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First-Year Seminar Helps Students Design Their MIT Experience

An OVC-supported first-year advising seminar, 16.A01: Designing Your Life, is exploring how students can apply principles of human-centered design to design their MIT experience and create a life that is fulfilling, joyful, constantly creative and productive, and always holds the possibility of surprise. The course team is led by David Darmofal, professor of Aeronautics &…
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UA Forum on the First Year on 10/4

The Undergraduate Association will host an interactive forum for MIT students on October 4th, 7-9 PM, Room 56-154, to discuss the current experiment for the class of 2022, ideas for next year, and the purpose of higher education in the 21st-century. Please attend and encourage others to do so. This is an opportunity to help shape…

Associate Advisors Enhance the First-Year Experience

The Office of the First Year (OFY) oversees 190 associate advisors who work alongside faculty advisors to help incoming students navigate their first year at MIT. Associate advisors are upper-level students who provide high-quality advising on class selection, time management skills, and Institute resources. In addition, Associate advisors host academic activities in the OFY as…

Office of the First Year: First Year Fridays and Trick or Treat Week

Building on the success of previous semesters, the Office of the First Year (OFY) has hosted a robust set of programs for the Class of 2022 this fall. Every Friday, we hold drop-in style events, dubbed “First Year Fridays.” Ranging in topics from course registration assistance to time management, we also partnered with Career Advising…
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