<p>In the same way colleges care about if students are applying to way too many schools, I care about if I'm only one of the very many who are sent mail. Obviously this won't affect whether or not I apply, its more of a good to know thing. If anyone knows, tell us how do they decide who to send this to?</p>
<p>@ripemango - </p>
<p>“In the same way colleges care about if students are applying to way too many schools.” </p>
<p>No, we don’t. </p>
<p>“If anyone knows, tell us how do they decide who to send this to?” </p>
<p>It’s a function of when and how you signed up.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that MIT cares about where else you apply, but its known that other schools do care if you’re applying to 15 other schools.</p>
<p>MIT is also unusual in that “demonstrated interest” does not matter at MIT the way it does at some schools. There are plenty of schools who do not want to rely on their waitlist, and so have a strong preference in admissions for students who have indicated that they really want to go there. MIT is lucky enough that it does not have to worry too much about this, so they do not much care. Besides, preference for a school is hard to measure accurately, subject to rapid change, and easy to fake.</p>
<p>I doubt it matters whether you got one.</p>
<p>My son received one yesterday and enjoyed reading it.</p>
<p>My son received one as well.</p>
<p>yeah they are pretty nice. kinda offsets how annoying it is that MIT isn’t a common app school</p>
<p>nope, not really. nothing offsets that…</p>
<p>^ true. when I first signed up for common app I was trying to add MIT to my list and was so frustrated that I couldn’t find it haha, yeah I’m a slow one.</p>
<p>To be completely honest, I think the depth and creativity allowed by our short answer questions far offsets the inconvenience of not being a common app school. </p>
<p>Not to blast the common app, but there is only so much that can be learned about a student from a 500 word essay that they / history teacher / mom have rewritten 50 times. </p>
<p>Besides, so many schools that actually read the essays have supplements anyway…</p>
<p>Anybody know where I can get those MIT Tattoos? I really want the blackjack one that one was sick but I screwed it up.</p>
<p>^Maybe it’s immature, but those tattoos were a total deal-sealer for me.
The application guide was excellent. Very informative, yet quirky and interesting. Very MIT.</p>