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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="color:black">Dear Course 7, 7A, 5-7, and 6-7 Majors:</span></b><o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:black">The <b>mid-term advising period</b> is<b> </b>from</span> Today,<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="color:black">Thursday,
April 12<sup>th</sup> </span></b><span style="color:black">until<b> Thursday, April 26<sup>th</sup> </b>(</span></span><a href="http://mit.edu/registrar/calendar/index.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#954F72">Drop Date</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="color:black">).</span></b><span style="color:black">
Please make an appointment with your faculty advisor for some time within this period. You can refer to the faculty profiles page on the </span></span><a href="https://biology.mit.edu/people"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#954F72">Biology
Department website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:black"> to find their office contact information. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="color:black">Even if Biology is your secondary major or you are a Course 5-7 or 6-7 student, please check in with your Course 7 advisor and take advantage of this time to meet with them.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:black">Also, we ask that you bear in mind any changes </span></span><a href="http://mit.edu/registrar/reg/add-drop.html#drop"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#954F72">(</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><a href="http://web.mit.edu/registrar/reg/add-drop.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:#954F72">i.e.,
changing status of registration or other items</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:black">) that need to be approved by your advisor can be taken care of at this
meeting, as it is leading up to Drop Date. For course 5-7 and 6-7 majors either advisor can approve.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="color:black">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Joshua Stone</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Undergraduate Program</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Biology Education Office 68-120</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">31 Ames Street
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cambridge, MA 02139</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">stonej@mit.edu</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">P: 617-253-4718</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">F: 617-258-9329</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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