<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-829e8457-322d-ce71-cf52-b86ce24ec8d5"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear ESP Students,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-829e8457-322f-280a-d21a-ad2eb57e3d1e"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The MIT Educational Studies Program is pleased to announce that </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">student registration for Splash 2017 is now open</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">! Splash is for students in grades 9–12 only and will run November 18 and 19, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Sign up for any of 400 classes, including:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"It's super-effective!" The Art of Pokemon Showdown</span></h2></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Law in Classical Athens</span></h2></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hitchhiker's Guide to the Multiverse</span></h2></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Analyzing Children's Media</span></h2></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-we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background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at <</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/student.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/student.html</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The class catalog is located at <</span><a href="http://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2017/view_classes" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2017/view_classes</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. Make sure to pick and rank your classes by the deadline. Student class assignments, as determined by the lottery, will be released by October 30th.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For information about hotels and where to stay, visit <</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/whereisesp.html#wheretostay" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://esp.mit.edu/learn/whereisesp.html#wheretostay</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When making travel plans, please keep in mind that parking at MIT is even more limited this year than it has been in past years. For more details about how to get to campus, visit <</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/whereisesp.html#gettingtomit" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://esp.mit.edu/learn/whereisesp.html#gettingtomit</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finally, make sure you regularly check the email address that your account is registered under. Only registered students will receive future emails about Splash 2017.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any questions, email us </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">at <</span><a href="mailto:splash@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">splash@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Happy registering and see you at Splash!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The MIT Educational Studies Program</span></p><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></span></div>
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