Am I an idiot or is MIT cheap?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>okay so maybe i'm an idiot for saying this, but if you are sending in your admissions reply form....the envelopes require postage? I don't see anything that the post office can identify to charge so i guess you have to put your own stamp on it...</p>

<p>i may be overreacting, but i thought they might make it like a postcard type deal where they take care of everything....damn i'm retarded</p>

<p>respond please</p>

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<p>It does seem miniscule to fixate over something like this, but I was kind of surprised too...especially since it took me a week to get my reply form off because I was too lazy to go out and get some stamps :/</p>

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<p>you're an idiot</p>

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<p>um....</p>

<p>tens of thousands in financial aid a year...</p>

<p>...37cents.</p>

<p>I think you're going to be o.k.</p>

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<p>With gas prices these days, it would cost more to get to the post office than to buy the stamp. lol</p>

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<p>I dont know about you, but all of my colleges reply cards required a stamp.</p>

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<p>Then walk instead. :-/</p>

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<p>this is a blatant travesty of justice.</p>

<p>If we break down the MIT costs we see:</p>

<p>Tuition and Fees $30,800
Room and Meals $9,100
Books and Personal Expenses $2,800
Total Cost for MIT Undergraduates $42,700</p>

<p>clearly this is a LIE!!! they never include the cost of the $0.37 cent needed to send in the reply. This is horrible false advertising, I'm going to have to entirely rethink my college payment plan!</p>

<p>Thanks for pointing it out =)</p>

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<p>the OP will be so sorry for posting this thread :p</p>

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<p>I thought you could reply online, but apparently not.</p>

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<p>someone should email MIT and ask if the 37 cents is tax deductable</p>

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<p>no, someone should send them a written letter asking that.</p>

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<p>yeah, considering the cost of internet these days.</p>

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<p>But you can always go to a mall or something and use the net kiosks there.. will save in paper and ink costs.</p>

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<p>then consider the environmental impact. Paper and ink = trees and.. minerals? which requires (I'm presuming, on the ink) deforestation and mining. But that computer at the kiosk, or the ones at your ISP will probably be discarded someday and end up leaching toxic chemicals into the ground...</p>

<p>So paper is more humane, for now.</p>

<p>BUT there's the chance that by the time the net-kiosk computer becomes obsolete enough to chuck that good computer disposing facilities will exist everywhere (thanks to cool innovators like.. us..) and so email will have been better.</p>

<p>lol this is getting silly...</p>