--MIT Early Action Countdown Thread--

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I hope you all remember not to put all of your eggs in one basket, either with regard to decisions being released on December 13, or with regard to being admitted on the date when decisions are released.</p>

<p>The decision date has not been announced, and isn't likely to be announced until the admissions officers have gotten partway through selection -- that is to say, sometime in early December.</p>

<p>And if past statistics are a guide, most of you will be deferred on decision day and will have to wait until mid-March for a definitive decision. It is not a good idea to count on being admitted to MIT -- in my opinion, it's not even good to have a far-and-away first choice out of all the colleges on your list until you see which ones admit you and which ones don't. It's fine to hope for the best and prepare for the worst, but please put more emphasis on the latter than on the former.</p>

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<p>
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Hope for the best... prepare for the worst...

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...and eagerly look forward to second semester. Once all (regular) college applications are in, there's nothing more you can do but wait. And then hope for the best and prepare for the worst yet again</p>

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<p>ham- I'm definitely getting all of my RD apps in before December 13. As I said earlier, I have finals December 17, so I want to get my RD apps done before then.</p>

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<p>What time will the decisions be up on Dec 13th?</p>

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<p>Perhaps I need to make myself more clear.</p>

<p>I spoke, in person, with Matt McGann last night, and he said that, at this point, there is no way to tell what day they will be releasing decisions.</p>

<p>December 13 is not the confirmed decision date.</p>

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<p>aw darn!!!</p>

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<p>dang! =( well, on to my RD applications. lol.</p>

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<p>The countdown to December 13th: 30 days (even if this is not the real date, it's something)</p>

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<p>the site says either 13 or 20 most lieklye
<em>hopes its the 13th</em></p>

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<p>i totally agree. <em>hopes it's 13th too</em> so I will know which schools' app to send out or not after the decision letters.</p>

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<p>If its on December 13, I'll be at another school in my state during a Speech & Debate tournament, eating lunch at around noon. I don't think I could focus for the rest of the tournament if I got accepted.</p>

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<p>I am slowly going insane with this wait. asdlHdafagjqiEadakmzwayLdfjadakPdKadkajfMakdsjfEadjfadslfEakdjfaqiuwEqpowiuEadfmzlE.</p>

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<p>Gah, this is making me crazy! Not just crazy -- Lear-crazy. GIVE ME THAT TUBE WHICH IS RIGHTFULLY MINE! AAAAAAAAAH!!!!</p>

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<p>^lmao
OMG. i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANXIOUS OMFG</p>

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<p>something like 26 days until december 13th. I'm going more insane by the second.</p>

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<p>You guys should relax. Stop worrying and go read a book or something (I recommend Oscar Wilde's plays). Or do some psets (since I assume most MIT applicants are math/science-oriented).</p>

<p>Though, I will probably be the same next year. :)</p>

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<p>yeah, I'm going crazy too but CC Lurker is right, we should find something else to be doing haha</p>

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<p>but I'm so anxious, I've already developed a twitch :(</p>

<p>I've even lost interest in homework :O whoaa, what's going on in the world??</p>

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<p>haha, calm down guys. I'm pretty anxious for it too, but I'm not going to lose sleep over the countdown. lol. Right now, i'm just focusing on my research and academics stuff which would help to take my mind off. So guys, go and play with stuff. lol.</p>

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<p>How do you guys know its the 13th from besides the amazing countdown?</p>

<p>I'm extremely anxious. This has been the longest month just waiting for my decision, and i'm only half way done :(</p>