Calling DHL tomorrow...

<p>Our school alone had about ~10 applicants....</p>

<p>lol hmmmmmmmmmmm.........</p>

<p>Ok im also officially out now</p>

<p>Im the only guy who applied to MIT from my school. I heard last year there were only 4 applicants??</p>

<p>Please, I'm not posting to discourage anyone... you might still be the other one! :)</p>

<p>That's not really possible... I'm sure at least ~40-50 people apply every year...</p>

<p>There was only one that got in from my country... and he's not even a citizen here. HRM!</p>

<p>yeah i know.. when i called. the lady is just like, let me guess, the call is for MIT right?</p>

<p>lol I'm too afraid to call</p>

<p>March 15th is my birthday, So either it'll be the greatest present ever or the worst ides of march ever</p>

<p>I'm having this urge to call atlhough I know they sent it by regular mail lol I'm crazy :D</p>

<p>Good luck everyone!
My family's greencard's approved today. Don't know if i should be celebrating or crying</p>

<p>ANY person living in the U.S.A., please call for me. If you want to do this for me, just say so and I'll give you the necessary info. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>Thanks a million to anyone who says yes!</p>

<p>Jean</p>

<p>um, I can try...</p>

<p>Could have, Would have and Should Have…</p>

<p>As an international applicant to MIT (RD) I believe that no matter what decision we receive, we should keep our head held high. Acceptance or rejection, DHL or envelope…whatever the content is…there will be one lesson common in both the decisions…and that is the learning experience on differences between controllable and non-controllable.</p>

<p>As 17-18 year old schoolkids, we can control how much we study, we can control the typos on our essays, we can control the ECs that we participate in, and we can control a lot of stuff that goes in the application. BUT, what we cannot control is the # of internationals that MIT accept, we cannot control if the admission officer was more impressed by somebody else, we cannot control what the other applicants submitted, and finally we cannot control the final outcome.</p>

<p>At the end of the day…if nothing else, what I will have is that I will never look back and say that I could have, would have and should have applied to MIT, because dammit - I surely did…and I am glad about it...</p>

<p>Good luck guys...keep rockin...</p>

<p>JeanLeloup,</p>

<p>here is what i did, i didn't get a friend from USA to call.. i just called any DHL USA number from this link
<a href="http://www.dhl-usa.com/custserv/contactus.asp?nav=CustomerService/ContactUs%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dhl-usa.com/custserv/contactus.asp?nav=CustomerService/ContactUs&lt;/a>
then tell them that you can't call DHL usa 1800 number b/c it just transfer you to a Canadian number and ask the guy to transfer for you.. </p>

<p>gl</p>

<p>@hash: which college will you be at? I think I am gonna meet you there next year :) Balliol over here :)</p>

<p>REJECTED.</p>

<p>Wow. This... sucks.</p>

<p>hey wwff, i feel for you.. i know it sucks.. and no matter what ppl say, it won't change the fact that we didn't get in.. but the only think i can say is that don't see the rejection as a sign that the MIT people think you're not competent enough in academics or just in life... maybe we're just not the kind of ppl they're looking for this year.. maybe they wanted more musicians or actors, maybe more swimmers or hockey players, maybe people who invented things on their own and became famous.. whatever the case may be, a rejection from MIT is not a sign that we're inferior to the people who got accepted...</p>

<p>hehe I called them and they didn't have anything for me:P SO I hope they sent it by regular mail (living in NJ) :D</p>

<p>Thanks Princetonwannabe... : ( I'm an international, and I'm just really dejected that all that work I've done (and I'm sure you've also done) amounted to not much in MIT's eyes...</p>

<p>Hey Princetonwannabe,</p>

<p>What number did you call on that list? They say they are closed for weekends..</p>

<p>yeah, i did my MIT application before i even even started on my princeton one.. i had my MIT interview in septemeber....</p>

<p>i believe i called this number</p>

<p>1-800-345-7775</p>

<p>ANY number is fine
just tell them to transfer you to the 1800 number</p>

<p>Well thanks everyone for your help. There are 9 shipments coming to Canada from MIT but I am not one of them. It is unfortunate but now I am hoping the best for Princeton. Best of luck everyone!</p>

<p>Jean</p>