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Dear incoming graduate students...<br><br>
.... what an amazing first day for Orientation!! We had over 300 students
show up for today's information sessions, and we ended the day with a
friendly evening bbq with over 500 in attendance. The campus police
walking tour was also very successful.<br><br>
Tomorrow, we have much more in store for you:<br><br>
<b>Tuesday, August 31<br><br>
</b><i>9am - 12 noon</i>
English Evaluation Test [Room 10-250]<br>
<i>12 noon - 2pm</i> ISO
Coffee Hour [Mezzanine Lounge, Student Center] (for international
students).<br>
<i>10am -
4pm</i>
Information Booth [Lobby 10] (<b>get your FREE t-shirt and welcome
package + purchase all the tickets you want!!!</b>)<br>
<i>10am - 12 noon</i> Spouses
& Partners Coffee Hour [W20-400, Student Center] (meet with
Spouses&Partners@MIT)<br>
<i>11am &
1pm</i>
Campus Walking Tours [Depart Lobby 10] (explore MIT's campus on a guided
tour)<br>
<i>2pm -
6pm</i>
First Stop Shopping [Departs Ashdown] (buy all your household essentials
for cheap: we're driving you to Everett Mall. Tickets for the bus are on
sale at the info booth).<br>
<i>5:30pm - 7pm</i>
Grad School 101 (1/4) [Room 6-120] ("International Student
Issues" will be the topic, food will be served).<br>
<i>7pm -
9pm</i>
Sidney Pacific Prudential Skywalk Outing [Departs SP at 6:45pm and 77
Mass. Ave. at 7pm] (visit the famous Prudential Tower and eat
ice-cream!!)<br>
<i>8pm
onwards</i>
Allston / Inman Off-Campus Events [Our House, B-Side Lounge] (come meet
representatives of GSC off-campus housing).<br><br>
We will send similar announcements every day (night...), so please check
them out... and enjoy Orientation!!<br><br>
Eric and Sylvain<br><br>
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Sylvain Bruni / Eric Wade<br>
</b>Graduate Student Council - Orientation Chairs<br>
MIT Room 50-220 - 142 Memorial Drive - Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
Tel: (617) 253-2195 - Fax: (617) 258-9274<br>
gsc-oc-chair@mit.edu<br>
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