Overnight Program Offer == Admission?!?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I applied Regular Action to MIT. On the application tracking page (my.mit.edu), there is a section called "Overnight Program." A month or so ago, this page had only one sentence of text, saying that the spring program is reserved for admitted students only. Today, I checked again, and I was met with a complete sign-up form! Does this mean, gasp, that I am admitted to MIT?!?! It still says that the program is for admits only, but now I could conceivably go ahead and sign up for a slot.</p>

<p>It's probably nothing... or is it? : )</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I have this too... I don't personally think it's a big deal... but who knows.</p>

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<p>Well, it says:</p>

<p><strong>Overnight hosting for the spring semester is limited to admitted students. If you are a junior, please check back in the fall for new ONP dates</strong></p>

<p>Try registering for the spring, and see what it says?</p>

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<p>So... can we sign up even before we know if we are admitted? I would love to go over there for a night IF I get admitted :).</p>

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<p>uhm... So I got that too but I don't think it means anything...or maybe it does...
has anyone actually filled it out yet?</p>

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<p>We'll know if it means something if someone doesn't have it. So, has anyone logged onto their my.mit.edu account and NOT seen "<strong>Overnight hosting for the spring semester is limited to admitted students. If you are a junior, please check back in the fall for new ONP dates</strong>" when you go to </p>

<p>my.mit.edu -> Overnight Program</p>

<p>If the majority of people do NOT have that listed, then it may be an indication of admittance, BUT I highly doubt that is the case. It is probably just showing for everyone.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, it does not mean you are admitted. I have a my.mit.edu account, never applied, and have the same message.</p>

<p>The admissions office isn't even done reading your applications yet, so just keep waiting. mid-March is what you should anticipate.</p>

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<p>i don't think it means anything, as i have this too LOL. and my chances of getting into MIT are like. 0. so yeah.</p>

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<p>No one has been admitted to MIT yet for RD, so there is no possible way this could be meaningful.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I know, I just thought it could have been an administrative slip-up on their part. I assume that if you sign up now and are rejected, they will just cancel your overnight slot.</p>

<p>Mitadmissions.org says we will find out mid- to late-March; any chance the decisions will be released earlier? I'm just going insane waiting.</p>

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<p>Given the increase in applications this year, I don't think there's any chance decisions will be released earlier than mid-March, although the admissions office will announce the decision date as soon as they know when it will be.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that MIT's decision-making process does not reach completion more than about 24-48 hours before they release decisions -- they don't make decisions, then sit on them for a while, they finalize decisions and you know what they are the next day. It just takes time to evaluate the many thousands of applications they receive.</p>

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<p>Thanks Mollie!</p>

<p>I do have to say that compared to other schools, MIT's decision process seems the most fair given the number of applications and variables within those applications. From what I have read/seen/heard, if you are accepted to MIT then you are ready to learn and to contribute to the school. If you are rejected, then MIT would not have been the place for you. Having confidence in the committee's decision makes the outcome more bearable, whether it is an acceptance or a rejection.</p>

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<p>^I feel that statement is true for a lot of schools though... these admissions officers have doing this for YEARS.</p>