ESG admits no more than 55 first–year students each year using a lottery-based system. To apply to join, you must participate in an info session and complete an online ESG application, which is available only after you attend an info session. (Please note: Putting ESG as your first choice on the First-Year Advising Application does not get you into ESG. You must go through the ESG process described above.)

You can attend an info session:

In person during Campus Preview Weekend (CPW), April 16–19, 2026.
Virtually during June of 2026.
Applications for ESG are due in mid-June, 2026 (exact date TBA).

Please contact us at esglizards@mit.edu with any questions.