MIT DECISIONS Official Date - March 14, 1:59PM Eastern Time

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<p>Has anyone heard about the practice of the admissions office calling alums if their children are rejected from MIT? My father heard this from a family friend… I was wondering if this was true and if anyone knows when the phone call usually comes (ie, is it well before the decision is mailed, in the few days before, or after the decision is released?)</p>

<p>By the way, in case anyone sees the “Vassar '11” under my location and gets confused, I’m posting this for my younger sister :)</p>

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<p>Everyone! Why Mr. Matt McGann '00 deleted his post on his blog about MIT Decision Official Release Date? What’s up???</p>

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<p>It generally comes out a few minutes early.</p>

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<p>@littleatheist - The only thing I’ve heard that the admissions office does with the children of alums is that the director of admissions (Stu Schmill '86) personally looks over the file of the rejected applicants, so that if a parent calls to complain, he can say ‘yes, I read the file and I support their decision’. Not sure about the personal phone calls.</p>

<p>@briangarner - scroll down.</p>

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<p>just a little over 2 days… i can’t believe it’s almost here</p>

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<p>but you can bet, before we’re through…</p>

<p>…mister, I’ll…</p>

<p>…make a man…</p>

<p>…out of yo0o0ou.</p>

<p>do you guys have plan B’s yet or no?</p>

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<p>^yes, I do (i have a few plan B’s b/c i know getting into MIT is, as we all know, very hard)</p>

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<p>Epic heart attack several minutes before? Likely.</p>

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<p>I am really looking forward to it.</p>

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<p>“plan B? I only applied to MIT. It never occurred to me that I wouldn’t get in.” Actual words of a guy I met in Montana. Ahh, how I envy past generations.</p>

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<p>Why the envious? He meant Montana Institute of Technology.</p>

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<p>icylava hit it on the head =]</p>

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<p>The worst thing about the time that they are releasing decisions is that I will be at work. Although I work in front of a computer and have internet access, I will have to wait until I get home an hour later. If I checked it at work and get rejected, I would get depressed and work would be absolutely horrible. If I am accepted, I would have to contain my excitement. I wouldn’t be able to concentrate, making work unbearable again. The waiting will be full of agony, but it won’t be as annoying as having to work knowing the decision, whatever it is.</p>

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<p>Kind of off-topic but I was just wondering:
How badly does not having an interview affect one’s chances?</p>

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<p>At MIT, interview is a very important part of admissions</p>

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<p>Technically it isn’t supposed to hurt, they say it can only help. But also technically, if you didn’t get the help, you got hurt!</p>

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<p>It depends on why you didn’t have one. If it was because one wasn’t available in your area and you had your interview waived, then there’s no harm. If you were able to have one/offered one and chose not to interview, it will definitely hurt your odds. According to MIT’s admissions site…</p>

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<p>very very very very scared =.=</p>

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<p>have you guys ever considered jumping off the mit green building if you didn’t get in?</p>

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<p>Hey shrimphead, you will be at work when they release the decision, right? Perhaps you want to read this thread. I wish you hear from Mr. Jones.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/546625-consolidated-ea-rd-2012-results-thread-3.html#post1060796791[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/546625-consolidated-ea-rd-2012-results-thread-3.html#post1060796791&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;