<p>Any idea how long mail takes to go Boston to North Florida?</p>
<p>Based on last year's results, you really can't predict, Hamster -- people in all parts of the country had their results on Monday, but others closer to Boston did not have theirs for several more days. I think that's why they set the "call in for results" date on Fri., to give the mails a chance to do their work.</p>
<p>In fact, my son and several friends in CA had their results on Monday, but one student from the same school didn't have his result until Thursday. No idea why.</p>
<p>Two years ago my son's letter still hadn't arrived after more than a week. He finally called after running to the mail box day after day. I think there was a big snow storm or something that might have delayed the mail, but it seemed as if all of the students on CC had their letters within 2 or 3 days.</p>
<p>Question: before the recent move of blogs to the public eye, I could still access them whether I was signed into MIT or not. I'm almost positive.</p>
<p>Whoa lol. The lost in somebody's mailbox is harsh :P</p>
<p>Anyway, I personally prefer the mail method. I actually didn't open mine btw. My mom 'accidentally' opened mine and called me at school. :D</p>
<p>I would hesitate to go to the e-mail method. Someone could spoof the e-mail address and send people fake decisions. By not doing it by e-mail, people should not be tricked by a fake e-mail decision.</p>
<p>I love the classic mail method.</p>
<p>When I got my letter, I was at play practice at school, and my mom and my brother read through the envelope (it said "congratulations" on the folder), put two and two together, and brought the envelope to me at school. I will never forget the feeling of opening that letter... somehow I don't think opening an email would have the same emotional impact.</p>
<p>lol mollie, why are you always posting after me :p</p>
<p>:D Hey, I just got home, or else maybe I would have posted before you!</p>
<p>When that large envelope showed up in the mail last year, I put it at my son's place at the table ... and cried. When he got home and saw it there, he just stood and stared at it silently for a few moments. I won't ever forget the look on his face. It was priceless, and something email does not provide in the same way.</p>
<p>(Note that all these anecdotes are from students and families of students who were accepted. I cannot report how paper mail vs email might affect someone who was not accepted.)</p>
<p>yea... lol thx for making all of us possibly feel very very sad.</p>
<p>I won't like the email method either, but somewhere on MyMIT should display it. I guess a 2 year-old child would not be able to do so much.</p>
<p>That's the reason my son waited so long to call. He said if MIT wants me to find out by regular mail then I'll wait on regular mail. Unfortunately he just couldn't hold out any longer. His letter came the day after he called. </p>
<p>BTW, the envelope is still taped to the inside of his bedroom door.</p>
<p>oh crap... big envelope... i'll be awaiting a small one :(</p>
<p>How big is the envelope compared to the reject/defer envelope? Large enough for an 8.5x11 piece of paper to be enclosed unfolded?</p>
<p>Well, just as a warning, I think I've heard that all envelopes for EA are small (normal 8.5x11 trifold), so if you get a small envelope, don't freak out!</p>
<p>The RD admits get a big package with a folder of the size you're thinking. (EA admits get it too, but I think they get it around the same time as RD admits in March.)</p>
<p>Someone correct me if I'm wrong?</p>
<p>Zoogies: the blogs are all publically available at (fill in name here).mitblogs.com, which is a seperate server/domain than MyMIT. Recently, however, the MyMIT portal with all of the blogs conveniently arranged on one page was made public to those without MyMIT accounts.</p>
<p>So they're trying to give you all heart attacks this year with small envelopes? Last year the big envelope said it all. I was coming home from an interview at Stevens and got really cautiously excited when I saw a big envelope in the mailbox because I knew I was expecting the decision. When we pulled up to the house I noticed that it was actually a package we had delivered and not an admissions letter in the mailbox, and my heart fell. I figured I hadn't been rejected just yet (I applied EA) but I knew I had been deferred. I went and pulled all of the mail out of the box, grumbling about this stupid package that got my hopes up. I picked up the package and put it at the back of the pile, and underneath it there was a big envelope from MIT. I pretty much freaked out and ran into the house screaming. I really don't think anything can beat the feeling of getting real mail like that. It was pretty awesome. =)</p>
<p>I'm too lazy to go look, but I think it was about 5 x 7 or 5 x 8 with gold/dark yellow MIT letters on the outside. This was 2 years ago.</p>
<p>Actually the packet was folder-sized when I got EA admitted for '07</p>
<p>I dont know if it has changed though</p>
<p>i think i'd love a thin envelope with a thin piece of paper.
those papers would say "ACCEPTED!" or "rejected =("</p>
<p>it'd be sexy.</p>
<p>again, it won't be sexy if it's a rejection/deferral letter. :(</p>
<p>eh.</p>
<p>i'd still think its sexy >=]</p>