YSOA Survival Guide

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Sometimes you need a plaster or resin 3d printer, or maybe the makerbot queue at school is 3894579843602495892508245 lines long and your review is tomorrow - no worries, you’re in luck!

There are plenty of other 3d printers available on campus. Cost and availability varies, but this wiki page sums it up pretty well.

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Breakfast Sandwiches

Some days are Breakfast Sandwich days (or nights) and New Haven has some great options. Worthy of special mention:

- Atticus: Scrambled egg, bacon, on a croissant

- Book Trader: Toast or Bagel, baked egg, specials change daily

-Maison Mathis: Fried egg on a fantastic, crispy roll

-Gourmet Heaven: Available 24 hours! Greasy but classic

-Jojos: The only meal you'll need for the day

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Crepes Choupette

A small, but great selection of savory and sweet crepes. Location varies, but can be tracked on https://www.facebook.com/crepeschoupette

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Ay! Arepas

Food Cart on the corner of York St and Elm St Monday through Friday - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Delicious arepas, at a third of the price of Rubamba, the cart's parent restaurant

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Thingiverse = all your Christmas presents

Not sure what to get your family for the holidays? http://www.thingiverse.com has pre-modelled objects for 3d printing, and with a little searching, your little brother can be the proud owner of a 3d printed elephant! Also great for just figuring out how that whole 3d printing business works.

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Hulu or Hulu Plus

If being in studio too long is getting in the way of keeping up with your favorite TV shows, consider Hulu (or, for $7.99/mo, Hulu Plus). That second monitor is there for a reason!

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drawing inspiration

http://drawingarchitecture.tumblr.com

and 

http://architectural-review.tumblr.com

for when you've been staring at that blank screen/page for too long

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When you don't want to go back to Hulls for the third time in one day

There's an alternative! The recently opened branch of Artist and Craftsman Supply, also on Chapel Street, has a similar and bigger selection of model making and craft supplies. Especially good for paper and eclectic necessities, like pyrite pieces and slime. They also have a fairly comprehensive website:http://www.artistcraftsman.com

821-825 Chapel Street. New Haven, Connecticut

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Sometimes YSOA can be overwhelming.

Don’t think you are the only one saying to yourself, “I cannot do this.” Everyone is—sometimes, though, others are simply better actors.

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#YSOAAPTCRAWL

A tradition begun by Alice Tai and Sheena Zhang (class of 2014), the apartment crawl is a roving party hosted by the third years. It has resulted in both destruction (of property) and creation (of relationships - platonic and otherwise).

Currently in it's fourth year, the apartment crawl has joined the ranks of Halloween and Archiprom as a biannual tradition (though unlike the latter, not officially affiliated with YSOA). 

The idea is we go apartment to apartment, drink to drink. Each apartment gets about 20 minutes of time before we move on. There is a tight schedule that is emailed in advance, so if you can't come for the whole time, you know exactly where to find us at what time.  

By the way, as long as hashtags are a thing, you can find pictures from the past under #ysoaaptcrawl on instagram. #PredictingObsolescence

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#whatshouldwecallysoa

Hasn't been updated in a while, still relevant 

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Graduate Teaching Program

Much like you can earn the qualification in WGSS by strategically choosing electives, you can also earn a Certificate in College Teaching Preparation. The program is free and any Professional student can join (in fact, since you must TF to complete it, you are sort of getting paid to earn an additional certification.)  Info about the Graduate Teaching program is here: http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/teaching/ Fundamentals workshop registration is here: http://fs3.formsite.com/yalegraduateschool/form577549311/index.html  Upon completing the program you will get a transcript notation stating that you have earned a certificate in college teaching through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.  To earn the certificate, you must attend a series of workshops, TF a course (only counts if you TF undergrads, not if you TA your peers), be observed teaching twice, observe other people teaching twice, and compile a teaching portfolio. If you are interested in teaching in the future, it is extremely helpful to be able to prove experience and training to those who are hiring you.  Even if you don't have a TF job right now, but plan to apply for one in the future, you can still attend the workshops to get started.

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Need an idea about where to get dinner? Try a student friendly restaurant that wants to save you money.  Need an outfit for that first presentation of the year? Get it for less at a Yale-loving store.

**Tyco apparently gives students a 20% discount** Show them your id and they will only charge you an arm and leave you the leg.

Here's an updated (2014) list of restaurants that offer student discounts.

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Helpful information and advice on graduate life at Yale

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