Alumni Share Advice with Class of 2015

What advice do you have for MIT’s newest alumni? Slice of MIT reached out to several alumni on Twitter for their words of wisdom for the Class of 2015. Advice shared in the week leading up to commencement ranged from a reminder graduates to stay close to their MIT classmates to warning young alumni not to be afraid of failure. To see more advice and get a social media recap of commencement and Tech Reunions, search for the hashtags #MIT2015 and #TechReunions on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Nancy Hua '07 recommends reaching out to alumni in your class and others. Find alumni near you.

@MIT_alumni This includes older alumni (such as me :P) in addition to everyone in your class

— Nancy Hua (@HuaNancy) June 1, 2015

Noramay Cadena '03, MBA '11, SM '11 shares some of her experiences and advice. 

@MIT_alumni #MIT2015 You won't always find a welcome mat; leave one anyway. Be strategic about your career from day1 & don't fear bold moves — Noramay Cadena (@noramayc) June 1, 2015

John Hasar '10 recommends a change of scenery. Connect with international alumni.

@MIT_alumni go international! give your time to people not just money! do not be afraid to beat the odds! #MIT2015

— John Hasar (@cankutan) June 1, 2015

You can do anything, says Lilly Kam '04.

@MIT_alumni My advice to #MIT2015 graduates: With an MIT degree, you can do anything you want in life. So choose wisely.

— Lilly Kam (@lillykam) June 3, 2015

Hold on to MIT, good advice from Jeremy Butler '98.

@MIT_alumni Hold onto MIT people and memories; they're islands of sanity when you're out among the normals. — Jeremy R. Butler (@jeremythebutler) June 3, 2015

Hanna Starobinets '09 shares her best lesson learned at MIT.

.@MIT_alumni Best skill learned @MIT is tackling any problem even if seems impossible. New grads, take that priceless ability onward!

— Hanna Starobinets (@hannastarobin) June 3, 2015

Gregory Moore SM '88, PhD '92 advises a humble approach.

@MIT_alumni #MIT2015 grads Be servant leaders; Choose the more difficult right path; Seek Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly — Gregory Moore (@GJMooreMDPhD) June 4, 2015

Lastly, Dianna Cowern '11 offers good advice for alumni and students alike: get some sleep!

.@MIT_alumni Take care of ur body, sleep more & never stop learning. Don't forget your best teacher is ur last mistake! Congrats #MIT2015!

— Physics Girl (@thephysicsgirl) June 5, 2015

What advice do you have for the Class of 2015?