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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Dear student interested in mathematics,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The
<b>Washington Directed Reading Program (WDRP)</b> from the Mathematics Department pairs interested undergraduate students with graduate student mentors to embark on a quarter-long independent mathematics reading project. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Applications will be open until
<b>Monday, December 22 at 11:59 pm PT</b>, and acceptances will be announced by January 2 at the latest. To learn more about upcoming reading projects and apply, go to
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">We encourage applications from students of all mathematical / personal backgrounds and identities, and we have projects for students with various levels of experience - the main
requirement is for participants <b>to be excited about mathematics.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The main components of the program are:</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Start-of-quarter kickoff event</b>, including an introduction to the program and time to mingle with other undergraduate and graduate students.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>One-on-one weekly meetings</b> between undergraduate student mentees and graduate student mentors, to discuss the readings.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Mid-quarter event</b> with undergraduate students only, to connect with students working on other projects.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>WDRP seminars</b> featuring math talks by graduate mentors, informal Q&A and mingling sessions.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in;">
<span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>End-of-quarter presentations</b> by undergraduate students on topics selected from their readings. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">In addition,
<b>2 credits (CR/NC)</b> for Math 398 are available to undergraduate students participating in and successfully completing the program. Note that you will not be able to sign up for this credit until after you have applied for and been accepted into the program,
at which time we will provide further information about enrolling.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">For more information, please check our
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="67feb217-fbe3-4a17-a82b-a294a2d8a510" data-linkindex="3" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://sites.uw.edu/wdrp/frequently-asked-questions/" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA13932ba7-67a9-5af6-7740-9f846e866f2b" target="_blank" href="https://sites.uw.edu/wdrp/frequently-asked-questions/">FAQ
page</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">. Feel free to ask any other questions by sending an email to
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin: 0px;" data-outlook-id="43b90ed7-e600-4b96-a8b0-ecc968477df4" data-linkindex="4" title="mailto:wdrp@uw.edu" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA21874142-11d2-4ac4-7593-bb8ed1850560" href="mailto:wdrp@uw.edu">wdrp@uw.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The WDRP Organizers</span></p>
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