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I'm Paola Rebusco.

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I teach physics here at ESG,
and I'm also an advisor.

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All ESG students get an advisor
and an associate advisor.

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An advisor is an
instructor, just like me,

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and associate advisors
are upper class students

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who've been first-year
students just like you.

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Hi.

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My name is Emily.

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I'm a junior at MIT,
and I'm an AA and ESG.

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As an AA, I'm here
to serve you guys.

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I help you navigate the classes
and picking between an ESG class

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or a mainstream class, which
is a class outside of ESG.

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We, as your advisors,
will help you

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with the questions and issues
that range from logistics,

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academics, life.

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It's been great to have some
guide rails and some guidance

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as I try and figure out
my first-year schedule.

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My advisor, Emily-- she's
really interested in learning

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how I'm doing personally.

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She wants to know if I'm
happy with my classes

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and I'm not overwhelmed.

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So you have to navigate what
your goals are and who you are,

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so I could help
students with that,

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realizing what is
their main priority

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and how they keep
maintaining their goals,

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yet having fun on
the side as well.

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There's a million and one things
to do every day here at MIT,

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and so she's been
a great contact

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to understand from a
student's perspective

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what you can do,
personally to succeed.

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Now, it's going to be
really easy to find us,

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because when you
walk up the stairs

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or take the elevator
to go to class,

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you will be actually
walking near our offices,

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and so you will be able to stop
by for a last-minute question

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on your way to
class or on your way

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to Friday lunch or
the common area.

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