Getting to Wentworth
PUBLIC TRANSITSubway:
From North Station, take the MBTA Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.
From South Station, take the MBTA Red Line to the Park Street stop and change to an MBTA Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.
By MBTA Red Line from Alewife, Braintree, or Ashmont, change at Park Street to the Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.
By MBTA Blue Line, change at Government Center to the Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.
By MBTA Orange Line from Forest Hills or Oak Grove, to the Ruggles Station stop. Wentworth is located three blocks north of the Ruggles Station on Ruggles Street.
Bus and Commuter Rail:
Please check MBTA.com for bus and commuter rail routes and schedules.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From the North
Take Routes 1 or 93 to Storrow Drive. Take the Fenway-Kenmore Exit. Proceed on the Fenway Exit overpass and keep to the left. At light, bear left and continue straight on Boylston Street (inbound). Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue and proceed to Huntington Avenue. Turn right onto Huntington Avenue at Symphony Hall. Drive west on Huntington Avenue (Route 9), to the fourth set of traffic lights and turn left onto Forsyth Way/Parker Street (before Museum of Fine Arts). Take first right onto Ruggles Street and follow to Wentworth. The visitors' parking lot is on the left.
From the South:
Take Route 3 to the Southeast Expressway (Routes 3 & 93). Take the Massachusetts Avenue-Roxbury Exit , and proceed left at the first set of lights onto Massachusetts Avenue. Continue straight onto Melnea Cass Boulevard. Follow to eighth set of traffic lights and turn left onto Tremont Street. Take right at 2nd traffic light onto Ruggles Street and follow to Wentworth. The visitors' parking lot is on the left.
From the West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential Copley Exit (right hand exit). Once on the exit ramp, stay left and follow Prudential sign. Drive west on Huntington Ave. (Route 9). Turn left at seventh traffic light onto Forsyth Way/Parker Street. Take the first right onto Ruggles Street and turn left into the parking lot just before the intersection.
If you are using mapquest or GPS, please use the following address:
550 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
If you require overnight accommodations the night before your first day of Orientation (Pre-Night), and/or the night after your second day of Orientation (Post-Night), please follow the options below:
For those needing accommodations the night before Orientation (Pre-Night) or at the end of Day 2 Orientation (Post-Night), space is available in one of our Residence Halls. There is no cost for staying an extra night on campus, however there are restrictions on times you can enter/exit the building and there is a strict no-guest policy.
To reserve a space for Pre-Night or Post-Night, please call the Office of New Student Programs at 617-989-4639.
Students can arrive after 2:00PM on the day before Orientation begins.
If you stay for Post-Night, you will need to check out by 9:00 a.m. SHARP, no exceptions. Please note that NSO ends before noon on Day 2. Therefore it is very rare that students are allowed to stay for Post-Night.
If you need accommodations the night before Orientation (Pre-Night) or at the end of Day 2 Orientation (Post-Night) and do not want to stay in our residence hall, you can also make a reservation at one of the hotels located close to campus. Please click here for a listing of local accommodations close to campus.
Yes, Orientation is required. New Student Orientation is your opportunity to learn about everything you need to do over the summer to have a smooth transition into Wentworth. You will get to meet your professors, your new classmates and spend a night in the residence halls. The entire Wentworth community comes together for Orientation.
For students who live at a significant distance, please contact the Office of New Student Programs at 617-989-4639 or newstudentprograms@wit.edu to arrange for an alternate orientation experience.
Yes, you can change your NSO session. Prior to June 15, log into the registration database and select which NSO you would like to attend. Your old registration will be erased once the new one is complete.
If it is after June 15, please call the office at 617-989-4639. Please leave detailed information on the message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Please keep in mind that we have a limit on the number of students who can attend each New Student Orientation. Therefore, if you know that you will not be attending a certain NSO session, please change your registration as soon as possible.
