Are you interested in helping freshman adjust to MIT's academic and student life? Then consider applying to become an Associate Advisor.
Associate Advisors are upperclassmen who team up with freshman advisors to mentor their freshmen throughout their first year at MIT. When you sign up to be an Associate Advisor, you are making a one year commitment to work in either a traditional or seminar-based advising group. Your objective is to provide academic guidance and a social connection for your advisees in their first year. Your responsibilities including the following:
Maintaining regular contact with your advisees.
Monitoring the academic progress and well being of your advisees.
Informing advisees of resources available throughout campus.
Assisting with class selection, registration and selection of major.
Finding UROPs, IAP and/or summer employment.
Organizing social activities and inviting them to events on campus.
Advising Options
The Associate Advisor Program offers several distinct opportunities as described below. Please read each option carefully before you apply.
Traditional: Match with a traditional advisor to assist with registration both terms, assist with academic issues when requested by advisor, and organize social activities with advising group.
Seminar: Match with a seminar-based advisor to participate and lead in seminar meetings, assist with class registration both terms and plan social activities with advising group.
You receive 6 units of credit by registering for and fulfilling the requirements of the seminar.
At-Large: Do not match with a specific advisor, but are on-call to provide assistance to Traditional or Seminar-based advisors who need assistance with registration both terms and general academic issues. If you are interested, please contact Leslie Bottari, bottari@mit.edu.
Training & Dates
Leadership training opportunities for associate advisors will be offered in the fall and spring terms. New associate advisors are expected to attend two training sessions a year, and returning associate advisors must sign up to facilitate two of these sessions. More information will be provided over the summer.
All associate advisors need to be on campus for the Advisor/Associate Advisor Orientation on August 25 and for the meetings with advising groups on August 27 prior to freshman registration on August 28.
This section provides you with information on the responsibilities of an associate advisor, including expectations for applications, working with your advisor and your advisees, as well as specific information for Resident Associate Advisors (RAAs).
Please check this section periodically for
updates and news that may impact you in your
role as an associate advisor.
