 

Turn left into the East Campus loading zone north of Building 64, unload your belongings, then follow signage to exit to Amherst Street to park. 

Random Hall

Parking spaces in front of Random Hall along Massachusetts Avenue will be designated as a loading zone. Please parallel park temporarily and move to a designated parking area once you have unloaded your belongings. 

Free on-campus parking will be available during Welcome Week at the following locations, unless noted otherwise:

• Westgate Parking Lot
• Amherst Street (E51) Lot
• 139 Massachusetts Avenue Parking Lot
• 66 Albany Street Parking Lot (N10)
• 600 Memorial Drive Parking Lot (W98)
• Albany Street Parking Garage
• 33 Amherst Street entrance of Hayward Garage (paid parking)

If the lot is staffed, please let the parking attendant know that you are temporarily parking your vehicle for student move-in. Overnight parking is not allowed. If you have any questions about on-campus parking, please email mitparking@mit.edu.  

Professional movers will be on campus to assist first-year students with their move-in during the following times:

• FPOP move-in (August 25): 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
• First-year move-in (August 29): 8:00 am to 3:30 pm 

If you plan to have a PODS or other storage unit delivered to campus, you must pre-register to place it in a designated parking space by contacting MIT Parking & Transportation at (617) 258-6510 or mitparking@mit.edu.