<p><a href="http://blogs.mit.edu/madmatt/%5B/url%5D">http://blogs.mit.edu/madmatt/</a></p>
<p>So...</p>
<p>going to be a long/sleepless 2 weeks. :(</p>
<p>Even though I know the outcome already... deferred.</p>
<p>whoa. I'm scared.</p>
<p>I just talked to that Juan Salvador Acosta guy on the phone and didn't even know that he could be deciding my future :(</p>
<p>just the fact that they talked about me for a couple minutes is good enough</p>
<p>well...not really :-(</p>
<p>I vascilate widely between "I'm going to get rejected right away. It's pretty certain that I'm gonna be rejected overall, so why would they wait? My interveiw... my essay... my lack of national recognition... aahhh! ::Death::" and "It's basically likely you'll be defferred, and then you have the chance to show them your stuff! You aren't BAD, but they won't reject you outright." and "Dude, dude, your recommendations were awesome, your essays were actually GOOD in their risky-ness, you totally stand out, you're LUCKY, and who's to say the universe wasn't made for you and you aren't the only conscious mind in it. It's gonna happen."</p>
<p>And I don't want to NOT think positively and have that (in the crazy way the world works) be the reason I get rejected. But I don't want to think positively and get disappointed. </p>
<p>But that's how everyone feels, I guess! So we soldier on. And there are other apps to do.... sigh.</p>
<p>Haha, stupid automatic smileys. It should be :: death ::</p>
<p>lolz</p>
<p>toy soldiers...</p>
<p>gl to everyone</p>
<p>wait, no not really, every spot you take is 1 less for me!</p>
<p>When does everyone think they will get their decision assuming Saturday mailing?</p>
<p>Me, probably Monday, I live 40 mins from miT!</p>
<p>Illinois here. So I have no idea.</p>
<p>Sigh.. this is really nerve-wrecking. -__-;
It's hard to work on other applications knowing that your fate is being decided right now. Oh well. I'll just pretend like a got deferred so there's no dissappointment (Unless I get out-right rejected). It's hard because then you think about all the small factors that could help you (for example, interview, legacy, the fact that ur a girl, etc). I just wish good luck to everyone =/</p>
<p>i'm in california, and it takes ~3 days to send or receive something from my friend in boston already... so i'll be in suspense till wednesday i bet :P</p>
<p>and breadpitt if it helps, looks like they've already finished deciding your fate. now all you can do is hope your letter doesn't get dropped/blown away/dematerialize till saturday.</p>
<p>Do you know if MIT will send emails/post on website with their decision?
I live in Cali too...
I have to leave the country early for winter vacation on ... Dec. 15
it will suck if i have to wait until after vacation to see it.. oh joy =/</p>
<p>they will not post anything online or email as has been mentioned elsewhere</p>
<p>Gotta wait for the mail! :(</p>
<p>oh man.......... this is not looking good.</p>
<p>Quinton Wall is also posting on his blog (<a href="http://blogs.mit.edu/qwall/%5B/url%5D):">http://blogs.mit.edu/qwall/):</a></p>
<p>"Well I just spend most of the last two days with the admissions team doing the EA round up. The bredth of applicants is amazing. It so difficult to decided between so many talented people. I am sure it gets easier but sometimes the stories you read and the personalities that come through really stick in your mind.....and then there are some that we would prefer to forget; but all with a unique flair. Luckily I had some help from the more experienced folks (Matt and Mari, thanks for putting up with those wierd questions!) which was great to get a bit more perpective into who would be a good fit for MIT. I can safely say that the people we admitted in this round will really feel at home at MIT.With all its good points and its bad points its MIT and these students deserve to be here."</p>
<p>HEADLINE NEWS! </p>
<p>WORKERS AT THE US POSTAL OFFICE REPORT CASES OF APPROXIMATELY 400 SHREDDED COLLEGE EARLY APPLICATION LETTERS. WE CAN IDENTIFY THAT THEY WERE ALL FROM MIT. STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO "DRIVE" TO MIT TO RECIEVE THERE REJECTIONS/acceptances. ONE TOP ADMISSIONS OFFICER REPORTS: "THIS IS A TEST OF ENDURANCE. THE LAST TEST TO SEE WHO GETS IN." MEANWHILE, GAS PRICES HAVE SOARED TO A RECORD $4 PER GALLON. WITH THE NATION ON THE VERGE OF AN ECONOMICAL CATASTROPHE, WILL THESE STUDENTS PERSEVERANCE PULL THEM THROUGH? FIND OUT AFTER THESE SHORT MESSAGES...</p>
<p>jk
gl to all
remember: regardless of whether u r acc/def/rej doesn't mean it is the end. Life continues, and perhaps you will learn that you were meant for greater things...?</p>
<p>rejection from mit =</p>
<p>/part life
quit in life console
slit wrists</p>
<p>there is no life without mit!</p>
<p>lmao sagar!!</p>
<p>I live in Jersey, you think it'll get to me by Monday?</p>
<p>Wow, JLP, I know exactly how you feel. I change from "I'm going to go to MIT and it's going to be awesome" to "there's no way in hell I'm going to be accepted" one day to the next. I'm not stressing over it (because deep inside me I know it doesn't really matter), but the uncertainty is absolutely killing me. I almost would rather be rejected than deferred.</p>
<p>ON WITH THE MELODRAMA!</p>
<p>So I'm not a legacy or a girl, but it made me think of something I heard while on my campus tour of MIT. The person behind me was talking about how their brother's daughter was born on the campus of MIT while he attended as a graduate student. Apparently she is applying to MIT this year for undergrad...I wonder what kind of admissions bonus you get from that!</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone and I hope every gets a fat MIT envelople to make their Chrismahannukwanzakah bright!</p>
<p>I have no idea how to spell that holiday but the commercial is awesome...</p>
<p>Ouch. Stomach acid. But on the upside, only one more week of sleepless nights. Next Saturday, huh?<br>
Good Luck to everyone!</p>