To my knowledge, all USPS Priority Mail and First Class Parcel (envelopes under 13 ounces in weight) come with free tracking. However, it may be different for bulk mailing. Perhaps organizations can save a few bucks that way by choosing a non trackable option…
So, it seems like the letters were sent out a day earlier this year than last year in comparison to the online reveal date? In looking at last year’s forum, it seems like the letters were sent out on Wednesday the 23rd and then admissions decisions were available to see at midnight on Friday the 25th. This year, they were sent out on a Wednesday, but they moved the reveal date to Saturday midnight. Perhaps so that more of the FAT letters can actually make it before the online reveal?
So just for conversation piece, can you guys talk a bit about how you expect to endure the rigor level of this school? From what I understand (I may be wrong), transfer students get stiffed on two levels.
- Transfer students have a harder acceptance rate, usually in the 3% range for good schools like this one.
- Transfer students hardly get financial aid if any.
With these two potential drawbacks I’m curious what you guys think of the rigor level.
Edit: The reason I mention transfer students is that in case you find you can’t endure the rigor-level at this school, you may have to transfer to another school to try to pass a class.
I just got off the phone with the admissions office, I called about my junior’s Pre-college paperwork. I asked about decision notifications and was told that the fat letters just went out today in the mail. I asked her again, she said they were just picked up. I have a senior hoping for one!
Can we please use the term slightly overweight please? It seems a bit rude to call these envelopes FAT even though they are indeed clinically obese.
Today in the mail?? Not yesterday?? So upsetting!!!
I don’t have a letter coming… Guess I won’t be seeing any of you at cmu… 
@ethanwatson4 How could you possibly know that already?
@reformedman , the packages say ‘FAT’ on the outside.
And as of three years ago there was no tracking assigned by CMU.
@SkepticalOfMost Would you consider “plump” as an alternate?
Are you serious? Do we really have to PC the size of envelopes now? That is just too funny! Are we concerned about the feelings of said envelopes? I would hate for them to catch fire and burn up in objection to this labeling that we so callously are placing upon them. ROFL! I know decisions are coming late this year, but let’s not stress to the point we worry about using PC words for inanimate object.
@HaydenG it’s all in fun. They are being sarcastic. I know in this current PC world it sometimes seems hard to tell.
…pretty sure it’s a joke lol
Wonder if some were mailed earlier, to ensure they arrive to further states?
@HaydenG Nice theory! Could be…
Highly doubt it if the purpose was just to ensure packets were all received the same day. That would be an excessive amount of work for the staff that honestly couldn’t possibly be justified.
@obsessivemom out of curiosity, how to you track a priority mail item without knowing the tracking number. I don’t see that option anywhere on the USPS site
Easy. Just sign up for a ‘My USPS account’ on USPS’s website. It is free, and then anytime a USPS package with tracking on it is headed your way, you get email or text alerts of each step in its journey.
@chel17 Not if they just separated them into two groups. One for the surrounding states (or just for the Pittsburgh area) and one for every place else. If they are indeed going out some sort of Priority Mail, then it is usually either 2 days or 3 days for estimated delivery…
haha, ofcourse it was a joke. But you kids should be aware that that is the type of thing going on in colleges today. Kids are going insane with this sjw pc stuff. Look at berkley and brown. lol
Glad you got the joke 