- Research about the professors/groups you are interested in:
- Check out the professors' websites at MIT's NSE: keep in mind some of them might be out of date, and not all professor listed on it is actively accepting students.
- Research about the professors' recent publications to get an idea of the projects he/she has. Two sites I like to start for searching for publications are:
- Ask the graduate students that work in the group. This site is currently under construction: Research Groups
- Email the professor of interest and politely ask whether he/she can meet briefly to whether he/she has new opening and/or funding available.
- Decide on a group/project. You should definitely decide by the end of first year.