First-Year Graduate Student Seminar

2-0-0 units · Graduate

Features presentations and discussions with faculty, staff, and students, covering key topics essential for success at MIT. These include: graduate registration; advisor-advisee expectations; academic and research milestones; thesis development; funding options; applying for fellowships; professional development; publishing in conferences and journals; procurement and reimbursement; computing and software resources; summer internships; working with UROPs or visiting researchers; conflict resolution; outreach; recruiting; export control; nonresident status; graduation logistics; and strategies for managing implicit bias, as well as maintaining mental and physical health.