<p>I did receive a nice big envelope from RPI, probably about last monday or tuesday.</p>
<p>My son has been waitlisted and wants to accept a spot in hopes that he may still get in -- a long shot we know. He has not gotten the letter formally letting him know he is on the waitlist (just the on-line notification) which is also supposed to include the form he needs to return to RPI showing that he wants to remain on the waitlist. Has anyone else got it?</p>
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I've received the wait list letter...I live in MA and I got it on Saturday</p>
<p>We live in PA. Just received the actual wait list letter/response card on Saturday. You probably will get it on Monday.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if we can fax the waitlist letter cause I'm cheap and don't wanna waste a stamp to tell them I don't wanna be on the waitlist</p>
<p>pdoshi88....c'mon you can't be serious! how much did you spend in application fees and now you won't go another 41 cents? if it's a matter of you can't afford it, then call and explain; but if it really is you're too cheap then boy of boy you have bigger problems than not being accepted and i'm sure it showed in your essays! p.s. better hurry, i hear stamps are going up again.</p>
<p>haha im just lazy of actually finding where the stamps are in my house....why couldn't they just pre-stamp it??</p>
<p>My son got in! He will be an Engineering student. He has a 3.7 weighted gpa, 610/660 SAT. Extremely well-rounded and athletic. Has lots of leadership. </p>
<p>The question is--can he compete with all of the "geniuses?"</p>
<p>the people at RPI aren't what you may think. there are some complete geniuses here but the majority of the people are are intelligent and hard-working but not supergeniuses. I think with those credentials and with the fact that RPI admitted him, he'll totally be able to handle the work and be competitive here.</p>
<p>That is good to hear you say. What makes YOU feel that way? What boat are you in?</p>
<p>It's really rare to find someone here who works very hard yet doesn't get competitive grades. The only way to do poorly here is if you didn't deserve the spot in the first place and blatantly don't do anything. I fall in the boat of people that don't work too hard yet get good grades.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response. USNA was my son's first choice; but, he, unfortunately didn't get in. So, now he is weighing RPI against the other schools he got accepted to. I don't believe he had fear of the work that he would have had at the Naval Academy--so why should RPI be more intimidating? He is one of those people who has to study--but, he already has good habits. So, hopefully, that will continue.</p>