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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TL;DR: First-come first-serve registration for Splash is now open! Add/drop classes on the </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2025_Fall/studentreg"
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> until November 13th! </span><span
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! Pay for Splash and pre-order T-shirts!</span><br>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi ESP students!</span><br>
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<span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The second phase of Splash registration is now open! </span><br>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you missed the lottery deadline or want to add another class to your schedule, you can add any classes that still have open slots on a</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> first-come, first-serve basis</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or drop classes you are no longer interested in. You can do this on </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2025_Fall/studentreg"
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the student portal</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> until </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">11:59 PM EST on November 13th</span><span
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<span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you entered the </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Splash class lottery,</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> you can</span><span
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">find your preliminary schedule on </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2025_Fall/studentreg"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the student portal</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are not satisfied with your classes, you can add more RIGHT NOW!</span><br>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even if a class is full, slots might open up as others drop it, so be patient, refresh the page and check back occasionally! If you are no longer planning to attend a class, please drop the class on the website so that others may take your spot.</span><br>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2025_Fall/studentreg"
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the student portal</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will also let you fill out the waiver at </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/waiver" style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">esp.mit.edu/waiver</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and pay for Splash online (much more convenient than doing it day-of!). The price is $60, but </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2025_Fall/finaid"
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">generous financial aid is available</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Lunch is included, and you can pre-order T-shirts (</span><a
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">design preview here</span></a><span
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note that for the waiver, </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font
color="#a51d2d">students will not be able to fill in their personal information until they submit the form and their parents receive a link to do so.</font></span><br>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NEW:</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We have recently approved a few more classes that you might not have seen in </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/catalog" style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the catalog</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> earlier! Namely:</span>
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P16239: How Not to Die in the Woods</span></li>
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P16329: The Simpsons: History, Humble roots, and H-shaping Modern Satire </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font
color="#a51d2d">(now open to 9th/10th graders!)</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H16371: Law and Order: Criminal Intent</span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Z16398: Let's Learn about the Middle East: Economic History!</span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C16326: Offensive Cybersecurity Fundamentals (Hacking)</span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">E16298. Roller Coaster Safety Systems</span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C16373: Compute Efficiency Trends from Hardware to Algorithms</span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S16233: Brain vs AI</span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S16352: ADME stories of p̶a̶t̶h̶o̶l̶o̶g̶y̶ pharmacology</span></li>
<li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P16374: Meal, Ready-to-Eat</span></li>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If any of these classes sound interesting to you, check their time blocks on </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/catalog" style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the catalog</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and add them to your schedule </span><a
href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/2025_Fall/studentreg"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span
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<span
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<span
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