Reg Day collisions

Reg Day collisions I had a really interesting Reg Day. Okay, yeah, I know, that was over a week ago, and the last time I blogged was last year, but I never claimed to be any good at this updating thing, okay? (But for real, I have so many awesome entries planned, and I have to write them, because then I graduate and dont get to be a rockstar blogger anymore. Ack!) So. About my Reg Day. The thing about Reg Day, is that you run into every single person you ever knew, I swear. While walking around campus I passed a handful of old acquaintances, one of my problem solving partners from 8.02 (electricity and magnetism), a couple of people from the best 2.009 team ever (Go Yellow!), and every single one of my ex-boyfriends that happens to be on MITs campus. Which is only 2. But still. 100%! Also I just wanted to through that in there to prove that MIT students do in fact date, because seriously, people somehow think that because no one except Mollie (who is now actually married to Adam) feels the need to be all Sooooo, Id just like the thousands of prefrosh who read this to know about the really cute thing my boyfriend/girlfriend did for Valentines Day! that means that were all huge nerds who have no social lives and never get involved in romantic relationships. Well, we are huge nerds, but we do have social lives and relationships. Its just that Valentines Day serenades are more likely to go a little something like this: (A friend sent me that and I had to share. Tensor! Ha! Get it? Dont worry if you dont, a lot of it was way over my head too. Apparently its a lot of topology. Who understands topology? Not me, I practically went certifiably insane taking 18.02 and 18.03 at the same time.) Um, so I was talking about Reg Day. The thing is, it was my 8th and final Reg Day at MIT, and despite how eventful it was.everything was sort ofboring. I woke up early and went downstairs to get some breakfast. (Wait, downstairs? Check it out: after all this time, I finally decided to move to Conner 4 but hadnt moved my food yet. 3 years later, and my kitchen has traded places. How ironic.) I went to the MISTI building for a wrap-up meeting from my IAP adventures in Italy (which I still havent told you about, man Im bad at this!) and chatted with Serenella, the MIT-Italy coordinator for awhile. I wanted to poke my head into Alicias office (shes the director of MIT-Spain) but she was in a meeting. On my way to my advisors office I waved to a couple more friends and grabbed a Concentration Completion Form, which I knew would be due in a few days. I got my forms signed, chatted with the student volunteer who stamped my white and pink copies of the carbon paper, and took the LSC schedule theyre always handing out on Reg Day. I met up with Adelaide and Mason and we grabbed some coffee (or hot chocolate, in my case) and ran into another one of my 2.009 teammates in Lobby 7. We sat in the corner of the lobby, enjoying our drinks and chatting about the upcoming semester. Then I headed off to another meeting I had scheduled, waving an awkward hello to the first of the ex-boyfriends as we passed in the Infinite. I just went through the whole day, greeting the many people Ive come to know and working through the system of the school Ive gone to for three and a half years. And the thing is, Im over it. Ive got it figured out. Thats not to say that I would ever consider the stuff Ive learned here to be easy, but if I look at MIT as a whole, its completely solved. I know where everything is, I know lots of professors and even a couple of administrators, Ive been involved in what must be a couple dozen student groups at various points, I know how to reserve space on campus for events, I know how to apply for funding from a half dozen different departments, I know the best place to eat lunch on campus, I know which forms need to be turned in to which offices by which deadlines, I know all the best shortcuts and how to use the tunnels when the weather isnt any good, I know my way around the office where I work and as a result I probably can actually fix your computer, I know some pretty nifty ninja commands on Athena Ive justcracked it. Ive got it figured out. Its not that there isnt anything left here for me to learn (because seriously guys, its still MIT you know) but Im satisfied and comfortable in my understanding of the inner workings of the Institute. Its not a challenge anymore. So thats how I know Im ready to move on. Ill enjoy one last semester. Ill finish out my requirements taking a few interesting classes and writing a thesis. Ill keep working at my campus job, and go to study breaks on my new floor. Ill enjoy the company of all the many people Ive already met and became friends with. But I wont be that person frantically waving her arms in the air, volunteering to take that story for The Tech, or to be Rush chair for the second time in a row, or to organize a 150 person CPR class. Ill sit back and let the underclassmen have their turn working it out. Because Im busy getting ready for the next step. You know, whatever that is.