I'm Paola Rebusco.
I teach physics here at ESG, and I'm also an advisor.
All ESG students get an advisor and an associate advisor.
An advisor is an instructor, just like me,
and associate advisors are upper class students
who've been first-year students just like you.
Hi.
My name is Emily.
I'm a junior at MIT, and I'm an AA and ESG.
As an AA, I'm here to serve you guys.
I help you navigate the classes and picking between an ESG class
or a mainstream class, which is a class outside of ESG.
We, as your advisors, will help you
with the questions and issues that range from logistics,
academics, life.
It's been great to have some guide rails and some guidance
as I try and figure out my first-year schedule.
My advisor, Emily-- she's really interested in learning
how I'm doing personally.
She wants to know if I'm happy with my classes
and I'm not overwhelmed.
So you have to navigate what your goals are and who you are,
so I could help students with that,
realizing what is their main priority
and how they keep maintaining their goals,
yet having fun on the side as well.
There's a million and one things to do every day here at MIT,
and so she's been a great contact
to understand from a student's perspective
what you can do, personally to succeed.
Now, it's going to be really easy to find us,
because when you walk up the stairs
or take the elevator to go to class,
you will be actually walking near our offices,
and so you will be able to stop by for a last-minute question
on your way to class or on your way
to Friday lunch or the common area.