For Students
International Undergraduate Orientation Schedule
This fall's Undergraduate Orientation will be from Monday, August 24 to Thursday, August 27, 2009.
Please note! This schedule is subject to change. Please check here for new updates as the summer progresses.
| Monday, August 24 | ||
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| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Welcome Breakfast & Introduction Rise to the delicious aroma of your first breakfast at MIT and the friendly chatter of your fellow international students. *Remember to sign up for the Duck Tour and the shopping trip! |
Mezzanine Lounge , Student Center |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Tour of MIT Get familiar with MIT’s infamous building numbers and campus folklore. |
Leave from 20 Chimneys |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Banking, Loans, & Financial Aid Learn about local banks and ask questions about loans and financial aid. |
Room 4-163 |
| 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Picnic Lunch Come and grab some sandwiches, eat, play games, and/or relax. |
Killian Court |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Medical Center Presentation (MANDATORY) Learn about insurance, health issues, and where to go to for assistance. |
Room 4-163 |
| 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Intro to Athena & Computer Culture Learn how to use MIT’s computing environment and check your email. |
Mezzanine Lounge, Student Center |
| 4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. | USA 101 What is life like as a student in the United States? Learn about cultural differences and receive tips from upperclassmen in this fun, interactive session. |
Mezzanine Lounge, Student Center |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Dinner Break * With your mentors or on your own, explore the many eating options near campus. (Bring money with you.) |
Meet @ Student Center Steps |
| 8:00 p.m. – midnight | Summer Night Social Not sleepy yet? Then come hang out with us... watch a movie or play some pool. |
Meet @ Student Center Steps , MacGregor Room |
| Tuesday, August 25 | ||
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| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Passports & Pancakes Start the day right, with a hearty meal. *Remember to bring your passport and visa documents! You will need them to get in the door. |
La Sala de Puerto Rico, Student Center |
| 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Immigration Session (MANDATORY) Learn important immigration and academic information that you will need to know during your career at MIT. (Passports and visa documents will be returned at this session.) |
Room 4-163 |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Group Photo Don’t miss your first and ONLY photo with the entire international freshman class! |
Killian Court |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | BBQ Lunch Eat a delicious meal and experience one of America’s favorite summer pastimes, “grilling out”. |
Kresge BBQ Pits Rain location: Kresge Lobby |
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Duck Tour & Dinner Quack along with us as we tour Boston and the Charles River. |
Pick-up at Ashdown House (W1) |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. | Frisbee Play Frisbee with fellow students or just relax on the beautiful Killian before dinner. |
Killian Court |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Dine Off-campus* Join international upperclassmen for a local dining experience. (Bring money with you.) |
Meet @ Student Center Steps |
| 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. | Soccer Time The night is young! A perfect time to chat with fellow students, watch a movie or kick up some dust in a soccer game. |
Meet @ Student Center Steps, MIT Soccer Turf Simmons Hall |
| Wednesday, August 26 | ||
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| 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | MIT Career Development Center Presentation Come learn one of the most important parts of your college life: career planning. Whether you are pre-med or pre-law, trying to find an internship or don't know what's going on, this will be a useful presentation. |
Room 4-163 |
| 12:00 p.m. -12:45 p.m. | Pasta Lunch You don't want to go shopping on an empty stomach. |
Kresge Lawn |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Shopping Trip Find out where and how to buy all of your essentials. (Bring money with you ) |
Meet @ Student Center Steps, Pick up at Ashdown House (W1) |
| 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Dine Off-Campus * Join international upperclassmen for a local dining experience. (Bring money with you.) |
Meet @ Student Center Steps |
| Thursday, August 27 | ||
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| 1:00 p.m. – on | Discover Boston Explore Chinatown or follow the Freedom Trail; visit some of the many museums that are free to MIT students; stroll along Newbury St. or Boston Common, or play in Quincy Market and the North End. (Bring money & your MIT ID with you.) |
Meet @ Student Center Steps |
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