<p>Wow, getting the packet makes it all seem real...they sure sent us a lot of papers though. It might take me a couple of days to sift through them all. I know it's not entirely practical to respond and reserve a space in Harvard's Class of 2010 right away but I want to!!!!!! haha</p>
<p>i think they do it bc most people accept harvard so it saves them money by having two mailings....just a guess. congrats im so excited too!</p>
<p>i know!!! it was sooo thick. i cried so hard when i got it in the mail (i chose not to get my decision online)
congrats all!!!!!!!</p>
<p>wow im surprised that the dean personally signed the letters..
mine says in blue ink "hope you'll join us!"</p>
<p>haha me too. real pen ink wow! I chose not to get an email also but then I got some email inviting me to a reception of the Harvard-Radcliffe club in my area and I was like WHAATTTT????? and I thought it must be a joke but I got the mail today. O_O</p>
<p>haha yeah my harvard interviewer called me last night, and she was like "umm, did you hear any news from harvard yet?" luckily i had already opened my acceptance packet about 3 hours before. it was a really nice gesture, and she urged me to go to prefrosh weekend. will do! :)</p>
<p>want to know a secret? I work(ed) in the admissions office and uh... they have a machine that signs all of the letters. It carves a path for the pen and they just put a pen in it and it signs all the papers. Sorry to disappoint. lol.</p>
<p>omg! how weird, i didnt even know that was possible
thanks for the info ;)</p>
<p>haha wow....all those letters i thought were signed by pen! I shall not be fooled by that again.:)</p>
<p>Haha, I considered that the written note may have been done by a machine.
YES, the packet IS thick, and it took me all afternoon to kinda sit back, relax, and read all of the forms.</p>
<p>I found the form which suggests sending the news about your acceptance to all of your local newspapers particularly hillarious!</p>
<p>seems like a harvard thing to do :-p</p>
<p>Do newspapers really print that kind of stuff?</p>
<p>So, when I apply next year, if I get a regular envelope, I should assume I was rejected?</p>
<p>Yup, rejection letters come in regular, business size envelopes.</p>
<p>92% or something of all applicants got their decisions by email, so chances are it wont come down to size of the package.</p>
<p>I wish we had got a houseing brochure though...most colleges send those....Harvard wants to make us wait til may 15th!</p>
<p>does anyone happen to have pictures of inside the dorms? im curious as to what they look like...</p>
<p>someone want to summarize whats in the packet? im too lazy to read it haha</p>
<p>deathmonkey, <a href="http://www.prefrosh.net%5B/url%5D">http://www.prefrosh.net</a> is a great site to go to for more info on Harvard. Pictures of dorms are here: <a href="http://hcs.harvard.edu/%7Etrishin/sergey/galleries/2004/froshdorms/index.htm#%5B/url%5D">http://hcs.harvard.edu/~trishin/sergey/galleries/2004/froshdorms/index.htm#</a></p>
<p>oh sweet deal. thanks!</p>
<p>yeah it s a great source...too bad they don't have the descriptions and comments for all dorms though. but then again, better than nothing!</p>