[bioundgrd] Spring mid-term advising meetings

[Janice Chang]

Dear students -

Please contact your biology faculty advisor to set up a mid-term 
meeting to take place between Thursday, April 10th and Thursday, 
April 24th (drop date).  This is a required meeting to help you make 
important mid-term decisions concerning your courses, and to help you 
get to know your advisor.   When you contact your advisor, you should 
indicate when you are available to meet.  Meetings typically take 30 
minutes, but you can request more time if you feel it is necessary.

The purpose of this required meeting is to discuss your progress 
during the semester and any other issues that you have that are 
impacting your well-being and performance.  This is also a good time 
to discuss future plans with your advisor, and get the input you 
would like.  For example, you can take the time to find out more 
about your advisor, including his or her research or career path.  In 
order to maximize the usefulness of the meeting,  we suggest that you 
come to it prepared with questions.

At the end of the meeting both you and your advisor will sign a form 
indicating that this meeting took place.

We hope that you find this meeting useful, and that it leads to 
better communication and a closer relationship between you and your 
advisor.  Please remember that if you need to meet with your advisor 
at other times during the semester, you are welcome to request this.


Best wishes,
Janice



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Dr. Janice Chang
Educational Administrator
Department of Biology, Bldg. 68-120
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
31 Ames St.
Cambridge, MA  02139

phone:	(617) 253-4718
fax:	(617) 258-9329
email:	jdchang at mit.edu