<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7c852aab-276a-ea89-2606-f6a4a8a3e0ee"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The application for Junction 2016</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">is now open</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">! </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap">Junction, a non-residential summer program at MIT, gives each student the opportunity to spend the summer working on an independent study or research project under the guidance of an MIT student mentor. Students will gain project and presentation experience, explore MIT, take short seminar-style classes, and be part of a small and vibrant community of learners. Though the mentoring process takes place through the entire summer, students will also meet on MIT’s campus for two weeks, August 15-26, during which they will finalize and showcase their summer work. </span></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The application is available online at <</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Junction/2016/studentapp_start.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Junction/2016/studentapp_start.html</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. Applications are due at </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11:59 p.m. April 27.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Students who apply will be asked to choose one of our mentors listed on our website </span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> <</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Junction/mentors.html" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Junction/mentors.html</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. Since admission to Junction is selective, it is important that students take time to write thought-out responses to the application questions. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">No applications will be accepted after April 27</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, so we recommend that students start their applications early in order to finish them on time. </span></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For any questions about Junction, please email us</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> at <</span><a href="mailto:junction@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">junction@mit.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>. Information </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">about ESP’s other summer program, Summer HSSP, will become available in May.</span></font></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The MIT Educational Studies Program</font></span></p><div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></span></div>