Hi, I'm Kik Hayano.
I'm a first year here at MIT.
Hey, guys.
My name is Carlos.
I'm a freshman in ESG.
So where's your first tube?
All right, so pop the lid off.
The dynamics you have with your teachers and your peers is far
different than what you have in what we call here "mainstream."
I when I get here, and I x before 9 the
because remember a null--
With the small classes, you really
get to know your teachers, and they
really care about your success, not just
passing classes or doing well learning their subjects,
but success outside of that.
I believe that everybody has very unique stories,
and it's something that you can't really
share when you're in a class of 200 kids.
Being able to share where you come from with your professors
enhances the teacher-student relationship.
I've made a lot of friends.
Part of this development of community
is the wonderful space here at ESG.
There's a great lounge that people are always psetting in.
Any hour of the day, I can come in
and sit with people who are psetting in my classes
and get help.
Yeah, I'm not really sure [INAUDIBLE]
Food is also a part of everybody's story,
and it's something that people get to share here.
Here, we have Friday lunches, which is when all of us
get together in community.
It's really central to MIT's campus.
You can take classes here and get to all classes around campus
really easily.
It's really cool to see the view of Boston and Cambridge
and MIT's whole campus.
I really enjoy looking at it.
The sunsets are very beautiful from up here.