<p>Can someone post their acceptance letter? (Or not-admitted, WL if you guys want)</p>
<p>For the waitlist:</p>
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Dear [NAME],</p>
<p>We have finished the selection process for MIT's class of 2011, and while we are unable to offer you admission at this time, we have placed you on our Wait List.</p>
<p>As you probably know, the candidates on this list are the first to be considered for admission should space become available in the class. As not all of those admitted will choose to enroll, it's possible that we'll be able to admit some additional applicants in May.</p>
<p>I know it is stressful to wait for decisions from colleges, and that this letter simply extends that waiting period. I?m sorry that the Wait List process can't be a quicker one. I do want you to know that we wouldn't ask you to wait another minute if we didn't have a good reason for doing so.</p>
<p>Every single person on the Wait List is someone we'd love to see at MIT. We were able to admit just 12% of the strongest applicant pool in MIT's history, and consequently there were decisions that left us heartbroken – so believe me when I tell you that we share your hope.</p>
<p>At the same time, we have to be realistic and note that there are no guarantees – so you should make sure that you have another option for next year should a spot at MIT not become available.</p>
<p>You'll soon receive a card via postal mail asking you to indicate whether or not you wish to stay on the Wait List. Please complete and return it by April 21. We will let you know how things look by late May.</p>
<p>Whatever your choice, and whatever the final outcome, we think you are terrific and we offer you our very best wishes for the future.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Marilee Jones
Dean of Admissions
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<p>Dear xixi,</p>
<p>On behalf of the Admissions Committee, it is my pleasure to offer you admission to the MIT Class of 2011. You were identified as one of the most talented and promising students in one of MIT's most competitive applicant pools ever. Your commitment to personal excellence makes you stand out as someone who will thrive within our academic environment as well as contribute to our diverse community. At MIT, you join kindred spirits: scholars, builders, entrepreneurs, and humanitarians. We believe that you and MIT are very well matched for each other.</p>
<p>You'll have offers from many fine schools, but we hope that you'll choose to enroll at MIT. The deadline to accept our offer is May 1, and you'll soon receive a reply form via postal mail. Between now and then, though, we look forward to building our relationship with you so you can get to know us better. Over the next several months, we'll be in touch by email, over the phone and via your MyMIT portal account. If you have applied for financial aid, you’ll soon receive correspondence from that office as well. And click here for a list of local Admitted Student Parties, happening all over the world.</p>
<p>Many of our students believe that the campus visit experience was the deciding factor in their choice to enroll at MIT. Therefore, we'd love to have you be our guest for Campus Preview Weekend (CPW), held on the MIT campus from April 12 through 15, 2007. CPW is an excellent way to experience MIT student life firsthand. You will go to classes, eat the food, listen to hallway conversations, and meet your future classmates. We encourage your parents to attend as well.</p>
<p>If you can't come to CPW, please try to visit campus before May 1. To make arrangements to stay overnight with an undergraduate host, complete the online request form on the MyMIT website or just call the Office of Admissions at (617) 253-4791. If you are unable to visit the campus but are eager to get to know MIT, you'll have the chance to speak with a current undergraduate soon; an MIT student will be calling you in April.</p>
<p>I hope this letter is the one you were expecting and that it brings you the exhilaration you deserve to feel. I also hope that you will take the night off to celebrate with your loved ones. But as a mother, I expect you to get right back to work and finish up the year with top grades, since we don't admit slackers to MIT and this offer of admission is contingent upon your successful completion of the school year. No senior slump allowed!</p>
<p>Finally, I hope you'll agree with us that MIT is the perfect place to prepare you for your future role in a world that badly needs you. Congratulations and welcome to the MIT Class of 2011. I look forward to seeing you on campus.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Marilee Jones
Dean of Admissions</p>
<p>P.S. Don't forget to visit the Campus Preview Weekend web site to begin making your travel plans!</p>
<p>here is the last and the most dreaded message.
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Dear Spacepirate,</p>
<p>The Admissions Committee has completed its review of your application, and I am so sorry to tell you that we are unable to offer you admission to MIT.</p>
<p>Please understand that this is in no way a judgment of you as a student or as a person, since our decision has more to do with the applicant pool than anything else. Most of our applicants, who like you are among the best in the world, are not admitted because we simply do not have enough space in our entering class. This year we had over 12,000 applications for less than 1500 offers of admission, from which will come our 1000 freshmen. Since all of our decisions are made at one time and all available spaces have been committed, all decisions are final.</p>
<p>Despite what you might think, the admissions process is not an exact science. Our applicant pool is more self-selected than most, with a very high percentage of top students, virtually all of whom have distinction in demanding academic programs as well as outstanding achievement in their lives outside of the classroom. We evaluate each applicant’s materials carefully and select those we judge to be the best match for our community.</p>
<p>I am very sorry to bring you such disappointing news when you have worked so hard. You are a terrific student, and I do wish you the very best as you continue with your education.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Marilee Jones
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<p>mine just said this</p>
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Dear Corroborator,</p>
<p>You stink</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Marilee Jones
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<p>lol..nice Corroborator</p>
<p>Letter From Marilee Jones, Dean Of Admissions</p>
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Hi New Members of the Class of 2011!</p>
<p>Are you tired of hearing "congratulations" yet? ;-)</p>
<p>There is so much frenzied buzz about how and why some students get admitted and others do not, and so many rumors that there is a formula of sorts. Let me take a moment to put these rumors to rest and tell you the truth...</p>
<p>Turns out, there is no formula. There is only what we refer to as "the match."</p>
<p>Admissions is really always about the match - on both sides. For example, after studying up on us, you decided that MIT might be a great place for you, and after reading your application, we decided that you would be perfect for us. Your application was read, evaluated and advanced through four to five different stages involving as many as 12 different staff members as we tried to determine if you had the qualities we know will ensure your success at MIT. We've been doing this for a long time and always conduct a vigorous assessment of our evaluation tools, so we don't make mistakes - ever.</p>
<p>The match comes down to a few fundamental principles and to understand this, it helps to understand the circumstances of MIT's birth. MIT was an idea born in the mid-1800s by William Barton Rogers, the premier geologist of his day and the president of the National Academy of Sciences. He was frustrated that the great universities of his era were either schools of philosophy, theology or of the classics. He felt that America needed a new type of university at which students would learn the principles of science and technology. He believed that the nation could use more people who could look into the future instead of studying the past.</p>
<p>Then the Civil War happened. Because Rogers lost many friends, family and students on both sides of the war, and because he was horrified by the waste of it all, he changed the original charter of MIT. The new mission was to teach students to apply science and technology "for the betterment of humankind."</p>
<p>We know that an MIT education is an instrument of enormous power. Very much like electricity or fire, it can be used for destruction or it can be harnessed to benefit the greater good. With Rogers' mission in mind, we in Admissions work hard to admit and enroll students who will join us in solving the great problems of our era, to fix the world for those who cannot fix it for themselves. That's why we picked you.</p>
<p>Yes, SAT scores and grades are good measures of potential and talent. But above all else, character matters. How you live your life, the fact that you live your <em>own</em> life and not the life of your parents or friends, the fact that you are awake and thinking and fully involved in your life - that is what matters to us. Not some formula.</p>
<p>So in some quiet moment, ask yourself what you want to do in this life. Dream big. Use your imagination (imagination is, after all, your sixth sense, your direct line into your intuition and inner compass). And then know that MIT is Creation Central where ideas and dreams are captured and turned into three dimensions.</p>
<p>Come to Campus Preview Weekend for more. Can't wait to meet you.</p>
<p>All the best,
Marilee Jones</p>
<p>P.S. Thanking someone is the greatest kindess you can offer. This is a good time to thank the teachers and others who helped you realize this dream. Your thanks now will recharge them for the others to come.
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