<p>Does anyone know whether notifications go out by email, snail mail, or a website which can be consulted?</p>
<p>Was the snail mail letter fat or skinny last year for acceptances?</p>
<p>sunnyholiday – I wrote a response, but didn’t want to leave a spoiler on the site. 
pm’d you instead.</p>
<p>Snail was skinny initially, then it got fatter . . . ;-)</p>
<p>Last year they sent domestic ones by post and international ones by email. The Cali people got theirs first. Hope to see black, gold, and a formula…</p>
<p>10 DAYS!!!</p>
<p>Does anyone know if they come a few days before or if they send them out on the 15th?</p>
<p>Blackroses – being in-state, you <em>might</em> get your envelope a day early, but I wouldn’t count on it. They were precisely punctual last year. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m betting there is an 80% chance of rejection right here. No deferral.</p>
<p>Terrible subject scores, everything else is not that great, and my parents indicated that financial issues weren’t all sorted out on the application. Plus, if I were to get a deferral, I’d probably be rejected because I’m probably getting a B in AP Calc and a B- in AP Bio. It’s okay though. I’m not that smart. I’d probably be better off at UCI/UCSD.</p>
<p>I don’t know what I was thinking. I’ve always been so naive. It’s all good though. What happens, happens. I’ll hopefully be happy no matter where I end up. =)</p>
<p>:(
Blackroses, I’m hoping a miracle for you because there was nobody more enthusiastic about the school than you were</p>
<p>and blackroses
have u looked at Rose-Hulman?
It’s easier to get into with a rather similar atmosphere
and since it is a tech school, females have an advantage there too</p>
<p>^ If I don’t get into HMC I’ll probably go to UC.
I don’t want to go to an out of state school unless it’s really good.
Also, even though my mom makes a lot of money (can’t get need-based aid), she may not pay anything, so I have to take that into consideration (basically if I don’t get near/full tuition at an out of state school/ private school I wouldn’t be able to go anyway).</p>
<p>It’s okay though, really. UCs are pretty good. I could always transfer too.
It would be great if I got into HMC but I doubt that will happen and even if it did I don’t know how I’d afford it considering my mom’s attitude toward college finances…</p>
<p>:( 
I really feel bad.</p>
<p>^ Whatt??? Don’t! I’m sorry! Forget what I said. It’s totally off topic anyway haha.</p>
<p>But seriously. UCs aren’t bad. Whatever happens, I’ll hopefully be okay. = )</p>
<p>k. let’s talk optimistic stuff then</p>
<p>AT LEAST YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT COLLEGE APPS. YAY!</p>
<p>You’re done with college apps then, right?</p>
<p>haha I can be a dreamer but I am quite the pessimist at times.</p>
<p>kinda, my parents still want me to apply to like Cornell and a few hard out of state schools… I really don’t see the point since I wouldn’t be going there anyway? They’re weird… I’m actually going to ask them why they want me to do that now… haha</p>
<p>i guess they want some options to choose</p>
<p>Yeah, but how are they options if I wouldn’t be going there due to financial reasons anyway? My dad said he wanted me to apply to CMU so he could tell all his friends in the computer science department that I got in lolll (he was joking though).</p>
<p>This is so off topic haha.</p>
<p>haha
I’m probably going to CMU or Cornell if I don’t get in here.
I want to go to Olin and Caltech too, but if I fail Harvey Mudd, it’s unlikely.</p>
<p>I’m actually not applying to either. First, I have NO shot at those schools. haha. Second, Caltech seems like a school where they work too hard and aren’t too happy. At least at HMC the students seem happy. As for Olin- cold weather and expensive, even with the half-tuition.</p>
<p>I seriously doubt I’d go to Cornell or CMU even with the odd chance that I’d get in because of the distance and cost.</p>
<p>well. good luck with ur UCs then
UCI has AMAZING hip hop dance teams by the way. I like to dance so I’m fascinated by their dance teams. Basically a dance school for the hip hop dancers. A lot of them in UCI actually dance as professionals</p>
<p>^ My dad teaches at UCI. I’ve spent quite some time on that campus as a result haha. I also did some research there this summer and rented an on campus apartment with some sophomore girls. I don’t know too much about the dance teams, but I remember seeing some guys dressed up with foam swords playing in the central park… haha</p>