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Who Is ESP?

ESP Members

We are a group of (mostly) undergraduate students at MIT, and in our spare time, we run the ESP programs that you know and love!

Hover over the photos below to ~~put faces to the names that bombard you with emails~~ learn more about us!

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<h1>ESP Members</h1>
<p>We are a group of (mostly) undergraduate students at MIT, and in our spare time, we run the ESP programs that you know and love!</p>
<p>Hover over the photos below to <s>put faces to the names that bombard you with emails</s> learn more about us!
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