Becoming an Associate Advisor

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Please fill out the following application completely. Required fields are marked with an *.

*First Name: *Last Name:

*MIT ID#: *MIT Email *Cell Phone

*Are you a Varsity Athlete? Yes or No If so, list your sport(s):

*Are you a MedLink? Yes or No

* Are you a member of your House government? Yes or No

*Are you a new or a returning applicant? SELECT ONE New Associate Returning Associate

AY 13-14 RESIDENCE INFORMATION

Please provide the name of the dorm or FSLIG where you plan to live next year, not your current, summer, or home address.

* Residence: SELECT ONE Baker House Bexley Hall Burton-Conner East Campus MacGregor House Maseeh Hall McCormick New House New House, Chocolate City New House, French House New House, German House New House, Spanish House New House, I-House Next House NW 35/Future W1 (The Phoenix Group) Random Hall Senior House Simmons Hall Other

* FSILG Affiliation SELECT ONE Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Delta Phi Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Epsilon Pi Alpha Phi Alpha Sigma Phi Beta Theta Pi Chi Phi Delta Kappa Epsilon Delta Tau Delta Delta Upsilon Epsilon Theta Fenway House Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Sigma Lambda Chi Alpha Nu Delta Number 6 Phi Beta Epsilon Phi Delta Theta Phi Kappa Sigma Phi Kappa Theta Phi Sigma Kappa Pi Lambda Phi Pi Beta Phi Pika Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chi Sigma Kappa Sigma Epsilon Phi Sigma Nu Student House Tau Epsilon Phi Theta Chi Theta Delta Chi Theta Xi Women's ILG Zeta Beta Tau Zeta Psi Other NONE

ADVISING TYPE PREFERENCE

* Select your preference for working with a seminar or traditional advising group. SELECT ONE Traditional Seminar

QUESTIONS: FOR ALL APPLICANTS

Please check the box that best describes you and answer the applicable questions posed below your chosen option. Answers should be from 50-100 words per question.

* 1. Please list any experiences or skills that would assist you in being an effective Associate Advisor role (e.g. leadership roles, counseling, event planning, diversity, training, etc.).

* 2. If one of your advisees receives one or more Fifth Week Flags, what resources or advice would you offer to help? In your response, explain under what circumstances you would advise a freshman to drop a class.

*3. Please explain what you believe the purpose of Pass/No Record is for freshmen.

*4. Every dorm has an appointed Associate Advisor who sits on the AA Steering Committee. If you live in a dorm, you are expected to work under their direction to provide support to the freshmen in your building. This includes organizing one academic program per semester. List two academic programs you would like to recommend:

*5. You are required to participate in at least 2 leadership training sessions during the academic year. Please list (2-3) topics related to Leadership and Mentorship areas that you would like to see included in the training program. Your topics should be brief and listed as titles.

Topic 1

Topic 2

Topic 3

Additional Questions for RAA Applicants ONLY

RAA applicants must answer the following additional questions.

1. What resources or skills are needed to have successful first-year at MIT? Please outline a program or event that highlights some of these resources or skills needed for a successful first-year.

2. How do you come to understand and celebrate others from diverse backgrounds and experiences? How would you work with others on your RAA team to celebrate that diversity in your house.

3. How would you connect with students who are not as involved in the house as you would like them to be? How would you connect these students to various campus resources if they do not come to RAA programs and/or meetings?

4. Please list all commitments you have for next year that may impact your position as a RAA.

YOUR PROFILE

Be sure to complete this section, as helps us get to know you better and match you with a compatible Advisor (if applicable).

*Tell us five things about yourself that you would like the Advisor with whom you'll be matched to know. Some examples are: Where are you from? What are your hobbies? Sports? Music? Theater? Travel? What is your working style?

MATCHING ADVISOR

If you have already agreed to work with a specific advisor next year, please indicate his/her name

If you have not already made arrangements to work with an advisor, UAAP will match you with one (details will be provided via email after acceptance).

RECOMMENDATIONS

In addition to submitting this form, a recommendation is required. Recommendations must be from a faculty member or administrator who has supervised you or knows you well. If you are a returning Associate Advisor, the recommendation must be from the advisor with whom you worked in the prior year.

Recommendations should be provided via the online recommendation form located at: http://mit.edu/firstyear/associates/responsibilities/recltr.html. Please be sure to provide this URL to your recommender.