MyMIT Account Locked

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<p>Today, I returned from vacation and was terrified to find in the following message in my inbox from MIT Office of Admissions:</p>

<p>Dear _____: </p>

<p>For your protection, we have locked the account for username _____. </p>

<p>Multiple attempts were made to log into this account with invalid passwords.</p>

<p>Please call 617-253-3400 to reactivate your account.</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>MIT Office of Admissions</p>

<p>I tried logging into my account at my.mit.edu, and sure enough I got an error saying that my account has been locked.</p>

<p>I called the number from the email, but got a recording saying the MIT Admissions office was closed for the Winter Holidays, and that it wouldn't re-open until January 5th.</p>

<p>Any suggestions on what I should do? I was hoping to submit my application online to meet the Janurary 1st deadline... =[</p>

[molliebatmit]

<p>Well, you could submit on paper, if that's an acceptable alternative for you.</p>

<p>You could also wait until Jan 5 and talk to the admissions officers at that time. They're very flexible about situations that are beyond your control, and they would certainly allow you to submit late (although I don't know how long after Jan 1 the online system stays open for submission).</p>

<p>You could also leave a comment on Matt's latest blog entry (here</a>), which he says he'll be checking from time to time over break.</p>