wording changes

templates/create_account.html

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
   <p class="ie-warning"> Enrollment requires a modern web browser with JavaScript enabled. You don't have this. You can&rsquo;t enroll without upgrading, since you couldn&rsquo;t take the course without upgrading. Feel free to download the latest version of <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/">Mozilla Firefox</a> or <a href="http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95346">Google Chrome</a>, for free, to enroll and take this course.</p>
   <![endif]-->
   <p class="disclaimer">
-    Please note that 6.002x has already started. 
-    Several assignment due dates for 6.002x have already passed. It is now impossible for newly enrolled students to get 100% of the points in the course, although new students can still earn points for assignments whose due dates have not passed, and students have access to all of the course material that has been released for the course.
-  </p>
+Please note that 6.002x has now passed its half-way point. The midterm exam and several assignment due dates for 6.002x have already passed, wo it is now impossible for newly enrolled students to earn a passing grade and a completion certificate for the course. However,  new students have access to all of the course material that has been released for the course, so you are welcome to enroll and browse the course.  </p>
   <form name="enroll" id="enroll_form"  method="get">
     <fieldset><% if 'error' in locals(): e = error %>