<p>Anyone else waiting for a piece of paper (or, hopefully, more than one!) rather than checking online?</p>
<p>Or am I the only one who's completely out of my mind?</p>
<p>Anyway, if you are, why?</p>
<p>For me... I guess it's that I'm old-fashioned. A letter seems more formal, a fitting end (one way or another) to a very long application process. A letter seems more special-- think about getting a handwritten (or even typed) letter from a friend, versus getting an e-mail. And I have to admit, I'm curious if I can make myself do this. So far, holding out well! If it's not here by Wednesday, though, I'm not sure what I'll do. :}</p>
<p>I did! I live in MA, and got mine on Saturday anyway, but I was ready to camp it out and wait for the post. It's a much better way both to get accepted and to get rejected than clicking through online.</p>
<p>My son's letter was very late in arriving 3 years ago. He was able to call on Friday to find out but chose to wait for the mail. His rationale was that if MIT wanted him to find out with a letter then he would wait for the letter. However, by Monday he gave up and called. His letter came the next day, 2 weeks after it was mailed. We still don't know what took it so long. However, if the decisions had been posted online I think he might have checked.</p>