<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Harshini Jayaram <<a href="mailto:hjayaram@MIT.EDU">hjayaram@MIT.EDU</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">November 19, 2012 1:41:43 PM EST</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>15.301 UROP Research Questionnaire</b><br></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><div>
</div><div></div></div><div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Dear Course 7 Student,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">You are invited to participate in a study with the goal of determining how</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> UROP experiences affect students' tendencies to stay in their current academic field(s). To accomplish this, we are surveying students across campus about any recent UROP experiences they have had, as well as their career plans and majors.</span></p></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We would really appreciate it if you could tell us about your experiences by completing a short survey, which should take no longer than five minutes. Our very short survey can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE5hT1h4c2hOTElJSVpsQVJER05Rb0E6MQ" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">here</span>.</a> Participation is completely voluntary and anonymous, and all results will be kept completely confidential.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The MIT UROP office strives to provide students with opportunities to explore their career interests but no studies have assessed the direct impact UROPs have on students' career trajectory. We hope our results will help the MIT community understand how effective undergraduate research truly is in helping students plan for their future.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you very much!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Emily, Shini, and Jonathan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:15.301_urop_research@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">15.301_urop_research@mit.edu</a></span></p>
</div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Harshini Jayaram</span><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014</div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</div>
<div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Department of Management</div><br>
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