{"id":31272,"date":"2024-09-30T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T17:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cee.mit.edu\/?page_id=31272"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:25:17","slug":"gaap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cee.mit.edu\/education\/graduate\/gaap\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Application Assistance Program (GAAP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The CEE Graduate Application Assistance Program (GAAP) is a student-run mentoring program that aims to assist applicants with their graduate applications, including students from academic institutions which have not historically sent many students to MIT. Participants will be paired with graduate student mentors who can answer questions about MIT CEE and provide assistance in preparing strong applications for the various MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GAAP will accept requests until November 10 in order to provide assistance before the December 1 application deadline. We encourage applicants to connect with GAAP early, as we may not be able to guarantee a match late in the application season. To be eligible to participate in GAAP, you must be applying to CEE this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haven\u2019t decided if grad school is right for you? Check out these resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/community-diversity\/prospective-students\/gradcatalyst\/\">GradCatalyst<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mitadmissions.org\/blogs\/entry\/applying-to-grad-school\/\">Applying to Grad School by MIT Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cee.mit.edu\/about\/mission\/\">Why MIT CEE?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cee.mit.edu\/events\/?fuelm_filter=on&amp;filter_id=26391&amp;event-type%5B%5D=webinars\">MIT CEE Graduate Admissions Webinars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.mit.edu\/apply\/\">apply<\/a> for MIT CEE\u2019s graduate program? Please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.mit.edu\/education\/graduate\/graduate-timeline-faq\/\">admissions FAQ <\/a>for additional information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions regarding CEE GAAP? Contact <a href=\"mailto:cee-gaap@mit.edu\">cee-gaap@mit.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to participate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/XDCDxnJU4VrwBMQk9\">sign-up form<\/a> to start the process<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GAAP timeline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GAAP sign-up begins: August 15, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentor assignments start: Early October 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GAAP sign-up ends: November 15, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CEE admissions deadline: December 15, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disclaimer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEE Application Assistance Program (GAAP) is completely separate from the CEE graduate admissions process.&nbsp; The views of the graduate student mentors are their own and do not represent the views of MIT or CEE. Participation in GAAP does not guarantee admission to CEE.&nbsp; Information you provide during your participation in GAAP will not be shared with the admissions committee or MIT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Communication Lab Comm Kit\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mitcommlab.mit.edu\/cee\/commkit\/personal-statement\/\">Short Answer Question Advice<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mitcommlab.mit.edu\/cee\/commkit\/cv-resume\/\">CV\/Resume Advice <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/community-diversity\/prospective-students\/recruitment-events\/\">Recruitment Events <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/graduate-admissions\/\">MIT Graduate Admissions<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/graduate-admissions\/prospective-student-resources\/\">Prospective Student Resources<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CEE Graduate Application Assistance Program (GAAP) is a student-run mentoring program that aims to assist applicants with their graduate applications, including students from academic institutions which have not historically sent many students to MIT. 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