<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Dear Freshmen,</p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif">The spring semester starts up soon, and now would be a good time to plan and strategize for the coming months. Do you need to decide on a major? Are you planning to find a UROP? Will you search for a summer internship?</p>
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How are you going to approach these tasks?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif">
Before your schedule fills up - i.e. now! - set aside time each week<b> </b>to explore majors, search for a UROP, or scope out internships. Enter it into your calendar, jot down post-its - whatever helps you. These things take time (saving it for an all-nighter might possibly be a bad idea). Talk to other students. Alumni, family, and friends can also give valuable advice. The <a href="http://alum.mit.edu/" style="color:rgb(7, 77, 143)" target="_blank">MIT Alumni Directory</a> and <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/" style="color:rgb(7, 77, 143)" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> can help to identify professionals in your field(s) of interest.</p>
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<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Other helpful resources for your internship quest:</p><p style="line-height:normal;font-family:arial, sans-serif">
<span>-<span> </span></span>The <a href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/jobs/internships.html" style="color:rgb(7, 77, 143)" target="_blank">Internships at MIT</a> page and the Career Development Center's many <a href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/guide/" style="color:rgb(7, 77, 143)" target="_blank">Tips Guides</a> contain resources to help you conduct a successful internship search, as well as information about MIT’s many other post-freshman-year internship programs.</p>
<p style="line-height:normal;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><span>-<span> </span></span>Come to GECD-Career Services <a href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/services/walkins.html" style="color:rgb(7, 77, 143)" target="_blank">drop-in hours</a> to receive resumé and cover letter assistance, or just answers to quick questions.</p>
<p style="line-height:normal;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><span>-<span> </span></span>Attend GECD-Career Services' <a href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/" style="color:rgb(7, 77, 143)" target="_blank">workshops and events</a><b> </b>(follow the 'MIT Careers Office Calendar' link). The upcoming events are specifically geared toward freshmen:</p>
<p style="line-height:normal;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Courier New'"><span> o<span> </span></span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(192, 0, 0)">Dress for Success Fashion Show, </span>Wednesday, February 2, <span>Bush Room, 7:30 - 8:30 PM</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height:normal;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><b><span></span></b><span style="font-family:arial"><font face="'Courier New'"> o</font><span style="font-family:'Courier New'"> </span><b style="font-family:arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(192, 0, 0)">Conversations & Career Paths</span>, Wednesday, February 16, Room 4-163, 7:00 - 8:30 PM</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif">And if you have further ideas for event topics or helpful resources, Rachel (<a href="mailto:ragreenb@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(7, 77, 143)" target="_blank">ragreenb@mit.edu</a>) would love to hear from you!</p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Have a great semester,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">
Rachel Greenberg & Your Class Council</p></span></div>