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␈↓ α ␈↓ αx␈↓ βP␈↓ ∧(␈↓ ¬␈↓ ¬XDecember 6, l973
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Mr. Leon Piasetski
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4895 Bourret #P,3
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Montreal, 252, Quebec
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Canada
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Dear Mr. Piasetski:
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The␈αassistantships␈αare␈αworth␈αbetween␈α$2925␈αand␈α$3060␈αfor␈αa␈αthree␈αquarter␈αyear␈α+␈αtuition.
␈↓ ↓HThe␈α∂difference␈α∂between␈α∂this␈α∂and␈α∂waiving␈α∂the␈α∂tuition␈α∂is␈α∂that␈α∂you␈α∂have␈α∂to␈α∞pay␈α∞income␈α∞tax␈α∞on␈α∞the
␈↓ ↓Htuition.␈αMany␈αstudents␈αwithout␈αany␈αother␈αincome␈αget␈αby␈αon␈αthe␈αassistantship␈αso␈αI␈αwouldn't␈αworry.

␈↓ α 2.␈α∞In␈α∞writing␈α∞to␈α∞me␈α∞rather␈α∞than␈α
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department,␈α
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have␈α
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who␈α
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␈↓ ↓Hsituation␈α∀is␈α∀explained␈α∀fully␈α∀in␈α∀the␈α∀packet␈α∀of␈α∀admission␈α∀materials␈α∀available␈α∀from␈α∀the␈α∪Graduate
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␈↓ α 3.␈α∞It␈α∞will␈α∞be␈α∞difficult␈α∞to␈α∞evaluate␈α∞your␈α∞application␈α
without␈α
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unless
␈↓ ↓Hyou␈αget␈αabsolutely␈αtop␈αletters␈αof␈αrecommendation␈αfrom␈αpeople␈αwe␈αknow.

␈↓ α 4.␈αAn␈αacceptance␈αas␈αa␈αgraduate␈αstudent␈αis␈αonly␈αgood␈αfor␈αthe␈αparticular␈αquarter␈αit␈αis␈αissued.␈αIf
␈↓ ↓Hyou␈αdo␈αnot␈αenter␈αthen,␈αyou␈αmust␈αreactivate␈αyour␈αfiles,␈αand␈αreacceptance␈αis␈αup␈αto␈αa␈αcommittee␈αvote.

␈↓ α 5.␈α∞I␈α∞can't␈α∞estimate␈α∞your␈α
chances␈α
without␈α
seeing␈α
what␈α
amounts␈α
to␈α
the␈α
completed␈α
application,
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␈↓ ↓Hgrade␈αmeans␈αwhat␈αit␈αmeans␈αin␈αsome␈αEuropean␈αeducational␈αsystems,␈αthis␈αisn't␈αvery␈αgood.

␈↓ α 6.␈αChess␈α4.0,␈αa␈αsuccessor␈αto␈αChess␈α3.5␈αwon.

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␈↓ α ␈↓ αx␈↓ βP␈↓ ∧(␈↓ ¬␈↓ ¬XSincerely yours,
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␈↓ α ␈↓ αx␈↓ βP␈↓ ∧(␈↓ ¬␈↓ ¬XJohn McCarthy
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␈↓ α ␈↓ αx␈↓ βP␈↓ ∧(␈↓ ¬␈↓ ¬XProfessor of Computer Science
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␈↓ α ␈↓ αx␈↓ βP␈↓ ∧(␈↓ ¬␈↓ ¬XDirector, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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