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!!! It's exactly the same with me !!!
How I hope I get the packet today :( It's almost 3 PM now :(</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. I have given up all hope now. If it does come by any wierd twist of events in my otherwise unfortunate existance, it'll be sweet. As i read somewhere, "I have this unfortunate habit of painting the picture a bit too dark, so that when the joy bells ring they ring all the louder." or something to that effect.</p>
<p>The 2 non singaporeans, did they also go to RSI and participated and won awards at science/maths competition like you and collegebound1010. Do you know whether their stats are posted here. My cousin who is applying next year wanted to know how to be a "match" for MIT.</p>
<p>The other 2 non-singaporeans didn't go to RSI, but the Indian USA citizen took part in the Asia-Pacific Physics Olympiad, and the guy from china represented his school (hwa chong jc) in 3 different national science olympiads, and got medals in all of them.</p>
<p>ppl in India DONT KNOW THEIR DECISIONS YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>ppl in India DONT KNOW THEIR DECISIONS YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is really strange!!!
well..
I do hope and pray that all ppl get in ...
If we all meet in MIT, I'll cook an indo-nepalese dish for all u guys!!!!!!!!!!!('u guys' is a vague term)</p>
<p>congrats p&c (your id is too long :o)</p>
<p>btw news from Ben's Blog,
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Intl & Prashant - I honestly don't know - I don't have anything to do with waitlist decisions. Like transfer, it's Marilee and senior staff who decide those.</p>
<p>Amelia - Matt is out today and I have to leave early... bad timing! :-( But stop by 10-100 and they'll hook you up with lots of fun things to do/see.</p>
<p>Duke - there were int'l admits who were <em>not</em> on that DHL list, that's all I can say...</p>
<p>Posted by: Ben on March 16, 2005 11:45 AM
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Ben's</a> comment towards the end</p>
<p>So DONT GIVE UP PPL!! I haven't :D</p>
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If we all meet in MIT, I'll cook an indo-nepalese dish for all u guys!!!!!!!!!!!
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Momo? ;)</p>
<p>And come on, i'm like 300 km away.. you can come and cook for me in vacations. Better still, just pack and DHL it :D</p>
<p>ya
and lemme guess.. your DHL has arrived...
the momos will be spoilt rotten
..or i could freeze them for you and send them in a container of dry ice or something..hehe</p>
<p>and thank you cooldude</p>
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If we all meet in MIT, I'll cook an indo-nepalese dish for all u guys!!!!!!!!!!!('u guys' is a vague term)
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<p>When can we take up the offer? :) I'm starving.</p>
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So DONT GIVE UP PPL!! I haven't
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<p>Even though not all admitted applicants were on the list (which I have never looked at), don't you think a DHL package would have reached you by now if you were admitted? That's the reason I lost all my hope today.</p>
<p>anyway. 9 Canadians if not more..</p>
<p>when we all will b in MIT guys....(and PLEASE remember...'guys' is a vague term)
Or u could fly to Nepal..the offer will be valid for now..:)</p>
<p>So? Any other international students?</p>
<p>Do u know how many applied to MIT from RJ. 3 were accepted, any waitlisted?</p>
<p>hmm michy88 are you from RJ? I'm from RI, but I left in Sec3...came to the US in August 2003. most of my friends are at RJ year 1. I got waitlisted...hoping to get off like crazy... =</p>
<p>I'm not sure how many people applied to MIT from RJ, but something like 34 applied last year (2 got in). This year I heard quite a few applied from vjc and maybe hwa chong as well. I don't know if the rest of the applicants are rejected/waitlisted - don't think all of them have received their letters yet.</p>
<p>as far as i noe, only 3 from vj (including me) applied... but then again, most ppl dun really care abt who applied where in my sch.... :cool:</p>
<p>All MIT Applicants</p>
<p>It is not about beating the system. It is about knowledge. And making the most of the system, even if it has flaws.
-Chetan Bhagat, in 'Five Point Someone"</p>
<p>Ive been thinking, for the last couple of days, if it would be possible to somehow recreate atleast part of the MIT environment. Since MIT is clearly out of bounds for 8500 of us, is there any way for us to exploit the benefits of an MIT education. For obvious reasons, there is no conceivable way in which we can even hope to match the kind of funding MIT has, or even the research opportunities or the kind of faculty they have. But there is one important factor which is usually overlooked but is probably the most important factor of them all, and that is the kind of people that are there with you. </p>
<p>As someone once said to me When you put together a thousand of the best and the brightest, it does not matter if there is a teacher or not; it does not matter if you have funding or not; it does not matter at all if they even bother to use the right text books; the power their combined intellect is enough to give them the best possible education there is. Perhaps by doing so, we can in part compensate for the loss of the other factors involved above. </p>
<p>What I propose is this : Start some sort of a group, perhaps a google group or something, wherein the members are applicants to MIT anyone can join in, regardless of his/her application outcome (we may not get many admittees, but hopefully few of them will help out). Together, we can overcome any inadequacies in our respective education systems. The appetite grows by what it feeds on. We can discuss ideas and thoughts can flow freely. We can help each other out in numerous ways from understanding physics lessons to asking someone out on a date. Maybe it would be possible to undertake collaborative research and we can fully exploit (I use the word exploit as a positive term) the research capabilities of the various institutions we study in. Perhaps we can help people like Shabin realize their dreams. As the years progress, we can end up with 40,000 people spread across 4 years, 10 times larger than MITs strength. Members who complete their undergraduation can stay on to help out their juniors once in a while. </p>
<p>Anyone who is with me, email me at <a href="mailto:shashank.chintalagiri@gmail.com">shashank.chintalagiri@gmail.com</a> and maybe we can make something out of all this. </p>
<p>It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. It is wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope.
- Gandalf the Grey, at Elrond's Council at Rivendell, in J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Lord of The Rings'
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