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Travel to Campus

MIT’s online Interactive Map will help you navigate the Institute’s system of using numbers, rather than names, to identify most buildings,

Interview Day Information

• Campus interviews take place in Building 12, Room 172. Upon arrival, employers are be greeted by a staff member and shown to an interview cubicle.
• The office opens at 8:30 a.m., and the regular interviewing day is from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The standard schedule offers an hour break for lunch and two 15-minute breaks during the day. Schedules allow for thirteen 30-minute, nine 45-minute or seven 60-minute interviews per schedule. Special scheduling requests must be approved.
• For information regarding directions, parking, and  hotels, please continue reading. 

Directions to the GECD Office (12-172)

Walking from the Kendall Square T stop:

1. Exit the MBTA subway (the T) at the Main Street exit (you will see the COOP and a Marriott Hotel when you get to street level).
2. Head west down Main Street past the MIT COOP and the Legal Seafoods restaurant (this is a right if you took the T from the direction of downtown Boston and a left if you took it from Cambridge or Somerville).
3. Turn left on to Ames Street (At the first set of lights).
4. Continue on Ames Street until you get to the large crosswalk and the building on your right that looks like a pie wedge (Building 66, the Landau Building).
5. Enter the Landau Building and walk all the way down the hallway, through the breezeway, to the end of the next hallway (you will see signs for Buildings 16, 56, and 66 as you pass through).
6. At the very end of the hall, you will see a set of glass doors in front of you and stairs to your left. Go up the stairs one flight and enter the doorway on your left into Building 8.
7. Go through the hall until it intersects with a larger hallway and take a right down this hallway (also known as the Infinite Corridor).
8. Walk down this hallway until you come to the next intersection of hallways. At this intersection, take a right (you will see the Building 4 Coffee Shop on the corner).
9. Take a right at the next corner, then a left. Room 12-170 will be the second door on the left and 12-172 is around the corner on the left.
10. Upon entry, please check in with a staff member

From Massachusetts Ave:

1. Walk into the main building at 77 Mass. Ave. (you can't miss the huge pillars in the front and Massachusetts Institute of Technology carved on the top).
2. Go through the entrance lobby to the Infinite Corridor, straight ahead through Building 3 and Building 10 (they are all connected).
3. You will then get to Building 4 (at the last four-way intersection on the Infinite Corridor before the exit door). Once you reach the intersection at Building 4, make a left (there is a Coffee Shop on the left side).
4. Take a right at the next corner, then a left. Room 12-170 will be the second door on the left and 12-172 is around the corner on the left.
5. Upon entry, please check in with a staff member

Parking at MIT

Parking in Cambridge and Boston is quite difficult due to limited space. Visitors who drive to MIT should note that MIT has no visitor parking available. You can park your car at the hotel where you are staying and use public transportation to get to the MIT campus. If you must drive to the campus, there are both on- and off-street parking spots available, but most public parking is not very close to the center of campus (unless you arrive very early in the morning or late in the evening).

Street Parking

You will find metered parking on Vassar Street and Memorial Drive, but these spots fill up early (often by 8 a.m.) To find a spot near the main buildings, you will need to arrive by 7 a.m. Main Street and Mass. Ave. (in front of MIT) have one- and two-hour parking meters. Parking along Main Street or Massachusetts Avenue will mean regular trips to pay the parking meter. Albany Street and Portland Street have free and two-hour parking. During the workday, Memorial Drive, Albany, Portland, and Main Streets are the best options. After the workday, finding a parking spot isn't nearly as hard; night and weekend parking near campus is generally not difficult to locate.

Public Parking Facilities

You may park at several lots for a fee. Please note that all information below is subject to change:

• 4 Cambridge Center: (Entrance on Ames Street or Broadway) Map; 617-225-0830; 1 hour: $8, 1-3 hours: $17, 3-24 hours: $23, Hours: Open 24 Hours
•  7 Cambridge Center, West Garage (Ames Street/Galileo Way) Map; 617-621-3115; 1 hour: $8, 1-3 hours: $17, 3-24 hours: $23, Hours: Open 24 Hours
•  Standard Parking (Tech Square Garage) Map; 800 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139; 617-621-3955; 1 hour: $6, 2 hours: $9, 2-3 hours: $11, 3-8 hours: $13, 8-24 hours: $18
•  55 Franklin Street Garage(University Park) Map; 617-621-8023; 2 hours or less: $10, 3 hours: $13, 4-12 hours: $19, 12-24 hours: $2, Hours: Open 24 Hours
•  Cambridge Boston Marriott, 2 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square Map; 617-494-6600; 3 hours: $15, 3-8 hours: $17, 8-24 hours: $23,  

Parking at MIT without a Permit

An MIT parking permit is required for all vehicles on MIT property between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. From 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and on weekends and holidays, permits are not required for MIT-affiliated people in the following lots:

• Hayward Lot
• N10 Lot
• Windsor Lot
• Tang Center Lot (E51)

Vehicles without permits parked during this time in any other MIT parking area will be subject to ticketing or towing.

Hotel Information

Many hotels near campus offer special rates for people conducting business at MIT. Please see the local hotel list for more information. If you will be reserving multiple rooms, you should also ask about group rates. Be sure to identify yourself as a recruiter for MIT when making reservations. Many hotels offer some sort of transportation to and from the Institute. Be sure to inquire.