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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Dear Course 7, 5-7, and 6-7 Majors:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The <b>mid-term advising period</b> is<b> Tuesday, April 8 </b>through<b> Tuesday, April 22 </b>(<a href="http://mit.edu/registrar/calendar/index.html" title="http://mit.edu/registrar/calendar/index.html"><span style="color:#96607D">Drop
Date</span></a><b>).</b> Please make an appointment with your faculty advisor for some time within this period. You can refer to the faculty profiles page on the <a href="https://biology.mit.edu/people" title="https://biology.mit.edu/people"><span style="color:#96607D">Biology
Department website</span></a> to find their office contact information. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">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 speak with them.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Also, we ask that you bear in mind any changes <a href="http://mit.edu/registrar/reg/add-drop.html#drop" title="http://mit.edu/registrar/reg/add-drop.html#drop"><span style="color:#96607D">(</span></a><a href="http://web.mit.edu/registrar/reg/add-drop.html" title="http://web.mit.edu/registrar/reg/add-drop.html"><span style="color:#96607D">i.e.,
changing status of registration or other items</span></a>) 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><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Joshua Stone</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Undergraduate Program</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Biology Education Office 68-120</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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